Captain Nicholas Pooran leading from the front as he smash an unbeaten century as MI New York defeat Seattle Orcas by 7 wickets to win the inaugural Major League Cricket season title at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas, Texas.
Nicholas Pooran’s unbeaten 55-ball 137, MI New York chase down the 184-run victory target with 4 overs to spare to be crown inaugural season champions adding to the glittering Mumbai Indians trophy cabinet.
𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 𝗢𝗙 #MLC2023 🏆
— Major League Cricket (@MLCricket) July 31, 2023
CONGRATULATIONS @minycricket 👏👏#MLCFINAL pic.twitter.com/UBOd13KDzb
Nicholas Pooran won the toss and put in Seattle Orcas to bat.
The fireworks had nothing on Nicky P tonight, NOTHING! 🎇The moment we became the first #MajorLeagueCricket champions. 🏆💙 #OneFamily #MINewYork pic.twitter.com/8bXE7Aq3V4
— MI New York (@MINYCricket) July 31, 2023
Quinton de Kock continue his good form in the tournament and hit a 52-ball 87 hitting 4 sixes and 9 fours before he was clean bowled by Trent Boult.
While other Seattle Orcas batsmen could convert their starts as Trent Boult and Rashid Khan took 3 wickets each.
Feeling 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒐𝒑 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅 😍🏆#OneFamily #MINewYork #MajorLeagueCricket pic.twitter.com/BDQdkgIzjJ
— MI New York (@MINYCricket) July 31, 2023
Rashid Khan was particularly impressive as he conced just 9 runs off his 4 overs and also dismiss the dangerous Heinrich Klaasen.
A score of 183/9 by Seattle Orcas looks good till Nicholas Pooran arrive at the crease and got going.
Nicholas Pooran demolish anything that Seattle Orcas came up with smashing as many as 13 sixes and 10 fours in his match-winning knock.
Nicholas Pooran, who was captain after Kieron Pollard was injured earlier in the tournament, came in at No. 3 and sent the Seattle Orcas bowlers on a leather hunt.
The ground looks too small for Nicholas Pooran and the bowling too easy as the MI New York captain reach to his 50 off 16 balls and his 100 off 40 deliveries.
MI New York raise their game to the next level in the playoffs after finishing fourth in the league stage.
MI New York won the Eliminator against Washington Freedom, beat the Texas Super Kings in the Challenger and thrash Seattle Orcas in the final.
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