25/06Result
16th Match (N), Major League Cricket at Dallas, Jun 25 2025
SF won by 32 runs
Player of the Match
Romario Shepherd
Romario ShepherdSan Francisco Unicorns
25/06Result
16th Match (N), Major League Cricket at Dallas, Jun 25 2025
SF won by 32 runs
Player of the Match
Romario Shepherd
Romario ShepherdSan Francisco Unicorns

END OF OVER:
20 | 22 Runs 1 Wkt | SF: 176/8 | RR: 8.80

  • Haris Rauf8 (7b)
  • Obed McCoy4-0-61-1
  • Cameron Gannon4-0-32-1

Gerald Coetzee: "Always a privilege to play with a bunch of class players, a class team in a great tournament. [Bowling unit] I think just discipline. We could see when we went away from our plans. Harmeet bowled exceptionally, Jessy bowled exceptionally. So good partnerships, totally can ask for. [Points table] It's freed us up. We can just play. Luckily, with six teams, only four need to get into the top four, so we're just here to have fun and play and I'm sure if we play well, we'll make it into the top four."

8:55 pm Matt Short kicked things off for the Unicorns just like he left off last game, smashing 14 runs in the first over, including two fours and a six! But the Orcas fought back quickly, getting the big wicket of Finn Allen, who was back in the team after missing the last match. Despite that setback, Matt Short kept up his powerful hitting, reaching his third consecutive fifty of the season, scoring 52 runs off just 29 balls. Then, Harmeet Singh stepped up for the Orcas and turned the game around! He grabbed three wickets in his first two overs, including the crucial wickets of Short and JFM. This really slowed down the Unicorns in the middle overs, leading to a mini-collapse. However, Romario Shepherd then took charge, playing a brilliant innings and scoring a fantastic fifty himself, finally departing for 56 runs off 31 balls, hitting some massive sixes along the way! In the end, Harmeet and Coetzee were the stars with the ball for the Orcas, both taking three wickets each.

Seattle Orcas need 177 runs to win

19.6
W
McCoy to Shepherd, OUT, Shepherd has holed out! Widish fuller length ball outside off, bends down and reaches for it, slices it flat towards deep extra cover, Hetmyer collects the ball near the ropes, tosses it inside while he moves outside the ropes, and then returns to complete the catch. Cool as a cucumber!

R Shepherd c Hetmyer b McCoy 56 (31b 4x4 4x6) SR: 180.64

19.5
2
McCoy to Shepherd, 2 runs, In the airrr... and dropped by McCoy! Hard line and length ball on the stumps, Shepherd throws his bat at it early, chips it in the air towards mid-on, McCoy tracks back and has grassed it!
19.4
6
McCoy to Shepherd, SIX, That's a towering six! Slower ball angling away wide outside off, right in the hitting arc of Shepherd, muscles it away over long on fences and brings up his 5th T20 fifty!
19.3
6
McCoy to Shepherd, SIX, Back-to-back sixes! Pace off delivery in the slot on the stumps, Shepherd plays inside the line and hoicks it high in the air, launches it well over the square leg ropes
19.2
6
McCoy to Shepherd, SIX, Dispatched over mid wicket! Juicy full-toss ball on the stumps, stands tall inside the crease, full swing of the bat and clears the cow corner fences with a massive six!
19.1
1
McCoy to Haris Rauf, 1 run, fuller length outside off, drills it away to long off
19.1
1w
McCoy to Haris Rauf, 1 wide, Slower wide ball sliding down the leg-side

McCoy to bowl the last over

END OF OVER:
19 | 8 Runs | SF: 154/7 | RR: 8.10

  • Romario Shepherd36 (26b)
  • Haris Rauf7 (6b)
  • Cameron Gannon4-0-32-1
  • Jasdeep Singh4-0-25-0
18.6
6
Gannon to Shepherd, SIX, Full-toss ball gifted to Shepherd down the leg, missed his line and length there, lofted it with ease over the fine leg fences using the pace of the ball
18.5
0
Gannon to Shepherd, no run, slower widish yorker outside off, just inside the tramline, shuffles across and tries to slice it over point, does not connect
18.4
1
Gannon to Haris Rauf, 1 run, Full and straight drills it down the track to long off
18.3
1
Gannon to Shepherd, 1 run, Low full-toss on the legs, clipped away to deep mid wicket
18.2
0
Gannon to Shepherd, no run, Short pitched ball plays the pull shot and turns it down onto the pitch
18.1
0
Gannon to Shepherd, no run, Slower delivery outside off, wild swing and a miss

END OF OVER:
18 | 7 Runs | SF: 146/7 | RR: 8.11

  • Romario Shepherd29 (21b)
  • Haris Rauf6 (5b)
  • Jasdeep Singh4-0-25-0
  • Cameron Gannon3-0-24-1
17.6
1
Jasdeep Singh to Shepherd, 1 run, length ball down the leg, turns it down to the on-side
17.5
2
Jasdeep Singh to Shepherd, 2 runs, In the aiirrrrr and just falls away from Klaasen! A tad fuller length ball in the slot, goes for the big heave and connects the toe end of the bat, skies it high towards straight of long off, Klaasen comes around from long on but failed to cover his ground in time
17.4
1
Jasdeep Singh to Haris Rauf, 1 run, slight fuller length ball on the stumps, strides forward and played with intent to mid-on
17.3
1
Jasdeep Singh to Shepherd, 1 run, back of a length ball squeezed to deep backward square leg
17.2
1
Jasdeep Singh to Haris Rauf, 1 run, short pitched ball outside off whisked down to deep third
17.1
1
Jasdeep Singh to Shepherd, 1 run, Short of a length ball on the stumps, whips it away flat and hard towards widish deep backward square leg, Gannon dashes to his left side and jumps into the air, almost catching it but failing to hang onto it, saving five runs!

END OF OVER:
17 | 9 Runs 1 Wkt | SF: 139/7 | RR: 8.17

  • Haris Rauf4 (3b)
  • Carmi le Roux0 (0b)
  • Cameron Gannon3-0-24-1
  • Jasdeep Singh3-0-18-0
16.6
4
Gannon to Haris Rauf, FOUR, good length ball on the fourth stump line, moves onto the back foot and plays it late, guides it well past short third
16.5
2lb
Gannon to Haris Rauf, 2 leg byes, low full-toss sliding down the leg, tries to clip it away, thuds the front pad outside leg
16.4
0
Gannon to Haris Rauf, no run, good length ball on the stumps, poked back to the bowler
16.4
1w
Gannon to le Roux, 1 wide, full and wide down the legside

Rauf in

16.3
W
Gannon to Hamilton, OUT, Trapped in front! Hard line and length ball darted on the stumps, clears the front leg and shuffles across, goes for the big slog stroke, does not connect and hits the back pad in front of the stumps, loud shout and the finger goes up straight away

JN Hamilton lbw b Gannon 6 (12b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50

16.2
1
Gannon to Shepherd, 1 run, fuller length offers width outside off, driven firmly square of the wicket to deep backward point

Seattle 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st66DA WarnerShayan Jahangir
2nd0DA WarnerKR Mayers
3rd1KR MayersH Klaasen
4th6H KlaasenSO Hetmyer
5th27SS NayakSO Hetmyer
6th24G CoetzeeSO Hetmyer
7th3CJ GannonSO Hetmyer
8th1CJ GannonHarmeet Singh
9th12CJ GannonJasdeep Singh
10th4Jasdeep SinghOC McCoy