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#REDIRECT [[2023 Major League Cricket season]]
{{Short description|Overview of Washington Freedom (cricket) in 2023}}
{{Infobox Twenty20 club season
|club=[[Washington Freedom (cricket)|Washington Freedom]]
|season=2023
| captain = [[Moises Henriques]]
| coach = [[Ricky Ponting]]
|home ground=
|regularseason result=2nd
| regularseason comp = [[2023 Major League Cricket season|MLC season]]
| finals series = [[2023 Major League Cricket season#Knockout stage|MLC finals]]
|finals result=Eliminator 4th Place
|leading runscorer=
|leading wicket taker=[[Saurabh Netravalkar]] (10)
|player of the season=[[Saurabh Netravalkar]]
|nextseason=[[2024 Washington Freedom Season|2024]]
}}
The 2023 season is the inaugural season for the [[Major League Cricket]] franchise [[Washington Freedom (cricket)|Washington Freedom]]. They are one of the six teams competing in the [[2023 Major League Cricket season]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wtop.com/local-sports/2023/03/washington-freedom-is-dcs-new-major-league-cricket-team |first=Ivy |last=Lyons |publisher=[[WTOP-FM|WTOP]] |title=Washington Freedom is DC's new Major League Cricket team |access-date=May 21, 2023}}</ref>
The season was played from July 13 to 30, 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://forbes.com/sites/tristanlavalette/2022/11/29/cricket-will-dream-big-in-the-us-as-new-pro-t20-league-looms |first=Tristan |last=Lavalette |date=November 29, 2022 |work=[[Forbes]] |title=Cricket Will 'Dream Big' In The U.S. As New Pro T20 League Looms |access-date=June 13, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/126811/mlcs-first-season-to-be-played-in-dallas-and-morrisville-cricbuzzcom |first=Vijay |last=Tagore |publisher=[[Cricbuzz]] |date=June 12, 2023 |title=MLC's first season to be played in Grand Prairie and Morrisville |access-date=June 13, 2023}}</ref>
== Fixtures==
{{hatnote|Timing of matches in Grand Prairie, Texas are in [[Central Time Zone]] (CDT) ([[UTC-05:00]]).}} {{hatnote|Timing of matches in Morrisville, North Carolina are in [[Eastern Time Zone]] (EDT) ([[UTC-04:00]]).}}


{{Rcat shell|
{{Single-innings cricket match
{{R to related topic}}
| date = July 14, 2023
| time = 19:30
| night = y
|bg=#ffcccc
| team1 = [[Washington Freedom (cricket)|Washington Freedom]]
| team2 = [[Seattle Orcas]]
| score1 = 144/7 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Akeal Hosein]] 33[[not out|*]] (22)
| wickets1 = [[Harmeet Singh Baddhan|Harmeet Singh]] 2/24 (4 overs)
| score2 = 148/5 (19.4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Nauman Anwar]] 48 (37)
| wickets2 = [[Moises Henriques]] 1/8 (2 overs)
| result = Seattle Orcas won by 5 wickets
| report =[https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1381363.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Grand Prairie Stadium]], [[Texas]]
| umpires = [[Wayne Knights]] (NZ) and Rushane Samuels (WI)
| motm = [[Imad Wasim]] (Seattle Orcas)
| toss = Seattle Orcas won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
| round = {{anchor|match3}} '''Match 3'''
}}
}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = July 16, 2023
| time = 15:30
| daynight = y
|bg=#cfc
| team1 = [[Washington Freedom (cricket)|Washington Freedom]]
| team2 = [[Texas Super Kings]]
| score1 = 163/5 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Matthew Short]] 80 (50)
| wickets1 = [[Gerald Coetzee]] 2/26 (4 overs)
| score2 = 157/7 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[Dwayne Bravo]] 76[[not out|*]] (39)
| wickets2 = [[Akeal Hosein]] 2/25 (4 overs)
| result = Washington Freedom won by 6 runs
| report =[https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1381365.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Grand Prairie Stadium]], [[Texas]]
| umpires = Jermaine Lindo (USA) and [[Paul Wilson (cricketer)|Paul Wilson]] (Aus)
| motm = [[Matthew Short]] (Washington Freedom)
| toss = Washington Freedom won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes =
| round = {{anchor|match5}} '''Match 5'''
}}
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{{#section:2023 Major League Cricket season|match9}}
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{{#section:2023 Major League Cricket season|match11}}
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{{#section:2023 Major League Cricket season|match13}}
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== Points table ==
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=CricketRR
|source=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/major-league-cricket-2023-1357742/points-table-standings ESPNcricinfo]
|update=complete
|show_tie=no

|team1=SO
|team2=TSK
|team3=WF
|team4=MINY
|team5=SFU
|team6=LAKR
|result1=Q
|result2=Q
|result3=E
|result4=E
|win_LAKR=1 |loss_LAKR=4 |tie_LAKR= |nr_LAKR= |nrr_LAKR=-2.028
|win_MINY=2 |loss_MINY=3 |tie_MINY= |nr_MINY= |nrr_MINY=+1.004
|win_SFU=2 |loss_SFU=3|tie_SFU= |nr_SFU= |nrr_SFU=-0.303
|win_SO=4 |loss_SO=1 |tie_SO= |nr_SO= |nrr_SO=+0.725
|win_TSK=3 |loss_TSK=2 |tie_TSK= |nr_TSK= |nrr_TSK= +0.570
|win_WF=3 |loss_WF=2 |tie_WF= |nr_WF= |nrr_WF=+0.097
|name_LAKR=[[Los Angeles Knight Riders]]
|name_MINY=[[MI New York]]
|name_SFU=[[San Francisco Unicorns]]
|name_SO=[[Seattle Orcas]]
|name_TSK=[[Texas Super Kings]]
|name_WF=[[Washington Freedom (cricket)|Washington Freedom]]

|col_Q=#cfc
|col_E=#ffc
|res_col_header=Q
|text_Q=Advanced to [[#Qualifier|Qualifier]]
|text_E=Advanced to [[#Eliminator|Eliminator]]
}}
== Play-offs ==
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = July 27, 2023
| time = 15:30
| daynight = y
| team1 = [[MI New York]]
| team2 = [[Washington Freedom (cricket)|Washington Freedom]]
| score1 = 141/7 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Dewald Brevis]] 57 (41)
| wickets1 = [[Saurabh Netravalkar]] 2/25 (4 overs)
| score2 = 125/9 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[Marco Jansen]] 28 (18)
| wickets2 = [[Trent Boult]] 4/20 (4 overs)
| result = MI New York won by 16 runs
| report =[https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1381376.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Grand Prairie Stadium]], [[Texas]]
| umpires = [[Aleem Dar]] (Pak) and Rushane Samuels (WI)
| motm = [[Dewald Brevis]] (MI New York)
| toss = Washington Freedom won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
|bg=#ffcccc
| round = {{anchor|match16}} '''Eliminator'''
}}
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== Administration and support staff ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Washington Freedom staff
!scope="col"|Position
!scope="col"|Name
|-
|scope="row"|Head coach
|[[Ricky Ponting]]
|-
|scope="row"|Assistant coach
|
|-
|scope="row"|Assistant coach
|
|-
|scope="row"|Team manager
|
|-
|scope="row"|Strength and conditioning
|
|-
|scope="row"|High performance analyst
|
|-
|scope="row"|Physiotherapist
|
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Major League Cricket}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Cricket teams in Washington, D.C.]]
[[Category:Major League Cricket teams]]
[[Category:2023 establishments in Washington, D.C.]]
[[Category:Cricket clubs established in 2023]]

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