In an exciting match-up between MI New York and Seattle Orcas in Morrisville, defending champions MI New York emerged victorious with a six-wicket win in the opening game of MLC 2024. The star of the match was Nicholas Pooran, who played a brilliant innings to guide his team to victory.
After winning the toss on a challenging pitch, MI New York’s bowlers Rashid Khan and Trent Boult put up a stellar performance, each taking three wickets to bowl out the Orcas for a mere 108 runs. Rashid Khan made a significant impact by dismissing key batsmen like Heinrich Klaasen, while Trent Boult also shone with his early breakthroughs.
In the chase, MI New York faced some early setbacks as openers Ruben Clinton and Monank Patel fell quickly to Cameron Gannon. However, Nicholas Pooran took charge of the innings with a blistering 62* off 37 balls, including seven fours and two sixes. His aggressive approach helped MI New York cruise to victory with 34 balls to spare.
With this impressive win, MI New York has set the tone for the season ahead in MLC 2024. The team’s strong bowling attack and solid batting performance have signaled their intent to defend their title successfully. Cricket fans can look forward to more thrilling matches as the tournament progresses.
Final scores: Seattle Orcas 108 all out in 19.2 overs (Shubham Ranjane 35; Rashid Khan 3-22, Trent Boult 3-25) lost to MI New York 111/4 in 14.2 overs (Nicholas Pooran 62*; Cameron Gannon 2-40) by six wickets.