Hassan Khan’s 10-ball 36 blasted San Francisco Unicorns into the MLC 2026 playoffs, sealing a six-wicket win over Seattle Orcas with a chase of 191.
Hassan Khan’s late blitz steals the show
Three balls. One over. Game gone. That’s how long it took Hassan Khan to flip the script. With 47 needed off 24, the Unicorns wobbled—Finn Allen’s fifty had set the stage, but Matt Short’s dismissal left them stuttering. Then Khan arrived. Back-to-back sixes off Tanveer Sangha. A lofted cover drive for six. Then four, four, six—Marcus Stoinis’ slow bouncers disappeared to the boundary. 28 off 8 balls. Unicorns in the semis.
Stoinis, fresh off a five-fer, finished 0-48. The Orcas’ night summed up in one stat.
Orcas’ fight falls short despite Breetzke’s fireworks
Seattle Orcas started fast, then collapsed to 34/3—until Matthew Breetzke took over. His 55 off 24, packed with four sixes and an inside-out stunner off Aaron Hardie, dragged them back. Shimron Hetmyer’s 32-ball 65-run stand with Breetzke kept them afloat, but Hetmyer’s disbelief was palpable when Xavier Bartlett plucked his flat drive at long-on. Stoinis’ 49 off 35 and Cameron Gannon’s late sixes pushed them to 190/7, but Breetzke’s post-match admission—“30 runs short”—rang true.
Unicorns’ top finish and what’s next
The Unicorns finish top of the table, joining Los Angeles Knight Riders, MI New York, and Washington Freedom in the playoffs. Allen’s 65 and Short’s 43 laid the foundation, but it was Khan’s carnage that wrote the headline.
- Seattle Orcas 190/7 in 20 overs (Matthew Breetzke 55, Marcus Stoinis 49; Xavier Bartlett 2-36, Brody Couch 1-20)
- San Francisco Unicorns 194/4 in 19 overs (Finn Allen 65, Matt Short 43; Cameron Gannon 1-25, Lutho Sipamla 1-32)
- Result: Unicorns won by 6 wickets
