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

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]

Xavier Bartlett to Steven Smith, 2 runs, full delivery on the stumps, Smith flicks to deep mid-wicket

Xavier Bartlett to Steven Smith, 1 run, worked away to mid-wicket

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, 1 run, now thuds the pad with a really full ball, cramped him for room with a really full ball. Smith missed the flick. Given runs though, maybe there was an inside edge on this

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

Brody Couch to Steven Smith, no run, almost a yorker, Smith mistimes the loft drive to mid-off

Haris Rauf to Steven Smith, 1 run, the hard length now, Smith taps it to mid-on

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

Haris Rauf to Steven Smith, no run, slogs and misses! Smith lost shape early on the shot as he tried to hit it too hard. Haris Rauf bowled this into the wicket and got it to slightly nip back in to beat the bat

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 Steven Smith, 1 run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Smith cuts square of the wicket and finds deep point

Ghulam Mudassar to Steven Smith, 1 run, short of length delivery, Smith pushed through cover

Brody Couch to Steven Smith, 1 run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Smith drives square through backward point

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 Steven Smith, 1 run, outswinger within the stumps, pushed to mid-on and he sets off for a quick single

Xavier Bartlett to Steven Smith, no run, good length delivery on the off stump, Smith defends it back to the bowler

Xavier Bartlett to Steven Smith, no run, beaten! The proper Test match hard length and lovely shape away from the right-hander, Smith pokes at it away from the bodty and escapes the outside edge