Texas Tremendous Kings (TSK) spinner Aqeel Hossain scored a sensational hat-trick within the closing over of Main League Cricket 2026 (MLC2026) in opposition to Washington Freedom on the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland on Sunday, June 28.
Washington Freedom wanted simply 6 runs from the ultimate over and regarded poised to win the MLC 2026 match to be performed in Auckland. Nonetheless, Hossain, a left-arm spinner, produced three wickets in three balls, bringing his workforce Texas Tremendous Kings again into the match and creating main drama.
Nikhil Chaudhary scores a thriller with the final ball for the Washington Freedom as Aqeel Hossain’s hat trick goes in useless.
Within the closing over with Washington Freedom needing 6 runs off 6 balls, Akeyar Hossain first dismissed Marco Jansen, eliminated Amira Aponso on the subsequent ball and despatched again Asif Mehmood on the fourth ball to finish a memorable hat-trick.
The primary breakthrough got here when Marco Jansen tried to finish the sport with a sweep shot. Hossein fired a fast shot down the leg aspect, however Jansen did not hit clear and will solely handle to seize the highest edge. The ball rose excessive into the air and went in direction of quick, skinny leg, permitting Abhimanyu Lamba to make sure Janssen’s dismissal.
With Freedom solely having three wickets remaining and needing six runs with 4 balls remaining, Amira Aponso went for an enormous sweep shot on the subsequent ball, just for the ball to be despatched to Wyan Mulder at deep backward sq. leg. Aponso was despatched off for a duck and Hossain accomplished his hat trick.
On the subsequent ball, Asif Mehmood got here off the stumps and tried a robust pull shot, however missed the ball utterly. The ticket gatekeeper, Saiteja Mukamara, collected it neatly and instantly took out the bail cash. Replays confirmed that Mehmood did not get his foot again contained in the crease earlier than the stumps broke.
With this, Akey Hossain accomplished an incredible hat-trick. His unimaginable spell virtually dashed Washington Freedom’s hopes of enjoying in opposition to the Texas Tremendous Kings in Main League Cricket 2026. Six runs have been wanted with two balls left, however No. 11 batsman Nikhil Chaudhary couldn’t hit three balls and watched helplessly from the batter’s aspect.
Nikhil Chaudhary mocks Texas Tremendous Kings and Aqeel Hossain with whistle
Nonetheless, Hossain’s magical finale went in useless as Nikhil Chaudhary scored a superb six off the final ball to finish the match for Washington Freedom. After sealing the MLC 2026 match in opposition to Freedom by one wicket, Nikhil brazenly mocked Texas Tremendous Kings (TSK) and Hossain.
Nikhil turned straight to the TSK gamers and mocked them by imitating the whistle gesture. The truth is, this iconic ‘whistle podu’ tradition is tied to TSK’s sister franchise, IPL workforce Chennai Tremendous Kings (CSK).
Within the current IPL 2026, many gamers together with Shubman Gill and Ishan Kishan mocked CSK by imitating the whistle blowing gesture after their workforce defeated the five-time champions within the event. Now, this pattern has prolonged to American Main League Cricket 2026 as nicely.
Nikhil Chowdhury’s Whistle Celebration🔥 pic.twitter.com/uOpjgvPykX
— Maina Singh (@Maina_Singhx77) June 28, 2026
Akey Hossain scores a hat-trick in MLC!
❌Marco Jansen
❌ Amira Upons
❌ Asif Mehmood📷 Geo Scorching Star | #MLC26 pic.twitter.com/MnIHM4hEtB
— CricketGully (@thecricketgully) June 28, 2026
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