That's that! Easy as from Krishnamurthi. What a knock from this youngster. He finishes unbeaten on 79 off 42 balls and Unicorns have chased down 177 in just 13.4 overs in this rain-hit affair. Knee-high full toss on off, worked away to deep midwicket
Washington vs SF, 20th Match at Dallas, MLC, Jul 22 2024 - Match Result
RESULT
20th Match (N), Dallas, July 22, 2024, Major League Cricket
(15.3/15.3 ov) 174/3
(13.4/14 ov, T:177) 177/4
SF won by 6 wickets (with 2 balls remaining) (DLS method)
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Scores: Binoy George | Comms: Ashish PantScorecard summary
Washington Freedom • 174/3(15.3 overs)
56 (31)
2/20 (2)
56 (36)
0/27 (4)
San Francisco Unicorns • 177/4(13.4 overs)
79* (42)
3/41 (3)
45 (17)
1/39 (3)
Cricinfo’s Most Valuable Players of the Match
What an innings by Krishnamurthi to take his side over the line. These two teams will meet again on Thursday in the qualifier and we will live nice and early to get things running. That will be it from us tonight. Until next time, this is me Ashish Pant signing off on behalf of Deivarayan Muthu and Binoy George. Ciao!
NSB: "What's a match! Definately USA is future hub of the cricket. "
Yannick: "I am impressed and shocked. I thought Freedom's superior bowling would have trumped Unicorn's batting. "
Unicorns captain Corey Anderson: [On Krishnamurthi] That was incredible. I am not surprised. We have seen glimpses of him. He is only 20 and has got a mature head on his shoulders. We got decent depth in our group. Pretty good game in the end. We still have jobs to do. [On the win] We just want to continue with the momentum. [On Hassan Khan] He has been a gem for us this season. We have seen the talent he has. He can float around in the middle order and can be good with the ball. [On what to take from this win] The habit of winning. You try and take what you can. We have to be prepared well and get the guys fit for Thursday.
Freedom captain Steven Smith: We played quite nicely. We were in for a big score, but 177 was a pretty reasonable chase. they batted very well. Was a good game of cricket. [Batting approach] Just take the game on. Travis has been exceptional in the last 12-18 months. He played second fiddle tonight. We feed off each other. [What went wrong with the bowling] Bit too early. They batted very well tonight. It was wet out there and slippery, it was challenging for the bowlers. They batted very well. Plenty to learn.
Sanjay Krishnamurthi is the Player of the Match: I decided to go hard form the beginning because we were chasing a lot of the runs. Took my chances. I have worked hard on my mental side of the game. The left-arm spinners it was not turning much, so was trying to keep a calm head
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Josh Inglis: Pretty happy with that. Would have liked to be there at the end. Sanjay was great. I just tried to watch the ball and swing hard. [The reverse hits] I do train and lot. I don't have the power of some of the other guys. [Win] This gives us a lot of the confidence and we are ready for qualifier 1. They [Freedom] have played great cricket and are top of the ladder for a reason. But we are very confident going into the qualifier. [Krishnamurthi's knock] Outstanding. He has shown a lot of promise and he has worked very hard.
11.29pm A first loss for Washington Freedom, and it has come against their opponents who they will meet again in Qualifier 1 on July 25. What confidence this win will give to San Francisco Unicorns. Freedom had romped to 174 for 3 in 15.3 overs before rain came falling. That brought an end to Freedom's innings early and the revised target for Unicorns was 177 in 14 overs. Freedom seemed to be in control after reducing Unicorns to 45 for 2 in the fifth over. But out came Inglis and slammed 45 off 17. Sanjay Krishnamurthi then took over as he crashed 79 of 42 in a 77-run stand with Inglis off just 30 balls. Hassan Khan (32* off 11) and Krishnamurthi then added 55 off 22 fifth wicket to take Freedom over the line with relative ease. Freedom stay top of the table despite the loss.
13.4
1
Ravindra to SP Krishnamurthi, 1 run
13.3
•
Ravindra to SP Krishnamurthi, no run
Not yet. Flatter on the stumps, pushed back to the bowler
Fitting Krishnamurthi finishes this off
13.2
1
Ravindra to Hassan, 1 run
Not quite. Scores level. Low full toss on the stumps, he pushes to long-on
Can Hassan finish this off?
13.1
1
Ravindra to SP Krishnamurthi, 1 run
Short and wide, he cuts this to deep point
Believe it or not, Unicorns now just need 3 runs in 6 balls. How quickly this game changes! Ravindra to bowl the final over. Around the wicket.
end of over 1319 runs
SF: 174/4CRR: 13.38 • RRR: 3.00 • Need 3 from 6b
Hassan Khan31 (10b 4x4 2x6)
Sanjay Krishnamurthi77 (39b 5x4 6x6)
Saurabh Netravalkar 3-0-36-0
Andrew Tye 3-0-41-3
12.6
4
Netravalkar to Hassan, FOUR runs
Is that a waist high no-ball? Nope, was just under the waist. Slower ball goes awry outside off. Hassan swings, gets a thick outside edge that flies past short third.
12.5
4
Netravalkar to Hassan, FOUR runs
Edged and four and Unicorns are almost home. Low full toss outside off, he looks to go on-side, gets it off the bottom edge that flies past the keeper
12.4
4
Netravalkar to Hassan, FOUR runs
Tonked straight back over the bowler's head. Another slower ball outside off, Hassan gets across, spots it early and deposits him over straight back
12.3
•
Netravalkar to Hassan, no run
Big swing and a miss! Slower length ball angling across Hassan. He takes a step right across abs swings for the hills. Makes no connection.
12.2
1
Netravalkar to SP Krishnamurthi, 1 run
Slower length ball angling across Krishnamurthi he slices this to extra cover
12.1
6
Netravalkar to SP Krishnamurthi, SIX runs
How has got that away for six! Very low full toss angled right across Krishnamurthi around the tramline outside off. He reaches it, carves it away, one hand of the blade and somehow, just somehow manages enough power to clear deep point
SF need 22 runs in 12 balls. Netravalkar back. Win Probability: SF 71.61% * WSF 28.39%
end of over 1222 runs
SF: 155/4CRR: 12.91 • RRR: 11.00 • Need 22 from 12b
Sanjay Krishnamurthi70 (37b 5x4 5x6)
Hassan Khan19 (6b 1x4 2x6)
Andrew Tye 3-0-41-3
Akeal Hosein 3-0-39-1
11.6
1lb
Tye to SP Krishnamurthi, 1 leg bye
Ah, he's missed out there. Was a gentle length ball on his pads. There to be hit, but he misses his flick as the ball goes to short third
11.5
6
Tye to SP Krishnamurthi, SIX runs
THUMPED for six more. What a game changing over this is turning out to be. Slower ball on a length on middle stump. Krishnamurthi flicks this with imperiousness over deep midwicket.
11.4
4
Tye to SP Krishnamurthi, FOUR runs
Crrrrrrrunched! Over-pitched on off stump, he presents the full face of the bat and slams this past the bowler's left this time. No stopping that
11.3
1
Tye to Hassan, 1 run
Slower length ball on middle, he jumps down targeting midwicket, gets a thick inside edge back onto his pad with the ball rolling to the off side
Fine leg comes up
11.2
4
Tye to Hassan, FOUR runs
Oh, this is very much on! Length on off stump, he steps across to the off side and thumps it past the bowler's right. Nothing long on can do
11.1
6
Tye to Hassan, SIX runs
THUMPED! Banged in short on Hassan's hips on leg stump. He gets across and muscles this over deep backward square leg for six. This is on!
SF need 44 runs in 18 balls. Here's Tye. Win Probability: SF 14.47% * WSF 85.53%
end of over 1111 runs
SF: 133/4CRR: 12.09 • RRR: 14.66 • Need 44 from 18b
Sanjay Krishnamurthi60 (34b 4x4 4x6)
Hassan Khan8 (3b 1x6)
Akeal Hosein 3-0-39-1
Andrew Tye 2-0-20-3
10.6
•
Hosein to SP Krishnamurthi, no run
Darted in around that tramline again. Flat-batted back to the bowler
10.5
1
Hosein to Hassan, 1 run
Similar flatter length ball on the tramline outside off. He was looking to swing this away again, gets it off the toe end of the bat to short third
10.4
6
Hosein to Hassan, SIX runs
SHOT! A touch slower outside off again. Hassan shuffles across, gets a clean connection on it and clears Smith at long-off
10.4
1w
Hosein to Hassan, 1 wide
Very quick outside off. Hassan goes right across, as Hosein floats this wider. Too wide though.
Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
79 runs (42)
5 fours6 sixes
Productive shot
flick
16 runs
1 four1 six
Control
60%
WSF
56 runs (31)
5 fours4 sixes
Productive shot
cut shot
11 runs
1 four1 six
Control
81%
Best performances - bowlers
WSF
O
3
M
0
R
41
W
3
ECO
13.66
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W | ||||
1W | ||||
LEGOFF
LHB
1W | ||||
O
2
M
0
R
20
W
2
ECO
10
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W | ||||
LEGOFF
LHB
1W | ||||
Match details
| Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas | |
| Toss | San Francisco Unicorns, elected to field first |
| Series | |
| Season | 2024 |
| Player Of The Match | |
| Match days | 22 July 2024 - night (20-over match) |
| T20 debut | |
| Umpires | |
| TV Umpire | |
| Reserve Umpire | |
| Match Referee | |
| Points | San Francisco Unicorns 2, Washington Freedom 0 |
Language
English
Win Probability
SF 100%
WSFSF100%50%100%
Over 14 • SF 177/4
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