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Texas Super Kings (TSK) spinner Akeal Hosein produced a sensational hat-trick in the final over against Washington Freedom in the Major League Cricket 2026 (MLC 2026) at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland on Sunday, June 28.
Washington Freedom needed just 6 runs from the last over and looked set to win the MLC 2026 match in Oakland. But the left-arm spinner Hosein produced three wickets in three balls to put his team Texas Super Kings back in the game and create huge drama.
Akeal Hosein's hat-trick goes in vain as Nikhil Chaudhary seals last-ball thriller for Washington Freedom
In the final over when Washington Freedom needed six runs from six balls, Akeal Hosein first dismissed Marco Jansen, then removed Amila Aponso on the very next ball, and completed a memorable hat trick by sending back Asif Mehmood on the fourth ball.
The first breakthrough came when Marco Jansen tried to finish the game with a sweep shot. Hosein sent a fast delivery down the leg side, but Jansen only managed to get a top edge instead of hitting it cleanly.
The ball went high in the air towards short fine leg, where Abhimanyu Lamba ensured Jansen’s exit. Amid this, Bangladesh tables bill to make match-fixing and spot-fixing criminal offences.
Akeal Hosein's magical final over in MLC 2026 thriller
With Freedom now needing 6 runs from the remaining 4 balls with only three wickets left, Amila Aponso went for a big sweep shot on the very next ball only to send the ball to Wiaan Mulder at deep backward square leg. Aponso was dismissed for a duck, and Hosein was now on a hat-trick.
On the next ball, Asif Mehmood moved away from the stumps and tried to play a powerful pull shot, but he completely missed the ball. Wicketkeeper Saiteja Mukkamalla collected it cleanly and quickly removed the bails. The replay confirmed that Mehmood had not managed to get his foot back inside the crease before the stumps were broken.
With this, Akeal Hosein completed his stunning hat-trick. His incredible spell almost crushed Washington Freedom's hopes in the Major League Cricket 2026 clash against Texas Super Kings. They still needed 6 runs from the final 2 balls, with No. 11 batter Nikhil Chaudhary watching helplessly from the non-striker's end after not getting a chance to face those three deliveries.
Nikhil Chaudhary mocks Texas Super Kings and Akeal Hosein with whistle celebration
However, Hosein's magical final went in vain as Nikhil Chaudhary smashed a stunning six off the last ball to finish the match for Washington Freedom. After sealing the MLC 2026 match for Freedom by one wicket, Nikhil openly mocked Texas Super Kings (TSK) and Hosein.
Nikhil turned directly toward the TSK players and mocked them by mimicking a whistle gesture. Actually, this iconic "Whistle Podu" culture is linked to the TSK’s sister franchise of the IPL side Chennai Super Kings (CSK).
In the recent IPL 2026, many players, including Shubman Gill and Ishan Kishan, mocked CSK by mimicking the whistle gesture after their teams thrashed the five-time champions in the tournament. Now, this trend reached the Major League Cricket 2026 in the USA.
Whistle Celebration From Nikhil Choudhary.🔥 pic.twitter.com/uOpjgvPykX
— Maina Singh (@Maina_Singhx77) June 28, 2026
Hat-Trick for Akeal Hosein in MLC!
— CricketGully (@thecricketgully) June 28, 2026
❌ Marco Jansen
❌ Amila Aponso
❌ Asif Mehmood
📷 JioHotstar | #MLC26 pic.twitter.com/MnIHM4hEtB
