MLC 2025: Faf du Plessis century is a waste as San Francisco Unicorn defeated the Texas Super Kings in a High Scoring Meet

What turns out to be a high octane encounter in Major League Cricket (MLC) 2025San Francisco Unicorns exhibited their batting skills to successfully corner the huge target set by the Texas Super Kings. Unicorn won with 7 wickets and had the remarkable 23 balls availableLeave the audience at Gran Prairie Stadium, which is on the edge of the seats throughout the evening. After winning the toss, the San Francisco Unicorn captain was first selected for the bowl.

Texas Super Kings Innings: Faf du Plessis tells the century

The Texas Super Kings’ innings were largely defined by an epic display of power hits from the captain. Faf du plessis. Opening the innings with Devon Conway, Duplesis halted the Super Kings’ accusation and carefully navigated the first over before unleashing a breathtaking stroke. Conway struggled to find flow ency, and before he fell to Harris Rauf after winning 23 balls, Duplesis continued to accelerate, reaching his century with just 51 deliveries. His innings are a masterclass of T20 batting, studded six fours and seven giant sixes, demonstrating both elegance and brute force.

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Important support came from Saiteja Mukkamalla. He played a crucial offensive cameo, offering 38 runs from just 24 balls, including three fours and two sixes. Their partnership provided much needed driving force in the middle over. Daryl Mitchell, who ran 10 balls by Marcus Stoinis (running one from one ball) and Daryl Mitchell, added a slow surge from Calvin Savage, defeating just 10 deliveries with three fours, and the Super Kings finished with a crude 198/5 total.

The San Francisco Unicorn bowler was able to pick up important wickets at intervals despite the onslaught. Xavier Bartlett was impressive, claiming two wickets with 31 runs in four overs, constantly threatening. Harris Rauf bagged two wickets for 34 runs at his pace. However, other bowlers, including Carmi Le Roux (0/35), Brody Couch (0/44), Hassan Khan (0/24), and Matthew Short (0/27), had difficulty stopping the flow of the run with the wellset’s Texas Super Kings Batsmen, and set up a thrilled Chase.

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San Francisco Unicorn’s Dominant Chase: Finland Allen and Matthew Short Lead The Charge

Chasing 199 for victory, the San Francisco Unicorns began their innings with an incredible display of aggression, doing a light job of a seemingly difficult target. The opening pair quickly put the Texas Super Kings bowlers under great pressure, with Matthew Short and Finn Allen displaying fearless blows from the start. Short was awarded appropriately to the player of the match, performing a ferocious inning of 61 runs from just 29 balls. His ability to find boundaries with accuracy and force sets a rapid pace for pursuit.

However, it was Allen who truly changed the tide with the unicorn’s favor with an even more breathtaking performance. He launched a savage attack on the Texas bowler, and ran with just 35 deliveries that blew up the 78. His innings were a beautiful blow sight, featuring four fours and an incredible eight-six, showing off his immeasurable batting strength and ability to clear ropes freely. Short and Allen’s partnership was simply devastating, dismantling the Super Kings bowling attack and putting the Unicorn far ahead of the required execution rate.

Even after Short and Allen’s firing, momentum did not fade due to the unicorn. Jake Fraser-McGurk continued his offensive approach, offering 37 quick runs from 25 balls, including three fours and two sixes, making sure there were no hiccups in the pursuit. The Super Kings bowler struggled to keep the flow of the run despite his best efforts. Zia ul Haq Muhammad admitted 36 runs without wickets, but Noor Ahmad was expensive, handing out 50 runs in four overs. Marcus Stoinis (0/27) and Mohammad Mohsin (1/29) also found it difficult to make big breakthroughs. In the end, Hassan Khan sealed the victory with five quick five runs from two balls, leading the Unicorn to a comfortable victory with just 16.1 overs.

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