SFU vs SOR Match Prediction & Betting Tips - Jul 16, 2023
The San Francisco Unicorns will face off against the Seattle Orcas in match number 4 of the ongoing Major League Cricket tournament on Saturday. The match will be played at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas.
San Francisco Unicorns vs Seattle Orcas Live-streaming and Broadcast
This match can be live-streamed on the Jio Cinema App or can be watched live on the Sports 18 Network.
SFU vs SOR Team Previews
San Francisco Unicorns
The San Francisco Unicorns will be delighted with their performance against the heavyweights Mumbai Indians New York in their opening fixture. The Unicorns came out on top at the end of a high-scoring encounter.
Finn Allen and Matthew Wade are likely to open the batting for the Unicorns. They weren’t in the best of forms during the series opener, but given their talent, we expect them to bounce back soon. One of the biggest strengths for the Unicorns is its middle order, which consists of big hitters like Aaron Finch, Marcus Stoinis, and Corey Anderson.
All-rounders Shadab Khan and Tajinder Singh add depth to the batting. Anderson was in an especially belligerent mood in the last game, where he smashed 91 runs off just 52 deliveries, and played a vital role in taking his team to a match-winning total.
Coming to the bowling, the Unicorns have a potent seam attack at their disposal, including bowlers like Liam Plunkett, Haris Rauf, and Carmi Le Roux. While they were a bit expensive in the last match, their ability to pick up wickets makes them quite dangerous.
The spin attack will feature all-rounders Chaitanya Bishnoi and Shadab Khan.
San Francisco Unicorns Playing 11
Finn Allen, Matthew Wade, Marcus Stoinis, Aaron Finch, Corey Anderson, Shadab Khan, Tajinder Singh, Chaitanya Bishnoi, Carmi le Roux, Haris Rauf, Liam Plunkett.
Seattle Orcas
Just like the Unicorns, the Orcas too made a winning start to their campaign and will be hoping to continue with the winning run.
Imad Wasim put in an all-round performance to help the Orcas put up a good performance. He bowled a brilliant spell with the ball, giving away just 19 runs in 4 overs and also picking up the important wicket of Mathew Short. He was well supported by Harmeet Singh, who picked up 2 wickets.
The pace attack is quite strong too, thanks to the presence of skipper Wayne Parnell, Andrew Tye, and Cameron Gannon. Coming to the batting, Pakistan batsman Nauman Anwar is striking the ball well and will open the innings with Quinton de Kock, while Shehan Jayasuriya, Heinrich Klaasen, and Shimron Hetmeyer can be destructive in the middle order. Imad Wasim can once again play a pivotal role here.
The Orcas have a well-balanced squad and are capable of putting up a good fight.
Seattle Orcas Playing 11
Quinton de Kock, Nauman Anwar, Shehan Jayasuriya, Heinrich Klaasen, Imad Wasim, Shimron Hetmyer, Shubham Ranjane, Wayne Parnell, Cameron Gannon, Harmeet Singh, Andrew Tye.
SFU vs SOR Toss Prediction
2 of the 3 matches played on this ground so far have been won by teams batting first. We, therefore, expect the winner of the toss to opt to bat first.
Read our guide on toss predictions to learn how we analyze and come up with our tips.
Pitch and Conditions
The pitch at the Grand Prairie Stadium is flat and has an even covering of grass on the pitch. The quicker bowlers will try and target the good length to drive the batsmen into a shot and beat them with the movement. The average first-inning score here is around 180, which is a par score.
The weather is expected to remain warm with temperatures of above 30 degrees Celsius.
SFU vs SOR Betting Tips
Both teams have made a winning start to their campaign and will be hoping to continue with the momentum. However, we feel that the San Francisco Unicorns have a slight edge here. The team has a powerful batting line-up and the seam attack is pretty menacing too.
Bet on the San Francisco Unicorns to win.
Bonus Cricket Bets
The pitch at the Grand Prairie Stadium is good to bat on. With both teams containing some explosive batsmen, we are expecting a high-scoring encounter, especially since both teams are loaded with batting talent.
Quinton de Kock is one of the most destructive batsmen in T20 cricket. He has an average of 32.96 in this format and has scored at least 27 runs in 3 of his last 5 innings.
Wayne Parnell picked up 2 wickets in the opening match and looks to be in good form. He is very consistent with the ball, especially in the T20 format, and has picked up 2 or more wickets in 4 of his last 5 matches.
We are eager to know what you think of our match predictions, if there is anything we can do better or if you want to let us know your own predictions for the match.