Major League Cricket 2024 - San Francisco Unicorns vs Washington Freedom - Cricket Match Predictions: July 22nd

Here are the Fantasy Cricket Predictions and Betting Tips for Major League Cricket Match 20 between the San Francisco Unicorns and Washington Freedom.

The match is scheduled for July 22nd at Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas.

LIVE SCORES - Match 20 - San Francisco Unicorns vs Washington Freedom (Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas)

Current Form San Francisco Unicorns:

San Francisco Unicorns are currently placed at the 2nd position on points table with 4 wins and 1 loss to their credit.

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.

San Francisco Unicorns have won their previous match against Seattle Orcas by 6 wickets.

Seattle Orcas batted first and they posted a total of 152 for 7 in 20 overs. Ryan Rickelton and Aaron Jones got out for a duck. Post their dismissals, Quinton de Kock and Shehan Jayasuriya then stitched a partnership of 97 runs for the 3rd wicket. Quinton de Kock was simply outstanding, he scored 62 off 33 balls, hitting 8 fours and 3 sixes. On the back of his batting brilliance, Orcas managed to get to 152 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, San Francisco Unicorns lost Matthew Short and Sanjay Krishnamurthi cheaply. After their dismissals, Finn Allen went all guns blazing. He smashed 77 runs off just 30 balls, hitting 8 fours and 6 massive sixes. He single handedly took the game away from the Orcas and helped them win it in the 15th over with 6 wickets in hand.

Current Form Washington Freedom:

Washington Freedom are currently placed at the 1st position on points table with 4 wins to their credit.

The top run scorer for Washington Freedom in the Major League Cricket is Travis Head with 194 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.

Washington Freedom have won their previous match against Texas Super Kings by 42 runs.

Washington Freedom batted first and they posted a total of 206 for 5 in 20 overs. Travis Head and Steven Smith got Washington Freedom off to a flier. They smashed 53 and 57 runs respectively. Head scored his 53 runs in just 22 balls, hitting 8 fours and 2 sixes. Glenn Maxwell and Obus Pienaar in the lower middle order also flexed their muscles and smashed 34 and 33 runs respectively to help Washington Freedom get to a respectable total of 206 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, the top order batters including Devon Conway and Aaron Hardie got out cheaply. Faf du Plessis fought hard and smashed 55 runs off 32 balls but he didn't get good support at the other end. Wickets kept falling at regular intervals and Texas Super Kings never really looked in the game. Jasdeep Singh took 3 wickets while Rachin Ravindra accounted for 4 wickets as Texas Super Kings were bowled out for 164, losing the match by a huge margin of 42 runs.

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) - Rachin Ravindra (Washington Freedom), Josh Inglis (San Francisco Unicorns)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Lockie Ferguson (Washington Freedom), Haris Rauf (San Francisco Unicorns)

Most Sixes – Rachin Ravindra (Washington Freedom), Josh Inglis (San Francisco Unicorns)

Player of the Match - Rachin Ravindra (Washington Freedom)

Team Scores Batting first – Washington Freedom 165+, San Francisco Unicorns 160+

Match Handicap: Washington Freedom

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*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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