San Francisco Unicorns will go head-to-head with the Washington Freedom in the Challenger of the Major League Cricket 2026 campaign at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland on Friday, July 17.
San Francisco Unicorns, captained by Matthew Short, have held the pole position with six wins and four losses from ten matches, picking up 12 points at an NRR of +0.487. On the other hand, the Washington Freedom, captained by Steven Smith, occupied third place with six wins and four losses from ten games, accumulating 12 points with an NRR of -0.399.
In the Qualifier, the Unicorns suffered a seven-run defeat to the Knight Riders. On the other hand, the Washington Freedom stunned MI New York by six wickets in the Eliminator.
San Francisco Unicorns vs Washington Freedom, Major League Cricket 2026, Challenger, Match Details
Match: San Francisco Unicorns vs Washington Freedom, Major League Cricket 2026, Challenger
Time & Date: 7:00 AM IST, Friday, July 17
Venue: Oakland Coliseum, Oakland
San Francisco Unicorns vs Washington Freedom, Major League Cricket 2026, Challenger Pitch Report
The first-innings score at this venue this season was 183 across the 10 games. Five out of 10 games saw the chasing teams come out on top. Nevertheless, it’s wise to bowl first after winning the toss.
San Francisco Unicorns vs Washington Freedom, Major League Cricket 2026, Challenger Probable XIs
San Francisco Unicorns
Lhuan-dre Pretorius (wk), Finn Allen, Matthew Short (c), Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Aaron Hardie, Hassan Khan, Saideep Ganesh, Aakarshit Gomel, Brody Couch, Xavier Bartlett, Peter Siddle
Washington Freedom
Steven Smith (c), Mitchell Owen, Rachin Ravindra, Andries Gous (wk), Glenn Maxwell, Nikhil Chaudhary, Ben Dwarshuis, Obus Pienaar, Ian Holland, Asif Mehmood, Saurabh Netravalkar
San Francisco Unicorns vs Washington Freedom, Major League Cricket 2026, Challenger Winner Prediction
Match Winner: Washington Freedom
These two sides have locked horns with each other twice in the league phase, with both sides bagging a win apiece. Nevertheless, the Washington Freedom is expected to come out on top, thanks to their hat-trick victories.
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