Pretorius did amazing batting (Photo-GETTY IMAGES)
San Francisco Unicorns vs Washington Freedom: 193 runs in 14 sixes, 15 fours and just 91 balls. The batsmen of San Francisco Unicorns did wonders in Oakland. In the 15th match of Major League Cricket 2026, Washington Freedom scored 190 runs in 20 overs, in reply San Francisco Unicorns achieved this target in just 15.1 overs. The hero of this victory was 29-ball-first batsman Luhan-Dri Pretorius, who is a South African player and plays for Rajasthan Royals in the IPL. Let us tell you how Luhan-Dri Pretorius led his team to victory?
Luhan-Dri Pretorius’ stormy batting
The target in front of San Francisco Unicorns was big, so the team needed stormy batting. Luhan-Dri Pretorius did the same to Finn Allen. Both of them scored 102 runs in just 30 balls for the first wicket. Pretorius hit 7 sixes and 3 fours in his innings, while Allen hit 4 sixes and 4 fours. After this, Aaron Hardy scored unbeaten 42 runs in 22 balls while captain Matthew Short played an unbeaten inning of 34 runs in 26 balls. Matthew Short had played slowly otherwise this team would have won in just 13 overs.
Steve Smith failed miserably
Talking about Washington Freedom, the captain of this team, Steve Smith, failed miserably. Smith could score only 3 runs in 8 balls. Although Mitchell Owen scored 39 runs in 20 balls. Andris Gaus scored unbeaten 83 runs in 50 balls. Nikhil Chaudhary also played an inning of 32 runs in 19 balls. But he could not make his team win.
San Francisco Unicorns became number 1
San Francisco Unicorns team has reached the top in the points table. This team has won 3 out of 5 matches and is on top with 6 points. Seattle Orcas is at second and Texas Superkings is at third. Washington Freedom team is in sixth place. Los Angeles Knight Riders is at fourth and MI New York is at fifth.
