Washington Freedom vs MI New York, 3rd Match - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

18:32 Local Time, 22:32 GMT, 04:02 IST: The match has been called off and Washington Freedom win by 4 runs (DLS method). Inserted to bat, MI New York weren't allowed to score freely. While Pooran top-scored with a 30-ball 44, MINY kept losing wickets at regular intervals. After Pooran's downfall, the defending champions were in a spot of bother. A crucial cameo from Rashid Khan and some handy boundaries from Nortje helped them to cross the 150-run mark. In reply, Washington lost Travis Head cheaply. Smith took a couple of overs to get his eye in and once he collected his first boundary off his 7th ball, New York found it difficult to contain him. The Australian star batsman struck 4 fours and 3 sixes and raced away to 46 off 28 balls. The umpires were forced to stop the play due to lightning, the heavens eventually opened as expected and no further play was possible. On that note, it's curtains down on this encounter. Tune in tomorrow for San Francisco Unicorns vs Los Angeles Knight Riders in Dallas. Until then, goodbye...

18:25 Local Time, 22:25 GMT, 03:55 IST: It's still raining and chances of a resumption look bleak at the moment.

18:15 Local Time, 22:15 GMT, 03:45 IST: No news from the ground, but we've used up the 30 minutes of buffer time. We should be starting to lose overs now

17:55 Local Time, 21:55 GMT, 03:25 IST: They're placing wooden logs on the covers to ensure that the wind doesn't cause havoc. It looks very dark and damp at the moment with the spectators moving away from the open stands. We've a buffer of 30 minutes and will start losing overs since then

17:49 Local Time, 21:49 GMT, 03:19 IST: The pitch has been covered now. But they've left the square unattended. Don't think it's raining though. They're bringing in more sheets now and the entire square has been covered.

17:43 Local Time, 21:43 GMT, 03:13 IST: The umpires are concerned about the lightning, they've a chat and decide to suspend play for the moment. The DLS par score is 51 and we have had 5 overs bowled, so we'll get a result in this game. The pitch hasn't been placed under covers for now, but there are dark clouds hovering over

Nosthush Kenjige to Gous, no run, Kenjige tosses one wide of off, pushed to the off-side

Nosthush Kenjige to Smith, 1 run, tossed up on middle and leg, nudged wide of mid-wicket for a single

Nosthush Kenjige to Smith, no run, slower and wider of off, Smith picks out cover with the front-foot drive

Nosthush Kenjige to Smith, 2 runs, flatter and wider of off, chopped away backward of square on the off-side and Smith is back for the second

Nosthush Kenjige, Left arm orthodox, comes into the attack

17:41 Local Time, 21:41 GMT, 03:11 IST: Some lightning around, it has gone dark and rain looks imminent. DLS par score at the end of the 7th over is 46

Rashid Khan to Gous, no run, flighted delivery on off, blocked off the back-foot to the off-side

Rashid Khan to Gous, FOUR, lovely, tad too short from Rashid - Gous makes room and then punches it into the gap wide of cover, the man in the deep is very square and even a big dive can't prevent the boundary

Rashid Khan to Gous, no run, tossed up and sliding into the pads, Gous presses forward and misses the tuck

Rashid Khan to Smith, 1 run, the wrong 'un, dropped into the gap behind point for a single

Rashid Khan to Smith, no run, flighted delivery on middle and leg, Smith finds mid-wicket with the on-drive

Rashid Khan to Smith, FOUR, beautifully played, Smith continues to make merry - dropped short and wide of off, he backs away, opens up the off-side, cuts it late and beats backward point

Time for the strategic break. That last over of the batting PP has dragged Washington back into the contest. Smith is looking good and will have to bat deep if he's to take his team home

Nortje to Smith, 1 run, 22 from the over, yorker length delivery on off, Smith comes down the wicket and jams it back past the bowler for a single