14/06Result
3rd Match, Major League Cricket at Oakland, Jun 14 2025
SF won by 32 runs
Player of the Match
Jake Fraser-McGurkSan Francisco Unicorns
14/06Result
3rd Match, Major League Cricket at Oakland, Jun 14 2025
SF won by 32 runs
Player of the Match
Jake Fraser-McGurkSan Francisco Unicorns

Batting first, San Francisco Unicorns were firing on all cylinders right from the word go as Finn Allen and Jake Fraser-McGurk decimated the bowlers and built a match-winning partnership. A bit of help from the middle order pushed the total to 219. LAKR managed to put a lid on the scoring at the death, conceding only 35 runs in the last five overs. In reply, Andre Fletcher went about his business in his typical belligerent fashion before miscuing one to long-off on 19 and Alex Hales fell early in the piece. Unmukt Chand struck a quickfire fifty to keep the team in the hunt, Nitish Kumar added 18 and then Matthew Tromp raced to 41. Late in the innings, Sunil Narine chipped in with a brisk 27 but the asking rate kept creeping up. One of the real difference between the two sides was Haris Rauf; he kept breathing fire, consistently bowling at 90mph and above, mixing in cunning slower balls and ended up with four wickets. Xavier Bartlett was on fire too, as he wrapped up the tail

Jake Fraser-McGurk, MVP: It's been a while I have got runs in this format, it's about contributing to the side and I'm happy. Can't thank them enough (Shane Watson and co), they have been working hard, (lucky) ground is not that big, conditions suit batters

19.5
W
Bartlett to Narine, OUT, Fullish on middle, gives himself space to free arms, he hoists it downtown and finds the man at long-off, it's all over, LAKR could muster 187. Bartlett snaps up four wickets.
Narine gets the toe-end of the bat and it brings end to his ebullience. San Francisco Unicorns continue their stellar run and even though it's too early to say, they seem to be a side to beat in this competition

SP Narine c Couch b Bartlett 27 (13b 3x4 2x6) SR: 207.69

19.4
0
Bartlett to Narine, no run, Stunning yorker tailing away from middle, opens the face and scythes it to short third
19.3
1
Bartlett to Sangha, 1 run, Smooth action, very watchable and looks organised, back of a length on off, pulled away square of midwicket
19.3
1w
Bartlett to Sangha, 1 wide, Fuller in length, skidding on, down the leg side, wide signaled
19.2
W
Bartlett to Ali Khan, OUT, Knocked him over, seen some terrific yorkers in the first game, this was one of them, perfect execution, Ali wanted to bludgeon it downtown, it was too good and in the stop zone

Ali Khan b Bartlett 0 (1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0

19.1
1
Bartlett to Narine, 1 run, Need six sixes. Fuller in length and angled into his body, over the wicket, drilled downtown, intercepted by fielder at long-on, acrobatic tumbling save

END OF OVER:
19 | 9 Runs 2 Wkts | LAKR: 184/8 (36 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 9.68, RRR: 36.00)

  • Sunil Narine26 (10b)
  • Haris Rauf4-0-41-4
  • Brody Couch4-0-32-1
18.6
W
Haris Rauf to van Schalkwyk, OUT, Sounds the death rattle, around the wicket, shorter in length, curling it in and he tries to clatter it over cover, missed the line and stumps are askew, tremendous spell

SC van Schalkwyk b Haris Rauf 1 (2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50

18.5
1
Haris Rauf to Narine, 1 run, Closes out the over well, smartly bowled slower one on a length at middle, toe-ended towards short of cover-point, another fine spell, got the key wickets and looks to be in full rhythm
18.4
0
Haris Rauf to Narine, no run, Bustling in, short of a length, seaming in at off, goes over top of off middle, watches his feet movement closely and adjusted his line accordingly
18.3
1
Haris Rauf to van Schalkwyk, 1 run, Around the wicket, aiming for the poles, yorker attempted, almost there in the quiet spot, exposes his stumps and slapped to cover
18.2
W
Haris Rauf to Tromp, OUT, Haris has the last laugh! Turning out to be a great start to the tournament, hard length and rises just enough to hit the top of middle, bails flying everywhere, he had to swing, no other option, wanted to smoke it into the top tier, failed to connect

MW Tromp b Haris Rauf 41 (31b 2x4 3x6) SR: 132.25

18.2
1w
Haris Rauf to Tromp, 1 wide, Dug in short around the line off, too short and given as a wide on height
18.1
6
Haris Rauf to Tromp, SIX, Pace-off length ball on middle, picks it early and sends it for a trip to the stands, way over long-on, ideal start for LAKR!

END OF OVER:
18 | 13 Runs | LAKR: 175/6 (45 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 9.72, RRR: 22.50)

  • Sunil Narine25 (8b)
  • Matthew Tromp35 (29b)
  • Brody Couch4-0-32-1
  • Liam Plunkett4-0-45-0
17.6
4
Couch to Narine, FOUR, Using his bat like a swinging door, bit short around the line off, flashes his blade, gets an outside edge and ends the over with a four, still in the hunt, not over but a very stiff task ahead
17.5
1
Couch to Tromp, 1 run, much more accurate yorker on middle, dug out to vacant silly mid-on region, settles for a run
17.4
6
Couch to Tromp, SIX, Attempted yorker, misses the target but Tromp doesn't miss his favorite region, gets right underneath and uses brute power to muscle it over long-on, excellent timing
17.3
1
Couch to Narine, 1 run, Short ball angled into his body as he steps away from the stumps into the leg side, firmly pumped to deep square
17.2
0
Couch to Narine, no run, Snorter of a bumper around the line off, jumps down the track and the ball jags away from him, missed it, crucial dot
17.1
1
Couch to Tromp, 1 run, Over the wicket, shorter in length, jagging in at middle and leg, hacked away to long-on, not much pace to work with

END OF OVER:
17 | 21 Runs | LAKR: 162/6 (58 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 9.52, RRR: 19.33)

  • Sunil Narine20 (5b)
  • Matthew Tromp27 (26b)
  • Liam Plunkett4-0-45-0
  • Xavier Bartlett3-0-25-2
16.6
4
Plunkett to Narine, FOUR, And can you believe it? Belted it through the gap at midwicket, another low-full toss, connects well and most importantly places it in the gap with surgical precision, just continues to thrash and it's paying off
16.5
4
Plunkett to Narine, FOUR, Low full-toss sprayed wide of off, slammed away past third man in the ring for a four, great range and accessed it fart from him, in the gap and it goes for four, this is the need of the hour for LAKR
16.4
6
Plunkett to Narine, SIX, Another slower length ball or perhaps a little shorter, angled in, response is same, carted way over midwicket for a six

Los Angeles 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st12ADS FletcherAD Hales
2nd21ADS FletcherUBT Chand
3rd46NR KumarUBT Chand
4th33UBT ChandMW Tromp
5th0AD RussellMW Tromp
6th29Saif BadarMW Tromp
7th41SP NarineMW Tromp
8th2SP NarineSC van Schalkwyk
9th1SP NarineAli Khan
10th2SP NarineT Sangha