Washington Freedom vs San Francisco Unicorns, 19th Match, Major League Cricket 2026 - Player HighlightsWAF vs SFU, 19th Match, Major League Cricket 2026 - Player Highlights

Xavier Bartlett to Nikhil Chaudhary, 2 runs, short of length delivery, Chaudhary rides the bounce and turns it to square leg. The ball barely leaves the inner circle and the duo scamper back for the second

Xavier Bartlett to Steven Smith, 1 run, full and outside off, Smith mistimes the drive to mid-off and crosses over

Xavier Bartlett to Steven Smith, FOUR, french cut and Smith has a boundary. He shimmies down the wicket and Bartlett follows him with a short of length delivery, cramps him room and Smith chops it off the inside-edge to fine leg

Xavier Bartlett to Steven Smith, no run, short ball outside off, keeps bouncing and Smith aborts from the pull shot. That was close to being a wide

Xavier Bartlett to Nikhil Chaudhary, 1 run, good length ball on off, Chaudhary defends to the off-side and rotates strike

Xavier Bartlett to Nikhil Chaudhary, no run, charges down and swings through the line, he misses and the ball barely carries to Pretorius

Xavier Bartlett to Steven Smith, no run, too straight - on middle and leg, Smith clips it straight to mid-wicket

Xavier Bartlett to Steven Smith, 2 runs, on a length and outside off, Smith shuffles across and under-edge the scoop, the ball nutmegs his own legs and lands in front of Lhuan-dre Pretorius, who does not glove the ball cleanly and concedes a couple

Xavier Bartlett to Mark Chapman, 1 run, charges down and drives it down the ground. Hardie dives full length to his right near mid-on and gets a hand. He saved three runs with that excellent effort

Xavier Bartlett to Mark Chapman, no run, back of a length close to off, Chapman jams it onto the pad and the ball rolls to cover

Xavier Bartlett to Mark Chapman, no run, good length ball, Chapman shimmies out and defends to cover

Xavier Bartlett to Steven Smith, 1 run, another tight single. Smith eases it in in front of mid-on but the fielder from mid-wicket swoops in, under arms a throw at the non-striker's end. Smith puts in the dive but it was touch and go if the throw was on target

Xavier Bartlett to Steven Smith, 1 run, direct hit and Smith was a goner. This good length ball rears up and catches an advancing Smith by surprise, he fends it to the leg-side and takes a start. But there's a stutter before he goes for the single and that would have cost him. Gous kept running but the throw from the mid-wicket fielder went to the non-striker's end, it is not on target and Smith survives

Xavier Bartlett to Andries Gous, 1 run, 130.6ks angling into Gous and he eases it to mid-on, quick single nabbed

Xavier Bartlett to Andries Gous, no run, fuller and aiming for off, Gous pushes it off the inner half to the right of Bartlett

Xavier Bartlett to Steven Smith, 1 run, back of a length around off, Smith guides it behind square on the off-side and rotates strike

Xavier Bartlett to Steven Smith, no run, full and attacking the stumps, Smith presents the straight bat and defends to mid-on

Xavier Bartlett to Steven Smith, no run, SFU lose a review. Fuller and nipping in, Smith is drawn into the drive but gets himself into a tangle as he shuffles across, gets beaten on the inside-edge and the ball flicks the back pad on the way to Lhuan-dre Pretorius. He takes a low catch and starts celebrating. Bartlett too wanted it reviewed straightaway. Smith also wanted it reviewed if the umpire had raised his finger. Bit comical.. Both players were signalling the 'T'

Xavier Bartlett to Mitchell Owen, out Bowled!! Cleaned up! San Fransico needed an early wicket and Bartlett has provided. This is a big wicket as Owen is one of the in-form batters for Washington and he departs in the first over. Good length delivery, hint of inward nip and Owen is caught in the crease, the ball beats the inside-edge and crashes into the stumps. The variable bounce is what deceived Owen there, stayed a tad low than he expected. Mitchell Owen b Xavier Bartlett 1(3)

Xavier Bartlett to Jack Edwards, leg byes, 1 run, angling into the pads, Edwards misses the clip and the ball deflects off the pad

Xavier Bartlett to Jack Edwards, no run, 133.7ks fuller and around off, Edwards pushes it off the outer half to backward point

Xavier Bartlett to Jack Edwards, 2 runs, back of a length delivery, Edwards tucks it backward of square and gets off the mark with a brace

Xavier Bartlett to Mitchell Owen, 1 run, good length ball on off, Owen stays back and defends to point, quickly crosses over

Xavier Bartlett to Mitchell Owen, no run, first ball and Owen charges down the pitch, looks to loft through the line but the back of a length delivery nips away, beats the outside-edge and flies just over off-stump