New Zealand players Mitchell Santner, Finn Allen, Glenn Phillips and Will O' Rourke are suffering from various injuries ahead of their long home season, where they will host Australia, England, West Indies and South Africa.
Mitchell Owen’s stunning 5 for 17 ended San Francisco Unicorns’ unbeaten MLC 2025 run as Washington Freedom secured a 12-run win. Matthew Short’s 67 wasn’t enough after a middle-order collapse. Earlier, Glenn Phillips’ 58 lifted Freedom from 13 for 3 to 170. Both teams now have six wins each.