SFU vs WF Ball by Ball Commentary

FOUR! GAME, SET AND MATCH! Short and on middle and leg, Matthew Short pulls this through the mid-wicket fielder for a boundary. San Francisco Unicorns win by 8 wickets. The Unicorns made light work of a 191 chase.

Full and on off, Matthew Short drives this crisply through short cover for one.

Fuller, wide of off, Matthew Short swings and misses.

Darted onto the pads, Aaron Hardie tucks this through square leg for one.

Short of a length, around off, Matthew Short gets it choppd off the inside edge through short fine for a single.

Quicker one, around off, Matthew Short keeps it out.

SIX! FLighted around off, Matthew Short shimmies down the track, gets right next to the pitch of the ball and hammers this over the long on fence for a biggie.

Yorker, on leg, Aaron Hardie jams this out.

FOUR! Another one goes straight through the fielder for four runs. Short and on middle and leg, Aaron Hardie pulls this straight to Saurabh Netravalkar at the long leg fence. Saurabh Netravalkar doesn't sight this well and the ball goes through his grip for a boundary.

FOUR! Hardie is in some hurry to wrap this up. Fuller around off, cutter as well. Aaron Hardie opens his bat face and cuts this through the backward point region for a boundary.

Full and around off, Matthew Short drives this to long off for a single.

Hard length, around off, Aaron Hardie punches this through extra cover for one.

FOUR! Pulled away for four. Short and on middle and leg, Aaron Hardie stays deep inside the crease and pulls this in front of square towards the deep mid-wicket region for a boundary.

Fuller on the pads, Aaron Hardie sweeps this to long leg for a single.

Tossed up, around off, Matthew Short drives this to sweeper cover for one.

Pushed through on off, Matthew Short blocks this to point.

Fired around off, Aaron Hardie punches this through covers for one.

FOUR! Short of a length, on middle and off, Aaron Hardie goes down on a knee and slog sweeps this through the mid-wicket region for a boundary here.

Quicker one, around off, Matthew Short hits this in the gap for one.

Hard length, around off, Aaron Hardie defends this to short covers.

Full and around off, Aaron Hardie punches this to the left of the bowler for no run.

Good length, on the pads, Short flicks this through square leg for one.

Short and around off, Aaron Hardie fends this through mid-wicket for a single.

SIX! A teaser for the fielder in the deep on leg. Short and on middle and off, Aaron Hardie pulls this into the breeze but the connection is so pure that the ball just goes over the fence. Nikhil Chaudhary runs to his left from deep square leg and does get a bit of his left hand to it but the ball strikes his palm and lands on the other side of the fence.

FOUR! Back of a length, on middle and leg, Aaron Hardie looks to hit this across the line but gets an inside edge that races past the leg pole for a boundary towards the fine leg region.

Quicker one, around off, Aaron Hardie punches this through covers for a single.

Flighted around off, Aaron Hardie looks for the ramp but misses out.

Leg break, wide of off, Aaron Hardie looks to cut this square on off but misses.

Fuller around off, Aaron Hardie tucks this to mid-wicket.

Short of a length, around off, Aaron Hardie cuts this past point to his left for two runs.

Quicker one, around off, Short finds the gap for one.

Pushed through around off, Short eases this through mid off for a single.

Floated down the leg side, Aaron Hardie rocks back, rises with the bounce and tickles this fine to the fine leg region for three runs here.

Quicker one, around off, Short punches this through the gap at covers for one.

SIX! High and handsome. Fuller, around off, Matthew Short stays inside the crease and smashes through the line. Lands this over the fence towards the sight screen down the ground for six.

Fired around off, Matthew Short punches this back to the bowler.

Fuller around off, Matthew Short keeps it out.

FOUR! Full and around off, Aaron Hardie brings out the reverse scoop and hits this through the third man region. The ball races past the fielder at short third but dies just in front of the fence. Lahiru Milantha gives it a chase, and he gets his foot on the boundary cushion while flicking this back inside the playing area. Four given.

Tossed up, on middle and off, Matthew Short pushes this through covers for one.

Quicker one, on middle and leg, Aaron Hardie tucks this through square leg for a single.

OUT! CAUGHT! Mitchell Owen doesn't drop many and Lhuan finds him. Fuller, wide of off, Nikhil intentionally keeps it away from his hitting arc. Lhuan-dre Pretorius still goes after it. Fails to get right underneath it and hits this towards Owen at long off. Lhuan-dre Pretorius departs for 66 off 26.

LEG BYE! Slider down the leg side, Matthew Short backs away and looks to loft this over covers. Misses and gets it deflected off his back pad for a leg bye. A loud appeal for LBW but the umpire turns it down.

Short of a length, on off, Lhuan-dre Pretorius pulls this flat towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

Full and way too wide outside off. Wided.

FOUR! Short finds the fence to close the over. Good length, around off, Matthew Short stands still and punches this past Steve Smith at the mid off region for a boundary.

Hard length, on top of off, Lhuan-dre Pretorius flicks this through mid-wicket for a run.

Good length, on the pads, Matthew Short tucks this through square leg for one.

Full toss, around off, Lhuan-dre Pretorius cuts this to the right of Nikhil Chaudhary at sweeper cover for one.

Pitched-up delivery, around off, Matthew Short pushes this to the right of mid off for a single.

Slower one, short and around off, Lhuan-dre Pretorius steps down the track and flat bats this to long off for one.

Quicker and flatter on off, Matthew Short pushes this to short covers.

Fired around off, Lhuan-dre Pretorius punches this to long off for one.

SIX! Absolutely stunning bat speed from Lhuan-dre Pretorius. Flighted around off, Lhuan-dre Pretorius collapses his back knee and lofts this over the deep cover fence for a biggie.

Tossed up, around off, Matthew Short pumps this down to long off for a single.

Fuller around off, Matthew Short pushes this to short covers.

Floated into the batter, Lhuan-dre Pretorius cuts this through covers for one.

Back of a length, on middle and leg. Lhuan-dre Pretorius tucks this to deep point for a single.

Good length, on middle and off, Matthew Short pushes this through the off side for one.

OUT! CAUGHT! Finn Allen runs out of luck as Mitchell Owen finally holds on this opportunity. Slower one, short and into the batter, Finn Allen once again goes for the stands but swings early. Gets his bottom hand off the handle yet again but this time instead of behind square on leg, he hits this in front of square and Mitchell Owen takes a good catch towards the deep mid-wicket region.

Marco Jansen comes around the stumps, bowls a yorker, on off, Finn Allen jams this out.

FOUR! A lot more class than power to it. Back of a length, around off, Finn Allen goes deep inside his crease and uses fast hands to slice this over backward point for four more runs. 100 comes up for San Francisco Unicorns in the 6th over.

SIX! Marco Jansen bends his back, bowls it short and on leg. Finn Allen pulls this with bottom hand off the handle of the bat but still manages to smoke this over the fence towards long leg for a biggie.

Back of a length, into the batter, Finn Allen milks this through mid-wicket for a single.

WIDE! Lockie errs in line again and bowls this length delivery down the leg side. Wided again.

WIDE! Good length, wide down the leg side. Wided.

Full and around off, Lhuan-dre Pretorius tucks this through mid-wicket for one.

SIX! FIFTY FOR LHUAN OFF 16 BALLS​​​​​​! On a length, around off, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, collapses his back knee and smashes this over the long on fence for a squash-buckling half-century. These two have broken the backbone of this run chase.

Hard length, into the batter, Finn Allen mihits this pull to the right of Obus Pienaar at mid-wicket. Obus dives to his right, gets both hands behind it but fails to catch this one. Finn Allen gets his second life of the game.

Good length, angling into the batter, on his pads. Finn Allen clears his front foot and goes for a wild slog. Gets it edged off the inside onto his pads.

FOUR! Low full toss, around off, Finn Allen swings way too hard and manages this dribbles this past the right of mid off this time for a boundary.

FOUR! Back to normalcy as Lhuan finds the fence again. Pitched-up delivery, around middle and leg, Lhuan-dre Pretorius backs away and smashes this rolling through the right of Steve Smith at mid on for a boundary.

Well, that's a rare sight, a dot ball. Full and wide of off, Lhuan-dre Pretorius steps down the tracks and punts this to mid on for no run.

SIX! SIXES GALORE!!! On a length, around middle and off, Lhuan-dre Pretorius clears his front foot from the line of the ball and slogs this deep into the crowd towards the cow corner region for six more.

DROPPED! Andries Gous has dropped Finn Allen on 28. Slower one, on a good length, going across the batter. Finn Allen swings early gets it edged off the outside edge towards the right of the keeper. Andries Gous dives to his right but drops it. Single taken.

SIX! Even bigger and better from Allen. Back of  a length, around off, Finn Allen stands deep inside the crease and pulls this into the stands towards the deep mid-wicket region for a massive six this time.

FOUR! Even Saurabh Netravalkar is greeted with a boundary. Short and on middle and leg, Finn Allen pulls this over the mid-wicket fielder for a boundary.

Short and around off, Finn Allen miscues the flat batted smash off the cue end to point for one.

Back of a length, angling into the batter, Finn Allen steps down the track and swings at it but misses out. The ball goes just past the leg pole.

SIX! Innovative Allen adds six more to the tally. Jansen comes around the stumps and attacks the leg pole with a length delivery. Finn Allen shuffles across and scoops this over the fence towards the fine leg region for six more.

On a length, slower one, on middle and leg, Lhuan-dre Pretorius tucks this through mid-wicket for one.

Full and around off, Lhuan-dre Pretorius drives this to mid off.

SIX! Lhuan greets his countryman with a biggie into the attack. Good length, on middle and leg, Lhuan-dre Pretorius stands tall and flicks this over the deep square leg fielder for a massive six.

SIX! The ball is flying all over the park here from these two dynamic batters. Full and around off, Finn Allen gets close to the pitch of the ball and lofts this for a huge six over the long off fence.

Good length, angling into the batter, Allen swings for the stands but gets an inside edge onto his pads.

FOUR! Pitched-up delivery, around off, Finn Allen strides close to the pitch of the ball and drives this through the right of the extra cover fielder for four runs. Finn Allen has joined the party and this is a dangerous sign for WF.

Yorker, on middle and off, Lhuan-dre Pretorius tucks this through square leg for a single.

NO BALL! Lockie oversteps as Allen gets off the mark with a single towards the covers region. Free hit to follow.

A stunning effort from Obus Pienaar at deep square leg region saves 5 runs for Washington Freedom. Good length, on the pads, Lhuan-dre Pretorius flicks this well and this was flying over the fence but Obus times his jump to perfection, plucks out his right hand and throws the ball inside the playing area while landing on the boundary cushion. Everything is checked and the replay confirms that it will be just one.

FOUR! Lockie starts with a length delivery, around middle and leg, Lhuan-dre Pretorius steps down the track and flicks this over the mid-wicket fielder for four runs. Lhuan-dre Pretorius is off to a sensational start here.

Fired into the batter, on his pads, Lhuan-dre Pretorius flicks this to deep mid-wicket for one.

WIDE! Full and wide down the leg side. Wided.

FOUR! Airborne but in the gap for a boundary this time. Pushed through around off, Lhuan-dre Pretorius rises with the bounce and chips this wide to the left of Mark Chapman at covers. Mark does try to grab this with a dive to his left but fails to get anywhere close to it.

SIX! Make it three in a row and 3 in 4 balls. Quicker one, around off, Lhuan-dre Pretorius goes down on a knee and slog sweeps this into the crowd towards the deep mid-wicket region.

SIX! It keeps getting better. Tossed up, around off, Lhuan-dre Pretorius collapses his back knee and smashes this over the sight screen this time for secon biggie of the chase already in just 3 balls.

SIX! Glorious stroke to get the chase underway. Fuller around off, Lhuan-dre Pretorius stays leg side to the line of the ball and lofts this over the long off fence for a six. The extension of his arms was key here for Lhuan-dre Pretorius.

Amila comes around the stumps, darts one across the left-handed batter. Lhuan-dre Pretorius goes down on a knee and has a go at it but misses out.