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San Francisco Unicorns vs Desert Vipers Global Super League Predictions - Vipers to end losing streak by downing Unicorns

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The San Francisco Unicorns sneaked home against the winless Scorchers to secure their first win of the tournament.
The Desert Vipers have lost both of their games against the tournament’s two top teams.
The pitch in Guyana should be hard and consistent with more warm and humid weather forecast and temperatures hitting 32°C with plenty of cloud cover.

Hammad Azam has scored two undefeated 60s in the Global Super League (Getty Images).

San Francisco Unicorns vs Desert Vipers Predictions

The Unicorns picked up their first win against the struggling Scorchers, while the Vipers have lost to the top two teams in the tournament. Their last defeat was by just two wickets against the defending champions the Guyana Amazon Warriors, so they should give the Unicorns a tough battle.

San Francisco Unicorns vs Desert Vipers Predictions
Head-to-Head
San Francisco Unicorns Form
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Team news

San Francisco Unicorns’ Hammad Azam has scored 61* & 64* in his last 2 knocks.
San Francisco Unicorns’ Tim Robinson has scores of 23, 38 & 24 in his last 4 innings.
San Francisco Unicorns’ Ghulam Mudassar took 4/32 against the Scorchers in his last match and has taken 10 wickets in 4 matches.
Desert Vipers’ Andries Gous has scored 132, 73, 40 & 56 in his last 5 matches.
Desert Vipers’ Rilee Rossouw has scores of 24 & 61 in his last 3 innings.
Desert Vipers’ Shadab Khan has taken 3/28 & 3/30 in his last 3 matches.

Head-to-Head

The Desert Vipers have never played against the San Francisco Unicorns.

San Francisco Unicorns Form

San Francisco Unicorns picked up their first win of the Global Super League 2026 season with a tense victory over Perth Scorchers. After losing their opener to Guyana Amazon Warriors, the Unicorns bounced back quickly and now sit third on the table with two points from one win.

Hammad Azam has been their standout batter, scoring 61 against Guyana and another 61 off 46 balls against Perth. He now has 125 runs in the tournament at an average of 125.00 and a strike rate of 137.36. Tim Robinson has been the next major contributor, making 62 runs at a strike rate of 158.97, while Oliver Peake and Connor Esterhuizen have chipped in with 30 and 25 respectively.

With the ball, Ghulam Muddasar has led the way for the Unicorns, taking six wickets, including 4/32 in the win over Perth. Peter Siddle has claimed three wickets, while Callum Stow and Hassan Khan have picked up two each.

Desert Vipers Form

The Desert Vipers have endured a difficult start to the Global Super League 2026, sitting bottom after two defeats. They failed to chase 177 against Lahore Qalandars in their opener before their bowlers were unable to defend 205 against Guyana Amazon Warriors.

Andries Gous, Rilee Rossouw and Kyle Mayers have been their best batters so far. Gous made 56 in the first match and 19 in the second, giving him 75 runs at a strike rate of 153.06. Rossouw scored 61 against Guyana and has 70 runs from two games, while Mayers has contributed steadily with 30 against Lahore and 35 against Guyana, taking him to 65 runs at 141.30.

Khary Pierre has been the Vipers’ leading wicket-taker with four wickets, claiming two in each match. Shadab Khan impressed with three wickets against Guyana, while Vitel Lawes took two in that game to move to three wickets overall. Nathan Smith has also picked up one wicket in each match.

Team news

The Vipers have strong batting options in Andries Gous, who has scored 75 runs, and Rilee Rossouw, while their attack features Shadab Khan, Khary Pierre with four wickets, and Nathan Smith. The Unicorns have leaned on Hammad Azam and Ghulam Muddasar, but the Vipers’ greater balance gives them strong bounce-back appeal.

San Francisco Unicorns (possible XI): Tim Robinson, Connor Esterhuizen, Sanjay Krishnamurthy, Oliver Peake, Hasssan Khan (c), Hammad Khan, Fabian Allen, Anirudh Immanuel, Callum Stow, Peter Siddle, Ghulam Muddasar.

Desert Vipers (possible XI): Andries Gous, Zachery Carter, Rilee Rossouw, Kyle Mayers, Shadab Khan (c), Bevon Jacobs, Vriitya Aravind, Nathan Smith, Kharry Pierre, Vitel Lawes, Sanjay Pahal.