In the inaugural game of the ongoing Major League Cricket (MLC), Texas Super Kings locked horns with LA Knight Riders at home. The visitors, LA won the toss and elected to bowl first. In the second over, Lockie Ferguson removed TSK skipper Faf du Plessis for a golden duck. Lahiru Milantha (17) started well but was removed by USA international, Ali Khan.
At 43/2, the likes of Devon Conway and David Miller 77 runs for the third wicket. Conway scored 55 off 37 balls while Miller got 61 off 42 balls. After they got out, New Zealand international, Mitchell Santner (21) and former West Indies skipper Dwayne Bravo (16*) helped the team finish at 181/6. For the Knight Riders, Ali Khan and Lockie Ferguson took two wickets each. On the other hand, skipper Sunil Narine and Australia’s Adam Zampa took one each.
In reply, the Purple Brigade had an awful start as they lost four wickets for 20 runs. The likes of Rusty Theron (former South Africa player), Gerald Coetzee, and Calvin Savage combined for four wickets. Despite this, the likes of USA international Jaskaran Malhotra and Andre Russell counter-attacked the Super Kings bowlers. They took the team to 56/4 in 5.1 overs before Malhotra was cleaned up by Coetzee.
Skipper Sunil Narine (15) tried his best but couldn’t take the game deep alongside his TKR (Trinbago Knight Riders), ADKR (Abu Dhabi Knight Riders), and KKR (Kolkata Knight Riders) mate, Russell. The latter scored a fifty but none of the others could play a helping hand to him. The team ended up getting all-out for 112 runs, losing the game by 69 runs.
Uncapped Pakistan player, Mohammad Mohsin, who plays for Peshawar Zalmi took four wickets. He was the one who took the last four wickets of the game.
This is how Twitter reacted
The first ever #MajorLeagueCricket game has come to a close. @TexasSuperKings dominate, winning by a whopping 69 runs. 🏏 🦁 pic.twitter.com/JDDY1Vs4Cl
— Omar Faruque (@OmarFar46196492) July 14, 2023
The freak 10 year challenge you never wanted to happen but 🥲 –
IPL 2013 – KKR vs DD
Brett Lee cleans up Unmukt Chand with an unplayable delivery!
MLC 2023 -TSK vs LAKR
Gerald Coetzee cleans up Unmukt Chand with a beautiful delivery! #MajorLeagueCricket #MLC2023 #TSKvLAKR pic.twitter.com/hMVI3xryJl
— Nilesh G (@oye_nilesh) July 14, 2023
CSK's First Game in IPL :
won by 33 runs vs KXIPJSK's First Game in SA20 :
won by 16 runs vs DSGTSK's First Game in MLC :
won by 69 runs vs LAKR#MajorLeagueCricket pic.twitter.com/ldCqhvw2eP— Foresay Sports | Lets Relive 2011 WC Finals (@ForesayCricket) July 14, 2023
Texas win the first game of the new T20 tournament. #MajorLeagueCricket
Not a great start for Faf & Rilee though, getting out for 0 & 4
David Miller hit a brilliant 61 from 42 and Gerald Coetzee bowled fast for his 2-22.
— Faiz Fazel (@ThatCrick8Guy) July 14, 2023
#MajorLeagueCricket 2023 🇺🇸🏆🏏#MLC 2023.
(Resultado Final):#TexasSuperKings 181/6 (20)#LosAngelesKnightRiders 112/10 (14)#TexasSuperKings ganan por 69 carreras.
— Ricardo Esteban Rovira Flores (@restebanrf1993) July 14, 2023
What a start for Muhammad Mohsin in the #MajorLeagueCricket 3-0-8-4 in the inaugural match of the event for Texas Super Kings, he scored 140 in the FC match for Peshawar in chase of 375 in 2018 #QEATrophy#MLC2023 https://t.co/LPHsuV6E5B
— Zakir Khan (@QEATrophy) July 14, 2023
Is anyone going to follow the last two games of #Ashes now that #MajorLeagueCricket has begun?
— Robert Kay (@Yak256) July 14, 2023
TSK ☝️#MajorLeagueCricket pic.twitter.com/kCPT938mqU
— प्रबिल पोखरेल (@KTBFFH8848) July 14, 2023
Faf Du Plessis just made the night of American Cricket Fans more memorable!
Started the league with victory and now signing off Day 1 in style 🔥#MajorLeagueCricket #MLC2023 pic.twitter.com/4f7UhPPnB3
— CricAdda x 247 (@Cricadd247) July 14, 2023
