Los Angeles Knight Riders Defeat San Francisco Unicorns by 7 Wickets in Rain-Shortened Match

The Los Angeles Knight Riders defeated the San Francisco Unicorns by seven wickets in a rain-shortened 14-over match on June 20, 2026, in Dallas. The Knight Riders reached their target of 151 with two balls remaining after Colin Munro remained unbeaten on 64 runs off 40 balls. The San Francisco Unicorns scored 150 runs for seven wickets in their 14-over innings.

Lhuan-dre Pretorius scored 58 runs off 28 balls and Matthew Short added 30 runs. The Unicorns reached 48 runs without loss inside the revised powerplay and 123 runs for three wickets after 10 overs. The Los Angeles Knight Riders reached 123 for three wickets after 10 overs while chasing.

Andre Fletcher scored 34 runs off 17 balls and Jason Holder scored 28 runs off 12 balls. The opening partnership of Colin Munro and Andre Fletcher added 70 runs in six overs. The 11th over bowled by Haris Rauf conceded 23 runs, including two sixes and a four from Jason Holder.

The Los Angeles Knight Riders needed 52 runs from the final four overs at one stage of their chase. Carmie le Roux, Andre Russell, Jason Holder, and Shadley van Schalkwyk bowled the final four overs, conceding 27 runs. The match was the opening match of the 2026 Major League Cricket season for both teams.

Com reported that fans reacted to the result on social media, with posts noting the Knight Riders' victory and the NorCal-SoCal derby outcome.