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

Mitchell Owen to Xavier Bartlett, 1 run, a lovely yorker to finish it off. Well done, Mitchell Owen! It's squeezed down to long-on and there's palpable relief in the Freedom camp. Maxwell gives Owen a big hug and his other teammates follow suit. Pump of the fists from Smith. They're through to the final after an absolute nailbiter here in Oakland!

Mitchell Owen to Xavier Bartlett, no run, swing and a miss, and that should be it. Full and wide, angling away from round the wicket, Bartlett fails to connect and it's beyond them now. Gous is a relieved man and has a smile on his face

Mitchell Owen to Matthew Short, 1 run, well bowled. Keeps it full and wide, Short mistimes it to long-off

Mitchell Owen to Matthew Short, 2 runs, Gous has made a mess of what should've been a straightforward run out! Pressure pressure! Owen nails the wide yorker, it's squeezed down to long-off and they go for a non-existent second run. Throw comes in to the keeper, Short is well short but Gous breaks the stumps before gathering the ball. Oh wait, one bail is still left on, and even then he has missed it. Has a swipe at the stumps but misses on the first attempt. Short is able to dive into the crease

Mitchell Owen to Matthew Short, FOUR, steps across the stumps, gets a low full toss and glances it fine past the fielder in the ring. Owen with his hands on the hip. He'll have to change his plan and go wide outside off

Mitchell Owen to Matthew Short, SIX, he hasn't started well. Good length on the pads from round the wicket, Short shimmies down and whips it away into the stands behind square

Mitchell Owen to Matthew Short, 1 run, length ball wide of off, Short looks to slog and mistimes it off the toe-end through midwicket

Mitchell Owen to Matthew Short, FOUR, advances down, reaches out to a wide one and carves it over extra cover

Mitchell Owen to Hassan Khan, 1 run, yorker outside off, Hassan swings hard and squeezes it off the inside half through midwicket

Mitchell Owen to Hassan Khan, no run, slower ball slanted away outside off, Hassan swings and misses

Mitchell Owen to Matthew Short, 1 run, round the wicket, angled away outside off and Short flat-bats it to long-off

Mitchell Owen to Matthew Short, FOUR, short of length at the body from round the wicket, Short swivels across and pulls it behind square

Mitchell Owen to Matthew Short, 1 run, round the wicket, length ball angled across off, Short steps out and slaps it to long-off

Mitchell Owen to Aaron Hardie, 1 run, over the wicket, angled into the pads, Hardie flicks it to deep square leg

Mitchell Owen to Matthew Short, 1 run, round the wicket, slower one angled across off, Short drives to long-off

Mitchell Owen to Aaron Hardie, 1 run, over the wicket, good length just outside off, driven to deep point

Mitchell Owen to Aaron Hardie, no run, good length on middle, defended

Mitchell Owen to Sanjay Krishnamurthi, out Caught by Nikhil Chaudhary!! Round the wicket angle works for Owen! After a difficult first over which went for 28, he has started well in the second one. Dug in short, it's pulled in the air and what a brilliant catch it is from Chaudhary in the deep. He dives across to his right at deep midwicket to pluck it above the ground. Sanjay Krishnamurthi c Nikhil Chaudhary b Mitchell Owen 10(7) [6s-1]

Mitchell Owen to Matthew Short, 2 runs, very full on middle and leg, flicked through midwicket and finally the over ends. 28 off it!

Mitchell Owen to Matthew Short, no ball, SIX, the no ball proves costly! Floated up in the slot, sliced in the air and clears the long-off boundary easily. And would you believe it, it's another no-ball. It's tight but he's over the line

Mitchell Owen to Matthew Short, no ball, good length on off and middle, driven to extra cover and that's the end of the over. Oh dear, he has overstepped

Mitchell Owen to Matthew Short, no run, full on the pads, looks to flick it away and gets a thick inside edge to short fine

Mitchell Owen to Matthew Short, SIX, advances down, gets a slower ball and lofts it straight back for his third consecutive six!

Mitchell Owen to Matthew Short, SIX, dished up on a good length, Short swings through the line and hammers it over mid-on

Mitchell Owen to Matthew Short, SIX, short of length around the chest, and it's swatted away over the midwicket boundary. Such a short boundary there, clears it easily

Mitchell Owen to Matthew Short, no run, steered to backward point