"Jeet ka andaaz bhi classy tha " – Fans erupt as SFU edge past MINY by 3 wickets in MLC 2025 thriller
San Francisco Unicorns pulled off a thrilling win, chasing 183 with just five balls left. Xavier Bartlett and Hassan Khan’s quick-fire knocks made the difference in a tight finish against MI New York.
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In Match 6 of the 2025 MLC 2025 Season, the San Francisco Unicorns played against MI New York at Oakland Coliseum, California. San Francisco Unicorns won the toss and decided to bowl first. In a close score set by MI New York, the Unicorns also successfully chased down the score, clinching a thrilling 3-wicket win with five balls to spare.
MI New York scored 182/7 in their 20 innings after batting first. Quinton de Kock top-scored with a fluent 63 runs off 38 balls. His innings showed great aggressive intent in helping MI New York to a defendable score, and he was well supported by Kieron Pollard (30 off 16) and Sunny Patel (20 off 11). Among the bowlers for the Unicorns, Haris Rauf and Carmi le Roux each took two wickets and returned 2/24 and 2/34 respectively. Hassan Khan added 2/54 for his 4 overs.
Pursuing 183, the Unicorns made a good beginning with Xavier Bartlett thrashing 59 off only 25 balls. He was well aided by Hassan Khan, who hit 43 from 17 balls to sustain the momentum. Tim Seifert's calm 33 from 27 in the middle overs kept the run chase on course. Though MI New York struggled to counter with Naveen ul Haq (2/28) and Ehsan Adil (2/43), the Unicorns kept calm and made it to the target in 19.1 overs, scoring 188/7.
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Twitter reactions after SFU wins 6th match of MLC 2025
- Unbeaten in this tournament (3/3)
— Jacob Martin (@Leg_shift_D) June 16, 2025
- Unbeaten v MINY in H2H (3/3)
- First team to chase 180+ in Oakland - Coliseum
- Won the game with top order failing from 42/4 with JFM, Fin Allen, Connolly in the dug out
- 50 scored by no 8
REMEMBER THE NAME
SAN FRANCISCO UNICORNS 🥶🥵🔥 pic.twitter.com/97J22BXUtm
San Francisco Unicorns needs 89 Runs in 10 Overs to win. #MLC25 pic.twitter.com/wnKT70i0Gp
— Cric Updates (@CricUpdate58494) June 16, 2025
A proper thriller at The Coliseum 🏟
— San Francisco Unicorns (@SFOUnicorns) June 16, 2025
Read the match report 👇https://t.co/dBT6PrjAhi pic.twitter.com/mcLyazeBKn
Fuck this @MINYCricket team
— Inferno (@inferno_speaks) June 16, 2025
You are a disgrace to New York
No intention to win. Giving out run outs deliberately and misfielding. Stuffs you could avoid easily.
If you don’t want to play fairly do a favor and call the team off. The least you can do is not humiliate the city with…
Bartlett single handedly finished the game for Sanfrancise unicorns 😎
— Prakash (@definitelynot05) June 16, 2025
What a finish man ☺️
MI NY lost back to back matches pic.twitter.com/wXlqlj6SLz
Xavier Bartlett of San Francisco Unicorns appeals for the wicket of Quinton De Kock of MI New York during match 6 of Major League Cricket Season 3 between the San Francisco Unicorns and MI New York held at the Oakland Coliseum in California , Unites States of America @MLCricket pic.twitter.com/W3u06d3ECJ
— Sportzpics (@sportzpics) June 16, 2025
Well there goes the chance for SF Unicorns . Teams just can’t chase here & we should keep that in mind #MLC2025
— Cricket Tamizhan (@CricketTamizhan) June 16, 2025
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