San Francisco Unicorns vs Washington Freedom, Challenger (Loser of Q v Winner of E), Major League Cricket 2026 - HighlightsSFU vs WAF, Challenger (Loser of Q v Winner of E), Major League Cricket 2026 - Highlights

Xavier Bartlett to Ben Dwarshuis, out Caught by Sanjay Krishnamurthi!! Lofted, taken at deep cover. Full delivery outside off stump, Dwarshuis tried to get a maximum over cover but picked out the man in the deep and it's a pretty good finish from the Unicorns. Ben Dwarshuis c Sanjay Krishnamurthi b Xavier Bartlett 11(4) [4s-1 6s-1]

Xavier Bartlett to Ben Dwarshuis, FOUR, low full toss wide of off, oh he's managed to squeeze this over backward point. It's spinning away from the sweeper who dives chase and the ball escapes. Two very crucial hits from Dwarshuis already

Xavier Bartlett to Ben Dwarshuis, SIX, pace off and into the wicket but Dwarshuis gets under it and smashes it over mid-wicket for a handy maximum. The idea was to hide it wide of off but Dwarshuis reached out to drag this over the on-side

Xavier Bartlett to Andries Gous, out Caught by Aaron Hardie!! Slot ball, hit high but not long enough, long-off takes a simple catch. That was there to be hit and Gous is so disappointed for missing out. He tried to go towards long-on, ball hit the outside half of the bat and flew to long-off. Gets a good ovation as he walks off. Andries Gous c Aaron Hardie b Xavier Bartlett 73(40) [4s-8 6s-3]

Haris Rauf to Nikhil Chaudhary, SIX, full and on the pads, Nikhil gets under it and flicks it over backward square leg for a timely maximum. Haris Rauf goes into the 50s in his spell, poor effort from the senior pro

Haris Rauf to Andries Gous, FOUR, heyyy! That is absolutely cruel! Haris Rauf thought he nailed a very good yorker. How on earth did Gous manage to get so much power on that shot? In fact he's timed it so well that they had to check if it carried all the way. Long-on didn't have to move much and he still couldn't cut it off to the left

Haris Rauf to Andries Gous, FOUR, it's the wide yorker, it's an outside edge this time and it's flown between Lhuan-dre Pretorius and the short third man fielder. Gous reaches out and looks to slap hard, thick edge escapes to the boundary

Haris Rauf to Andries Gous, FOUR, yorker attempted but it's sprayed full on the pads, Gous tickles it fine to the right of short fine leg. Short calls his bowler for a discussion

Ghulam Mudassar to Nikhil Chaudhary, SIX, he's missed the yorker trying to go pace on and Nikhil belts it over mid-wicket. Ghulam Mudassar looks down in disappointment. Just 2 off his last over and only 4 runs off the first 5 balls this over before Nikhil managed to get this maximum. Pace off was working well but he tried not to be predictable and lost the plot in the process. Still is an outstanding spell though

Xavier Bartlett to Andries Gous, SIX, smashed! Full and straight from Xavier Bartlett, yeah that's exactly what I was looking for says Gous. Clears front leg away for a clean down swing of the bat and the timing is so sweet. Easily sails over the wide long-on fence

Haris Rauf to Andries Gous, 1 run, driven to long-on and that's another important fifty from Gous. Gently raises the bat to the dugout and the crowd

Haris Rauf to Andries Gous, leg byes, thuds the pad, seems like missing leg, long thought for the review and Short takes a review only to chance his arm. He actually didn't want to. Never listen to the bowlers they say. Full and swinging back in, Gous misses the flick, there is reverse swing, ball hits the back pad and it never looked straight enough. Missing leg

Haris Rauf to Andries Gous, FOUR, healthy outside edge and lucky for Gous that it splits the keeper and short third to perfection. Short of a length delivery outside off stump, Gous looks to swing hard, gets a thick edge that escapes for four

Hassan Khan to Andries Gous, FOUR, shot! Smart batting. He is just waiting for the loose ball to capitalize and he's picking his zones so well. Full delivery outside off stump, Gous leans forward and lofts the cover drive and it just bounces in front of the rope

Ghulam Mudassar to Glenn Maxwell, out Caught by Haris Rauf!! The horrid tournament continues. His previous best in this comp was 12 and now today's he scored 13. Lovely slower delivery, after all those dots Ghulam Mudassar built, Maxwell tried to break-free with a reverse slog, only mistimed it straight to short third man. Mudassar has made a great impact already with his left-arm angle and slower balls. Glenn Maxwell c Haris Rauf b Ghulam Mudassar 13(10) [4s-1 6s-1]

Brody Couch to Glenn Maxwell, SIX, slogged away and it stays hit! Full and outside off stump, Maxwell clears his front leg away and used his wrists to send the slog over square leg. This is already the highest score for Maxwell this season. He's had an underwhelming season. Has he saved it for these big games?

Brody Couch to Andries Gous, FOUR, picked the spot so well. Leg-sidish short of length delivery, no one at fine leg, so Gous swivels and pulls behind square. Safe hit!

Ghulam Mudassar to Glenn Maxwell, FOUR, that spoils a great over from Ghulam Mudassar. Still is a fine over. One wicket and just 4 singles in it and Maxwell decides to spoil the figures by slogging this behind square. Length delivery on the stumps, Maxwell moves across and whips it over backward square leg

Ghulam Mudassar to Rachin Ravindra, out Caught by Aaron Hardie!! Oh a brilliant catch by Hardie. He took this overhead very close to the long-on fence, realised quickly that he was going to cross the rope so he released the ball, got back into the field of play again and took it again. Full delivery from Ghulam Mudassar, Rachin looks to loft, seemed like it came off the bottom of the bat and Hardie made this wicket possible with his brilliance. Top work from him. Important wicket this because Rachin was going well. Rachin Ravindra c Aaron Hardie b Ghulam Mudassar 28(14) [4s-1 6s-3]

Hassan Khan to Rachin Ravindra, SIX, this is a full toss and it's easy pickings for Rachin. Clears the front leg away and hits it way back over mid-wicket for a maximum

Hassan Khan to Andries Gous, SIX, powered down the ground! Turning away outside off stump, Gous gets under the ball and smashes it high and handsomely over long-on

Brody Couch to Rachin Ravindra, FOUR, smartly done! Short of a length delivery angling away, Rachin stays leg-side of the ball and sends it wide of third man, who runs to the left but can't cut it off. This is class batting. Got a six with power last ball now gets a four with touch and placement

Brody Couch to Rachin Ravindra, SIX, sat up to be hit! Shortish and right in the arc for Rachin to open up and smash a flat pull over mid-wicket

Brody Couch to Andries Gous, FOUR, oh inside edge escapes to the left of the keeper! Pace off from Brody Couch, Gous was early into the cut, thick edge just misses the off stump and Lhuan-dre Pretorius couldn't cut it off diving to the left

Haris Rauf to Rachin Ravindra, SIX, slogged! Short of a length delivery on the stumps, Rachin waits and smashes it over mid-wicket. Haris Rauf has to get act right here, otherwise the Unicorns will be staring at a big total

Matthew Short to Andries Gous, SIX, short ball now and muscled over mid-wicket. Matthew Short immediately throws his head back in disppointment for missing his length and Gous sends it soaring into the stands. Gous has started from where he left last night

Matthew Short to Andries Gous, FOUR, oh look at the timing! Amazing flick. Full and on the stumps, didn't look like a boundary initially but the man at deep mid-wicket was struggling to get to the right because it was hit so well

Xavier Bartlett to Steven Smith, out Caught by Lhuan-dre Pretorius!! Lhuan-dre Pretorius has taken a one-handed screamer. And look at the Unicorns charge at him. He's inspired the team with this catch. Shortish delivery outside off stump, Smith looks to slog, ball hits the cue-end of the bat and was going to first slip (no one in the cordon) but the keeper dived to the right and pouched it with the right mitt. The Unicorns have managed to get two quick wickets and Xavier Bartlett is pumped with this wicket. Steven Smith c Lhuan-dre Pretorius b Xavier Bartlett 43(20) [4s-4 6s-3]

Hassan Khan to Mitchell Owen, out Bowled!! Cleaned him up with a great yorker but nothing much from Hassan Khan because he knows Owen has already done the damage in this over, taking 24 runs. Darted into the RHB, Owen swung and missed, ball sneaked under the bat to take out the middle and leg stumps. Dangerman dismissed but Owen will walk off slightly more satisfied because of the four sixes he hit in this over. Otherwise, he could not get going till this over. Mitchell Owen b Hassan Khan 42(19) [4s-2 6s-5]

Hassan Khan to Mitchell Owen, SIX, it's a proper slot ball now and it's belted over long-off. Owen is accessing different areas this over. Looks like the idea was to find the blockhole and the moment Hassan Khan missed it, Owen pounced

Hassan Khan to Mitchell Owen, SIX, this is just the over Mitchell Owen was waiting for. This time he goes straight down the ground as Hassan Khan bowled closer to middle and leg, Owen belts this over long-on for the third six over the over

Hassan Khan to Mitchell Owen, SIX, again front legh out of the way and baaanggg. Flatter delivery down the leg-side, Hassan Khan is trying to dart it into the pads and hope for a mishit but Owen is smart enough to open his hips and target a smack over square leg

Hassan Khan to Mitchell Owen, SIX, smashed! Flatter delivery trying to cramp the batter for room, but he opened up his front leg to muscle this hard over long-on

Brody Couch to Steven Smith, SIX, he goes aerial and even holds the pose. Full and outside off stump, Smith gets under it and smashes it hard over cover. 16 off the previous over, 18 off this one

Brody Couch to Steven Smith, FOUR, drilled through the off-side. Smith knows Brody Couch is only looking to bowl yorkers so he backed away early to expose the stumps, the bowler tried to target the poles. Again just missed the yorker that was enough for Smith to smash the cover drive

Brody Couch to Steven Smith, SIX, power hit! Flat six over long-on. The margin for error with the yorker is so small. Brody Couch missed the mark, Smith took this from the slot and pounced on it for a much needed hit to the fence

Haris Rauf to Mitchell Owen, FOUR, front leg clearance for a big swing, slogged along the ground. Deep mid-wicket dives to the left and the ball still wins the race. 16 off the over and the Freedom finally are able to get going.

Haris Rauf to Steven Smith, SIX, if the idea was to bowl short it had to be shorter. This ball sat up for Smith to smash the pull and he obliged. Maybe he just wanted to bowl hard length and missed the mark. Smith stood tall to this short ball and backed himself to clear the man at deep mid-wicket

Haris Rauf to Steven Smith, FOUR, Smith attacks now, doesn't get hold of it but it is still good enough to clear the infield and escape for four over wide mid-on. Length delivery on the stumps, another slot ball, Smith looks to smash it hard, gets a four. Short immediately has a word with his bowler as he's bowled two slot balls already

Ghulam Mudassar to Steven Smith, FOUR, outside edgeee and it escapes between the keeper and short third man! Short of a length delivery angling away, Smith swings hard at it, gets away with the edge and immediately turns to the dug out and asks for change of gloves. Ghulam Mudassar looks away in disappointment because he actually troubled the batter with that ball, yet it's cost him four

Ghulam Mudassar to Mitchell Owen, FOUR, belted! The moment the yorker landed as a slot ball, Owen cleared the front leg out of the way for a muscular on-drive. Mid-on was up so he cleared the infield to the left of the fielder for an easy hit to the fence

Brody Couch to Steven Smith, FOUR, cheeky from Smith! Moved right across and took this on the full, scooped it over short fine leg. Fell over after playing the shot. Oh dear, he seems to have injured his left hammie or knee in the process. He's hobbling. Physio comes to check and Smith is good to carry on

Xavier Bartlett to Mitchell Owen, SIX, and now he does manage to get under this length delivery and smash it over long-on. This was an outswinger but it was slightly wider than the previous ball so Owen was able to track trhe line better and he whacks it into the stands