SEO vs SF: In a high-energy match in MLC 2025, the game between Seattle Orcas (SEO) and San Francisco Unicorns (SF) became yet another Shimron Hetmyer show. His explosive unbeaten 78 from only 37 balls led the Orcas to their third successive victory, registering the Unicorns’ second successive loss.
SEO vs SF: Hetmyer’s Heroics Secure a Last-Over Victory
The SEO vs SF match was the perfect traditional affair. Pursuing a score of 169, Seattle Orcas were in deep trouble at 56/4 in the 10th over. But Hetmyer sustained his purple patch with bat, saving his side with measured aggression and completing the chase three balls ahead of schedule.
This was Hetmyer’s third consecutive match-winning innings in MLC 2025, after aggregating 97* (40) and 64* (26) in the earlier matches.
Seattle’s Rocky Start in the Run Chase
The pursuit started on wobbly legs. Unicorns’ seamer Xavier Bartlett opened the innings to great effect, getting rid of Steven Taylor for a 10-ball duck and Kyle Mayers in short order. A 38-run stand between Shayan Jahangir and Sikandar Raza provided some calm, but both were gone in the tenth over, which saw the middle-order collapse.
Enter Shimron Hetmyer. Not wasting a moment, he smashed two sixes in his first three balls, shifting the momentum instantly in Seattle’s favour. He completed his half-century in 23 balls with a straight six, having a very high strike rate despite wickets falling around him.
Major highlights of Hetmyer’s innings:
Smashed two sixes in his first over at the crease
Reached fifty in 23 balls
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Smashed 102m six off Romario Shepherd
Completed the chase with a calm two-run stroke
Final Overs Thriller: Hetmyer Takes Charge of Death Bowling
With 30 runs needed off the last three overs, Hetmyer came out with an attack:
Hit Brody Couch over deep backward square leg for a six
Thrashed Bartlett to leave the target at 8 runs in the last over
Completed it with a massive six and a couple of relaxed singles
Seattle Orcas won by four wickets, achieving their third successful last-over chase in MLC 2025.
Unicorns’ Innings: Weak Ending After Strong Beginning
Earlier, San Francisco Unicorns chose to bat and scored 168/5. While they started convincingly, cracks began to emerge in the middle overs.
Key Highlights:
Matthew Short was dismissed early by Harmeet Singh
Fraser-McGurk and Finn Allen scored 49 runs in a rapid partnership
Sanjay Krishnamurthi scored the highest with fiery sixes off Salamkheil and Raza
A late onslaught by Romario Shepherd (two sixes in three balls) took the total beyond 165
Seattle bowlers, particularly Ayan Desai and Harmeet Singh, reeled things back in effectively between overs 10 to 17, conceding only 34 runs.
MLC 2025 Standings Shift: SEO Climbs, SF Slips
Seattle Orcas (SEO): Having lost five consecutive, they now have three on the bounce
San Francisco Unicorns (SF): Following a six-match winning streak, they’ve subsequently lost two consecutive matches
This MLC 2025 SEO vs SF match can be the determining factor in the playoff race, particularly with Hetmyer appearing to be invincible.
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