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San Francisco Unicorns vs Washington Freedom Predictions - Head to hammer the Freedom into the final

Simon Lewis

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Last updated: 25 Jul 2024

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Simon Lewis 25 Jul 2024

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San Francisco Unicorns and Washington Freedom face off in the MLC Qualifier.
Travis Head has the 4th highest strike rate (173.61) in the MLC season.
The Unicorns aim for back-to-back victories over the Freedom, promising an exciting contest.

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Travis Head smashes a four against India. (credit: Chandan Khanna / Getty Images)

San Francisco Unicorns vs Washington Freedom Predictions

The Unicorns broke the Freedom’s unbeaten run with a six-wicket win in the last group match. The two sides ended on 11 points each, but the Freedom clinched top spot by virtue of net run rate. The Freedom’s top-order has performed consistently and their bowling is dangerous, so they should win the Qualifier after a tough fight.

San Francisco Unicorns vs Washington Freedom Predictions
Head-to-Head
San Francisco Unicorns Form
San Francisco Unicorns Team News
Washington Freedom Form
Washington Freedom Team News

Washington Freedom’s Travis Head has scored 54, 54, 53 & 56 in his last 4 innings.
Washington Freedom’s Steven Smith has scored 42*, 57 & 56 in his last 4 innings.
San Francisco Unicorns’ Sanjay Krishnamurthi hit six sixes in his 70* off 42 balls against the Freedom.
San Francisco Unicorns’ Finn Allen has scored 63, 34 & 77 in his last 6 innings.

Head-to-Head

The Unicorns won their last match against the Freedom three days ago by six wickets. In their group match last season the Freedom beat the Unicorns by 30 runs.

San Francisco Unicorns Form

The Unicorns made it four wins on the bounce when they beat the Washington Freedom by six wickets on the DLS method.

The Freedom racked up 174/3 off 15.3 overs before the rains came down. Corey Anderson (2/20) was the best of the Unicorns bowlers.

A phenomenal batting performance from the Unicorns saw them chase down their adjusted target of 177 from 14 overs with six wickets in hand. Sanjay Krishnamurthi (79* off 42 balls) and Josh Inglis (45 off 17 balls, S/R 264.70) set the Unicorns on track for an incredible chase, but it was Hassan Khan’s astonishing 32 off 11 balls that enabled the Unicorns to snatch the win.

San Francisco Unicorns Team News

San Francisco Unicorns are in good form and are unlikely to make any changes to their team.

Washington Freedom Form

The Freedom’s unbeaten run through the season came to a rain-affected end as they lost to the Unicorns by six wickets with just two balls remaining.

Travis Head (56 off 36 balls) and Steven Smith (56 off 31 balls) added 101 for the first wicket in under 10 overs. The runs kept coming until rain chased them from the field with their score on 174/3 off 15.3 overs.

Andrew Tye (3/41) bowled superbly as the Freedom did their best to defend the adjusted target of 177 off 14 overs, but the Unicorns’ batters let loose and scraped home with just two balls in hand.

Washington Freedom Team News

The Freedom won’t be worried about their loss to the Unicorns as it was a DLS result that favoured the Unicorns, who batted second.

Verdict

San Francisco Unicorns v Washington Freedom

I am backing Washington Freedom to win. I am also backing Travis Head to top score for Washington Freedom.

Sanjay Krishnamurthi is a good bet to top score for the San Francisco Unicorns.

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