Published on: Jul 9, 2025 12:16 pm IST | Updated on: Jul 9, 2025 2:51 pm IST
Relentless rain led to the abandonment of the first qualifier between the Texas Super Kings and Washington Freedom. Due to their league table finish, Washington Freedom, who topped the points table, advanced to the finals, whereas Texas Super Kings will now play in the Challenger. It’s now time for the Eliminator, which will be played between the team that finished 3rd on the points table, i.e., San Francisco Unicorns, and the fourth-placed MI New York at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas. The winner of this fixture will advance to the Challenger to face the Texas Super Kings, whereas the loser will be eliminated. In this post, we have compiled free expert tips for the Eliminator of MLC 2025, SF vs NY, in Dallas.
The inaugural champions, MI New York, haven’t been at their best this season. They finished the league stage with only three wins from 10 games. On the other hand, San Francisco Unicorns finished third on the points table with 7 wins from 10 games. Going by the current form, it’s a no-brainer that last edition’s runners-up, the San Francisco Unicorns, will be the favorites to win this contest. Let’s continue with the post and find out the best cricket tips for the Eliminator of MLC 2025, SF vs NY.
SF: 62% win chance NY: 38% win chance
The Unicorns opener and skipper Matthew Short, is the most consistent batter for the team this season. With 354 runs from just 7 innings, including 5 fifties, he will be a force to reckon with.
Second on the list of most run-getters this season, Monank Patel will be a key figure in the MINY batting line up. The USA skipper has scored 368 runs in 10 innings this season.
The MINY skipper hasn't been at his best this season. Despite scoring a ton this season, Pooran has struggled for form. However, he still remains a threat for the opposition with 286 runs from 10 innings this season.
The Unicorns No 3 has shown flashes of brilliance this season with 2 fifties. The swashbuckling right-hander has 271 runs to his name from 10 innings so far.
Check out our prediction for the SF vs NY Major League Cricket 2025, Eliminator.
The San Francisco Unicorns were the most dominant side for most of the season. They started their season campaign with a banger of a win over the reigning champions, Washington Freedom, by 123 runs. After their opening win, the Unicorns went on to win 5 more games on the bounce and 6 overall to make it to the playoffs. In fact, they became the first team this season to make it to the playoffs with 6 wins on the bounce and without dropping a game.
The Unicorns endured their first loss of the season in their 7th fixture against the reigning champions, Washington Freedom, by 12 runs. After their opening loss, the Unicorns lost the following game against the Seattle Orcas by 4 wickets, which shook their campaign a bit.
In their last two league matches, Unicorns defeated Texas but went down against Los Angeles and stumbled down to the third position from the pole position in a span of 3 days. With momentum on their side and good form backing them, Unicorns will start as the firm favorites in this contest.
MI New York wasn’t at their best this season. Despite having one of the best squads on paper, MI New York failed to deliver impactful performances this season. A heavy batting lineup featuring the likes of Michael Bracewell, Monank Patel, Nicholas Pooran, Quinton de Kock, and Kieron Pollard failed to deliver cohesively, which ultimately haunted their season campaign.
Out of the 10 games, MINY managed only three wins, and all those wins came against the already eliminated teams, i.e., the Seattle Orcas and Los Angeles Knight Riders. MI defeated Orcas once, whereas the Knight Riders were beaten twice by MINY. With no wins against the top three sides of this season, MI New York will enter this all-important contest as underdogs. Let’s move ahead and check the cricket tips.
Matches Played: 4 SF won: 4 NY won: 0 No Result: 0
It’s a one-way traffic between San Francisco Unicorns and MI New York. The inaugural champions, MI New York, are yet to defeat San Francisco Unicorns in an MLC match. Out of the 4 matches played between the two sides, the Unicorns have won all of them.
Team Analysis: San Francisco Unicorns and MI New York
How will the two teams, i.e., the San Francisco Unicorns and MI New York, fare in the Eliminator of MLC 2025? Let’s take a look.
Quinton de Kock (wk), Monank Patel, Nicholas Pooran (c), Tajinder Dhillon, Kieron Pollard, Michael Bracewell, George Linde, Nosthush Kenjige, Trent Boult, Rushil Ugarkar, Ehsan Adil
Matthew Short (c), Jake Fraser-McGurk, Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Hammad Azam, Tim Seifert, Hassan Khan, Xavier Bartlett, Ben Lister, Brody Couch, Karima Gore, Carmi Le Roux
Here’s the pitch and weather report for the Eliminator of Major League Cricket 2025 between MI New York and San Francisco Unicorns at Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas:
At Grand Prairie Stadium, captains winning the toss often face a tough choice, given the high-scoring nature of the ground. However, with minimal weather concerns and chasing sides historically having a slight edge, the team calling right may prefer to bowl first, looking to exploit any early movement and then chase under lights with confidence.
The online live streaming of MLC 2025 Eliminator Match between the MI New York and San Francisco Unicorns will take place live on the JioHotstar App. TV viewers can watch the match live on the Sony Sports Network channels.
San Francisco Unicorns head into the Eliminator with stronger form and a 4-0 head-to-head record against MI New York. With Finn Allen, Matthew Short, and Xavier Bartlett in top gear, they appear better balanced across departments. Unless MI New York’s big names fire collectively, the Unicorns are favorites to clinch this knockout clash. Therefore, as per our prediction, the last edition’s runners-up, San Francisco Unicorns, are expected to win the MLC 2025 Eliminator SF vs NY Dream11 Prediction contest.