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Best performances - Batsmen

FH Allen
63(37) 4x4 - 5x6
Control %72%
  • Productive Shot
  • pull
  • 16 runs
  • 1x4 - 2x6
4 0 6 1 8 13 9 22
MW Short
MW Short
58(26) 3x4 - 5x6
Control %76%
  • Productive Shot
  • slog shot
  • 12 runs
  • 0x4 - 2x6
0 4 6 6 4 6 3 29

Best performances - Bowlers

SH Johnson
O4
M0
R36
W3
Eco9.00
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
2W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
BL Couch
BL Couch
O4
M0
R24
W2
Eco6.00
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF

Scorer: Binoy George | Commentator: Abhimanyu Bose

11pm Alright then, that's all the action we have for you today. The big win sees San Francisco Unicorns shoot up to the top of the table, despite being the last team to play. On behalf of Himanshu and Binoy, this is Abhimanyu signing off.

10.50pm Time for the presentation ceremony.

Finn Allen is the player of the match. "I think took a bit too long to get used to the pace of the wicket. Me and Jake were looking to get going early. The way Shorty came out and struck the ball straight away took the pressure off me and I could just build a partnership with him."

Unicorns captain Corey Anderson: "It was nice to sit and watch Finn and Shorty take the game away from them. The boundaries aren't big. The ball just seems to travel here. There isn't a heap of moisture. I think the great thing about our lineup is the guys at the top, the way they play their game is very aggressive and you have to let them express themselves. That's going to come with some ups and downs. Brody [Couch] was outstanding today."

LAKR captain Sunil Narine: "Think we fell around 15-20 runs short. I think you have to think about actually taking wickets instead of just trying to bowl dot balls. The batters have to dig deep. We still got to about 160 so it's not bad. I back myself in whatever decisions I make. It didn't work today but hopefully things will be better next game on."

10.45pm A ruthless display of aggression from Finn Allen and Matthew Short has set up a comfortable, NRR-boosting win for San Francisco Unicorns in their first game of the season. Allen and Short both hit rapid half-centuries to take the momentum away from LAKR completely. Spencer Johnson took three wickets, but the damage was already done by the time he and Narine got rid of the dangerous duo. Russell's late cameo for Knight Riders proves to not be nearly enough. The Unicorns bowlers initially did a good job in restricting LAKR to 165, with none of their batters being allowed to convert their starts.

15.2
1b
Ali Khan to Hassan Khan, 1 bye, And that's the winning run! Off a bye, nonetheless! It's dug in short outside off and it goes over the batter and the keeper. Unicorns win with 28 balls to spare!
15.1
0
Ali Khan to Hassan Khan, no run, Length ball on off, blocked by Hassan

Ali Khan now

END OF OVER:
15 | 8 Runs 1 Wkt | SF: 165/4 (1 run required from 30 balls, RR: 11.00, RRR: 0.20)

  • Hassan Khan2 (2b)
  • Corey Anderson11 (9b)
  • Spencer Johnson4-0-36-3
  • Sunil Narine4-0-39-1
14.6
1
Johnson to Hassan Khan, 1 run, Scores are level! Length ball angled across him, he chops it fine on the off side to deep third
14.6
1w
Johnson to Hassan Khan, 1 wide, Full and down leg for a wide. Unicorns need one run now to level the scores
14.5
1
Johnson to Anderson, 1 run, Full on off, Anderson comes down the track and drives it to mid-on for a quick run
14.4
0
Johnson to Anderson, no run, Bouncer outside off, Anderson leaves it alone

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SF 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st15FH AllenJ Fraser-McGurk
2nd116MW ShortFH Allen
3rd6JP InglisFH Allen
4th24CJ AndersonJP Inglis
5th5CJ AndersonHassan Khan