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Seattle Orcas vs San Francisco Unicorns Predictions - Short to end Orcas’ playoff hopes

Simon Lewis

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Last updated: 20 Jul 2024

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Simon Lewis 20 Jul 2024

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Seattle Orcas face a must-win game against San Francisco Unicorns this Sunday.
Matthew Short's impressive 56 off 32 balls boosts Orcas' confidence.
Match scheduled for 02:30 PM SAST; crucial for Orcas' playoff hopes.

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Matthew Short hits to leg against the Thunder. (credit: Mark Metcalfe / Getty Images)

Seattle Orcas vs San Francisco Unicorns Predictions

The Orcas are bottom of the table but, despite a powerful batting line-up, their present form suggests they will be no competition for second-placed Unicorns who have won three of their five matches (one match rained-off).

San Francisco Unicorns’ Matthew Short has scored 58, 33 & 56 in his 4 MLC innings.
San Francisco Unicorns’ Finn Allen has scored 63 & 34 in his last 4 innings.
Seattle Orcas’ Ryan Rickelton has scored 103*, 29 & 89 in his last 4 innings.
Seattle Orcas’ Shehan Jayasuriya scored 54 off 37 balls against the Unicorns five days ago.

Head-to-Head

Last season the Orcas won their League meeting with the Unicorns by 35 runs. Five days ago the Unicorns beat the Orcas by 23 runs.

Seattle Orcas Form

The Orcas lost their third game in a row when the Knight Riders beat them by four wickets.

Ryan Rickelton slammed six sixes in his innings of 89 off 52 balls as the Orcas collapsed to 142/6. Heinrich Klaasen (23 off 23 balls) was the only other batter to reach double figures.

The Knight Riders were flying to victory at 71/1 before Harmeet Singh (2/27) made the breakthrough and brought about a mini-collapse, but they recovered to reach their target with five balls to spare.

Seattle Orcas Team News

The Orcas need a major improvement in their batting and bowling to spark a last chance to squeak into the playoffs.

San Francisco Unicorns Form

The Unicorns won their second game on the bounce when they beat MI New York by three runs.

The Unicorns recovered from 33/5 to reach 148/7 off their 20 overs thanks to an 87-run stand for the sixth wicket between Hassan Khan (44 off 35 balls) and skipper Corey Anderson (59 off 37 balls).

MI New York were flying at 79/1 just short of 10 overs, before Brody Couch (2/27) and Matthew Short (3/27) put the brakes on enough for the Unicorns to scrape home by three runs.

San Francisco Unicorns Team News

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

Verdict

Seattle Orcas v San Francisco Unicorns

I am backing San Francisco Unicorns to win. I am also backing Matthew Short to top score for San Francisco Unicorns.

Ryan Rickelton is a good bet to top score for the Seattle Orcas.

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