Major League Cricket approached the end stage as the playoffs began in qualifying 1 between the Washington Freedom, the defending champions and the Texas Super Kings.
The Eliminator takes place between MI New York and the San Francisco Unicorn. The winner advances to Qualifying 2. Just before the start of the playoffs, the San Francisco Unicorns were hit hard.
Unicorn Fin Allen’s second-highest run scorer of the season has been removed from the rest of the game due to a foot injury. Finn Allen was fired very early as he played last in a game against the Los Angeles Knight Riders and his team chased a mammoth 244 run target.
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Playing for the Unicorn, Finn Allen scored 333 runs in nine games and scored a record 151 in his first game against Washington Freedom. His injury ruled him out of the upcoming try series New Zealand will play in Zimbabwe.
San Francisco Unicorns Decide Not to Decide on Fin Allen’s Alternative
The star batsman was ruled out at a very important time in the tournament due to injuries as Matt Short and Finn Allen were key contributors on Run Tully’s side.
According to New Zealand cricket, Fin Allen’s recovery time can only be determined after returning to New Zealand. Therefore, New Zealand will nominate an alternative to the players in the Tri Series during that time. New Zealand will launch its T20I series with South Africa in Harare on July 16th.
However, San Francisco unicorns have decided to remain loyal to the star players as they have not chosen alternative players.
The Eliminator winner will face the Texas Super Kings in Qualifying 2
The Washington Freedom and the Texas Super Kings appeared as the top two teams on the Point Table. Qualifying 1 of MLC 2025 unfortunately washed away, which denied the Texas Super Kings a considerable chance.
Following rules, the reserve dates for Qualifying 1 were not maintained, so defending champion Washington Freedom made it to the final as they finished no. One win and the most points in one point table.
The Texas Super Kings will need to appear in two qualifying matches against the winner of the San Francisco Unicorn or the Eliminator in MI New York. The winner will then feature against Washington Freedom, who is trying to defend their title in the final.
San Francisco Unicorns are also missing out on the all-around version of the Eliminator Star
The San Francisco Unicorn, alongside the Star Batter, was hit one after another as he missed the service of all-around Romario Shepherd for the MLC playoffs.
The West Indies all-rounder was an important contributor to the bat at times, picking up eight wickets in five games. He returned to Guyana and played for the Guyana Amazon Warriors in the Global Super League 2025.
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