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 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

Saurabh Netravalkar to Matthew Short, 1 run, low full toss just outside off, driven to long-off, what an over - just 7 off it!

Saurabh Netravalkar to Matthew Short, 2 runs, diving stop from Owen in the deep! Full delivery down leg, Short flicks it in the air but hasn't timed it. Lands well short of the boundary behind square

Saurabh Netravalkar to Matthew Short, 1 run, goes for the yorker, offers a low full toss and Short misses out. He swings hard but gets it off the toe-end to deep midwicket

Saurabh Netravalkar to Matthew Short, 1 run, very full, Short can't get under it as he swipes it across the line through midwicket. Only a single to the deep

Ben Dwarshuis to Matthew Short, 1 run, yorker outside off, squeezed into the cover region

Ben Dwarshuis to Matthew Short, 1 run, dug in short, holds in the pitch and Short is early through the pull. Drags it off the under-edge behind square

Ben Dwarshuis to Matthew Short, FOUR, hundred for Short but the job is not done! Just a raise of the bat from him before getting on with it. He gets to the milestone in style. Sitting up from back of a length, it's pulled hard and flat, beats deep midwicket to his right

Saurabh Netravalkar to Matthew Short, 1 run, steps across the stumps probably looking to go over the leg-side but Netravalkar follows him and goes even wider. Short adjusts and knocks it through the covers

Saurabh Netravalkar to Matthew Short, FOUR, slower one wide of off, Short reaches out and slaps it over point

Nikhil Chaudhary to Matthew Short, SIX, uses his feet, reaches out to a wide one and smokes it over extra cover

Nikhil Chaudhary to Matthew Short, wide, too wide outside off, left alone

Nikhil Chaudhary to Matthew Short, 1 run, good length ball wide of off, Short looks to slog and drags it off the toe-end through midwicket

Nikhil Chaudhary to Matthew Short, no run, quite wide outside off, Short mistimes the cut to cover

Nikhil Chaudhary to Matthew Short, FOUR, steps out, reaches out to a wide one and drills it through the covers. Keeper runs up for a word with Chaudhary

Nikhil Chaudhary to Matthew Short, FOUR, Chaudhary has been good at hiding it wide outside off but not this time. It's on a good length just outside off, right within Short's swinging arc and he hammers it straight back

Ben Dwarshuis to Matthew Short, 1 run, pace off into the surface, Short mistimes the drive to long-off

Ben Dwarshuis to Matthew Short, wide, slanted away very wide outside off, Short fails to reach it

Ben Dwarshuis to Matthew Short, FOUR, slower ball sitting up around the waist, and Short nails the pull shot through square leg

Nikhil Chaudhary to Matthew Short, 1 run, fired in full outside off, Short steps across, swings across the line and gets an inside edge through square leg

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 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

Nikhil Chaudhary to Matthew Short, 1 run, very full, Short can't get under it as he drives down the ground

Nikhil Chaudhary to Matthew Short, wide, oh that's a harsh call. Chaudhary can't believe it. Hides it wide of off, seems to finish just inside the marker as Short leaves it alone. But the umpire's arms go up

Nikhil Chaudhary to Matthew Short, 1 run, steps out of the crease, gets too close to the pitch of it and mistimes the drive to long-on

Rachin Ravindra to Matthew Short, 1 run, steps out and flicks it on the bounce to long-on

Rachin Ravindra to Matthew Short, 1 run, flat and wide outside off, Short flat-bats it down to long-on

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

Rachin Ravindra to Matthew Short, SIX, dances down to the pitch of it and lofts it easily over long-on

Rachin Ravindra to Matthew Short, no run, pushed to cover

Rachin Ravindra to Matthew Short, no run, dropped! Length ball turning away, driven off the back foot and it definitely carries to Ravindra. It's low to his right and pops out of his hands

Rachin Ravindra to Matthew Short, FOUR, turning away wide of off, Short goes hard and gets it fine off the toe-end. Beats Netravalkar at backward point as he doesn't dive

Holland to Matthew Short, SIX, slower one floated up in the slot, Short waits for it and hammers it straight back into the sightscreen

Holland to Matthew Short, 1 run, slower wide yorker outside off, Short dances down, has to reach out for it and squeezes it to short third

Holland to Matthew Short, 1 run, full in the slot, driven gently to long-off

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

Saurabh Netravalkar to Matthew Short, 1 run, back of a length on off, Short punches to mid-off and sets off for a quick single. Throw comes in for Smith and Short is safely in

Saurabh Netravalkar to Matthew Short, no run, slower one angling away, Short slaps it hard but straight to mid-off

Saurabh Netravalkar to Matthew Short, wide, way too wide outside off, loses control of the slower ball and Short leaves it alone

Saurabh Netravalkar to Matthew Short, no run, hard length on off, Short punches it to mid-off

Ben Dwarshuis to Matthew Short, 1 run, swinging away from off, pace off, Short looks to drive and drags it off the inside half through square leg. Might've been early through it. Dwarshuis has developed this delivery where it's slightly off-pace while also swinging away from the right-hander

Ben Dwarshuis to Matthew Short, no run, big groan from Short as he misses out! Straying on leg, back of a length, he looks to pull it fine but fails to connect. Goes off the thigh pad to short fine leg

Ben Dwarshuis to Matthew Short, no run, good length on middle, driven crisply but straight back to Dwarshuis

Asif Mehmood to Matthew Short, 1 run, what a stop from Chaudhary! Pulled hard, racing away behind square and he dives full stretch to make a one-handed stop at long leg

Asif Mehmood to Matthew Short, FOUR, pitched up on off, he gets forward and drives crisply down the ground, beating mid-off to his right

Asif Mehmood to Matthew Short, FOUR, dug in short, Matthew Short goes for the pull, doesn't quite get hold of it but hits it in front of square to beat the fielder in the deep

Ben Dwarshuis to Matthew Short, no run, inswinger down leg, Short looks to flick it away but misses. Keeper goes up in appeal for caught behind but it's probably off the pad. Umpire unmoved!