San Francisco Unicorns vs Washington Freedom Predictions - Ravindra to get Freedom off to winning start

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Last updated: 12 Jun 2025

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Rachin Ravindra has a strike-rate of 143.90 in the Indian Premier League.
Finn Allen scored 306 runs at a strike-rate of 187.73 in last season’s MLC.
Can Washington Freedom repeat their win in the final over the Unicorns in Match 1 of the MLC?

Rachin Ravindra sweeps against Lucknow Super Giants. (credit: Prakash Singh/Getty Images)

San Francisco Unicorns vs Washington Freedom Predictions

Defending Champions the Washington Freedom beat the Unicorns in last season’s final, and they have a strong squad again this season. I’m backing them to get the defence of their title off to a winning start.

Washington Freedom’s Rachin Ravindra has scored 108, 37, 65*, 41, 36 & 37 in his last 10 innings.
Washington Freedom’s Glenn Maxwell has scored five centuries in 106 T20I innings.
San Francisco Unicorns’ Finn Allen has scored 31, 45*, 20 & 41 in his last 6 innings.
San Francisco Unicorns’ Hassan Khan has scored 57, 27*, 36, 25* & 27* in his last 9 innings.

Head-to-Head

Washington Freedom have won two and lost one of their three matches against the San Francisco Unicorns.

San Francisco Unicorns Form

The Unicorns lost to the Washington Freedom in last season’s final after being bowled out for 111 off 16 overs after conceding 207/5 when the Freedom batted.

Pat Cummins took 2/35 for the Unicorns with the ball, while Carmi le Roux top-scored with 20* batting at number 10.

Finn Allen (187.73) and Matthew Short (180.85) were 1st and 2nd on the MLC strike-rates list.

San Francisco Unicorns Team News

The Unicorns have some exciting talent in their squad but lack a world-class batting star to build their innings around.

Washington Freedom Form

Washington Freedom clinched their first MLC title in emphatic fashion, rolling the Unicorns for 111 after posting 207/5 off their 20 overs. Steven Smith scored 88 off 52 balls, backed-up by Glenn Maxwell with 40 off 22 balls.

Marco Jansen (3/28) destroyed the Unicorns’ top-order as they collapsed to 53/6 en route to being bowled out for 111 off 16 overs.

Travis Head and Steven Smith were joint second on the MLC runs list (336 runs), while Saurabh Netravalkar (15 wickets) and Rachin Ravindra (12) were 1st and 2nd on the MLC wickets list.

Washington Freedom Team News

The Freedom will be without star batter Steven Smith and all-rounder Marco Jansen, who are playing against each other at Lord’s in the World Test Championship final.

Verdict

San Francisco Unicorns v Washington Freedom

I am backing Washington Freedom to win. I am also backing Rachin Ravindra to top score for Washington Freedom.

Finn Allen is a good bet to top score for the San Francisco Unicorns.

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