The San Francisco Unicorns and Texas Super Kings They will take the field in the 8th match Major League Cricket (MLC) 2026 Thursday, June 25 at the Oakland Coliseum. Already facing each other at the start of the tournament, both sides will be eager to gain an important advantage in gathering competitive momentum.
The Unicorns go into the clash with confidence after registering a convincing seven-wicket win over the Super Kings in their previous encounter. Meanwhile, the Texas Super Kings are looking for consistency after back-to-back losses following their impressive opening win. Seattle Orcas. With strong batting line-ups and an experienced bowling attack from both sides, fans are in for another entertaining contest in Auckland.
Unicorns are a bit of an outlier in this competition. They comfortably defeated the Texas Super Kings in the previous meeting and have a strong top order Matthew Short, Find Allenand in form Juan-dre Pretoriuswas among the highlights of the tournament.
Their bowling attack also looks well balanced Haris Rauf, Xavier Bartlett, Peter Siddle and Ravichandran Ashwin can affect different stages of the game. Although winning matches like the Texas Super Kings Faf du Plessis, Riley Rossouw and Adam Milnetheir recent performances suggest they need significant improvement to overcome a confident San Francisco outfit.
SFU vs TSK, MLC 2026: Match details
- Date and Time: June 25, 7:00 AM IST / June 25, 1:30 AM GMT / June 24, 8:30 PM Local
- Location: Oakland Coliseum, Oakland
SFU vs TSK, Head to Head Record in MLC
Matches played: 6 | SFU won: 4| TSK won: 2
Oakland Coliseum Pitch Report
The Oakland Coliseum has provided good hitting conditions in the tournament so far. The venue utilizes pitches that offer true bounce and consistent pace, allowing hitters to play their shots with confidence. Due to the stadium’s baseball dimensions, the boundaries are relatively shorter than traditional cricket pitches, making six innings a major factor.
Fast bowlers could find some movement with the new ball, but once the shots settled in, the run scores were generally easier. Chasing teams have had success in recent matches and that has made the tossing an important factor.
Groups
Texas Super Kings: Faf du Plessis (c), Rilee Rossouw, Calvin Savage, Smit Patel (wk), Saiteja Mukkamalla, Joshua Tromp (wk), Adam Milne, Nandre Burger, Keshav Maharaj, Hardus Viljoen, Akeal Hosein, Mohammad Mohsin, Abhimanyu Mulmbader, Wiiraand, Shubham Ranjane, Amshi de Silva
San Francisco Unicorns: Matthew Short (c), Finn Allen (wk), Juan-dre PretoriusSanjay Krishnamurthy, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Hassan Khan, Haris Rauf, Xavier Bartlett, Ravichandran Ashwin, Brody Couch, Peter Siddle, Ollie Peake, Aaron Hardie, Hammad Azam, Akarshit Gomel, Saideep Ganesh
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SFU vs TSK, MLC 2026: Today’s Match Prediction
Case 1:
- SFU wins first toss and bowl
- TSK power play score: 45-55
- Total score of TSK: 170-180
Case 2:
- TSK is the first in the shootout
- SFU’s power play score: 55-65
- SFU Total Score: 190-200
Match result: San Francisco Unicorns won the match.
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