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MLC 2026: Washington Freedom Team Preview
The pain was understandable. Having won eight of their ten league matches, Washington Freedom entered the final as overwhelming favourites. Their opponents, MI New York, had stumbled into the playoffs after winning just three league games and seemed fortunate merely to have reached the title decider. For much of the chase, Freedom appeared firmly in control before an unlikely hero emerged. Rushil Ugarkar produced one of the defining overs in MLC history, defending 12 runs in the final over against the combined firepower of Glenn Maxwell and Glenn Phillips to deny Freedom what had looked an inevitable second title.