- BATSMENRB4s6sSR0.3 edged and taken! The Finn Allen fireworks show is over! Jansen holds his nerve and earns his rewards. Sticks to that length outside off, daring Allen to go over the top again. Allen tries to hit it too straight and the ball deviates enough off the surface to take a feather through to Gous. Big wicket in the context of the game! 7/13.5 JFM bites the dust! Hard length in the channel. Gets a little big on JFM and continues on with the angle. He nibbles at it, trying to access the region behind point and all he does is guide it straight to wide slip. Jansen makes no mistake, and the Unicorns lose their second! 35/26.3 big appeal, and the finger goes up! Angled in on a back of a length on off. Comes back in with the arm and keeps low too. Krishnamurthi, hanging back in his crease, cannot get his bat down in time and the ball thuds into his back pad. Does not bother with the review, and the Unicorns are now four down! 49/45.6 cleans him up! Hard length on middle and off. Skids on and rushes Inglis, who is looking for a short-arm jab through mid wicket. The ball breezes past his bat and knocks off the bails. Jansen quickly checks with the umpire if his front foot is fine, and once he gets that confirmation, he starts celebrating! 49/310.1 Ferguson back among the wickets too! Back of a length outside off. Rutherford stands up tall and absolutely laces his punch. The only problem, though, is that he cannot get over it completely. Hits it uppishly towards Holland at extra cover, who snaffles a sharp chance to his right. Washington keep chipping away! 66/519 clever, clever bowling and keeping! Darts it wide outside off on a length, perhaps pre-empting that Hassan will give the charge. Plays out exactly in that fashion. Hassan advances, swishes at it but is just too far away from the ball. Gous knows this is coming and gathers to whip off the bails. Hassan cannot get back in time, and the Unicorns are bowled out for 145! 145/1015.6 taken this time! Shortish on middle and leg. Anderson, wanting to make the most of this over, swings at this too. Gets a good chunk of it but does not get the elevation he is after. Hits it hard and flat but straight to Pienaar on the deep backward square leg fence! 127/616.5 goes straight up, and taken! Hard length on middle and leg. Cummins has a mow across the line but does not quite get on top of it. Skews it a mile up and Pienaar, stationed in the deep mid wicket region, holds his nerve and the catch. All on Hassan now! 132/717.3 Rauf perishes! Floated up just outside off and Rauf gives in to the temptation. Heaves across the line, trying to hit it over the longer deep mid wicket boundary. Does not generate the requisite power and picks out Maxwell to absolute perfection. Not the smartest choice of shot, given the situation, it must be said 135/817.5 knocks him over! Fizzed through on a length on middle and off. le Roux, for some reason, seems to be shaping up to leave it. In the end, he has a hurried stab as he realises the ball is destined for the stumps. By then, though, it is too late. Whizzes past the bat and smashes into the stumps. Unicorns nine down now, with Hassan still stranded at the other end! 135/9Extras8 (nb 2, w 6)TOTAL145 all out (19 Overs, RR: 7.63)Fall of wickets: 1-7 (Finn Allen, 0.3 ov), 2-35 (Jake Fraser-McGurk, 3.5 ov), 3-49 (Josh Inglis, 5.6 ov), 4-49 (Sanjay Krishnamurthi, 6.3 ov), 5-66 (Sherfane Rutherford, 10.1 ov), 6-127 (Corey Anderson, 15.6 ov), 7-132 (Pat Cummins, 16.5 ov), 8-135 (Haris Rauf, 17.3 ov), 9-135 (Carmi le Roux, 17.5 ov), 10-145 (Hassan Khan, 19 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB M Jansen 4 0 46 3 11.50 12 3 3 3 2 SN Netravalkar 4 0 23 2 5.75 13 2 1 0 0 LH Ferguson 3.2 0 24 1 7.20 9 1 1 1 0 R Ravindra 2.4 1 11 4 4.12 11 0 1 1 0 GJ Maxwell 4 0 26 0 6.50 10 0 2 1 0 IG Holland 1 0 15 0 15.00 1 0 2 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRB4s6sSR1.1 huge appeal, not given! Back of a length just outside off. Smith hares down the track and then swipes across the line. Seems to miss it but the Unicorns think there is bat involved. Unicorns review and they are vindicated. There is a small spike when the ball is next to the bat, and Smith has to go! 2/16.4 Hassan's incredible day continues! Shortish on middle and leg. Gous hops back, looking to clear deep mid wicket. All he does, though, is pick the sweeper out to perfection and Gous' struggles finally come to an end. A painstaking 14-ball knock that yielded just nine runs 53/28.5 Hassan has two! Tossed up on a fullish length on off. Ravindra gets down on one knee and hacks across the line. Gets plenty of height but not enough distance. Rutherford hares in from the deep mid wicket fence, covers lots of ground and then gobbles up the chance. The Unicorns keep plugging away! 64/3Extras5 (lb 2, w 3)TOTAL149/3 (15.3 Overs, RR: 9.61)Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Steven Smith, 1.1 ov), 2-53 (Andries Gous, 6.4 ov), 3-64 (Rachin Ravindra, 8.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB C le Roux 3 0 32 0 10.66 8 2 3 0 0 PJ Cummins 3 1 19 1 6.33 10 3 0 1 0 Haris Rauf 2.3 0 31 0 12.40 4 5 1 0 0 Hassan Khan 4 0 32 2 8.00 12 0 4 0 0 J Drysdale 2 0 18 0 9.00 5 3 0 1 0 CJ Anderson 1 0 15 0 15.00 1 3 0 1 0
Match Details
Toss
Washington Freedom , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
Washington Freedom advanced
Season
Match days
25 July 2024 - night match (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 49 runs, 3 wickets)
- San Francisco Unicorns: 50 runs in 7.2 overs (46 balls), Extras 5
- Strategic Timeout: San Francisco Unicorns - 63/4 in 9.0 overs (SE Rutherford 4, Hassan Khan 10)
- San Francisco Unicorns: 100 runs in 13.5 overs (85 balls), Extras 6
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 31 balls (Hassan Khan 33, CJ Anderson 20, Ex 2)
- Strategic Timeout: San Francisco Unicorns - 127/6 in 16.0 overs (Hassan Khan 44)
- Hassan Khan: 50 off 34 balls (5 x 6)
- Innings Break: San Francisco Unicorns - 145/10 in 19.0 overs (J Drysdale 1)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 52 runs, 1 wicket)
- Over 1.1: Review by San Francisco Unicorns (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - VP Mallela, Batter - SPD Smith (Upheld)
- Washington Freedom: 50 runs in 5.6 overs (36 balls), Extras 1
- Strategic Timeout: Washington Freedom - 52/1 in 6.0 overs (TM Head 41, AGS Gous 9)
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 29 balls (TM Head 40, AGS Gous 9, Ex 1)
- TM Head: 50 off 28 balls (5 x 4, 3 x 6)
- Washington Freedom: 100 runs in 12.4 overs (76 balls), Extras 4
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 28 balls (TM Head 26, GJ Maxwell 25, Ex 2)
- GJ Maxwell: 50 off 22 balls (3 x 4, 5 x 6)
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