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In the 13th match of the Major League Cricket 2024 between San Francisco Unicorns and Seattle Orcas, South African pacer Carmi le Roux was left bloodied in a horrific incident. The incident took place in the third over of the Orcas' innings when Roux was bowling his compatriot Ryan Rickleton.
The San Francisco Unicorns defeated the Seattle Orcas by 23 runs as Liam Plunkett of the Unicorns was named the Player of the Match for his bowling figure of 3/26 in four overs.
On the fourth ball of the third over of Seattle's innings, Ryan Rickleton tried to hit a full-length delivery by Unicorns' Carmi le Roux over the bowler. However, the ball hit Roux in the head leaving him on the ground. The South African pacer was left bloodied as the umpire quickly called the medical team to provide him with immediate assessment. Corey Anderson bowled two deliveries to complete the over as Roux was forced off the field.
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Batting first, the San Francisco Unicorns placed a 166-run target with Matthew Short's half-century and Finn Allen's 34 off 18. For the Orcas, Cameroon Gannon picked up three wickets while Imad Wasim got two.
While chasing the target, the Orcas had a great start with Ryan Rickleton (29 off 21) and Shehan Jayasuriya (54 off 37) combining for a 76-run stand for the first wicket. However, they lost four wickets in a gap of 22 runs in the next five overs. The Unicorns clinched the victory by 23 runs to reach the third spot while the Orcas managed the bottom spot in the MLC 2024 standings.
