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San Francisco Unicorns vs Los Angeles Knight Riders Predictions - Knight Riders to make it four wins on the trot in a MLC Qualifier clash

Nigel Williams

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Last updated: 14 Jul 2026

Nigel Williams 14 Jul 2026

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LA Knight Riders tipped to win after a three-match streak.
Both teams level on points; Unicorns top on NRR.
Key players: Pretorius, Munro, Tromp, and Short.

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Jason Holder has been among the wickets for LA Knight Riders in the MLC (Getty Images)

San Francisco Unicorns vs Los Angeles Knight Riders Predictions

The in-form Knight Riders will be aiming to continue their winning streak against a resilient Unicorns side in a closely contested Major League Cricket Qualifier.

San Francisco Unicorns vs Los Angeles Knight Riders Predictions
Head-to-Head
San Francisco Unicorns Form
Los Angeles Knight Riders Form
Team news

San Francisco Unicorns’ Lhuan-dre Pretorius has scored 66, 65, 58, 69* & 87 in 7 knocks.
San Francisco Unicorns’ Aaron Hardie has scored 42*, 20, 56* & 28 in his last 4 innings.
San Francisco Unicorns’ Brody Couch took 1/20, 1/28, 2/42 & 3/41 in his last 4 matches.
San Francisco Unicorns have won 2 of their last 3 matches.
Los Angeles Knight Riders’ Colin Munro has scored 62, 33, 25, 55* & 52 in 6 matches.
Los Angeles Knight Riders’ Matthew Tromp has scored 58*, 44, 50 & 49 in 4 innings.
Los Angeles Knight Riders’ Andre Russell has taken 2/38, 3/34 & 3/43 in his last 3 matches.
Los Angeles Knight Riders have won their last 3 matches.

Head-to-Head

The Knight Riders have won three of the last six Major League Cricket meetings with San Francisco Unicorns, with one match abandoned. The Knight Riders scored a superb 11-run win over top-of-the-table Unicorns recently.

San Francisco Unicorns Form

The Unicorns defeated the Orcas by six wickets in their previous match that secured the top spot and a playoff berth for the Unicorns.

Finn Allen dominated the power-play with a blistering 65 off 31 balls, supported by Matthew Short with 43 and Hassan Khan scoring 36* off just 10 balls.

Lhuan-dre Pretorius has scored 66, 65, 58, 69* & 87 in 6 knocks while Aaron Hardie has made 42*, 20, 56* & 28 in his last 4 innings.

Brody Couch took 1/28, 2/42 & 3/41 in his last 4 matches.

San Francisco Unicorns finished with 12 points and at the top of the MLC table due to a better NRR than LA Knight Riders.

Los Angeles Knight Riders Form

The Knight Riders are coming off a three-match winning streak that included a recent 11-run victory over the Unicorns.

The Knight Riders defeated the Texas Super Kings by six wickets with five balls to spare in the Major League Cricket league stage finale to seal second place and a playoff spot.

Matthew Tromp smashed 58* off 28 balls, and Colin Munro, with 62 off 36 balls, were the standout batters, while Jason Holder (3/33) and Andre Russell (2/38) were the pick of the bowlers.

Colin Munro has scored 62, 33, 25, 55* & 52 in six matches, and Matthew Tromp has scores of 58*, 44, 50 & 49 in four innings.

Andre Russell has taken 2/38, 3/34 & 3/43 in his last three matches and Jason Holder has taken seven wickets in his last two matches.

LA Knight Riders finished level on points with the Unicorns with 12 points and second in the MLC table due to NRR.

Team news

San Francisco Unicorns (probable XI): Matt Short (c), Finn Allen, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Aaron Hardie, Hassan Khan, Hammad Azam, Xavier Bartlett, Brody Couch, Haris Rauf, Ghulam Mudassar.

Los Angeles Knight Riders (probable XI): Colin Munro (c), Andre Fletcher, Alex Hales, Unmukt Chand (wk), Andre Russell, Jason Holder, Sunil Narine, Shadley van Schalkwyk, Matthew Tromp, Ali Khan, Lloyd Pope.

Verdict

San Francisco Unicorns v Los Angeles Knight Riders

Los Angeles Knight Riders tipped to win at odds of 1.86, with Matt Short, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Colin Munro and Matthew Tromp backed to star with bat and ball.

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Nigel combines a love of business and sport as one of the leading experts on South African sport.

Since a young age, he played football, cricket, golf, tennis and squash, and is an avid Arsenal supporter.

His initial foray into the business world was in the financial industry, completing various diploma’s including financial and investment management and credit management, and held various positions in banking.

He subsequently worked on the Leadership media publication and the Global Africa Network Media Trade and Investment platforms, before switching to sport.