The 2026 San Francisco Unicorns season was the fourth season of the franchise in Major League Cricket (MLC). The team was captained by Matthew Short and coached by Cameron White.
Background Ahead of the 2026 season, the Unicorns retained captain Matthew Short, Finn Allen, Haris Rauf, Cooper Connolly, Xavier Bartlett, Hassan Khan and other key players, while adding Aakarshit Gomel, Zia-ul-Haq, Muhammad Ilyas, Saideep Ganesh and Anirudh Imanuel through the Major League Cricket draft.
The Unicorns also signed Aaron Hardie, Oliver Peake and Lhuan-dre Pretorius ahead of the tournament. After Cooper Connolly was ruled out through injury, Connor Esterhuizen joined the squad as his replacement.
Current squad Players with international caps are listed in bold. +San Francisco Unicorns 2026NameDate of BirthBatting StyleBowling StyleYear signedNotesBatters Matthew Short (c) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2024 Direct signing Finn Allen Right-handed Right-arm off break 2023 Direct signing Oliver Peake Right-handed 2026 Direct signingAll-rounders Aaron Hardie Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2026 Direct signing Ravichandran Ashwin Right-handed Right-arm off break 2026 Direct signing Hassan Khan Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2023 Sanjay Krishnamurthi Right-handed Right-arm off break 2023 Hammad Azam Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2023 Aakarshit Gomel Left-handed Right-arm off break 2026 Draft Anirudh Immanuel 2026 DraftWicket-keepers Left-handed 2026 Direct signing Saideep Ganesh Right-handed 2026 DraftBowlers Haris Rauf Right-handed Right-arm fast 2023 Direct signing Xavier Bartlett Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2024 Direct signing Brody Couch Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2023 Juanoy Drysdale Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2023 Zia-ul-Haq Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium 2026 Draft Mohammad Ilyas Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2026 Draft
Standing Points table
Match summary +TeamGroup matchesPlayoffs1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Q/ECFUnicorns022446881012WL Win Loss Tie No Result
Play-offs
Administration and support staff +San Francisco Unicorns staffPositionNameHead coachCameron WhiteAssistant coachAshwell PrinceAssistant coachChamu ChibhabhaTeam managerDavid MannStrength and conditioningSaeed AjmalPhysiotherapistJacob Oram
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