Match 23 (Qualifier 1)- Washington Freedom vs San Francisco Unicorns (Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas)


Current Form Washington Freedom and San Francisco Unicorns:

Washington Freedom finished at the 1st position on points table after league stages and they will now face San Francisco Unicorns in the First Qualifier match.

The top run scorer for Washington Freedom in the Major League Cricket is Travis Head with 250 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Washington Freedom in the Major League Cricket is Saurabh Netravalkar with 12 scalps under his belt.:

San Francisco Unicorns on the other hand, finished at the 2nd position on points table after league stages and they will now face Washington Freedom in the First Qualifier match.

The top run scorer for San Francisco Unicorns in the Major League Cricket is Finn Allen with 186 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for San Francisco Unicorns in the Major League Cricket is Hassan Khan with 6 scalps under his belt.

It is a rematch between both the teams. The previous encounter between these sides was won by San Francisco Unicorns.

Washington Freedom batted first and they posted a total of 174 for 3 in 15.3 overs when the rain arrived. Travis Head and Steven Smith once again gave a tremendous start to Washington Freedom, scoring 56 runs each. Rachin Ravindra also played a nice cameo of 16 runs in 6 balls to keep the momentum going. The rain didn't stop for a while and Washington Freedom couldn't bat their full quota of overs.

During the chase, San Francisco Unicorns lost Jake Fraser McGurk and Finn Allen cheaply. After their dismissals, Josh Inglis and Sanjay Krishnamurthi took the responsibility of taking San Francisco Unicorns over the line. They scored 45 and 79 runs respectively to win the match for San Francisco Unicorns with 6 wickets in hand.

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) -  Andries Gous (Washington Freedom), Josh Inglis (San Francisco Unicorns)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Saurabh Netravalkar (Washington Freedom), Haris Rauf (San Francisco Unicorns)

Most Sixes – Andries Gous (Washington Freedom), Josh Inglis (San Francisco Unicorns)

Player of the Match - Andries Gous (Washington Freedom)

Team Scores Batting first – Washington Freedom 170+, San Francisco Unicorns 160+

Match Handicap: Washington Freedom



*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.


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