San Francisco Unicorns vs Los Angeles Knight Riders Head to Head Records- MLC 2024, Match 4
Published - 07 Jul 2024, 07:01 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 01:15 AM
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San Francisco Unicorns and Los Angeles Knight Riders take on each other in match 4 of MLC 2024. The match starts at 6 am IST on July 8. The Knight Riders have already played a match against Texas Super Kings and won it. This is the first game of the season for the Uncorns.
The LAKR beat the Super Kings by 12 runs in the match. The bowlers defended a modest total of 162. 160 was a match-winning score in the T20 World Cup in the USA and the Caribbean and it turned out the same way for the Knight Riders.
Meanwhile, the Unicorns are led by Corey Anderson who recently played for USA in the T20 World Cup. Australian ODI skipper Par Cumins will play under him for the franchise. Sherfane Rutherford, Haris Rauf, Matt Henry and Matthew Short are some of the key players for the Unicorns.
The Los Angeles Knight Riders are owned by the IPL franchise Knight Riders group. Sunil Narine and Andre Russell are constant for them in every Knight-Riders franchise. Sunil Narine who is leading the Los Angeles side won the MVP award after KKR's IPL 2024 title win.
Meanwhile, the MLC is a six-team tournament namely, MI New York, Seattle Orcas, Texas Super Kings, Los Angeles Knight Riders, Washington Freedom, and San Francisco Unicorns. The team will play for three weeks for the coveted title. The MI New York are the defending champions of the tournament.
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The tournament will be played in the round-robin format this year, unlike last year. Every team will play seven matches and hence the season will see a total of 25 matches across two venues, Morrisville and Dallas. The New York stadium was dismantled immediately after the end of the games at the venue.
The top two teams will meet in the Qualifier, with the winners of that match advancing to the final. The third and the fourth-placed teams will play the Eliminator. The winner of the Eliminator will play the loser of the Qualifier in the Challenger match that will decide the second finalists.
San Francisco Unicorns vs Los Angeles Knight Riders Head To Head In T20Is
Played | Won by San Francisco Unicorns | Won by Los Angeles Knight Riders | Tie | No Result |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
San Francisco Unicorns vs Los Angeles Knight Riders Head-to-Head Records: Key Statistics
Major League Cricket started in 2023 with the two teams playing one match last year. The San Francisco Unicorns won the match by 21 runs after posting 212/7 batting first. The Knight Riders in the chase could only muster 191./5.
San Francisco Unicorns vs Los Angeles Knight Riders: Last 5 Encounters
The two teams have played just one match with the MLC starting last year. The San Francisco Unicorns won the match by 21 runs. This year the two teams will play two games.
San Francisco Unicorns vs Los Angeles Knight Riders: Trends and Patterns
The Unicorns won the match by batting first last season. However, it is too soon to expect a particular pattern of play between the two teams. The two teams will play twice this season after which the pattern might be predicted.
San Francisco Unicorns vs Los Angeles Knight Riders Head to Head Records- MLC 2024, Match 4
Matches Played-1
SFU Won - 1
LAKR Won - 0
Most Runs For San Francisco Unicorns: Matthew Wade-78
Most Wickets For San Francisco Unicorns: Shadab Khan- 2
Most Runs For Los Angeles Knight Riders: Jason Roy- 45
Most Wickets For Los Angeles Knight Riders: Adam Zampa-3
Conclusion
The San Francisco side is ahead in the head-to-head race in this rivalry and the Knight Riders who started with a win would like to make it two on the trot.
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