Seattle Orcas vs San Francisco Unicorns Predictions - Short to scuttle the Orcas

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Last updated: 24 Jun 2025

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Matthew Short hit five sixes in his 43-ball 91 against MI New York.
Shayan Jahangir scored 89 off 69 balls against Canada.
Can the Unicorns secure their sixth win on the trot?

Matthew Short plays to leg against England. (credit: Aamir Qureshi / Getty Images)

Seattle Orcas vs San Francisco Unicorns Predictions

The Orcas are bottom of the MLC barrel after losing all four of their opening matches. They aren’t likely to pose a threat to the Unicorns, who have won all five of their matches this season.

San Francisco Unicorns’ Matthew Short has scored 63, 20, 61 & 91 in his last 4 innings.
San Francisco Unicorns’ Jake Fraser-McGurk hit seven sixes in his 26-ball 64 against MI New York.
Seattle Orcas’ Shayan Jahangir has scored 89, 37, 43 & 26 in his last 4 innings.
Seattle Orcas’ Kyle Mayers hit 10 sixes in his 46-ball 88 against MI New York.

Head-to-Head

The Unicorns won their previous two matches against the Orcas, both of which were in group matches last season.

Seattle Orcas Form

The Orcas suffered their fourth loss on the bounce when they went down to the Knight Riders by six wickets.

David Warner (38 off 28 balls) and Aaron Jones (44 off 36 balls) put the Orcas in a great position at 122/2 after 14 overs, but the tail couldn’t capitalise and they ended their 20 overs on 177/6.

The Knight Riders were in trouble at 7/2 but a third-wicket partnership set up their six-wicket win with 10 balls to spare. Harmeet Singh (1/29, econ 7.25) was the pick of the Orcas bowlers.

Seattle Orcas Team News

The Orcas have suffered four heavy defeats in a row despite having a strong squad. They are likely to back their star players to turn the corner to start picking up vital wins.

San Francisco Unicorns Form

The Unicorns continued their winning streak by picking up their fifth win in a row when they beat MI New York by 47 runs.

Matthew Short (91 off 43 balls) and Jake Fraser-McGurk (64 off 26 balls) starred with the bat as the Unicorns piled on 246/4 off their 20 overs.

MI New York were still in the hunt until Romario Shepherd (2/30, econ 7.50) struck twice in two balls. MI New York ended their 20 overs on 199/6.

San Francisco Unicorns Team News

Skipper Corey Anderson remains sidelined with an abdominal strain, with Jahmar Hamilton coming into the squad as cover for him. Matthew Short has stepped into the captain’s role in Anderson’s absence.