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!
Los Angeles vs SF, 4th Match at Dallas, MLC, Jul 07 2024 - Ball by Ball Commentary
RESULT
4th Match (N), Dallas, July 07, 2024, Major League Cricket
(15.2/20 ov, T:166) 166/4
SF won by 6 wickets (with 28 balls remaining)
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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, 1 bye
15.1
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Ali Khan to Hassan, no run
Length ball on off, blocked by Hassan
Ali Khan now
end of over 158 runs • 1 wicket
SF: 165/4CRR: 11.00 • RRR: 0.20 • Need 1 run from 30b
Hassan Khan2 (2b)
Corey Anderson11 (9b 1x6)
Spencer Johnson 4-0-36-3
Sunil Narine 4-0-39-1
14.6
1
Johnson to Hassan, 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, 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
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Johnson to Anderson, no run
Bouncer outside off, Anderson leaves it alone
14.3
1
Johnson to Hassan, 1 run
Full outside off, he drives it out to deep cover
Hassan Khan the new batter
14.2
W
Johnson to Inglis, OUT
Banged in short and Inglis goes for the pull, and he ends up skying it high in the air. Chand moves to his left and watches as the ball settles into his gloves. And with that, Spencer Johnson moves to the top of the wicket charts this season!
Josh Inglis c †Chand b Johnson 15 (11b 2x4 0x6) SR: 136.36
14.1
4
Johnson to Inglis, FOUR runs
Oh and a misfield! That means Unicorns have shaved off four of the nine required! Length ball around off, Inglis just runs it fine on the off side. Deep third moves to his left and slides, but makes a mess of it!
Just the nine runs needed. Can the Unicorns finish the game off in this over? Spencer Johnson to bowl it
end of over 1413 runs
SF: 157/3CRR: 11.21 • RRR: 1.50 • Need 9 runs from 36b
Corey Anderson10 (7b 1x6)
Josh Inglis11 (9b 1x4)
Sunil Narine 4-0-39-1
Spencer Johnson 3-0-28-2
13.6
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Narine to Anderson, no run
On a length on leg, Anderson can't connect. Narine has a mild appeal, but the umpire isn't interested
13.5
6
Narine to Anderson, SIX runs
This time he nails the slog sweep! Tossed up in the slot on off and Anderson smokes it over square leg
13.4
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Narine to Anderson, no run
Full on off and sliding across Inglis, who goes for a slog sweep but misses as the ball stays under the bat
13.4
2nb
Narine to Inglis, (no ball) 1 run
Full on off, clipped through midwicket. And wait, that's another no ball!
13.3
1
Narine to Anderson, 1 run
Tossed up full on leg, Anderson can only get it away to deep midwicket
13.3
3nb
Narine to Anderson, (no ball) 2 runs
Length ball around off, Anderson tucks it away to deep midwicket for a brace. And to make things worse for LAKR, Narine has overstepped
13.2
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Narine to Anderson, no run
Length ball on off beats the outside edge as Anderson pushes at it. This one spun away after pitching
13.1
1
Narine to Inglis, 1 run
Tossed up outside off, eased to the sweeper on the off side
end of over 137 runs • 1 wicket
SF: 144/3CRR: 11.07 • RRR: 3.14 • Need 22 runs from 42b
Josh Inglis9 (7b 1x4)
Corey Anderson1 (1b)
Spencer Johnson 3-0-28-2
Sunil Narine 3-0-26-1
12.6
1
Johnson to Inglis, 1 run
Full on leg, tucked away to deep square leg
12.5
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Johnson to Inglis, no run
Length ball on leg and it's defended by Inglis
12.4
4
Johnson to Inglis, FOUR runs
Length ball on middle angled across Inglis, who simply punches it through point and past a diving sweeper in the deep
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