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

Brody Couch to Steven Smith, out Caught by Finn Allen!! Smith won't be there to take Washington over the line. He wanted to finish it off in style and perishes in the process. Full pitcher around off, Smith saw mid-off inside the ring and tried to go over the infield. He does not middle it and Allen backtracks a bit and takes a good catch. Steven Smith c Finn Allen b Brody Couch 56(49) [4s-3 6s-2]

Brody Couch to Steven Smith, FOUR, Smith wants to wrap it up now. Short and banged into the wicket, Smith gets into an awkward position but manages to swat the pull over mid-wicket. Not off the middle but the ball has enough to trickle into the rope

Brody Couch to Steven Smith, 1 run, on a length and around off, Smith shuffles across and inside-edges the heave onto the pad, the ball rolls to square leg

Brody Couch to Steven Smith, SIX, fifty for Smith. He did not open the batting, came in at number 4, struggled for most parts but the most important thing - he's still out there. His team mates applaud the knock and Smith acknowledges with a bat raise. Full and in the slot, Smith presents the full face of the bat and lofts through the line. That came off the sweet spot and the ball sailed over long-on

Aaron Hardie to Steven Smith, 1 run, advances down and is met by a short of length delivery, swats the pull off the toe-end to mid-off and retains strike

Aaron Hardie to Steven Smith, 1 run, once more advances and looks to go hard into the off-side, chops it off the under-edge to the left of Pretorius and Chaudhary calls him across

Aaron Hardie to Steven Smith, 2 runs, comes down the track and is met by a short of length delivery, opens the bat face and directs it square of the wicket, couple more

Aaron Hardie to Steven Smith, no run, fullish delivery close to off, Smith eases it straight to cover

Haris Rauf to Steven Smith, 1 run, full and angling in, Smith clips it wide of mid-wicket and retains strike

Haris Rauf to Steven Smith, no run, once again the ball takes off from back of a length, Smith was shaping to pull but the extra bounce gives him no chance as it flies over his top-edge

Haris Rauf to Steven Smith, wide, bouncer but too short and too high, Smith sways out of the line and watches it sail over him. Called for height

Haris Rauf to Steven Smith, 1 run, back of a length delivery, Smith knocks it square on the off-side and crosses over

Haris Rauf to Steven Smith, 2 runs, fuller and outside off, Smith eases it in front of sweeper cover and calls for two immediately. Chaudhary responds and they nab it comfortably

Haris Rauf to Steven Smith, no run, back of a length outside off, Smith swings across the line and misses

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

Haris Rauf to Steven Smith, 1 run, fullish delivery around off, Smith stays back and turns it to deep mid-wicket

Matthew Short to Steven Smith, FOUR, streaky but Washington and Smith will take it any which way. He comes charging out, swings hard and almost loses his balance, gets a thick outside-edge and the ball races to third man

Matthew Short to Steven Smith, 1 run, comes down the track and works it past Short, down to long-on for a single

Matthew Short to Steven Smith, 2 runs, tad short and Smith manages to pull it in front of square, between deep mid-wicket and long-on, two more

Brody Couch to Steven Smith, no run

Brody Couch to Steven Smith, 1 run, 133.8ks fuller and around off, Smith flicks it to deep mid-wicket

Anirudh Immanuel to Steven Smith, 1 run, flighted delivery on off, Smith works it to deep square leg

Anirudh Immanuel to Steven Smith, 1 run, once again too full and Smith drives it down to long-on

Aaron Hardie to Steven Smith, no run, back of a length close to off, Smith pushes it off the inner half to mid-wicket

Aaron Hardie to Steven Smith, 1 run, short of length delivery, Smith plays it to deep mid-wicket and settles with a single

Aaron Hardie to Steven Smith, SIX, that should relieve the pressure on him. He played quite a few dot balls in the last couple of vers and the pressure was building. He gets hold of this short of length delivery and pulls it towards long leg, gets enough for the ball to land beyond the rope

Aaron Hardie to Steven Smith, no run, premeditated the scoop and Hardie saw that, he went short and outside off, Smith lets go

Matthew Short to Steven Smith, 1 run, tossed up on off, Smith nudges wide of long-on and settles with a single

Matthew Short to Steven Smith, 1 run, sliding across off, Smith works it against the angle to long-on

Matthew Short to Steven Smith, no run, comes down the track and reaches for the ball, drives straight to cover

Brody Couch to Steven Smith, no run, fuller and around off, Smith defends in front of cover

Brody Couch to Steven Smith, 1 run, eased to long-on

Brody Couch to Steven Smith, no run, once again Smith picks out cover and is starting to get frustrated. Three dots in a row..

Brody Couch to Steven Smith, no run, fuller and outside off, Smith pushes it straight to cover

Brody Couch to Steven Smith, no run, back of a length delivery, Smith pats it with soft hands to backward point

Haris Rauf to Steven Smith, 1 run, angling into the right-hander, Smith turns it gently to the right of mid-wicket

Haris Rauf to Steven Smith, no run, attacks the stumps and gets it to stay low, Smith manages to bring his bat down and keep it out

Aaron Hardie to Steven Smith, leg byes, 1 run, back of a length delivery, Smith misses the tuck and the ball rolls off the thigh pad

Aaron Hardie to Steven Smith, 1 run, charges down, gives himself room and smashes the drive straight to cover. Matt Short fumbles and the single is taken

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 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

Brody Couch to Steven Smith, 1 run, back of a length outside off, Smith opens the bat face and steers to deep backward point

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 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'

Haris Rauf to Steven Smith, 3 runs, full pitcher around off, Smith leans forward and drives it in front of square. Off the mark with three..