Mi New York Vs San Francisco Unicorns Match 16 19 July 2024

16th T20 • Grand Prairie Stadium • Texas

San Francisco Unicorns

148/7 (20)

MI New York

145/7 (20)

SFU won by 3 runs

Info

Live

Scorecard

Stats

Mini Games

Date & Time

19 Jul, 06:00 AM IST

Venue

Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas

Match

16th T20,

Major League Cricket

Umpires

Marais Erasmus (South Africa), Rushane Samuels (West Indies), Paul Wilson (Australia, TV)

Referee

Jeff Crowe (New Zealand)

Toss

San Francisco Unicorns elected to bat

Pitch Report

It is summer time and there is a bit of breeze. One side is 196 ft and the other side is about 242 ft. So, according to that the bowlers will have to plan. The will be dusty and will slow down a bit with the progress of the game. Slower balls will work here. Get to 160-170, that will be competitive.

1st Innings

162Avg Runs

7Avg Wkts

135.49Avg SR

2nd Innings

140Avg Runs

6Avg Wkts

130.19Avg SR

Weather Update

Head To Head (Last 10 Matches)

MINY

0- 1

SFU

Team Form (Recent 5 Matches, Latest First)

MI New York

San Francisco Unicorns

Players to Watch

Top Batters

Matthew Short

SFU . ALL

147 Runs

3 Matches

Nicholas Pooran

MINY . WK

111 Runs

4 Matches

Finn Allen

SFU . BAT

107 Runs

3 Matches

Top Bowlers

Rashid Khan

MINY . ALL

6 Wkts

4 Matches

Trent Boult

MINY . BOWL

5 Wkts

4 Matches

Liam Plunkett

SFU . BOWL

5 Wkts

3 Matches

Player of the Match Corey Anderson

59(37)

0/4

SFU

MINY

Info

San Francisco Unicorns

148/7 (20)

Batters

Finn Allen

66.67

c & b Kenjige

Matthew Short

57.14

b Kenjige

Sanjay Krishnamurthy

33.33

c Pooran b Boult

Josh Inglis

14.29

c Brevis b Shepherd

Sherfane Rutherford

93.33

runout (Kenjige / Patel)

Hassan Khan

125.71

b Khan

Corey Anderson

159.46

Not out

Pat Cummins

108.33

c (sub Shayan Jahangir) b Boult

Haris Rauf

100.00

Not out

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 1, NB: 0, W: 8)

TOTAL

(20 Ov, RR: 7.4)

148/7

Did not Bat

Liam Plunkett, Brody Couch

Bowlers

EXT

Nosthush Kenjige

3.25

Trent Boult

8.75

Romario Shepherd

7.75

Kieron Pollard

7.00

Rashid Khan

6.50

Sunny Patel

14.00

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Finn Allen

c & b Kenjige

1-2

0.3

Sanjay Krishnamurthy

c Pooran b Boult

2-7

1.5

Matthew Short

b Kenjige

3-7

2.2

Josh Inglis

c Brevis b Shepherd

4-19

5.2

Sherfane Rutherford

runout (Kenjige / Patel)

5-33

6.6

Hassan Khan

b Khan

6-120

16.4

Pat Cummins

c (sub Shayan Jahangir) b Boult

7-145

19.4

MI New York

145/7 (20)

Batters

Dewald Brevis

155.56

c Inglis b Couch

Ruben Clinton

0.00

c Inglis b Short

Nicholas Pooran

86.67

b Short

Kieron Pollard

50.00

lbw b Couch

Monank Patel

55.56

c Allen b Hassan Khan

Romario Shepherd

100.00

c Hassan Khan b Short

Rashid Khan

116.67

Not out

Heath Richards

184.62

lbw b Rauf

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 1, NB: 1, W: 7)

TOTAL

(20 Ov, RR: 7.25)

145/7

Did not Bat

Sunny Patel, Nosthush Kenjige, Trent Boult

Bowlers

EXT

Brody Couch

6.75

Matthew Short

6.75

Pat Cummins

6.75

Haris Rauf

8.75

Liam Plunkett

1.5

8.18

Hassan Khan

4.50

Corey Anderson

0.1

24.00

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Ruben Clinton

c Inglis b Short

1-2

1.5

Dewald Brevis

c Inglis b Couch

2-79

9.6

Kieron Pollard

lbw b Couch

3-88

12.4

Nicholas Pooran

b Short

4-94

13.4

Romario Shepherd

c Hassan Khan b Short

5-104

15.4

Monank Patel

c Allen b Hassan Khan

6-108

16.1

Heath Richards

lbw b Rauf

7-145

19.6

Match Info

Date & Time

19 Jul, 06:00 AM IST

Venue

Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas

Match

16th T20,

Major League Cricket

Umpires

Marais Erasmus (South Africa), Rushane Samuels (West Indies), Paul Wilson (Australia, TV)

Referee

Jeff Crowe (New Zealand)

Toss

San Francisco Unicorns elected to bat

W 0 0 0 0 6

Over 17

Runs: 6

1 1lb 1 1 2 4

Over 18

Runs: 10

3 0 0 0 1 1

Over 19

Runs: 5

6 1 2 1 6 W

Over 20

Runs: 16

All Overs

Player of the Match Corey Anderson

59(37)

0/4

Commentary

What a brilliant game of cricket. You'd feel MINY were way ahead and should have won it after how the first quarter of it went. But the Unicorns didn't stop fighting and in turn found new heroes which would have boosted their confidence. They might be a scary team to play in the Playoffs in this form. But for now, it's the pair of Rudransh and Probuddha signing off for Sportskeeda!

Corey Anderson (San Fransisco Unicorns captain and the MVP): Pretty happy. I was in the bush a little bit. We batted deep and Hasan Khan did really well. We have an excellent bowling attack and hopefully, we made it easier for them. You still have to pick your match-ups and find boundaries. There's not much point in a small total. We went ahead of the game a bit so focussed on twos. I thought we were definitely under-par. I just asked the guys to fight. Sometimes games like this stretch out. I am extremely proud of the way the boys fought. They are a quality side, with quality bowlers. Our top-order has been firing brilliantly, which flipped today. Hopefully, there comes a game where all of us fire together.

Kieron Pollard (MI New York Captain): I think in the middle period we did not get enough runs and that is where the game slipped. The bowlers did a good job up top but Corey and Hassan got a partnership going and took the game away from us. We wanted to put the foot on the throat but it did not happen. Today was sort of how this season has gone for us - giving ourselves a chance but not getting it done. In the entire tournament, the batting has not worked well for us. We have not been able to fight well and put up big totals. Rashid finished off a couple of games but overall, from a batting perspective, we have not done great, and I personally, like today, I had a job to do, but I could not do it. There is another game to go, so have to finish well. Pride, reputation and passion is something we play for and let's see how it goes.

Time for the post-match presentation!

Matt Short (San Francisco Unicorns): It is a huge win. They are a quality side. It was a strange game but credit to the bowler. Credit to Corey Anderson and Hassan Khan to get that partnership going and put on a good total for us. Yes just saw that he was hitting the full ball and so shortened the length and it worked (Pooran dismissal). Lucky with a couple tonight. Our top order has done a good job barring this match. There have been quite a few partnerships and that has helped us.

What a match! Young Richards did so many things right but wouldn't he worry about that last shot? It was straight and in the slot but he went for a reverse paddle and barely touched the ball.

San Fransisco Unicorns win by 3 runs!

Corey Anderson 59 (37) | Matthew Short (3/27)
Dewald Brevis 56 (36) | Nosthush Kenjige (2/13)

MI New York's misery continues to pile on. They came so close to a great win here but it's once again on the seniors, the selection choices, and the decision-making on the field from most of the players in that 11 which has cost them these points and almost certainly a place in the Playoffs.

The Unicorns have now become the second team to qualify for the playoffs! They got here thanks to that Anderson-Khan partnership in the first innings. The score was just about competitive and MI New York just didn't go after it strongly enough except Brevis who was both brave and brilliant.

Short got the first breakthrough and he and Couch bowled in all phases to take four crucial breakthroughs. Pollard went early and Pooran conceded a ton of dots, building fatal pressure on Brevis before getting out himself. Rashid and Richards put up a brilliant fight at the end by making a 20-run final-over chase come close but it was just not enough.

overs

145 /7 score

runs

Heath Richards *

24 (13)

Rashid Khan

14 (12)

Haris Rauf

1 /35

19.6 Haris Rauf to Heath Richards, A dot!!!! What a delivery by Rauf!!!! He has delivered under pressure here!!!! Full at the off stump. Richards looks to go for the reverse paddle. The ball goes to the keeper. There is an appeal for the leg before and the umpire has raised the finger. It is a WICKET!!!!!

RICHARDDDSSSSSSS YOU BEAUTY! 4 off the last ball. That's as good a six under pressure you'd see. Too many discussions for Rauf. Here he comes.

19.5 Haris Rauf to Heath Richards, SIX!!! Drama and more drama!!!!! Back of a length ball at the off stump. Richards clears his front foot and heaves it over mid-wicket for a maximum.

10 off 2. This is the make-or-break ball. Can Richards live a fairytale?

19.4 Haris Rauf to Rashid Khan, fuller and a slower one at the off stump. Rashid swings across the line and gets a top edge towards long-off for a single.

That's a much better ball from him, slow and into the pitch but it was almost hit for another. 11 off 3 now.

19.3 Haris Rauf to Rashid Khan, IN THE AIR AND DROPPED AGAIN!!!! Rashid gets another life!!!! Good length delivery at the off stump. Rashid swats it away towards square leg. The fielder in the deep puts in a diving effort but fails to take the catch. A couple of runs taken.

19.2 Haris Rauf to Heath Richards, yorker at the off stump. Punched towards mid-off for a single.

MAKE THAT 14 ALREADYYYY!

19.1 Haris Rauf to Heath Richards, SIX!!!!! That changes the momentum of the game!!!! What a crucial blow this one!!!!! Full at the off stump. Richards swings hard at it and gets it just over the long-off fence for a maximum.

Here's Rauf, can he defend 20?

An absolutely magical over from Cummins. He's such a good addition to this team and has now put them in a winning position.

overs

129 /6 score

runs

Heath Richards *

11 (9)

Rashid Khan

11 (10)

Pat Cummins

0 /27

18.6 Pat Cummins to Heath Richards, short and a cutter outside the off stump. Richards shuffles across the stumps and swats it to long-on for a single.

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