SFU vs WF Toss Update, Match Prediction, Pitch Report, Weather & Playing XI

San Francisco Unicorns take on Washington Freedom in the Challenger of the MLC 2026. This match is set to be played at Oakland. San Francisco Unicorns had finished in the top two in the league stage but suffered a defeat against Los Angeles Knight Riders in Qualifier. On the other hand, Washington Freedom had six wins in ten matches and finished third in the table. They beat MI New York in the Eliminator. This should be a crucial game for both these two sides.

Match Details	Information
Match	San Francisco Unicorns vs Washington Freedom
Series	MLC 2026
Venue	Oakland
Date & Time	17 July 2026, 7:00 AM
Format	T20

SFU vs WF Head-to-Head Records in T20 Cricket

Head-to-Head Record	Stats
Total Matches Played	5
San Francisco Unicorns Wins	2
Washington Freedom Wins	3
No Result	0

SFU vs WF Recent Form

Team	Last 5 matches	Form
San Francisco Unicorns	W, W, L, W, L	Good
Washington Freedom	W, L, W, W, W	Good

SFU vs WF Oakland Pitch Report

The surface at Oakland is usually very good for batting with a quick outfield and there will be help for pacers early on. Batting will get easier as the match progresses. The average score will be around 175.

SFU vs WF Match Weather Forecast

The weather during the match hours is set to be pleasant. The temperature is expected to be around 23 to 24 degrees on the match day. We should get a full game and there are no chance of any rain interruptions despite western winds flowing strongly.

SFU vs WF Probable playing 11

San Francisco Unicorns: Lhuan-dre Pretorius(w), Finn Allen, Matthew Short(c), Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Aaron Hardie, Hassan Khan, Hammad Azam, Brody Couch, Xavier Bartlett, Ghulam Mudassar, Haris Rauf

Washington Freedom: Steven Smith(c), Mitchell Owen, Andries Gous(w), Rachin Ravindra, Lahiru Milantha, Nikhil Chaudhary, Marco Jansen, Ben Dwarshuis, Obus Pienaar, Ian Holland, Saurabh Netravalkar

SFU vs WF Squad – MLC 2026

San Francisco Unicorns: Lhuan-dre Pretorius(w), Finn Allen, Matthew Short(c), Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Aaron Hardie, Hassan Khan, Hammad Azam, Brody Couch, Xavier Bartlett, Ghulam Mudassar, Haris Rauf, Peter Siddle, Zia-ul-Haq, Mohammad Ilyas, Aakarshit Gomel, Cooper Connolly, Connor Esterhuizen, Saideep Ganesh, Stephen Wiig, Oliver Peake, Juanoy Drysdale, Anirudh Immanuel

Washington Freedom: Steven Smith(c), Mitchell Owen, Rachin Ravindra, Andries Gous(w), Lahiru Milantha, Nikhil Chaudhary, Marco Jansen, Ben Dwarshuis, Obus Pienaar, Ian Holland, Saurabh Netravalkar, Jack Edwards, Glenn Maxwell, Amila Aponso, Mukhtar Ahmed, Lockie Ferguson, Abhishek Paradkar, Yasir Mohammad, Asif Mehmood

SFU vs WF Toss Prediction

Washington Freedom captain Steve Smith is expected to win this toss and he is expected to bowl first.

The surface will help the bowlers early on and batting will get easier as the game progresses. They will prefer chasing at this venue.

SFU vs WF Match Prediction

Washington Freedom have a better balanced squad and they are expected to win this match.

Scenario	Win Percentage
Batting First	45%
Batting Second	55%

SFU vs WF Injury & Availability News – MLC 2026

Team	Injury Update
San Francisco Unicorns	No confirmed injuries or availability issues
Washington Freedom	No confirmed injuries or availability issues