San Francisco Unicorns vs Los Angeles Knight Riders Predictions - Finn Allen to sink the Knight Riders

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Last updated: 13 Jun 2025

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Finn Allen scored 151 off 51 balls in the MLC opener against the Washington Freedom.
Alex Hales hit eight sixes in his 35-ball 88 against the Karachi Kings.
Can the San Francisco Unicorns make it two wins in a row by beating the Los Angeles Knight Riders?

Finn Allen hits out against Pakistan. (credit: Sanka Vidanagama/Getty Images)

San Francisco Unicorns vs Los Angeles Knight Riders Predictions

The Unicorns kick-started the MLC season with an emphatic victory over the defending champions, the Washington Freedom. They look like a good bet to beat the Knight Riders convincingly.

San Francisco Unicorns’ Finn Allen hit 19 sixes in his 151 against the Washington Freedom.
San Francisco Unicorns’ Sanjay Krishnamurthi has scored 61, 40* & 36 in his last 3 innings.
Los Angeles Knight Riders’ Alex Hales has scored 67, 47 & 88 in his last 5 innings.
Los Angeles Knight Riders’ Sunil Narine has scored 4622 runs (S/R 149.67) in 359 T20 innings.

Head-to-Head

San Francisco Unicorns won their first match against the Knight Riders, with the second match being rained-off.

San Francisco Unicorns Form

After losing last season’s MLC final against the Washington Freedom, the Unicorns gained some revenge by beating the Freedom by 123 runs in the season opener.

San Francisco Unicorns posted a mammoth score of 269/5 off their 20 overs. Finn Allen was the destroyer-in-chief, smashing 151 off just 51 balls (five fours and 19 sixes) against the Washington Freedom attack.

After a good start to their innings, the defending champions collapsed from 80 without loss in the sixth over to 117/8 in the 10th over. Haris Rauf (3/30) and Hassan Khan (3/38) did the damage with the ball for the Unicorns.

San Francisco Unicorns Team News

The Unicorns are in superb form after their opening day demolition of the Washington Freedom.

Los Angeles Knight Riders Form

The Knight Riders improved on their sixth place finish in 2023 by finishing in fifth place in 2024 after winning just two of their seven group matches.

Jason Roy was the Knight Riders’ leading run-scorer (163 runs, ave 27.16), followed by Unmukt Chand (158 runs, ave 26.33) and Andre Russell (129 runs, ave 25.80).

Spencer Johnson (9 wickets) was the Los Angeles Knight Riders’ leading wicket-taker in MLC 2024. Sunil Narine and Ali Khan shared second place with five wickets apiece.

Los Angeles Knight Riders Team News

Proteas paceman Anrich Nortje has been forced to pull out of the Los Angeles Knight Riders due to injury. He will be replaced by the West Indies’ Dominic Drakes.

Verdict

San Francisco Unicorns vs. LA Knight Riders

I am backing San Francisco Unicorns to win. I am also backing Finn Allen to top score for San Francisco Unicorns.

Alex Hales is a good bet to top score for the Los Angeles Knight Riders.

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