- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR7.3 Short and curving across off, tries to cut and a discernible edge for sure, massive blow to SFU. But what a terrific knock nevertheless. Much-needed for LAKR. Went very hard at it and it bounced more than he expected 92/25.4 gets his riposte! Outfoxes him with a quicker one and hits into the pitch, around middle and he got surprised by that extra kick, steps leg-side and just lobs n the air and Russell takes an easy catch running back at mid-off region, big wicket 70/113.3 Another cutter, short and wide, slugs a pull to deep midwicket, sounded good but then again not much oomph, might be short of his crease, Short is short indeed and has to go, put in a dive at non-striker's end and it's brilliant piece of glovework 143/69.4 Keeps finding ways to shed wickets. Quicker delivery curving away from middle, wanted to smoke it downtown and instead got an outside edge that went straight to Unmukt who took a regulation catch at short third 122/310.6 Muscled down the ground but hasn't got all of it, holed out to long-off! Slackens the pace again, spinning in from a wide line on off, was outside the tramline, he wanted to take it on and tried to get inside the line, not much oomph behind and comfortably take in the deep so a bit of a collapse but Short is still out there and will have to do the majority of heavy lifting 127/412.4 Around the wicket, fuller and zinging in from a wide off-stump line, jockeys across off and heaves it in the air, a pick-up shot, didn't quite time it and not much force into the shot, off-cutter, taken by Munro at deep square, made the catch look so easy, took some steps forward and reverse-cupped at chest height 136/513.4 over the wicket, befuddles him with a teasing shortish ball that keeps low and clatters the off-stump, another off-cutter bowled to perfection, too early into the shot, gone for a duck, excellent bowling, found a way to thrive on this pitch 143/7Extras6 (b 1, lb 3, w 2)TOTAL150/7 (14 Overs, RR: 10.71)Fall of wickets: 1-70 (Finn Allen, 5.4 ov), 2-92 (Lhuan-dre Pretorius, 7.3 ov), 3-122 (Sanjay Krishnamurthi, 9.4 ov), 4-127 (Hassan Khan, 10.6 ov), 5-136 (Oliver Peake, 12.4 ov), 6-143 (Matthew Short, 13.3 ov), 7-143 (Haris Rauf, 13.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB JO Holder 3 0 31 1 10.33 4 2 2 0 0 SP Narine 3 0 33 2 11 9 2 3 0 0 AD Russell 3 0 34 1 11.33 5 3 2 1 0 SC van Schalkwyk 2 0 23 1 11.5 7 1 3 0 0 C le Roux 3 0 25 1 8.33 4 1 1 1 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR5.6 That has been sent a country mile in the air as if it had defied gravity but then it came accelerating down and has been taken by Hassan Khan at long-off! He batted in one gear and didn't want to slow down a wee bit, well-bowled and good change in bowling; need more wickets 70/19.4 Bouncer shoots up quickly, head height and he goes for the pull, taken comfortably by Peake at deep midwicket! Timely scalp and the veteran pacer steps up to the plate. LAKR need to go berserk 99/212.5 Siddle knows the art of picking wickets. Bowls a tickling slower tennis ball bumper just outside off, upper-cuts straight into the hands of the man stationed at short third, Ghulam takes a simple catch. Holder is not happy, wanted to get over the line but he has done his job by a quickfire 28 off 12 146/3Extras9 (lb 2, w 7)TOTAL154/3 (13.4 Overs, RR: 11.26)Fall of wickets: 1-70 (Andre Fletcher, 5.6 ov), 2-99 (Rovman Powell, 9.4 ov), 3-146 (Jason Holder, 12.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Ghulam Mudassar 2 0 29 0 14.5 4 3 2 2 0 Haris Rauf 2.4 0 38 0 14.25 5 4 2 4 0 BL Couch 3 0 27 0 9 6 1 2 0 0 PM Siddle 3 0 27 2 9 8 2 2 0 0 MW Short 1 0 8 1 8 3 0 1 0 0 Hassan Khan 2 0 23 0 11.5 1 2 1 1 0
Match Details
Toss
Los Angeles Knight Riders , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
15.30 start, First Session 15.30-17.00, Interval 17.00-17.20, Second Session 17.20-18.50
Match days
19 June 2026 - day/night match (20-over match)
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Los Angeles Knight Riders 2, San Francisco Unicorns 0
Match Notes
- Rain: San Francisco Unicorns - 0/0
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 4.1 (Mandatory - 48 runs, 0 wicket)
- Match reduced to 14 overs per side
- San Francisco Unicorns: 50 runs in 4.3 overs (27 balls), Extras 2
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 27 balls (LG Pretorius 40, FH Allen 8, Ex 2)
- LG Pretorius: 50 off 25 balls (4 x 4, 4 x 6)
- San Francisco Unicorns: 100 runs in 8.1 overs (49 balls), Extras 3
- San Francisco Unicorns: 150 runs in 13.6 overs (84 balls), Extras 6
- Innings Break: San Francisco Unicorns - 150/7 in 14.0 overs (Hammad Azam 5, BL Couch 6)
- Over 0.0: Review by San Francisco Unicorns (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - CM Taylor, Batter - C Munro (Struck down)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 4.1 (Mandatory - 54 runs, 0 wicket)
- Over 1.2: Review by Los Angeles Knight Riders (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - GO Braithwaite, Batter - C Munro (Upheld)
- Los Angeles Knight Riders: 50 runs in 3.6 overs (24 balls), Extras 3
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 24 balls (C Munro 26, ADS Fletcher 21, Ex 3)
- Los Angeles Knight Riders: 100 runs in 10.0 overs (60 balls), Extras 7
- C Munro: 50 off 34 balls (5 x 4, 3 x 6)
- Los Angeles Knight Riders: 150 runs in 13.2 overs (80 balls), Extras 9
Match Coverage
All Match NewsMunro and Holder lead Knight Riders past Unicorns in 14-overs a side contest
Lhuan-dre Pretorius hit a 28-ball 58 to give San Francisco Unicorns a solid 150 after their 14 overs, but Los Angeles Knight Riders got past the line with two balls in hand




