The second encounter of the MLC 2026 between LAKR and SFU is scheduled to be played at the Grand Prairie Stadium, in Dallas. Both teams come in with a lot of confidence, due to the presence of some big stars on either side. LA Knight Riders will be bolstered with the presence of Andre Russell, Jason Holder, Sunil Narine, Colin Munro, while Unicorns have Matthew Short, Finn Allen, Aaron Hardie, Xavier Bartlett and R Ashwin in their ranks.
Match details
- Match: LA Knight Riders vs San Francisco Unicorns
- Venue: Grand Prairie Stadium, Texar
- Time: 2 AM IST
- Date: June 20, 2026
What to expect from LAKR vs SFU match?
This match will mark the debut of ex-India spinner R Ashwin in the MLC. More importantly, he would be sharing the dressing room with Pakistan’s Haris Rauf. It will be interesting to see, how things pan out between the two. On paper, Unicorns definitely look like the better team with a few in-form players in their ranks.
As for LA, what really works for them is — they have a bunch of players who have played together a lot; almost all the WI players have played for KKR at the same time. The team also has Shadley van Schalkwyk in their squad, who had picked 13 wickets in 4 matches of the T20 World Cup 2026. So the opposition needs to beware.
Predicted XIs
Los Angeles Knight Riders XI: Alex Hales, Colin Munro, Unmukt Chand (wk), Nitish Kumar, Saif Badar, Shadley van Schalkwyk, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Jason Holder (c), Ali Khan, Lloyd Pope.
San Francisco Unicorns XI: Finn Allen, Matthew Short (c), Lhuan Dre-Pretorius (wk), Aakarshit Gomel, Hammad Azam, Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Anirudh Immanuel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Ilyas, Zia-ul-Haq.
Who will LA Knight Riders vs San Francisco Unicorns match?
Still early days to gauge the form of a team, but looking at the quality of players, Unicorns will pip Knight Riders. It would be a close match though, between the two sides.
MLC 2026 live streaming
The fans can watch LAKR vs SFU on the Star Sports network, while the live streaming would be available on JioHotstar app and website.
