San Francisco Unicorns vs Washington Freedom Predictions - Short to keep the Unicorns clear at the top

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Matthew Short has scored 63, 20, 61, 91 & 52 runs in his last five innings.
Mitchell Owen hit four sixes in his 16-ball 43 against the Knight Riders.
Can the San Francisco Unicorns maintain their unbeaten run?

Matthew Short plays down to third against England. (credit: Sameer Ali/Getty Images)

San Francisco Unicorns vs Washington Freedom Predictions

Washington Freedom have won their last five games after a loss in the opening match. The San Francisco Unicorns have won six out of six matches and have a powerful, in-form top-order which makes them my pick to win this clash.

San Francisco Unicorns’ Matthew Short scored 52 off 29 balls against the Seattle Orcas.
San Francisco Unicorns’ Jake Fraser-McGurk has scored 88, 37, 64 & 34 in his last 5 innings.
Washington Freedom’s Mitchell Owen has scored 25, 32, 60, 89 & 43 runs in his last five innings.
Washington Freedom’s Glenn Maxwell has scored 38*, 106*, 20 & 42 in his last 5 innings.

Head-to-Head

The Unicorns have won two and lost two of their four matches against the Washington Freedom.

San Francisco Unicorns Form

The Unicorns made it six wins from their six matches so far this season when they beat the Orcas by 32 runs.

The Unicorns were restricted to 176/8 off their 20 overs, with only Matthew Short (52 off 29 balls), Jake Fraser-McGurk (34 off 21) and Romario Shepherd (56 off 31) making it into double figures.

Brilliant bowling from Haris Rauf (4/32), Romario Shepherd (2/16) and Matthew Short (3/12) rolled the Orcas for 144 at the start of their 19th over.

San Francisco Unicorns Team News

The Unicorns are in astounding form and are unlikely to make any changes to their team.

Washington Freedom Form

The Washington Freedom have won five games in a row since losing their opening match of the season. Their last win was a five wicket win over the Knight Riders.

The Knight Riders found form with the bat to post 213/4 off their 20 overs. Ian Holland (2/25) picked off two of the Knight Riders’ top three batters.

Mitchell Owen (43 off 16 balls) and Glenn Maxwell (42 off 23) were in explosive form as the Freedom posted 214/5 off their 20 overs to clinch a stunning last-ball win.