San Francisco Unicorns vs MI New York Predictions - Krishnamurthi to knock MI New York out of MLC 2025

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Last updated: 09 Jul 2025

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Sanjay Krishnamurthi hit seven sixes in his 40-ball 92 against the Knight Riders.
Nicholas Pooran (286 runs, ave 35.75) is ninth in the Major League Cricket runs list.
Can the Unicorns make it to the Challenger by beating MI New York for the fourth time in a row?

Sanjay Krishnamurthi hits out against Rangpur Riders. (credit: Ashley Allen / Getty Images)

San Francisco Unicorns vs MI New York Predictions

The Unicorns have slumped in form after kicking off their season with six wins in a row. I am still backing them for the win against MI New York, who have won just three of their 10 group matches.

San Francisco Unicorns’ Sanjay Krishnamurthi has scored 24, 41 & 92 in his last 4 innings.
San Francisco Unicorns’ Matthew Short has scored 52, 67 & 80 in his last 5 innings.
MI New York’s Nicholas Pooran has scored 108*, 62* & 30 in his last 5 innings.
MI New York’s Tajinder Singh scored 95 off 35 balls against the Orcas.

Head-to-Head

The Unicorns have won all three of their previous matches against MI New York.

San Francisco Unicorns Form

The Unicorns followed their one-run win over the Super Kings by losing to the Knight Riders by 11 runs on the DLS Method.

The Knight Riders posted a monster score of 243/3 off their 19 overs. The Unicorns bowlers all took plenty of punishment, with Hassan Khan (1/43, econ 10.75) returning the best figures with the ball.

The Unicorns got off to a disastrous start, slipping to 7/3 after just 10 balls of their inning. Sanjay Krishnamurthi (92 off 40 balls) got the chase back on track with assistance from the middle order, but they were bowled out for 233 with one ball in hand.

San Francisco Unicorns Team News

The Unicorns star fast bowler Haris Rauf is going to miss the rest of the tournament with a hamstring injury. New Zealand paceman Ben Lister has been called up as his replacement.

MI New York Form

After beating the Knight Riders twice in their double-header, MI New York were brought down to earth with a six-wicket loss to the Washington Freedom.

Kunwarjeet Singh (33 off 30 balls) was the only MI New York batter to score above 16 as they were restricted to 112/8 off their 18 overs.

Tristan Luus (2/39) starred with the ball but couldn’t contain the Freedom batters, who knocked off the runs for the loss of just four wickets with three overs to spare.

MI New York Team News

MI New York have struggled this season and their only wins have come against the two teams at the bottom of the table.

Verdict

San Francisco Unicorns v MI New York

I am backing San Francisco Unicorns to win. I am also backing Sanjay Krishnamurthi to top score for San Francisco Unicorns.

Nicholas Pooran is a good bet to top score for the MI New York.

Unicorns To Win

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