In the Major League Cricket Challenger against San Francisco Unicorns on Friday, Texas Super Kings captain Faf du Plessis was on fire. The only way his knock could have been stopped would be through a moment of brilliance from Corey Anderson, who not only ended the innings but also produced one of the greatest moments of 2024 season for this league.
Du Plessis came out blazing as he hammered 45 off just 22 balls after Finn Allen’s stroke-filled century (101 off 53 balls) had led the Unicorns to a commanding total of 200 for 6 at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas, yet when it appeared like he was making preparations for chasing the game and maybe taking it away from them, Corey Anderson pulled out an astounding catch at mid-off which sent back to Africa even though he was still a South African player.
During fifth over of Kings’ run chase and when score board read 55-0, Carmi le Roux directed an aerial shot at du Plessis who sent the ball towards mid-off with only his toe ending up almost completely out of reach of Anderson. But ex-allrounder for New Zealand obtained one-hander blinder left handedly before falling down to earth then again managed to get up while kicking this ball with swag.
Despite unbeaten half-centuries by Devon Conway (62* off 38 balls) and Joshua Trump (56* off 36 balls), the game was won by San Francisco Unicorns by just ten runs.
On July 29, Washington Freedom will lock horns with Unicorns in the title match.
