New Zealand batter Tim Seifert has joined San Francisco Unicorns for the first time ahead of the MLC 2025 season. He will be joining his opening partner Finn Allen and former Kiwi player Corey Anderson at the Franchise.
Tim Seifert is not contracted with New Zealand Cricket (NZC) but has admitted to being available for New Zealand’s T20I series ahead of the 2026 T20 World Cup.
“I’ve been following MLC from afar over the last couple of seasons, particularly keeping a close eye on some of the Kiwi contingent. I can’t wait to get started this summer and add some more firepower with a team that is already stacked with talent and in a great position to take things one step further than last year,” said Tim Seifert.
Tim’s locked in 🔒#SparkleArmy make sure to give our keeper a warm welcome in the comments ⤵️#SFUnicorns #GoCorns pic.twitter.com/diBVuQes94
— San Francisco Unicorns (@SFOUnicorns) April 23, 2025
“The Unicorns are building something big in the Bay Area under the leadership of Shane Watson and the ambitious owners, and with the Oakland Coliseum now set to play a key part as a home fortress, this is an opportunity I had to take.”
New Zealand Cricket has became the first national governing body to invest directly in an overseas T20 league after joining forces with MLC and will introduce a new team in 2027.
On the other hand, the head coach of the San Francisco Unicorns Shane Watson said, “We look for both quality cricketers and quality personalities when bringing players into the Unicorns fold, and Tim definitely checks both those boxes.”
“The Unicorns are building something big in the Bay Area under the leadership of Shane Watson and the ambitious owners, and with the Oakland Coliseum now set to play a key part as a home fortress, this is an opportunity I had to take.”
The MLC 2025 season will be played between June 13 to July 14 with the first match between San Franciso Unicorns and Washington Freedom in Oakland.
