- BATSMENRB4s6sSR9.1 Soft dismissal! Widish quicker length ball outside off, forces Short to play off the back foot, tries to cut it square of the wicket, failed to keep it down, slices it straight into the hands of Jasdeep at short third 93/31.2 Massive wicket! Short of a length ball with a hint of swing away from the batter, pitching well outside off, Allen got stuck at the crease, tries to play the pull shot away from the body, skeis it high towards mid-off, Warner tracks back a few steps and gobbles it up 18/17.6 Harmeet strikes! Generously flighted fuller length in the slot, a hint of spin away from the batter, JFM goes down on one knee and tries to go downtown, miscued the slog sweep and skies it high towards mid-off, Warner comes around from the cover area, settles underneath and completes the catch 86/210.2 Uprooted the off stump! Beaten by pace! Good length ball on the off stump, plays off the front foot away from the body, no visible foot movement, plays down the wrong line and breaks the stumps! 97/59.6 Massive appeal and given! Flighted fuller length around middle-leg with slight turn off the pitch, goes down on one knee and plays the paddle sweep, failed to connect and hits the pads. Hassan opts to send it upstairs. Ultra Edge confirmed no bat involved, all three reds and striking the leg stump. 95/419.6 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! 176/812.4 Coetzee gets his third! Short of a length ball darted on the stumps, moves away from the wicket, tries to clear the in-field, plays the swivel pull shot, does not get quite hold of it, chips it straight to mid wicket inside the circle 103/616.3 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 132/7Extras8 (lb 2, w 6)TOTAL176/8 (20 Overs, RR: 8.8)Fall of wickets: 1-18 (Finn Allen, 1.2 ov), 2-86 (Jake Fraser-McGurk, 7.6 ov), 3-93 (Matthew Short, 9.1 ov), 4-95 (Hassan Khan, 9.6 ov), 5-97 (Sanjay Krishnamurthi, 10.2 ov), 6-103 (Xavier Bartlett, 12.4 ov), 7-132 (Jahmar Hamilton, 16.3 ov), 8-176 (Romario Shepherd, 19.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB OC McCoy 4 0 61 1 15.25 6 5 5 1 0 G Coetzee 4 0 34 3 8.5 13 5 1 1 0 CJ Gannon 4 0 32 1 8 10 4 1 1 0 Jasdeep Singh 4 0 25 0 6.25 7 2 0 0 0 Harmeet Singh 4 0 22 3 5.5 11 2 0 2 0
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- BATSMENRB4s6sSR6.5 Shepherd gets the breakthrough, chopped on! Length ball darted around the sixth stump line kept a bit low, Jahangir throws his bat at it, attempts to whip it away to the on-side, no foot movement and only managed to drag it off the inside edge and crash the stumps! 66/17.1 Flighted fuller length ball from around the wicket, Warner premeditates the reverse sweep and failed to connect, hits the front pad, loud appeal but the umpire shakes his head. After a quick discussion between the keeper and Finn Allen, Short sends it upstairs. Ultra Edge confirmed no bat involved. Ball tracking coming up. All three reds on the big screen, hitting middle-off. 66/27.6 Matt Short you beauty! Length ball on the stumps from around the wicket, creates an angle and skids on, Mayers moves onto the back foot and plays a half-hearted stroke across the line, huge gap between bat-pad and the bails are flying! 67/38.4 Klaasen can't believe it! Short of a length ball outside the off stump, good carry off the pitch, plays the pull shot with the sweet part of the bat, hits it flat towards deep mid wicket, Shepherd misread the direction of the ball and first ran in the opposite direction, but then shifted his position and committed a full extended dive to his right side to pull off the low catch. 73/415.5 That's the end of Hetmyer's innings! Haris Rauf once again showed why he is the highest wicket taker in this edition of MLC. Fuller length in the slot wide outside the off stump, Hetmyer slammed it straight into the safe hands of Matt Short at extra cover inside the cricle, did not get enough elevation to clear the in-field 127/713.4 Cries of catch it, early celebrations and taken! Flighted length ball on middle-leg, plays across the line and finds the leading edge towards long off, Couch comes forward sprinting in and takes a brilliant diving low catch 100/515.2 Cleaned him up! 90 mph corker on the stumps! Plays across the line and goes for the big heave, failed to connect as Bartlett plays down the wrong line, closed the face of the bat early 124/617.6 Fourth scalp for Haris Rauf! Hard line and length ball on the stumps, the ball held on the pitch, Gannon goes big at it and heaves it away towards long on, did not time it quite well to clear the ropes, Brody comes running in and takes an excellent low catch diving forward full-stretched 140/916.1 Shepherd in action! Banged in short pitched ball, Harmeet Singh plays the swivel pull shot and skies it high towards widish deep backward square leg, Krishnamurthi covered his ground and settles underneath, takes a brilliant catch near the ropes under the night sky! 128/818.2 Matt Short takes a stunning catch to seal the win! Widish length ball outside the off stump, hangs back and clobbers it high in the air over the covers, Matt Short covered a lot of area from inside the circle, sprinted back towards the ropes with an eye on the ball, covered his ground, and juggled the ball twice before completing the catch. 144/10Extras5 (lb 2, w 3)TOTAL144 all out (18.2 Overs, RR: 7.85)Fall of wickets: 1-66 (Shayan Jahangir, 6.5 ov), 2-66 (David Warner, 7.1 ov), 3-67 (Kyle Mayers, 7.6 ov), 4-73 (Heinrich Klaasen, 8.4 ov), 5-100 (Sujit Nayak, 13.4 ov), 6-124 (Gerald Coetzee, 15.2 ov), 7-127 (Shimron Hetmyer, 15.5 ov), 8-128 (Harmeet Singh, 16.1 ov), 9-140 (Cameron Gannon, 17.6 ov), 10-144 (Jasdeep Singh, 18.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB C le Roux 2 0 21 0 10.5 5 1 2 0 0 XC Bartlett 2.2 0 37 1 15.85 2 4 2 1 0 BL Couch 3 0 24 0 8 5 3 0 1 0 Haris Rauf 4 0 32 4 8 10 2 2 0 0 R Shepherd 3 0 16 2 5.33 6 1 0 0 0 MW Short 4 0 12 3 3 12 0 0 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Seattle Orcas , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Match days
25 June 2025 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
San Francisco Unicorns 2, Seattle Orcas 0
Match Notes
- Rain: San Francisco Unicorns - 0/0
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 67 runs, 1 wicket)
- San Francisco Unicorns: 50 runs in 4.1 overs (25 balls), Extras 0
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 29 balls (MW Short 23, J Fraser-McGurk 27, Ex 0)
- Strategic Timeout: San Francisco Unicorns - 77/1 in 7.0 overs (MW Short 39, J Fraser-McGurk 34)
- MW Short: 50 off 27 balls (7 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Over 9.6: Review by San Francisco Unicorns (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - BV Taylor, Batter - Hassan Khan (Struck down)
- San Francisco Unicorns: 100 runs in 11.5 overs (71 balls), Extras 2
- Strategic Timeout: San Francisco Unicorns - 109/6 in 13.0 overs (R Shepherd 7, JN Hamilton 0)
- San Francisco Unicorns: 150 runs in 18.6 overs (114 balls), Extras 7
- R Shepherd: 50 off 29 balls (4 x 4, 4 x 6)
- Innings Break: San Francisco Unicorns - 176/8 in 20.0 overs (Haris Rauf 8)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 59 runs, 0 wicket)
- Over 3.4: Review by Seattle Orcas (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - JA Lindo, Batter - DA Warner (Upheld)
- Seattle Orcas: 50 runs in 4.2 overs (26 balls), Extras 3
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 26 balls (Shayan Jahangir 36, DA Warner 11, Ex 3)
- Over 7.1: Review by San Francisco Unicorns (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - BV Taylor, Batter - DA Warner (Upheld)
- Strategic Timeout: Seattle Orcas - 73/4 in 8.4 overs (SO Hetmyer 0)
- Seattle Orcas: 100 runs in 13.3 overs (81 balls), Extras 4
- Strategic Timeout: Seattle Orcas - 124/6 in 15.2 overs (SO Hetmyer 28)
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