With Steve Smith raising the flag, the Major League Cricket being played in America came to an end. Washington Freedom, captained by Smith, emerged as the new champion of the league, defeating San Francisco Unicorn by a huge margin of 96 runs in the final match. It is said that a captain is the one who leads from the front. And, in a big match like the final, Smith was seen doing the same for Washington Freedom. He not only became the hero of his team's title win but also wreaked such havoc while doing so that he also broke the record of sixes.

In the match, Washington Freedom batted first and scored 207 runs for 5 wickets in 20 overs. Steve Smith, who came as an opener, played the most important role in taking the team to this level. He created such havoc in just 52 balls that everyone was stunned. The opposing team was left stunned.

Washington Freedom won MLC by hitting 21 sixes

Steve Smith hit 88 runs in just 52 balls, which included 6 sixes and 7 fours. During this, his strike rate was 169.23. With these 6 sixes hit in the final of MLC 2024, Steve Smith's total number of sixes in the tournament became 21. In this way, he broke Travis Head's record of hitting the most 18 sixes for Washington Freedom. With these 21 sixes, Smith scored 336 runs in 9 innings of MLC 2024 and became the third most successful batsman of the league.

There is no doubt about Smith's captaincy

Steve Smith, playing for the first time in Major League Cricket, was number one in every aspect of the tournament. He led his team to the playoffs first. After that, he also reached the finals first and now he has become the champion. It is clear from this that Smith has lived up to the trust with which the Washington Freedom franchise handed over the captaincy to him. By winning the MLC title for the first time for Washington Freedom, Smith has given a befitting reply to those who doubted his captaincy.

Won the final by 96 runs, Smith is the hero

While chasing the target of 208 runs set by Washington Freedom, the team of San Francisco Unicorns was reduced to just 111 runs. Steve Smith was selected as the Player of the Match in the final for his brilliant and explosive innings.