The San Francisco Unicorns concluded their turbulent season by defeating the Texas Super Kings in their last group stage match, despite being in the lead. Milind Kumar and Daniel Sams destroyed the Unicorns’ aspirations in a couple of minutes as TSK stormed home with 5 balls remaining after falling behind 92 for 5 in the 14th over. The Unicorns made a stunning start to their MLC career by defeating MI New York, a highly anticipated opponent, by a margin of 22 runs. In addition, Corey Anderson was saved from cricket obscurity by the game with a brilliant 91 off 52 deliveries. With 190 runs in 5 games, Anderson was the Unicorns’ leading scorer at the end of the tournament.

Last year, Unicorns paid $70,000 to choose former war horse Liam Plunkett as their first selection. In terms of wickets and ECON, the 39-year-old outperformed the younger group led by Carmi Le Roux and Haris Rauf, proving his worth in gold. As his career came to an end, the tournament also proved to be a misery for skipper Aaron Finch, who struggled to 68 runs and struck at a pitiful 88. With players like Marcus Stoinis and Finn Allen failing to manage a single score of more than 40 runs in five innings, Unicorns’ patchy performance symbolized the return of its international stars.
International Contingent:
The Unicorns significantly altered their foreign rosters. The team will be holding out great expectations for their big acquisition of Pat Cummins. With Aaron Finch’s retirement, there would have been pressure to install Cummins as the team captain, but Anderson was given the job because of his local connections, according to the Unicorns management. The newest phenomenon in world cricket, Jake Fraser McGurk, will be hoping to continue where he left off in the IPL, when he struck 330 runs at a strike rate of 234.04, while Kiwi Finn Allen holds onto his position despite having a lackluster season at bat. While quick bowlers Haris Rauf, Josh Inglis, and Sherfane Rutherford are trusted to bring strength to the middle order.
Domestic Cadre:
This year during the MLC domestic draft, the Unicorns made a major effort to choose Hassan Khan, the former captain of Pakistan U19. After a brilliant all-around performance in the previous year’s Minor League Cricket competition, when he amassed 220 runs in 5 innings at a S/R of 181 and claimed 11 wickets at an ECON of less than 5, Khan was awarded a top drawer $75,000 contract. Sanjay Krishnamurthy and Karima Gore, two all-rounders with left arm spinning, will constitute Khan’s troika. Jahmar Hamilton, the former wicketkeeper for the West Indies, has finally received recognition for his outstanding performance in the Minor League year after year. In what might ultimately be his final season in the MLC, Liam Plunkett returns for another go.
Probable XI : Jake Fraser McGurk, Finn Allen, Josh Inglis, Corey Anderson, Sherfane Rutherford, Tajinder Singh, Hassan Khan, Liam Plunkett, Pat Cummins, Haris Rauf, Carmi Le Roux
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