LAKR vs SF Preview | LA Knight Riders intend to finish dismal MLC 2025 campaign on winning note

The Los Angeles Knight Riders have been enduring a horrific run of form in the ongoing Major League Cricket 2025 (MLC 2025). They are coming off five consecutive defeats in their last five games in the tournament. Jason Holder-led Knight Riders are placed in the sixth and last spot in the tournament standings, with only one win and eight defeats in their nine games so far, having only two points. They will aim to finish their dismal campaign on a winning note with a success against the San Francisco Unicorns in this game.

On the other hand, Matthew Short’s San Francisco Unicorns have already made it to the playoffs of MLC 2025. They are coming off three wins and their only two defeats in MLC 2025 in their last five games. The Unicorns will eye finishing the league stage being the leaders in the standings with a win in this game against LAKR.

Form Guide

LAKR:  L L L L L

SF:  W W L L W

LAKR vs SF Head-to-Head in T20S

Los Angeles Knight Riders and San Francisco Unicorns have faced each other on four occasions in the MLC since the tournament’s opening edition in 2023. In these four games, the Unicorns have won three games, alongside a game ending without any result, while LAKR haven’t won any game on these four occasions.

LAKR 58-42 SF

Pitch and Weather

The surface at Lauderhill’s Central Broward Regional Park Turf Stadium has favoured the bowlers in the last few games, especially in the second half of the game. The overall average score here has been 138 runs, while the average first-innings score is 143. The chasing could be quite a difficult task to execute here. So, the toss-winning skipper will aim to bat first and trouble the opponent in the second half of the game.

The weather conditions will be quite hot and humid, with some clouds at the start of the game. The minimum temperature will be 26 degrees Celsius, and the maximum temperature will be 31 degrees Celsius. There are no rain interruptions expected during the game.

Team News

The LAKR might opt to make some changes in the top order of their batting lineup owing to the dismal performance of the opening pair in the last few games. However, there are very less chances that LAKR would be making any changes as it will be their last league match in the tournament.

San Francisco Unicorns will be looking ahead to going with their winning combination of the last game. Skipper Short and the team management might not move ahead with any experiment considering their preparations for the tournament’s playoff stage.

LAKR Probable XI: Andre Fletcher, Alex Hales, Unmukt Chand (WK), Sherfane Rutherford, Andre Russell, Jason Holder (C), Saif Badar, Sunil Narine, Corne Dry, Shadley van Schalkwyk, and Matthew Tromp.

SF Probable XI: Matthew Short (C), Finn Allen (WK), Jake Fraser-McGurk, Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Hassan Khan, Romario Shepherd, Hammad Azam, Karima Gore, Xavier Bartlett, Brody Couch, and Haris Rauf.

Broadcasting Platforms

MLC 2025’s last league match between Los Angeles Knight Riders and San Francisco Unicorns will be broadcasted live on the JioHotstar app and Website in India.