SF vs Los Angeles, 3rd Match at Oakland, MLC, Jun 14 2025 - Match Result

RESULT
3rd Match, Oakland, June 14, 2025, Major League Cricket
(19.5/20 ov, T:220) 187

SF won by 32 runs

Player Of The Match
88 (38)
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Cricinfo's MVP
108.29 ptsImpact List
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Scorecard summary
San Francisco Unicorns • 219/8(20 overs)
52 (27)
2/34 (4)
Los Angeles Knight Riders • 187/10(19.5 overs)
53 (32)
4/28 (3.5)
41 (31)
4/41 (4)
Cricinfo's Most Valuable Players of the Match
PlayerTeam
TI
Runs
I. Runs
B. Impact
Bowl
I. Wkts
Bo. Impact
SF108.2988(38)101.47108.29---
LAKR63.2253(32)60.7263.22---
LAKR62.2827(13)30.6430.091/421.3632.19
SF52.0752(27)54.8552.07---
LAKR51.661(2)0.920.123/503.3951.54

Batting first, San Francisco Unicorns were firing on all cylinders right from the word go as Finn Allen and Jake Fraser-McGurk decimated the bowlers and built a match-winning partnership. A bit of help from the middle order pushed the total to 219. LAKR managed to put a lid on the scoring at the death, conceding only 35 runs in the last five overs. In reply, Andre Fletcher went about his business in his typical belligerent fashion before miscuing one to long-off on 19 and Alex Hales fell early in the piece. Unmukt Chand struck a quickfire fifty to keep the team in the hunt, Nitish Kumar added 18 and then Matthew Tromp raced to 41. Late in the innings, Sunil Narine chipped in with a brisk 27 but the asking rate kept creeping up. One of the real difference between the two sides was Haris Rauf; he kept breathing fire, consistently bowling at 90mph and above, mixing in cunning slower balls and ended up with four wickets. Xavier Bartlett was on fire too, as he wrapped up the tail

Jake Fraser-McGurk, MVP: It's been a while I have got runs in this format, it's about contributing to the side and I'm happy. Can't thank them enough (Shane Watson and co), they have been working hard, (lucky) ground is not that big, conditions suit batters

19.5
W
Bartlett to Narine, OUT

Fullish on middle, gives himself space to free arms, he hoists it downtown and finds the man at long-off, it's all over, LAKR could muster 187. Bartlett snaps up four wickets.

Narine gets the toe-end of the bat and it brings end to his ebullience. San Francisco Unicorns continue their stellar run and even though it's too early to say, they seem to be a side to beat in this competition

Sunil Narine c Couch b Bartlett 27 (13b 3x4 2x6) SR: 207.69
19.4
Bartlett to Narine, no run

Stunning yorker tailing away from middle, opens the face and scythes it to short third

19.3
1
Bartlett to T Sangha, 1 run

Smooth action, very watchable and looks organised, back of a length on off, pulled away square of midwicket

19.3
1w
Bartlett to T Sangha, 1 wide

Fuller in length, skidding on, down the leg side, wide signaled

19.2
W
Bartlett to Ali Khan, OUT

Knocked him over, seen some terrific yorkers in the first game, this was one of them, perfect execution, Ali wanted to bludgeon it downtown, it was too good and in the stop zone

Ali Khan b Bartlett 0 (1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0
19.1
1
Bartlett to Narine, 1 run

Need six sixes. Fuller in length and angled into his body, over the wicket, drilled downtown, intercepted by fielder at long-on, acrobatic tumbling save

end of over 199 runs • 2 wickets
LAKR: 184/8CRR: 9.68 • RRR: 36.00 • Need 36 from 6b
Sunil Narine26 (10b 3x4 2x6)
Haris Rauf 4-0-41-4
Brody Couch 4-0-32-1
18.6
W
Haris Rauf to van Schalkwyk, OUT

Sounds the death rattle, around the wicket, shorter in length, curling it in and he tries to clatter it over cover, missed the line and stumps are askew, tremendous spell

Shadley van Schalkwyk b Haris Rauf 1 (2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50
18.5
1
Haris Rauf to Narine, 1 run

Closes out the over well, smartly bowled slower one on a length at middle, toe-ended towards short of cover-point, another fine spell, got the key wickets and looks to be in full rhythm

18.4
Haris Rauf to Narine, no run

Bustling in, short of a length, seaming in at off, goes over top of off middle, watches his feet movement closely and adjusted his line accordingly

18.3
1
Haris Rauf to van Schalkwyk, 1 run

Around the wicket, aiming for the poles, yorker attempted, almost there in the quiet spot, exposes his stumps and slapped to cover

18.2
W
Haris Rauf to Tromp, OUT

Haris has the last laugh! Turning out to be a great start to the tournament, hard length and rises just enough to hit the top of middle, bails flying everywhere, he had to swing, no other option, wanted to smoke it into the top tier, failed to connect

Matthew Tromp b Haris Rauf 41 (31b 2x4 3x6) SR: 132.25
18.2
1w
Haris Rauf to Tromp, 1 wide

Dug in short around the line off, too short and given as a wide on height

18.1
6
Haris Rauf to Tromp, SIX runs

Pace-off length ball on middle, picks it early and sends it for a trip to the stands, way over long-on, ideal start for LAKR!

end of over 1813 runs
LAKR: 175/6CRR: 9.72 • RRR: 22.50 • Need 45 from 12b
Sunil Narine25 (8b 3x4 2x6)
Matthew Tromp35 (29b 2x4 2x6)
Brody Couch 4-0-32-1
Liam Plunkett 4-0-45-0
17.6
4
Couch to Narine, FOUR runs

Using his bat like a swinging door, bit short around the line off, flashes his blade, gets an outside edge and ends the over with a four, still in the hunt, not over but a very stiff task ahead

17.5
1
Couch to Tromp, 1 run

much more accurate yorker on middle, dug out to vacant silly mid-on region, settles for a run

17.4
6
Couch to Tromp, SIX runs

Attempted yorker, misses the target but Tromp doesn't miss his favorite region, gets right underneath and uses brute power to muscle it over long-on, excellent timing

17.3
1
Couch to Narine, 1 run

Short ball angled into his body as he steps away from the stumps into the leg side, firmly pumped to deep square

17.2
Couch to Narine, no run

Snorter of a bumper around the line off, jumps down the track and the ball jags away from him, missed it, crucial dot

17.1
1
Couch to Tromp, 1 run

Over the wicket, shorter in length, jagging in at middle and leg, hacked away to long-on, not much pace to work with

end of over 1721 runs
LAKR: 162/6CRR: 9.52 • RRR: 19.33 • Need 58 from 18b
Sunil Narine20 (5b 2x4 2x6)
Matthew Tromp27 (26b 2x4 1x6)
Liam Plunkett 4-0-45-0
Xavier Bartlett 3-0-25-2
16.6
4
Plunkett to Narine, FOUR runs

And can you believe it? Belted it through the gap at midwicket, another low-full toss, connects well and most importantly places it in the gap with surgical precision, just continues to thrash and it's paying off

Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
J Fraser-McGurk
88 runs (38)
2 fours11 sixes
Productive shot
cover drive
24 runs
1 four3 sixes
Control
73%
UBT Chand
53 runs (32)
4 fours4 sixes
Productive shot
cut shot
16 runs
1 four2 sixes
Control
63%
Best performances - bowlers
XC Bartlett
O
3.5
M
0
R
28
W
4
ECO
7.3
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
2W
1W
LEGOFF
LHB
1W
Haris Rauf
O
4
M
0
R
41
W
4
ECO
10.25
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
2W
1W
LEGOFF
LHB
1W
Match details
Oakland Coliseum,Oakland
TossLos Angeles Knight Riders, elected to field first
Series
Season2025
Player Of The Match
Match days14 June 2025 - day (20-over match)
T20 debut
Umpires
TV Umpire
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
PointsSan Francisco Unicorns 2, Los Angeles Knight Riders 0
Language
English
Win Probability
SF 100%
SFLAKR
100%50%100%SF InningsLAKR Innings

Over 20 • LAKR 187/10

Ali Khan b Bartlett 0 (1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0
W
Sunil Narine c Couch b Bartlett 27 (13b 3x4 2x6) SR: 207.69
W
SF won by 32 runs
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TeamMWLPTNRR
WSF1082160.954
TSK1073141.603
SF1073141.330
MI NY10376-0.518
SEO10376-1.842
LAKR10284-1.320