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San Francisco Unicorns vs Seattle Orcas Major League Cricket Predictions - Orcas powering towards third win of the season

Simon Lewis

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Last updated: 26 Jun 2026

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Simon Lewis 26 Jun 2026

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The Unicorns have lost two of their three matches this season.
The Orcas have won two of their last three matches.
The Unicorns batters have struggled to impose themselves and have not hit the 160 mark yet in their three matches this season.

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Tim Seifert is the form batter in the 2026 MLC (Getty Images).

San Francisco Unicorns vs Seattle Orcas Predictions

San Francisco Unicorns vs Seattle Orcas Predictions
Head-to-Head
San Francisco Unicorns Form
Seattle Orcas Form
Team news

The Orcas have a 50/50 win/lose record this season but have won two of their last three matches. The Orcas have lost 66% of their matches and have just one win in their last five matches extending back to last season.

San Francisco Unicorns’ Lhuan-dre Pretorius has hit 116*, 65, 58 & 69* in 5 knocks.
San Francisco Unicorns’ Matthew Short has scored 30, 31 & 28 in his 3 innings.
San Francisco Unicorns’ Peter Siddle has figures of 2/27, 3/36 & 1/34 in 3 matches.
Seattle Orcas’ Tim Seifert has scored 106, 78 & 37 in his 4 MLC innings this season.
Seattle Orcas’ Matthew Breetzke has scored 66, 14 & 32 in his 3 MLC innings.
Seattle Orcas’ Jasdeep Singh has taken 2/46, 3/29 & 5/24 in his last 3 matches.

Head-to-Head

The Seattle Orcas won their last match against the San Francisco Unicorns, but they lost the previous three matches against them.

San Francisco Unicorns Form

San Francisco Unicorns will be looking to respond after a 22-run defeat to Texas Super Kings, where they were bowled out for 139 chasing 162. They sit fifth in the standings, with Lhuan-dre Pretorius their key batter so far, scoring 144 runs at a strike rate of 147. Matthew Short has also impressed with 89 quick runs.

Peter Siddle has led the bowling effort with six wickets, while Short’s part-time spin has brought four. Ghulam Mudassar and Blake Couch have also contributed with three wickets each.

Seattle Orcas Form

Seattle Orcas arrive in strong form after a dominant 88-run win over Washington Freedom. They posted 227/6 before dismissing Washington for 139, moving up to second on the table.

Tim Seifert has been outstanding with 224 runs at a strike rate of 179.20, including a century. Shayan Jahangir and Michael Breetzke have added useful support. With the ball, Jasdeep Singh has starred with 11 wickets, backed by Ottniel Baartman’s nine and Dasun Shanaka’s five.

Team news

Lhuan-dre Pretorius and skipper Matthew Short have been the top batters this season but they will be looking for more support from the rest of their top orders. The Orcas have four batters with 98 runs or above and two bowlers with nine wickets or more.

San Francisco Unicorns (possible XI): Matthew Short (c), Lhuan Dre Pretorius, Finn Allen, Connor Esterhuizen, Sanjay Krishnamurthy, Hassan Khan, Hammad Azam, Brody Couch, Ghulam Mudassar, Peter Siddle, Haris Rauf.

Seattle Orcas (possible XI): Tim Seifert, Shayan Jahangir, Matthew Breetzke, Shimron Hetmyer, Marcus Stoinis (c), Dasun Shanaka, Ali Sheikh, Harmeet Singh, Cameron Gannon, Jasdeep Singh, Ottniel Baartman.

Verdict

San Francisco Unicorns v Seattle Orcas

Seattle Orcas are tipped to win, with Tim Seifert, Jasdeep Singh and Peter Siddle backed to star with bat and ball.

Seattle Orcas Win

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