WATCH: Glenn Philips grabs stunning catch to dismiss Finn Allen in Major League Cricket 2023

Washington Freedom locked horns with San Francisco Unicorns in the 11th match of the Major League Cricket‘s 2023 edition. The Washington Freedom side won the fixture by 30 runs and the left-arm seamer, Saurabh Netravalkar won the Player of the Match award for his marvellous bowling. He grabbed six wickets in his spell of 3.5 overs where he conceded just 9 runs.

On the second ball of the third over of San Francisco’s innings, Finn Allen lofted the ball in the air which was bowled by Anrich Nortje. However, the shot was mistimed and it went towards the third man where Glenn Philips completed the catch by running behind and diving.

“At the end of the day, it’s all about mentality, everyone gives 100% into their fielding. I’ve set high standards for myself over the years. Fielding is the only thing you can do well if you haven’t scored many runs, I just want to do my level best, great effort from all the boys. I’m chuffed for Netravalkar, in a tournament like this, to get 5 wickets is extremely pleasing. We have given ourselves some buffer with this win today, but we’ll not take it lightly,” Philips was quoted as saying in the post-match presentation.

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The spectacular Glenn Phillips on the field.

He's just too good! pic.twitter.com/QejDrwPbhw

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Washington Freedom bowlers defended a low total 

If we talk about the match, the San Francisco skipper, Moises Henriques won the toss and elected to bowl first. The Washington Freedom while batting first was able to score only 133 runs for the loss of eight wickets after the completion of the first innings. The highest scorer for the side was Henriques who scored 30 runs off  27 balls which included three fours in his innings.

The pick of the bowler for San Francisco side was Haris Rauf who snapped three wickets in his spell of four overs where he conceded 20 runs in his spell. Two wickets were bagged by Liam Plunkett in his spell of four overs where he conceded 24 runs in his spell. One wicket was taken by Marcus Stoinis in his spell of four overs where he conceded 23 runs and bowled one maiden over.

While chasing a small total of 134 runs, the San Francisco side was bundled out for 103 runs in 19.5 overs. The highest scorer for the side was Corey Anderson who scored run-a-ball 34 which included four fours and a six in his innings. Apart from Netravalka, the other wicket-takers for the Washington Freedom side were Marco Jansen, Nortje, Akeal Hosein and Dane Piedt who took one wicket each in their respective spells.