Oakland, June 18 -- A vintage Glenn Maxwell smashed a 49-ball ton as he unleashed his wrath at the Los Angeles Knight Riders playing a captain's knock to propel defending Champions Washington Freedom to their second win of the season.

After Freedom lost Ravindra in the first over, Mitchell Owen (32 in 11 balls, with four boundaries and two sixes) and Gous made a quick rebound hitting 35 in the next two overs of the power play. However, the Knight Riders came back sending them both back to the hut in the next two overs. The pressure mounted on Washington as Mark Chapman and Jack Edwards tried to rebuild, but were struggling for runs.

Once Edwards was caught behind off an impressive Tanveer Sangha (2/38), the onus was on skipper Maxwell t...