San Francisco Unicorns Vs Seattle Orcas Match 4 15 July 2023

4th T20 • Grand Prairie Stadium • Texas

Seattle Orcas

177/4 (20)

San Francisco Unicorns

142 (17.5)

SEO won by 35 runs

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Player of the Match Heinrich Klaasen

53(31)

Player of the Series Cameron Gannon

SEO

SFU

Info

Seattle Orcas

177/4 (20)

Batters

Quinton de Kock

116.67

b Rauf

Nauman Anwar

142.86

c Wade b Plunkett

Shehan Jayasuriya

122.22

c Plunkett b Anderson

Heinrich Klaasen

170.97

c Tajinder Singh b Plunkett

Shimron Hetmyer

120.00

Not out

Shubham Ranjane

166.67

Not out

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 2, NB: 1, W: 5)

TOTAL

(20 Ov, RR: 8.85)

177/4

Did not Bat

Imad Wasim, Wayne Parnell, Harmeet Singh, Cameron Gannon, Andrew Tye

Bowlers

EXT

Carmi le Roux

7.25

Haris Rauf

10.50

Marcus Stoinis

7.00

Liam Plunkett

9.00

Shadab Khan

10.50

Corey Anderson

9.50

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Quinton de Kock

b Rauf

1-9

1.4

Nauman Anwar

c Wade b Plunkett

2-53

5.5

Shehan Jayasuriya

c Plunkett b Anderson

3-100

11.5

Heinrich Klaasen

c Tajinder Singh b Plunkett

4-154

17.4

San Francisco Unicorns

142/10 (17.5)

Batters

Matthew Wade

175.00

b Wasim

Finn Allen

280.00

runout (Jayasuriya)

Marcus Stoinis

75.00

c Klaasen b Wasim

Aaron Finch

87.50

c Klaasen b Singh

Corey Anderson

120.00

c Hetmyer b Cameron Gannon

Shadab Khan

160.87

c Kock b Cameron Gannon

Tajinder Singh

25.00

c Kock b Tye

Chaitanya Bishnoi

33.33

c Klaasen b Tye

Liam Plunkett

66.67

c Kock b Cameron Gannon

Haris Rauf

100.00

Not out

Carmi le Roux

0.00

c Kock b Cameron Gannon

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 1, NB: 0, W: 2)

TOTAL

(17.5 Ov, RR: 7.96)

142/10

Bowlers

EXT

Imad Wasim

8.00

Cameron Gannon

3.5

6.00

Wayne Parnell

13.33

Harmeet Singh

3.75

Andrew Tye

9.00

Shehan Jayasuriya

12.00

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Finn Allen

runout (Jayasuriya)

1-42

3.2

Matthew Wade

b Wasim

2-57

4.6

Marcus Stoinis

c Klaasen b Wasim

3-86

9.6

Aaron Finch

c Klaasen b Singh

4-86

10.2

Corey Anderson

c Hetmyer b Cameron Gannon

5-112

13.4

Tajinder Singh

c Kock b Tye

6-121

14.6

Chaitanya Bishnoi

c Klaasen b Tye

7-129

16.1

Liam Plunkett

c Kock b Cameron Gannon

8-141

17.2

Shadab Khan

c Kock b Cameron Gannon

9-142

17.4

Carmi le Roux

c Kock b Cameron Gannon

10-142

17.5

Match Info

Date & Time

16 Jul, 06:00 AM IST

Venue

Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas

Match

4th T20,

Major League Cricket

Umpires

Aleem Dar (Pakistan) , Billy Taylor (England) , Vijaya Mallela (United States of America, TV)

Referee

Simon Taufel (Australia)

Toss

Seattle Orcas elected to bat

1 0 1 4 1 W

Over 15

Runs: 7

1 0 1 0 2 4

Over 16

Runs: 8

W 1 1wd 6 6 1 1 1

Over 17

Runs: 17

1 W 1 1 W W

Over 18

Runs: 3

All Overs

Player of the Match Heinrich Klaasen

53(31)

Player of the Series Cameron Gannon

Commentary

So that will be all from our coverage of this contest. There's plenty of cricket lined up for you today though so do make sure you stay tuned to Sportskeeda and catch up on all of it. For the moment though, this is Sooryanarayanan Sesha taking your leave. Thank you so much for tuning in today. Take care and enjoy your Sunday. Buh-bye for now!

A comprehensive performance by the Seattle Orcas and the early signs point towards them being the side to beat in this tournament. As for the Unicorns, they will be disappointed but can take a lot of learnings from this as they seek to bounce back in the next game.

Wayne Parnell (Seattle Orcas captain): Like I said at the toss we were a little bit unsure. We obviously broke the curse last night chasing. I just had a gut feel that batting first on this wicket in the fourth game (was the way to go), get a good score. They got off to a bit of a flyer thanks to me (grins) but dragging it back like that, credit goes to the group. Coming into a franchise setup it's important to impress. For the younger guys it's about tapping into that experience. For us it's about keeping it simple. We don't want to complicate things and we don't want to give away too much information.

Aaron Finch (San Francisco Unicorns captain): I think we got ourselves into a position with the bat. Every time we got some momentum we lost a wicket. I think our bowlers did a great job to restrict them to 178 after the start they got. The powerplay was good. Just didn't get that big partnership to continue. (Quick turnaround played a big role?) It's same for both teams. We've played enough cricket around the world now that every now and then you've got to back up like this. A lot of guys have played four-day cricket and Test cricket. Yeah the heat got to the guys a bit but we were just beaten by the better side on the day.

Heinrich Klaasen is the Player of the Match for his sublime knock of 53. Here's what he has to say: Good to get a good game under the belt. Early doors in the competition so feels good. Every batter's got the template to go about. Looked to be aggressive against the spinners. If the ball doesn't turn a lot and it's in your arc, try and get it away. Just picking your spinners and if you get that feel, just go for it. I fell into the trap of taking the game for granted. I learnt my lesson the hard way. This game humbles you real quickly. I've learnt my lesson.

Cameron Gannon (Seattle Orcas): Feels great. Just nice to get off to a great start in the tournament. Again a great crowd - the enthusiasm has been great. It's been outrageous. It's always challenging playing a lineup like that. We've all seen guys like Wadey, Finchy and Stoiny scoring runs like that. Today we just tried to be smart and use the facilities and it worked out for us. So far we've had a really good balance with the way we've structured our team and the way we've performed. I haven't been a part of too many teams which have gotten on from day one like this one. (On his role with the ball) Invariably it's hitting the wicket as hard as you can and as the game goes on, just changing your pace. It's been good (playing here in Dallas). It's hard cricket. Having six overseas players in each team just lifts the standards so much. It's been really fun.

Match Summary: Seattle Orcas beat San Francisco Unicorns by 35 runs.

Heinrich Klaasen 53 (31) | Cameron Gannon 4/23 (3.5)
Shadab Khan 37 (23) | Liam Plunkett 2/36 (4)

A chase that promised so much but alas, failed to deliver as far as the San Francisco Unicorns were concerned. Their bowlers did really well at the death to pull it back and keep the Seattle Orcas under 180 on a pitch that seemed pretty good for batting. The way they got off the blocks in the powerplay, it seemed as though this target was certainly within sights.

Matthew Wade and Finn Allen wasted no time in asserting themselves with the latter in particular taking the bull by the horns. He took a real liking to Wayne Parnell, carting him for 22 runs off the third over and the Unicorns certainly seemed like they meant business. That was until a moment of poor awareness cost Allen dearly as he strolled across for a run before his bat was stuck into the turf, resulting in his run out. And it all just came apart for the Unicorns thereafter.

Wade dragged one back onto his stumps before the run-rate slowed down as Aaron Finch and Marcus Stoinis were kept quiet by the spinners. Both looked to break free but perished in the process, sending the asking rate up as well as a result. It was down to Corey Anderson and Shadab Khan to rescue them yet again but with the southpaw holing out, it all came down to Shadab to get the job done.

A couple of chances went down on the park but they weren't the easiest to be fair. Most other opportunities were converted and the Orcas were completely switched on. Their left-arm spinners were outstanding while the seamers did well to use the tennis ball bounce in the surface to great effect. Shadab simply needed someone to hang in there with him but with his colleagues displaying poor shot selection as they looked to go big, he was left high and dry.

Cameron Gannon then wrapped things up with three wickets in the 18th over - each of those resulting in a Quinton de Kock catch - as he tucked the batters for room and gave them nothing to work it. It was one-way traffic post Allen's wicket and that lapse cost his team so dearly, resulting in a resounding win for the Orcas. Stick around for the presentation!

Magnificent! Simply magnificent from Quinton de Kock and he pulls off a spectacular catch to draw the curtains down on this contest. The Orcas go back-to-back and surge to the top of the table.

17.5 Cameron Gannon to Carmi le Roux, PLUCKS OUT A STUNNER! What a way to finish the game and Quinton de Kock has pulled off something magnificent here! Short of a length outside the off stump as le Roux fends at it from his crease. Takes the edge and flies to the South African's right as he dives one-handed and holds onto a scorcher. Magnificent stuff and that's the game - Seattle Orcas win by 35 runs!

Carmi le Roux c Quinton de Kock b Cameron Gannon 0 (1b, 0x4, 0x6)

Carmi le Roux, RHB, is the last man out in the middle

It's the combination of Quinton de Kock and Cameron Gannon that does it again. The last ray of hope walks back for the Unicorns!

17.4 Cameron Gannon to Shadab Khan, GLOVED BEHIND! That should be the game! Slower delivery dug into the track outside the off stump. Shadab walks across his stumps looking to help it fine a la Suryakumar Yadav. The lace of pace coupled with the extra bounce does him in though as it kisses the glove before de Kock pouches it. That should be the final nail in the coffin for the Unicorns!

Shadab Khan c Quinton de Kock b Cameron Gannon 37 (23b, 2x4, 2x6)

Not sure what Rauf was trying there. He just has to tap the ball over to Shadab and leave the rest to him.

17.3 Cameron Gannon to Haris Rauf, SKIED AND SAFE! Short in length outside the off stump as Rauf backs away hacking it wildly across the line. Gets high on the bat and somehow, he's lucky as it drops safely into the mid-wicket region

Haris Rauf, RHB, comes to the crease

Hostile and very clever from Gannon! Just the perfect delivery to a lower order batter and Shadab loses yet another partner.

17.2 Cameron Gannon to Liam Plunkett, CLOUGHED! AND TAKEN! That is brilliant from Gannon as he bangs it into the pitch at the stumps and gets it to kick up on Plunkett. The latter backs away and looks to hack it across the line, only to see the ball lob up off the top-edge before the keeper settles under it with the gloves in hand. Catching practice and the Unicorns lose another one!

Liam Plunkett c Quinton de Kock b Cameron Gannon 2 (3b, 0x4, 0x6)

17.1 Cameron Gannon to Shadab Khan, back of a length slower delivery on off stump. Shadab skips down the track and can only guide it into the covers for a run

Cameron Gannon [3.0-0-21-1] is back into the attack

It's quite clear that Shadab Khan has to face majority of the remaining deliveries to take the Unicorns close to the target. It's him or the Orcas here you'd think, even though Liam Plunkett can certainly hit a long ball alright. San Francisco Unicorns require 38 runs off 18 deliveries at 12.67 RPO.

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