San Francisco Unicorns vs Washington Freedom Predictions - The Freedom to upset the odds and edge the Unicorns in a MLC Eliminator 2 clash
The Major League Cricket Eliminator 2 sees the in-form Washington Freedom, fresh off a record-breaking run chase, face the resilient San Francisco Unicorns. With the Unicorns tipped as slight favorites (odds 1.76), Matt Short and Brody Couch are expected to star, while Steve Smith and Ben Dwarshuis headline for Freedom. While Washington have won 4 of their last 5, head-to-head matches remain close. Both squads have in-form batters, making this a tight contest, but the Unicorns are predicted to edge out Freedom.
Washington Freedom riding 4 wins in last 5 games, including record run chase.
San Francisco Unicorns tipped to win (odds 1.76); both teams feature in-form stars.
Matt Short, Brody Couch, Steve Smith, and Ben Dwarshuis highlighted as key players.
San Francisco Unicorns tipped to win (odds 1.76); both teams feature in-form stars.
Matt Short, Brody Couch, Steve Smith, and Ben Dwarshuis highlighted as key players.
Washington Freedom's Steve Smith is in top form with the bat (Getty Images)
San Francisco Unicorns vs Washington Freedom Predictions
The Freedom will be aiming to extend their winning streak against a resilient Unicorns side in a closely contested Major League Cricket Eliminator 2 clash.
- San Francisco Unicorns vs Washington Freedom Predictions
- Head-to-Head
- San Francisco Unicorns Form
- Washington Freedom Form
- Team news
- San Francisco Unicorns’ Lhuan-dre Pretorius has scores of 66, 65, 58, 69* & 87 in 8 knocks.
- San Francisco Unicorns’ Aaron Hardie has scores of 42*, 20, 56* & 28 in his last 5 innings.
- San Francisco Unicorns’ Brody Couch took 1/20, 1/28, 2/42 & 3/41 in his last 5 matches.
- San Francisco Unicorns has won 3 of their last 5 matches.
- San Francisco Unicorns has won 2 of their last 4 matches against Washington Freedom.
- Washington Freedom has won 4 of their last 5 matches.
- Washington Freedom’s Steve Smith has scores of 110, 46, 56 and 40* in his last 7 innings.
- Washington Freedom’s Andries Gous has scored 132, 96, 9 and 37 in his last 4 innings.
- Washington Freedom’s Mitchell Owen took 9 wickets in his last 6 matches.
Head-to-Head
San Francisco Unicorns has won two of the last four Major League Cricket meetings with Washington Freedom.
San Francisco Unicorns Form
The Unicorns lost to the Knight Riders by seven runs in a thrilling qualifier. Chasing an imposing 187/3, the Unicorns fell agonisingly short at 180/6 in their 20 overs, despite a valiant unbeaten 94 off 62 balls from Batter of the Match Matt Short.
Lhuan-dre Pretorius has scores of 66, 65, 58, 69* & 87 in 7 knocks while Aaron Hardie has scores of 42*, 20, 56* & 28 in his last 5 innings.
Brody Couch took 1/20, 1/28, 2/42 & 3/41 in his last 5 matches.
Washington Freedom Form
Washington Freedom won the Eliminator 1 match against MI New York by six wickets at the Oakland Coliseum. In the highest successful run chase in T20 history, Freedom chased down MI New York's massive target of 266 with eight balls to spare.
Andries Gous (132 off 51 balls) and captain Steven Smith (110* off 48 balls) formed a match-winning partnership as Freedom chased down the daunting target.
Rachin Ravindra claimed 4/29, playing a crucial role in curbing MI New York's momentum late in the innings.
Steve Smith has scores of 110, 46, 56 and 40* in his last six innings and Andries Gous has scored 132, 96, 9 and 37 in his last four innings.
Mitchell Owen has taken nine wickets in his last six matches and Ben Dwarshuis picked up a total of 11 wickets across his last six T20 matches.
Team news
San Francisco Unicorns (probable XI): Matt Short (c), Lhuan-dré Pretorius (wk), Finn Allen, Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Aaron Hardie, Hassan Khan, Hammad Azam, Brody Couch, Xavier Bartlett, Haris Rauf, Anirudh Immanuel.
Washington Freedom (probable XI): Steve Smith (c), Andries Gous (wk), Mitchell Owen, Jack Edwards, Mark Chapman, Ian Holland, Obus Pienaar, Ben Dwarshuis, Nikhil Chaudhary, Saurabh Netravalkar, Lahiru Milanth.
Verdict
The Freedom to upset the odds at 1.96, with Matt Short, Brody Couch, Steve Smith, and Ben Dwarshuis backed to star with bat and ball.
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