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Highlights: San Francisco Unicorns run at Loader Hill past the Texas Super Kings | MLC 2025



With 25 dramatic conclusions Major League Cricket (MLC) 2025San Francisco Unicorn scored a one-run claw-biting victory over the Texas Super Kings at the Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground in Lauder Hill. After being put into the bat by the Super Kings, the Unicorn posted a competitive total of 148/6 thanks to epic innings from the captain. Matthew Short. The Super Kings, despite brave efforts in the pursuit, ultimately fell short at the narrowest margin, finishing at 147/7.

Matthew Short’s masterclass anchors the innings of the San Francisco Unicorns

The San Francisco Unicorns’ innings were built around the fantastic batting of skipper Matthew Short, who correctly ruled players in the match. Short played impactful innings while still a patient, earning 80 runs from 63 deliveries, including five four deliveries and four towering six. His innings were extremely important in stabilizing the ship after the unicorn went through early jitter and lost Finnen Allen (1 run) and Jake Fraser McGurk (3 runs) cheaply.

Sanjay Krishnamurthy also left quickly with two runs, leaving the Unicorn on a shaky 3rd of 19.

However, Short found a capable partner in Hassan Khan. He provided much needed impulses with 40 runs from just 25 balls, featuring 25 balls and three sixes. Their partnership pulled the unicorns out of trouble and brought them back on track for a respectable total. Romario Shepherd (13 runs) and Hamad Azam (8 runs) added some useful runs at the end.

For the Texas Super Kings, Marcus Stonis was a bowler’s pick, snarling three wickets with 32 runs from his four overs, breaking a key intermediate partnership. Akeal Hosein was economical, picking up one wicket with just 18 runs, but Nandre Burger and Noor Ahmad also admitted to admitting 28 runs each.

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Texas Super Kings Chase is in pain

Chasing 149 for victory, the Texas Super Kings got off to a rocky start, losing Smit Patel (8 runs) and Captain Faf du Plessis (1 run) in the power play.

Saiteja Mukkamalla and Marcus Stoinis attempted to rebuild the innings. Mukkamalla played a steady hand with 34 runs from 29 balls, including three balls and one six, while Stoinis contributed 13 runs.

The real momentum of the Super Kings came from Donovan Ferreira, who unleashed a gust of stroke and scored a fast 39. He came close with Shubam Ranjan (28 runs) inspired by his target for Texas. However, the unicorn bowler was holding his nerves with a critical over-death.

Brody Sofa was particularly impressive for the San Francisco Unicorn, picking up two wickets for 26 runs, including an early firing of FAF Duplesis. Romario Shepherd also bagged two wickets with 26 runs and scored a key breakthrough in the innings backend. Hassan Khan chipped in one wicket for 32 runs, while Karima Gore picked up one wicket on 25 runs to maintain excellent control.

The match was a very final ball, with Texas needed two runs for the tie and three runs for the victory. But the San Francisco Unicorn bowlers, led by their disciplined attacks, managed to defend the total, Securing a thrilling one-run victory.

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