Los Angeles Knight Riders have done it! Jason Holder and co. clinched a nail-biting one run win against Washington Freedom to be crowned the champions of Major League Cricket (MLC 2026). 2024 champions WF failed to chase down the 165-run target set by LAKR, thanks to Sunil Narine’s crunch performance with the ball. The Knight Riders now join two-time winners MI New York and Washington Freedom on the list of teams to lift the MLC trophy so far.
Narine guides LAKR to maiden MLC trophy
Sunil Narine was the star of the night for the Knight Riders as he finished with outstanding figures of 3/13 from his 4 overs, completely choking the Freedom in the run-chase. The Caribbean spinner got rid of the top three – Mitchell Owen (9 off 8), Steve Smith (8 off 13) and Rachin Ravindra (7 off 7) within the powerplay, handing WF an early blow in the run-chase. Andries Gous (40) attempted to wage a lone warrior knock, as he has often done so in the past, but failed to find support from the other end.
Obus Pienaar played a brilliant 53-run cameo off 24 deliveries (5 sixes, 3 fours, 220.83 strike rate) but it came a little too late. 14 runs were needed from the last over for Washington Freedom to lay their hands on their second title. However, Shadley van Schalkwyk bagged three wickets in the final over to deny WF a win in the last-delivery as LAKR clinched a 1-run win.
WHAT A BATTLE LA KNIGHT RIDERS GET THEIR INAUGURAL MLC CHAMPIONSHIP WIN pic.twitter.com/Y1B4uB9xmA
— Cognizant Major League Cricket (@MLCricket) July 19, 2026Batting first in the MLC 2026 final, LAKR got off to a good start, thanks to a 66-run opening stand between Colin Munro (40) and Andre Fletcher (47). While Russell and Narine perished for ducks, Matthew tromp’s 39-run knock came as a face-saver for the Knight Riders. The rest of the line-up largely struggled, managing to register just single digit scores. Eventually, they were bowled out for 164 runs in 19.4 overs.
LAKR road to maiden MLC trophy
OpponentDateResultSFUJun 20Won by 7 wickets (14-over match due to rain)SORJun 22Won by 81 runsMINYJun 28Lost by 41 runsSORJun 29Lost by 20 runsWAFJul 2Lost by 6 wicketsTSKJul 4Won by 6 wicketsMINYJul 5Lost by 6 wicketsWAFJul 10Won by 18 runsSFUJul 11Won by 11 runsTSKJul 13Won by 6 wicketsSFUJul 16Won by 7 runsWAFJul 19Won by 1 runLAKR in MLC 2026LA Knight Riders steal 1-run win to be crowned MLC 2026 champions as Sunil Narine chokes WF Inside Sport India.
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