Watch, MLC । Shepherd's massive last-ball six has Warner's daughter playing ballgirl

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Shimron Hetmyer’s swashbuckling knock helped Seattle Orcas beat San Fransico Unicorns by 4 wickets in the 22nd match of the ongoing Major League Cricket 2025 (MLC 2025). With this win against the Unicorns, the Seattle Orcas have kept their hopes alive of qualifying for the tournament’s playoffs.

SEO skipper and star all-rounder Sikandar Raza won the toss and asked San Fransico Unicorns to bat first. Batting first, the Unicorns posted a total of 168/5 in the allotted 20 overs. Sanjay Krishnamurthi played a crucial knock of 41 runs off 28 balls, with four sixes, alongside 35 and 31 run-knocks played by Jake Fraser-McGurk and wicketkeeper-batter Tim Seifert. Ayan Desai scalped 2 wickets for the Seattle Orcas in the first innings, alongside a wicket each picked by Harmeet Singh, Waqar Salamkheil, and skipper Sikandar Raza. While chasing the target, Seattle Orcas comfortably crossed the line in 19.3 overs, scoring 169/6 in 19.3 overs and winning the game by 4 wickets. Shimron Hetmyer played an outstanding and unbeaten knock of 78 runs off just 37 balls, with four fours and seven sixes. He also won the ‘Player of the Match’ award for his match-winning knock.

Meanwhile, a moment in the match during the first innings caught the attention of the fans the most. It happened on the sixth and last ball of the 20th over of the first innings, when Ayan Desai bowled a short-pitched delivery around the off stump to Romario Shepherd, and the latter made no mistake in smashing it over widish long on region for a six. Subsequently, what happened to be more amusing for the fans was when the former Australia great David Warner’s daughter was seen handing the ball back after Shepherd’s six landed beyond the boundary.

In this game, Shepherd contributed with a short and unbeaten knock of 13 runs off just three balls, with two sixes while batting in the last over for his side.

Notably, it was the second consecutive defeat for the table toppers, San Fransico Unicorns, after their six straight wins in the first six matches. They are still leading the table, with 12 points to their name and getting closely followed by Washington Freedom in the second spot. 

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