2025 Washington Freedom season

The 2025 Washington Freedom season was the third season of the franchise in Major League Cricket (MLC). The team, which was without last year's captain Steven Smith due to injury, was captained by fellow Australian teammate Glenn Maxwell and coached by Ricky Ponting.

As defending champions, the Freedom began their season with a crushing 123-run loss to San Francisco – courtesy of Finn Allen's mammoth 151. They quickly recovered, going 4-0 with a 5-wicket win over Seattle, a heavy 113-run Maxwell-powered victory over Los Angeles, a thrilling last-over 2-wicket game against New York, and a high-scoring 7-wicket chase against Texas. The Freedom closed off their Dallas leg of the tournament strong by again defeating Los Angeles via a last-ball single and delivering San Francisco a 12-run defeat, their first of the season. Ensured of a playoff berth, Washington headed into Lauderhill with a 6-1 record, tied with San Francisco on points but lower on net run rate.

At Lauderhill, in a rain-affected game, the Freedom began poorly with a hefty 43-run defeat to Texas. However, in a play for a top-two finish, the Freedom steamrolled Seattle by 8 wickets and eased past New York by 6 wickets. After shooting up to a first-place group stage finish heading into the playoffs, the Freedom advanced on higher seeding to play New York in the final following a Qualifier 1 washout. They were ultimately downed by 5 runs in a last-over thriller, providing New York with their second MLC championship.