Netravalkar, Owen rip Freedom apart, Smith seals 109-run rout
Akshay Netravalkar and Saurabh Owen combined for six wickets before Steven Smith’s unbeaten half-century guided the chase in a lopsided T20 victory.
Akshay Netravalkar and Saurabh Owen dismantled Washington Freedom with identical three-wicket hauls as their team romped to a 109-run T20 win. Netravalkar finished with 3/14 from four overs, while Owen matched him at 3/18, strangling the Freedom’s top order before the middle order could mount a fight. The pair combined to reduce Washington Freedom to 36/4 inside the powerplay, a deficit from which they never recovered.
