Match 25 (The Final) - Washington Freedom vs San Francisco Unicorns (Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas)


Current Form Washington Freedom:

Washington Freedom have won the First Qualifier match against San Francisco Unicorns and they have qualified for the Final.

The top run scorer for Washington Freedom in the Major League Cricket is Travis Head with 327 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Washington Freedom in the Major League Cricket is Saurabh Netravalkar with 14 scalps under his belt.

In the First Qualifier match, San Francisco Unicorns batted first and they were bowled out for a small total of 145. The start was terrible as they lost both Jake Fraser McGurk and Finn Allen cheaply. Post their dismissals, Josh Inglis and Sherfane Rutherford also failed and San Francisco Unicorns looked in tatters. Hassan Khan played a nice innings of 57 runs in 36 balls to help San Francisco Unicorns get past the 140 run mark.

During the chase, Washington Freedom lost Steven Smith, Rachin Ravindra and Andries Gous cheaply. Just when things started looking tough for Washington Freedom, the tough got going. Travis Head played a match winning knock of 77 runs in 44 balls. Glenn Maxwell also supported him well with an innings of 54 in 23 balls to win the match for Washington Freedom with 7 wickets in hand.

Current Form San Francisco Unicorns:

San Francisco Unicorns have won the Challenger match against Texas Super Kings to enter the Finals, where they will face the might of Washington Freedom.

The top run scorer for San Francisco Unicorns in the Major League Cricket is Finn Allen with 293 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for San Francisco Unicorns in the Major League Cricket is Hassan Khan with 9 scalps under his belt.

In the Challenger match, San Francisco Unicorns batted first and they posted a huge total of 200 for 6 in 20 overs. They lost Jake Fraser McGurk and Sanjay Krishnamurthi early on in the innings. After that phase, Finn Allen and Josh Inglis played like champions, scored 101 and 37 runs respectively to bring San Francisco Unicorns in a commanding position. On the back of these exceptionally good knocks, San Francisco Unicorns got to 200 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, Devon Conway and Faf du Plessis started off very well. Faf du Plessis in particular was very destructive in the Powerplay overs. Once he got out, Texas Super Kings lost the momentum. A couple of wickets fell in quick succession in the middle overs and it cost Texas Super Kings. Devon Conway went on to make 62 runs off 38 balls but failed to win the match for Texas Super Kings as they fell short by 10 runs in the end.

Let’s have a look at the squads:

San Francisco Unicorns

Pat Cummins, Qais Ahmad, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Matt Henry, Mackenzie Harvey, Lungi Ngidi, Brody Couch, Tajinder Singh, Josh Inglis, Matthew Wade, Jahmar Hamilton, Chaitanya Bishnoi, Smit Patel, David White, Corey Anderson, Finn Allen, Carmi le RouxLiam Plunkett, Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Haris Rauf, Shadab Khan

Washington Freedom

Rachin Ravindra, Ian Holland, Akeal Hosein, Lockie Ferguson, Justin Dill, Jack Edwards, Lahiru Milantha, Andries Gous, Amila Aponso, Steve Smith, Saurabh Netravalkar, Yasir Mohammed, Obus Pienaar, Glenn Maxwell, Akhilesh Bodugum, Marco Jansen, Mukhtar Ahmed, Andrew Tye, Travis Head

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – Washington Freedom

Who will win?-  Washington Freedom

Top Batter (Runs Scored) -  Sherfane Rutherford (San Francisco Unicorns), Andries Gous (Washington Freedom)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Hassan Khan (San Francisco Unicorns), Saurabh Netravalkar (Washington Freedom)

Most Sixes – Sherfane Rutherford (San Francisco Unicorns), Andries Gous (Washington Freedom)

Player of the Match - Andries Gous (Washington Freedom)

Team Scores Batting first – Washington Freedom 180+, San Francisco Unicorns 170+

Match Handicap: Washington Freedom


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