MLC 2025: Finn continues to become a leading run-scorer in the history of Alan League; San Francisco Unicorn’s defeated Texas Super Kings. Cricket news

In a high scoring major league cricket 2025 match, San Francisco Unicorn maintained his correct record by defeating Texas Super Kings by eight wickets. Despite the brilliant century of FAF Do Plessis for Super Kings, Unicorn’s Matthew Short and Finn Alan helped chase a target of 199 with 23 balls in the aggressive half-century, keeping them at the top of the table with four wins in four matches.Du Plessis asked to bat first on Super Kings’s innings, scoring 100 runs off 51 balls with six fours and seven sixes at the strike rate of 200.Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe now!The Super Kings captain formed two adequate partnerships. The first was a 97 -run stand with Devon Conway, scoring 23 runs off 23 balls. The second 69 -run partnership came with Sateja Mukkamalla, who scored 38 runs.
The pace of the Super Kings was interrupted when he lost three quick wickets – Mukkamalla, Do Placeis, and Marcus Stoinis – for eight balls for Xavier Bartlets and Haris Rauf. This collapse stopped him from crossing the 200 -run mark.In response, Unicorn’s openers made a powerful attack by Short and Alan. Short dominated the initial proceedings, reaching 33 in 16 balls, while Allen managed just 1 run in the first three overs 2 delivery.Unicorn’s powerplay proved to be decisive as they reached 83 without any loss. Alan intensified to reach 34 off 16 balls, while Short scored 46 runs in 21 delivery.
The opening partnership reached 117 before dismissing the short for 61 runs in 29 balls in the ninth over. Alan continued his attack before Adam Milne fell, scoring 78 runs in 35 delivery.With the need of only 30 runs from 7.4 overs, Jake Fraser-Macagark sealed the win with a quick 37 off 25 balls. The victory solved the position of Unicorn at the top of the MLC 2025 table, while the Super Kings suffered the first defeat of the tournament.
Max most runs in MLC
- Finn Alan – 675 runs
- Devon Conway – 649 runs
- FAF Do Plessis – 599 runs
- Nicholas Gorn – 586 runs
- Quinton de Coke – 519 runs
- Matthew Short – 383 runs