Predicted XI for MLC match between San Francisco Unicorns vs LA Knight Riders XI

After defeating Washington Freedom by a massive margin of 123 runs in the tournament opener, San Fransico Unicorns (SF) will take on the Los Angeles Knight Riders (LAKR) in the third game of the ongoing MLC 2025. It will be the first game for the LA Knight Riders of their campaign in the tournament’s current season.

San Fransico Unicorns will aim to win this game and maintain their dominance in the top spot on the tournament standings. With that said, here we’ll have a look at the predicted playing XI of the Unicorns for their upcoming clash against the Los Angeles Knight Riders.

Openers – Tim Seifert and Finn Allen

The SF management will look forward to going with the same opening pair of Tim Seifert and Finn Allen. In the last game against Washington Freedom, wicketkeeper-batter Seifert scored a quick 18 runs off 10 balls, with one four and two sixes. Besides him, Finn Allen left everyone awestruck with his sensational 150+ knock.

Allen smashed 151 runs off just 51 balls, with five fours and 19 massive sixes. He scored these runs with an outstanding and unbelievable strike rate of 296.07. So, it would be a perfect opening pair for SF to go ahead with in the next game against Washington.

Middle Order – Jake-Fraser McGurk, Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Copper Connolly, and Hassan Khan

The middle order of the San Fransico Unicorns (SF) will start with the young number three batter, Jake-Fraser McGurk. However, he failed to live up to the expectations in the last game, but the young batter is known for his blistering approach with the bat. He will be followed by Sanjay Krishnamurthi at number four.

Sanjay scored a quick, fiery 36 runs off just 20 balls, with one four and four sixes in the last game against Freedom. Later in the middle order, Copper Connolly will be there to bat at number five, followed by Hassan Khan at six. Hassan smashed 38 runs off just 18 balls, with three fours and as many sixes.

All-Rounder – Corey Anderson (C)

Speaking of the choice of an all-rounder, skipper Corey Anderson could be a perfect pick to be there as a specialist all-rounder. He could be a crucial asset both with the bat and the ball. Anderson might score some crucial runs while batting lower down the order.

Besides that, he could also play a vital role with the ball for the Unicorns. So, skipper Anderson is going to be a vital cog in the wheel for his side while taking on the Knight Riders in the next game.

Bowlers – Liam Plunkett, Xavier Bartlett, Carmi le Roux, and Haris Rauf

The core bowling attack of the Unicorns will include the four out-and-out pacers in Liam Plunkett, Xavier Bartlett, Carmi le Roux, and Haris Rauf. Carmi le Roux scalped 2 wickets at 35 runs in his 3 overs, alongside 3 wickets picked by Haris Rauf at 30 runs in 3.1 overs.

Apart from these two, Liam Plunkett also picked a wicket at 9 runs in an over. This pace quartet is expected to be accompanied by Hassan Khan as a spin-bowling choice. He also claimed 3 wickets at 38 runs in 4 overs. So, this is going to be a core bowling attack for the Unicorns in the next game against the Washington Freedom.

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