SFU vs WAF Match Preview

To form a balanced Dream11 team, choose batters who can destroy bowling attacks and bowlers who can secure key wickets. All-rounders will play a vital role, contributing in various ways.

Besides being one of the Test cricket greats, Steve Smith has laid down his mark in white-ball cricket. In the two shortest formats of the game he has 13007 runs.

Travis Head has been one half of a brutal Washington Freedom opening batting partnership. He has hit 250 runs in his seven MLC games for 2024. He also has a batting strike rate of 173.61 in this MLC.

Andrew Tye enjoyed his BBL 2023/24 season back home in Australia. He ended his latest BBL campaign with 12 wickets in his ten games with best bowling figures of four for 14.

Sanjay Krishnamurthi is a young up-and-coming American all-rounder. He hit his highest score in T20 cricket against the Washington Freedom. His unbeaten 79 runs guided the Unicorns to a six-wicket win.

Jake Fraser-McGurk scored a quickfire cameo with 18 runs off 9 balls against the Washington Freedom. If he sticks around for longer, he will send the ball over the fences in a game-changing innings.

Weather Report

The weather in Dallas on matchday is likely to be partly cloudy, hot and humid. It is highly unlikely to rain with only a two percent chance of rain.

Pitch Report

You should expect an even contest where pitch conditions are concerned. The sun will shine throughout the day making the pitch harder. After numerous games on this pitch in the tournament, it could start to show signs of slowing down.

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Chasing success

Three of the four MLC play-off matches in 2023 were won by the teams chasing. All three of those wins came either in the 19th over or sooner.

Team News

The Washington Freedom were not far off against the San Francisco Unicorns. They played an almost full-strength side. Ian Holland could come in for Mukhtar Ahmed.

Juanoy Drysdale made his T20 debut against the Washington Freedom in their final league match. The San Francisco Unicorns could bring back a more experienced T20 cricketer in Brody Couch for the play-offs.

SFU vs WAF Probable 11

SFU Playing 11

  • Finn Allen
  • Matthew Short
  • Sanjay Krishnamurthi
  • Josh Inglis (Wk)
  • Sherfane Rutherford
  • Corey Anderson (C)
  • Hassan Khan
  • Pat Cummins
  • Haris Rauf
  • Carmi le Roux
  • Brody Couch

WAF Playing 11

  • Travis Head
  • Steven Smith (C)
  • Andries Gous (Wk)
  • Rachin Ravindra
  • Mukhtar Ahmed
  • Jack Edwards
  • Obus Pienaar
  • Justin Dill
  • Akeal Hosein
  • Andrew Tye
  • Saurabh Netravalkar
This is not the official playing 11 for the match. This is a prediction of the expected playing 11 for each team based on the writers analysis.

Dream11 Prediction

This game could go either way after both sides have had a season to be proud of. Washington Freedom ended higher and may get through to the Final directly from this match.

Top Picks

Steve Smith: The San Francisco skipper will want to add to his list of T20 half-centuries. He has hit back-to-back half-centuries coming into this crunch game.

Travis Head: 2024 has been the first year in which Head has played T20 cricket on the American continent. He has 505 T20 runs in America including six half-centuries.

Jake Fraser-McGurk: The Australian batter has played 50 T20 matches in his career. He is growing experience in the T20 format at a rapid rate. He already has 1024 T20 runs under the belt.

SFU vs WAF Dream11 Team 1

Keeper: Josh Inglis, Andries Gous

Batters: Steven Smith (C), Matthew Short, Mukhtar Ahmed

All-rounders: Obus Pienaar, Corey Anderson (VC), Justin Dill

Bowlers: Haris Rauf, Brody Couch, Saurabh Netravalkar

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