Fireworks and firepower are sure to create a full-blown spectacle, and that’s exactly what the 16th match of MLC 2025 delivers. All eyes will be on the team scorecards as the San Francisco Unicorns take on the Seattle Orcas, but also on the firepower batters on display. With Finn Allen in berserker mode, Hassan Khan quietly putting up ludicrous figures, and David Warner still trying to find his flow, there’s more than a contest going on here—it’s a battle of batting philosophies. Who is the batter to watch? Let’s take a look.
1. Finn Allen: Chaos with a Cause
There are aggressive openers, and there is Finn Allen. He has amassed 491 runs in nine innings at an astounding strike rate of 223.18. He is not just batting, he is destroying every innings when he is playing. Moreover, he is doing it with consistency, averaging 54.56 even while playing the smash mouth style of cricket.
What makes Allen particularly lethal in this match-up is that he can take apart pace and spin, with complete disregard. Seattle’s bowling attack has depth, but it has also got a reasonable degree of predictability, which Allen has taken advantage of against other teams with similar bowling line-ups. He will go extraordinarily well in the Powerplay – and if he gets past 30, you might as well get to work on your match wrap.
Allen’s partnerships with Hassan Khan have also been game-defining: the partnership has given the top order flamethrower power. Whereas Allen can look oblivious in his plotting of boundaries, there is a method in the madness.
2. Hassan Khan: The Quiet Assassin
If Allen is the thunder, Hassan Khan is the storm you didn’t hear arrive. The left-handed dynamo has become San Francisco’s most underrated local treasure in MLC 2025. Allan has managed to average a ridiculous 64.25 and strike at over 210, Khan has turned hitting in the power surge into a no-drama show.
His role is pivotal – he can anchor when early wickets fall, and explode when the groundwork is laid. The beauty of Khan’s batting style is in the selection of his shots. He doesn’t slog, he strokes. He doesn’t take risks, he takes stock. And against an Orcas bowling attack that sometimes can be one-dimensional in this phase of the game, Khan’s ability to manipulate the field makes him the fulcrum around which SF’s innings rarely fail not thrive.
He could be trending off the field, but he is trending on the scoreboard – and that is all that matters.
3. David Warner: A Veteran with Something to Prove
Don’t count David Warner out just yet—there’s still fight left in him. The seasoned left-handed batsman is hardly setting the world alight with a fast start so far—a modest 82 runs from four matches at an average of 20.50—but if there’s one thing a cricket fan knows, it’s that you don’t write off David Warner.
The Seattle Orcas will need Warner’s experience at the top of the order, especially against a red-hot San Francisco bowling unit. His ability to soak up pressure, rotate the strike, and punish the bad ones might just stabilize the Orcas’ top order. The question is not if he can fire, but when. And possibly, just possibly, that can happen in the season’s biggest game.
This SF vs SEO winner-takes-it-all clash isn’t just about team points; it is an extreme-by-comparison effort in batting styles. Finn Allen is the fireworks factory, Hassan Khan is the steady fuse, and David Warner is the old matchstick that can still light things up if he wants to. As we head into this electrifying encounter, we know that 100% regardless of other details, the battle of the blades will decide the winner.
Disclaimer: This Exclusive News is based on the author’s understanding, analysis, and instinct. As you review this information, consider the points mentioned and form your own conclusions.
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