The Grand Preary Stadium witnessed an electrification performance of T20 cricket on Monday, as San Francisco Unicorn continued its impressive run Major League Cricket (MLC) 2025The match beating Mi New York by a significant margin of 47 runs in 14. This strengthened the position of Unicorn as a malignant force in the tournament, enriched by high scoring encounters, explosive batting and important successes.
The Mi New York captain won the toss and chose for the first bowling, a decision that initially seemed strategically looking at the history of the site. However, San Francisco Unicorn’s had other plans for the batting lineup, an immediate and tireless attack, which left the MI New York bowlers and set the stage for the record-breaking clan.
San Francisco Unicorn’s’ Batting Masterclass
San Francisco Unicorn’s innings was nothing short of a brilliant, filled with an extraordinary performance with the opener. Matthew shortGetting out for batting, Short displayed incredible aggression and accuracy from the beginning, easily abolishing the MI New York bowling attack. His innings of 91 runs was just 43 delivery, which was a will for his power-touching capacity, decorated with a remarkable 9 fours and 5 huge sixes that left for the stand. Short’s Blistering Start provided the right platform, determining the scorching speed for the innings.
Matt Short tampered with that century, 😩 Cricket Titan Kieron Pollard took him to 91 runs. pic.twitter.com/lkvhvlm40o
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Connecting MI New York’s crises, Jake joined the Fraser-Macgurak party, matching the intensity of the short with a breathtaking cameo. Fraser-Mackgrak drove 64 runs away from only 26 balls, the characteristic of its sheer cruelty, one innings, including 1 four and one shocking 7 sixes. The partnership of the two was a spectacle of fearless, which inspired Unicorn’s score at a stunning rate.
🥳 Another 50 for Fraser McGark in this season!
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Even after his departure, the speed did not diminish. Sanjay Krishnamurthy played an important supporting role, scoring 27 runs off 16 balls with 2 sixes. The innings was then a sensational flourish by Hasan Khan, which had distanced a stunning 31 runs away from just 9 delivery, striking 4 fours and 2 sixes, pushed to San Francisco Unicorn to a huge 246 for 4 in his 20 overs.
🏏 SFU set a big target of 267 for Miny!
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For MI New York, the bowling unit faced a difficult fight against such an attack. While Kieron Pollard managed to secure 2 wickets for 31 runs out of his 3 overs, showed his experience in a difficult position, and Naveen ul Haq claimed a solitary wicket, the other bowlers fought a lot to include the flow of runs. Nosthush Kenjige (1/47) and Trent Boult (0/44) found themselves under severe pressure, underlining the dominance of the unicorn batting.
Mi New York’s valor is small
With a huge target of 247, Mi New York required an extraordinary effort, and his opener, Quinton de Kock and Monak Patel responded with immense courage and skill. Known for his attacker style, D Coke scored a fluent 70 off 46 balls, hitting 8 fours and 2 sixes. He found an equally aggressive companion in Monanak, who played an important innings of 60 runs in 33 delivery, including 10 fours and one significant six.
🫡 A great innings from Quinton de Coke – 50 up!
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His partnership gave a glimpse of Asha, keeping MI New York in a hunting during the powerplay and early mid -overs.
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However, the immense pressure to chase began to take its toll. Once the initial stand broke, the latter batsmen found it difficult to maintain the necessary run rate. Nicholas Gorn, usually a devastating force, struggled to grow rapidly, managed only 15 runs with 17 balls.
🙌 and … it’s out! A successful review for SFU!
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Despite Kieron Pollard’s late allegations, where he scored 34 runs from 16 balls (3 fours, 2 sixes), the task proved to be very virus. MI New York eventually decreased, ending his innings from 199 for 6 in 20 overs in 199, due to pressure to pursue such a high score.
San Francisco Unicorn continued his victory for the season, winning by 47 runs.#Cricket #MLC2025 #MATTHEWSHORT pic.twitter.com/x6nb5xjvrz
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The bowlers of San Francisco Unicorn’s, despite scoring a high number of runs, distributed significant successes when it matters. Zewear Bartlett and Romio Shepherd were particularly effective, each taking 2 important wickets to disrupt Mi New York’s pursuit. Haris Rauf and Liam Plunkett also contributed to one wicket, ensuring that Unicorn maintained control in the second innings.
Comprehensive 47 runs win San Francisco highlighted Unicorn’s extraordinary form and his depth in batting. Matthew Short’s outstanding all-round contribution, especially his disastrous batting, gave him the Player of the Match Award.
