SF vs WAS Cricket Player Stats, Team News & Expert Analysis - 31th T20 Match
By Aditya Pratap Singh - Thu, Jul 16, 2026Last Updated on Jul 16, 2026 03:43 PM
San Francisco Unicorns vs Washington Freedom Cricket Match Previews
Major League Cricket 2026
WAF 238/6 (20)
SFU 231/6 (20)
Washington Freedom won by 7 runs
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xavier Bartlett* | 28 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 215.38 |
| Matthew Short | 121 | 56 | 11 | 8 | 216.07 |
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saurabh Netravalkar* | 4 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 8.75 |
| Mitchell Owen | 4 | 0 | 57 | 1 | 14.25 |
Last Wicket:Hammad Azam c Nikhil Chaudhary b Ben Dwarshuis 7(6) - 158/6 in 14.5 ov.
Today's Match Live Score ↻
San Francisco Unicorns vs Washington Freedom
Washington Freedom — Innings 1 (238/6 in 20 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Owen b Hassan Khan | 42 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 221.05 | |
| Steven Smith (c) c Lhuan-dre Pretorius b Xavier Bartlett | 43 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 215 | |
| Rachin Ravindra c Aaron Hardie b Ghulam Mudassar | 28 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 200 | |
| Andries Gous (wk) c Aaron Hardie b Xavier Bartlett | 73 | 40 | 8 | 3 | 182.5 | |
| Glenn Maxwell c Haris Rauf b Ghulam Mudassar | 13 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 130 | |
| Nikhil Chaudhary not out | 20 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 153.85 | |
| Ben Dwarshuis c Sanjay Krishnamurthi b Xavier Bartlett | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 275 | |
| Extras | LegByes: 4 | Wides: 4 | Total: 8 | |||||
| Total | 238 | 6 wkts, 20 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | Obus Pienaar, Ian Holland, Asif Mehmood, Saurabh Netravalkar | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xavier Bartlett | 4 | 0 | 36 | 3 | 9 |
| Brody Couch | 4 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 13 |
| Ghulam Mudassar | 4 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 8 |
| Haris Rauf | 4 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 13 |
| Hassan Khan | 3 | 0 | 50 | 1 | 16.7 |
| Matthew Short | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Owen & Steven Smith | 83 | 36 |
| Rachin Ravindra & Steven Smith | 4 | 5 |
| Rachin Ravindra & Andries Gous | 56 | 26 |
| Glenn Maxwell & Andries Gous | 23 | 16 |
| Nikhil Chaudhary & Andries Gous | 59 | 32 |
| Nikhil Chaudhary & Ben Dwarshuis | 13 | 5 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mitchell Owen | 5.6 | 83 |
| 2 | Steven Smith | 6.5 | 87 |
| 3 | Rachin Ravindra | 11.1 | 143 |
| 4 | Glenn Maxwell | 13.5 | 166 |
| 5 | Andries Gous | 19.1 | 225 |
| 6 | Ben Dwarshuis | 19.6 | 238 |
San Francisco Unicorns — Innings 2 (231/6 in 20 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lhuan-dre Pretorius (wk) c Obus Pienaar b Ben Dwarshuis | 18 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 180 | |
| Finn Allen c Steven Smith b Saurabh Netravalkar | 14 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 155.56 | |
| Matthew Short (c) not out | 121 | 56 | 11 | 8 | 216.07 | |
| Sanjay Krishnamurthi c Nikhil Chaudhary b Mitchell Owen | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 142.86 | |
| Aaron Hardie lbw b Rachin Ravindra | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 60 | |
| Hassan Khan c Steven Smith b Nikhil Chaudhary | 21 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 131.25 | |
| Hammad Azam c Nikhil Chaudhary b Ben Dwarshuis | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 116.67 | |
| Xavier Bartlett not out | 28 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 215.38 | |
| Extras | LegByes: 1 | NoBalls: 2 | Wides: 6 | Total: 9 | |||||
| Total | 231 | 6 wkts, 20 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | Brody Couch, Ghulam Mudassar, Haris Rauf | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saurabh Netravalkar | 4 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 8.8 |
| Ben Dwarshuis | 4 | 0 | 44 | 2 | 11 |
| Asif Mehmood | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| Mitchell Owen | 4 | 0 | 57 | 1 | 14.2 |
| Ian Holland | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 10 |
| Rachin Ravindra | 2 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 13.5 |
| Nikhil Chaudhary | 3 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 10.7 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Lhuan-dre Pretorius & Finn Allen | 20 | 11 |
| Matthew Short & Finn Allen | 26 | 18 |
| Matthew Short & Sanjay Krishnamurthi | 56 | 20 |
| Matthew Short & Aaron Hardie | 7 | 9 |
| Matthew Short & Hassan Khan | 35 | 23 |
| Matthew Short & Hammad Azam | 14 | 8 |
| Matthew Short & Xavier Bartlett | 73 | 31 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lhuan-dre Pretorius | 1.5 | 20 |
| 2 | Finn Allen | 4.5 | 46 |
| 3 | Sanjay Krishnamurthi | 8.1 | 102 |
| 4 | Aaron Hardie | 9.4 | 109 |
| 5 | Hassan Khan | 13.3 | 144 |
| 6 | Hammad Azam | 14.5 | 158 |
SF vs WAS Match Prediction, Major League Cricket 2026, San Francisco Unicorns vs Washington Freedom Match Preview, Probable Playing 11, Match winning Tips, Live Match Score, Pitch Report, Injury & Updates.
SF vs WAS (San Francisco Unicorns vs Washington Freedom) Match Details
| Match | San Francisco Unicorns vs Washington Freedom (SF vs WAS) |
| League | Major League Cricket 2026 |
| Date | Friday, 17th July 2026 |
| Time | 07:00 AM (IST) - 01:30 AM (GMT) |
SF vs WAS Pitch Report and Today's Weather Report
SF vs WAS Match Venue: Oakland Coliseum, California, United States
SF vs WAS Pitch Report: Pitch is expected to be neutral with the help of pacers.
SF vs WAS Weather Report: Weather during the match time in California, US will be clean. The temperature is expected to around 26°C on the match day with 49% humidity and 7.1 km/h wind speed. And the visibility is 10 KM. There are no chances of precipitation during the game.
Oakland Coliseum Pitch Favour
Pace Bowling 46%
Spin Bowling
54%Batting Pitch 46%
Bowling Pitch
SF vs WAS (San Francisco Unicorns vs Washington Freedom) Playing 11
San Francisco Unicorns vs Washington Freedom (SF vs WAS) Match Preview
SF vs WAS Match Preview: Major League Cricket 2026 will see SF facing off against Washington Freedom on Friday, 17 July 2026 at 07:00 AM IST.
San Francisco Unicorns (SF) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Lhuan-dre Pretorius and Finn Allen will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings in previous matches.
One-Down Batter
- Matthew Short will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings. He was the highest score points gainer in the previous match.
Middle-Order Batters
- Sanjay Krishnamurthi and Aaron Hardie will strengthen the middle order for SF.
- Matthew Short will lead the SF as a Captain. He was the highest score points gainer in the previous match.
Wicketkeeper
- Lhuan-dre Pretorius will do the Wicket Keeping for SF.
Spin Bowlers
- Matthew Short and Hassan Khan will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
- Matthew Short is having topmost good points in this series.
Pace Bowlers
- Brody Couch and Haris Rauf will lead the pace attack of his team.
Washington Freedom (WAS) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Mitchell Owen and Steve Smith will open the innings. Both are very talented players.
- Mitchell Owen is having topmost good points in this series.
One-Down Batter
- Rachin Ravindra will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- Andries Gous and Nikhil Chaudhary will strengthen the middle order for Washington Freedom.
- Steve Smith will lead the Washington Freedom as a Captain. He is also a good Batter
Wicketkeeper
- Andries Gous will do the Wicket Keeping for Washington Freedom.
Spin Bowlers
- Nikhil Chaudhary and Rachin Ravindra will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
Pace Bowlers
- Saurabh Netravalkar and Ben Dwarshuis will lead the pace attack of his team.
San Francisco Unicorns vs Washington Freedom (SF vs WAS) Cricket Match Prediction, Team and Tips
SF vs WAS Match Prediction: San Francisco Unicorns looks in good form in recent matches, They are the favorites to win the match.
Toss Prediction, Who will Win the Toss Today?: According to the Possible11 expert toss prediction, WAS will win the toss and choose to Bat first.
SF vs WAS Major League Cricket 2026 Match Expert Advice: Matthew Short will be a top multiplier choice for the small leagues. Lhuan-dre Pretorius will be a decent choice for the captaincy in the grand leagues.
SF vs WAS Head to Head
SF vs WAS Head to Head Records: San Francisco Unicorns vs Washington Freedom have faced each other in 8 matches in T20. Out of these 8 games, San Francisco Unicorns have won 2 whereas Washington Freedom have won 4 Matches.
| Match Played | 8 |
| SF Won | 2 |
| WAS Won | 4 |
| Tie/NR | 2 |
Live Telecast
The match will be live telecast on Star Sports and Jio Hotstar.
POINTS TABLE - Major League Cricket 2026
| No | Team | M | W | L | T | NR | NRR | Pts | Recent Forms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco Unicorns - Q | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +0.487 | 12 | WLWWL |
| 2 | Washington Freedom - Q | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -0.399 | 12 | WWLWW |
| 3 | Los Angeles Knight Riders - Q | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +0.229 | 10 | WWLWL |
| 4 | MI New York - Q | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | -0.165 | 10 | LWLLW |
| 5 | Seattle - E | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | +0.034 | 8 | LLWLW |
| 6 | Texas Super Kings - E | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | -0.151 | 6 | LLLLL |
| M: Matches, W: Won, L: Lost, T: Tie, NR: No Result, NRR: Net Run Rate, Pts: Points, Q: Qualified, E: Eliminate Recent Forms: W = Won, L = Lost, T = Tie, D = Draw, NR = No Result | |||||||||
Recent Forms:
SF - W L W W LWAS - W W L W W
SF vs WAS Team Analysis & Player Performance
- Looking by the pitch behavior, Picking top order batters would be crucial here.
- Death-over bowlers are always excellent wicket-takers in last few overs, they can turn the game around at any time.
- In Wicket Keeping, both are good. You can choose any of one.
- Spinners may play major role on this pitch.
SF vs WAS Winning Prediction
- San Francisco Unicorns team has the upper hand over Washington Freedom team. So try to pick more players from San Francisco Unicorns
SF vs WAS Small League Must Picks:
SF - Matthew Short [1354 points], Lhuan-dre Pretorius [1042 points]WAS - Mitchell Owen [1420 points], Andries Gous [659 points]
SF vs WAS Grand League Risky Picks:
SF - Haris Rauf [510 points], Hassan Khan [430 points]WAS - Steve Smith [513 points], Saurabh Netravalkar [605 points]
SF vs WAS Death Over Bowlers:
SF - Peter Siddle, Xavier BartlettWAS - Saurabh Netravalkar
San Francisco Unicorns (SF) Key Players
- Xavier Bartlett [0W, 1W, 0W, 1W, 1W]
- Aaron Hardie [0W, 2W, (56*,4W), (20, 3W)]
- Finn Allen [20, 8, 93, 18, 100*]
- Haris Rauf [2W, 1W, 1W, 0W, 1W]
- Matthew Short [2]
Washington Freedom (WAS) Key Players
- Obus Pienaar [PTs: 217, CR: 8.5]
- Glenn Maxwell [3, 0W, 1W, (21*, 1W), 31]
- Nikhil Chaudhary [1W, 0W, (18, 1W), 24, 16]
- Steve Smith [(13, 1W), 31, 5, 53, 9]
- Saurabh Netravalkar [PTs: 605, CR: 8.0]
- Mitchell Owen [8, 13, 7, 8, 33]
SF vs WAS Captain and Vice-Captain Choices
- Xavier Bartlett [PTs: 31, CR: 7.5]
- Glenn Maxwell [PTs: 279, CR: 8.0]
- Aaron Hardie [PTs: 335, CR: 7.5]
- Nikhil Chaudhary [PTs: 439, CR: 8.5]
- Finn Allen [PTs: 461, CR: 9.0]
- Steve Smith [PTs: 513, CR: 9.0]
- Matthew Short [PTs: 1354, CR: 9.0]
- Mitchell Owen [PTs: 1420, CR: 9.0]
SF vs WAS Injury / Unavailability
SF Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
WAS Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
SF vs WAS Live Stream
Where can I see SF vs WAS Live Score?
You can see SF vs WAS Live Score on Possible11, Cricbuzz, ESPNcricinfo, etc.
SF vs WAS match will be live telecast on JioHotstar.
SF vs WAS Cricket Match Highlights
You can watch SF vs WAS match Live Streaming and highlights on JioHotstar
SF vs WAS match prediction video in Hindi will be posted soon
San Francisco Unicorns vs Washington Freedom (SF vs WAS) Squads
San Francisco Unicorns (SF) Squad: Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Matthew Short(C), Ravichandran Ashwin, Kusal Perera(WK), Finn Allen, Hassan Khan, Peter Siddle, Aaron Hardie, Mohammad Ilyas, Xavier Bartlett, Hammad Azam, Haris Rauf, Cooper Connolly, Ghulam Mudassar, Brody Couch, Zia Ul Haq, Aakarshit Gomel, Juanoy Drysdale, Stephen Wiig, Connor Esterhuizen, Saideep Ganesh(WK), Lhuan-dre Pretorius(WK), Anirudh Immanuel, Oliver Peake
Washington Freedom (WAS) Squad: Glenn Maxwell, Rachin Ravindra, Lockie Ferguson, Jack Edwards, Ben Dwarshuis, Andries Gous(WK), Saurabh Netravalkar, Steve Smith(C), Ian Holland, Marco Jansen, Amila Aponso, Mukhtar Ahmed, Mitchell Owen, Abhishek Paradkar, Lahiru Milantha(WK), Yasir Mohammed, Asif Mehmood, Obus Pienaar, Nikhil Chaudhary
DISCLAIMER: This team is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Q-1, What is the Match prediction for today's SF vs WAS match?
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