race of Major League Cricket (MLC) 2026 The title enters the end of its business as table-toppers San Francisco Unicorns (SFU) take second place Los Angeles Knight Riders (LAKR) In the qualifier at the Oakland Coliseum. After finishing as the two best teams in the league stage, both sides will now fight for a direct place in the grand finale.
San Francisco Unicorns enjoyed a brilliant campaign and moved to the top of the standings after registering a six-wicket win. Seattle Orcas (SO) In their final league match. finn allen While being the captain, he played a stormy innings of 65 runs in 31 balls. matthew short Played a valuable inning of 43 runs. Hasan Khan He then produced a sensational late attack, scoring an unbeaten 36 off just 10 balls and helping the Unicorns successfully chase 191 with an over to spare.
Los Angeles Knight Riders are also reaching the playoffs with a lot of confidence after the defeat. Texas Super Kings (TSK) Lost by six wickets in their last league match. Colin Munro Earlier, set the stage by scoring 62 runs Matthew Trump Remained unbeaten on 58 runs in just 28 balls to complete the chase brilliantly. First, jason holder took three wickets and Sunil Narine LAKR bowled another economical spell, restricting Texas to 171/9.
SFU vs LAKR, MLC 2026 Qualifier: Match Details
- date and time: July 16, 3:00am IST / July 15, 9:30pm GMT / 2:30pm local
- venue: Oakland Coliseum, Oakland
SFU vs LAKR head-to-head record
Matches played: 6 | San Francisco Unicorns won: 2 | Los Angeles Knight Riders won: 3 | No result/tie: 1
Oakland Coliseum Pitch Report
The drop-in surface at the Oakland Coliseum has produced a balanced contest between bat and ball throughout the tournament. The fast bowlers are expected to enjoy some movement with the new ball, as the pitch offers little seam and could be a bit two-paced during the early overs.
Once the batsmen settle down, it becomes much easier to deliver strokes as the bounce remains consistent and the ball comes onto the bat well. Teams which save wickets during the powerplay are likely to get the advantage in the second half of the innings. While fast bowlers should dominate in the beginning, spinners can also come into play in the middle overs by varying their pace. A first innings total in the region of 175-185 should be competitive, with the captain winning the toss opting to bowl first.
squads
San Francisco Unicorn: Matthew Short (captain), Finn Allen (wk), Zia-ul-Haq, Connor Esterhuizen, Saideep Ganesh (wk), Sanjay Krishnamurthy, Luan-Dre Pretorius (wk), Ollie Peake, Drew Gomel, Xavier Bartlett, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Ilyas, Juwany Drysdale, Ravichandran Ashwin, Hasan Khan, Hammad Azam, Aaron Hardy, Anirudh Emmanuel
Los Angeles Knight Riders: Jason Holder (captain), Andre Fletcher, Colin Munro, Matthew Tromp, Rovman Powell, andre russellSaif Bader, Jahmar Hamilton (wk), Shadley Van Schalkwyk, Ali Khan, Lloyd Pope, Sunil Narine, Nitish Kumar, Alex Hales, Unmukt Chand, Fabian Allen, Carmi Le Roux, Christopher Ramsaran, Karthik Gattepalli.
SFU vs LAKR, MLC 2026 Qualifier: Today Match Prediction
Case 1:
- SFU won the toss and bowled first
- LAKR’s powerplay score: 50-55
- LAKR’s total score: 175-185
Case 2:
- LAKR won the toss and bowled first
- SFU’s powerplay score: 55-60
- SFU’s total score: 180-190
Match Result: The team bowling first will win the match.
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