Over 20. 14 runs. Bowler: Mitchell Owen. San Francisco Unicorns: 6-231(rr 11.55) A full delivery on middle and leg is nudged away for a single by Bartlett. San Francisco Unicorns require 8 runs from no balls with 4 wickets in hand, holding a 0% win probability.
Yorker on the outside off-stump, no movement, met with a well-timed flick. The ball races along fine leg for a boundary. Matt Short has already struck two boundaries in this over.
Length ball, wide down leg, flicked beautifully by the batter. Matt Short times it perfectly with a controlled flick over deep backward square leg for six!
Over 19. 7 runs. Bowler: Saurabh Netravalkar. San Francisco Unicorns: 6-217(rr 11.42) A full toss outside off, Matt Short leans into a controlled drive, guiding it with precision to pick up a single. The San Francisco Unicorns face a steep chase, needing 22 runs off the last over with four wickets in hand.
Saurabh Netravalkar bowls a length delivery down the leg side, and Matt Short responds with a well-timed flick, collecting two runs neatly as the fielder saves a boundary deep in the backward square leg region.
Over 18. 19 runs. Bowler: Ben Dwarshuis. San Francisco Unicorns: 6-210(rr 11.67) The no movement yorker outside off stump is met with a controlled drive by Matt Short, who nudges it smartly to pick up a single. That takes 19 runs from this over, with the Unicorns now needing 29 off 12 balls, chasing at 14.5 per over and holding just four wickets in hand.
A short ball on leg stump, perfectly timed to the deep backward square leg boundary. Bartlett pulls it with great control, sending it sailing for six in a powerful display. Bartlett now has 17 runs this over, lifting San Francisco Unicorns' win probability from 8% to 19%. This partnership blossoms to 50 off just 17 balls.
The back of a length ball drifts down leg side, and Bartlett unleashes a well-timed pull shot. He sends it crashing over fine leg for six with controlled finesse. San Francisco Unicorns move to 202 for 6 in their chase.
Ben Dwarshuis bowls a short delivery on middle stump; Matt Short gets a bottom-edge pull away towards short fine leg and scrambles through for a single.
A back of a length delivery on leg stump. Matt Short pulls it with excellent timing, sending the ball racing away through mid-wicket for four. What a milestone! Matt Short reaches a blazing hundred off just 46 balls, maintaining a strike rate of 220.
Over 17. 14 runs. Bowler: Saurabh Netravalkar. San Francisco Unicorns: 6-191(rr 11.24) Xavier Bartlett works a straight, unyielding yorker down the leg side, squeezing a quick two runs with a well-placed flick. San Francisco Unicorns face a tough chase needing 48 from 18 balls with four wickets in hand, holding a slim 3% chance to win.
Over 16. 17 runs. Bowler: Nikhil Chaudhary. San Francisco Unicorns: 6-177(rr 11.06) Leg spin drifting wide outside off, Matt Short steps out and unleashes a beautifully controlled drive. It's a well-timed strike racing over extra cover for six! That makes it 17 this over with three boundaries for Short. San Francisco Unicorns need 62 from 24 balls with just a 2% chance to win.
A leg spinner tossed wide outside off and pitched back of a length, the batter decides to leave it alone. The ball didn't carry through, and it's called a wide, adding an extra to the total.
The leg spinner tosses up a length ball wide outside off, inviting the drive. Matt Short meets it fluently with a well-timed drive, piercing through cover for four runs. That brings up another boundary for Matt Short, his second in this over.
