San Francisco Unicorns continued their impressive run Major League Cricket 2026 season with a seven-goal victory over the team Texas Super Kings in Game 4 at Grand Prairie Stadium. After electing to bowl first, the Unicorns chased down the target in just 17.5 overs, restricting Texas to 152/9, largely thanks to a Man of the Match 69 Juan-dre Pretorius.
Texas is fighting for momentum despite late resistance
Batting first, the Texas Super Kings were under immediate pressure as the captain Faf du Plessis departed for just six runs and Saiteja Mukkamalla followed cheaply. Riley Rossouw tried to smoothly recover 29 deliveries from 36 with five boundaries, but a lack of significant partnerships prevented Texas from gaining complete control.
Medium level contributions Donovan Ferreira (21) and Wian Mulder (12), however, suggested some stability Soft Kumar paced with 17 runs including two sixes. However, wickets at regular intervals kept the scoring rate in check.
The biggest boost came from him Hardus ViljoenPlaying an entertaining stroke of 33 off 24 balls, smashing three sixes and a boundary, he crossed the 150-run mark in total. Nandre Burger He scored an unbeaten 9 off four deliveries, including a six, to help Texas finish at 152/9 from 20 overs.
The San Francisco bowlers shared the workload effectively. Peter Siddle and led the attack with three wickets Matthew Short claimed two important scalps. Ghulam Mudassar and Brody Couch also chipped in with wickets, ensuring that the batting side never gained sustained momentum.
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Lhuan-dre Pretorius leads the successful chase with a match-winning strike
The Unicorns’ chase got off to a rocky start when Finn Allen fell for just one run, but Pretorius settled the innings quickly with a mature display of strokeplay and patience. The left-hander was cautious with aggression to score 69 off 55 balls, finding the boundary eight times and clearing it once.
Short completed it brilliantly with 31 off just 19 deliveries, hitting three fours and two sixes to set the chase firmly on track. After Short’s dismissal, Connor Esterhuizen added precious 20 before Sanjay Krishnamurthy‘s undefeated 19-12 ball was ensured that there was no hiccup.
Texas Super Kings managed to take three wickets through Burger, Viljoen and Silva’s answerbut after Pretorius asserted himself at the crease, their bowlers struggled to contain the unicorns. Ferreira et al Wian Mulder While the target proved too modest to defend, it performed unsuccessful economic spells.
San Francisco Unicorns eventually reached 153/3 in 17.5 overs for a convincing seven-wicket win. Pretorius’ calm and authoritative innings earned him the Man of the Match award and capped a performance that saw the Unicorns comfortably outclass the Texas Super Kings with both ball and bat.
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