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MLC 2023
The first-ever Major League Cricket saw an incredible end as MI New York defeated Seattle Orcas to bag the inaugural trophy. The match started with New York winning the toss and decided to bowl first. Seattle Orcas having been invited to bat saw an early setback as opener batter Nauman Anwar was dismissed at just 9 runs.
Another batter, Quinton de Kock however gave an example of his incredible talent by bringing out a brilliant half-century (87 off 52). In his inning-defining knock, de Kock hit 9 fours and 4 sixes. The South African batter however did not receive much support from others as wickets kept falling at regular intervals.
The second-highest scorer from Seattle Orcas was Shubham Ranjane who made 29 off 16. With the help of De Kock's inning, Seattle Orcas managed to get 183/9 on the board, which looked like a good total.
Trent Boult and Rashid Khan were the pick of the bowlers from the MI New York side as they took 3 wickets each.
In response, MINY started off poorly as they lost their first wicket at zero runs. Captain Nicholas Pooran then walked onto the field and took the game by the scruff of the neck. The West Indies southpaw hit a brilliant century and snatched the game away from the Seattle Orcas. Pooran ended the inning with an unbeaten 137 in just 55 balls and brought home the first even MLC trophy for the MINY team.
Pooran hit 10 fours and 13 maximums to bring an end to the run chase in just 16 overs in what has been one of the most one-sided finals in recent times. Young South Africa batter Dewald Brevis also helped with his 20 off 18, but it was mostly the West Indian's final.
Understandably so, Pooran was handed the Player of the Match award for his match-winning performance. With this win, MINY become the first team to win the Major League Cricket. Naturally, the team and the fans were ectstaic after the win. Fans on social media also applauded the team for their win.
Here's how Twitter reacted to MI New York's win in the MLC final:Β
Mumbai Indians Dominationπ
β MI Fans Armyβ’ (@MIFansArmy) July 31, 2023
Congratulations paltan breath taking performance overall boult pooran rashid and tim david and brevis wow very happy from csk fan ππ
β Sai Shreyas (@SaiShre43225906) July 31, 2023
ONE OF THE CRAZIEST KNOCKS IN THE HISTORY OF T20 CRICKET!
β Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) July 31, 2023
137* in just 55 balls with 10 fours and 13 sixes. Absolute carnage by captain Pooran in the MLC Final. He led from the front and took MI New York to the MLC title. Take a bow, Pooran! pic.twitter.com/hm59ILQLry
Dal(las) Makhani time in the MLC Finals. 137* in 55 balls π€― pic.twitter.com/pd5T3dAiua
β Lucknow Super Giants (@LucknowIPL) July 31, 2023
Rashid Khan - The GOAT of T20.
β Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) July 31, 2023
3 wickets for just 9 runs from four overs in the final of MLC for MI New York.
He showed his class, What a bowler. pic.twitter.com/KkUsTxeRgV
Careful, he's a hero! π€©π#OneFamily #MINewYork #MajorLeagueCricket #SORvMINY pic.twitter.com/HxQI53cjCZ
β MI New York (@MINYCricket) July 31, 2023
MI NEW YORK ARE THE WINNER OF INAUGURAL MAJOR CRICKET LEAGUE π pic.twitter.com/ZPsNxu2kT4
β R A T N I S H (@LoyalSachinFan) July 31, 2023
MI fans earlier: Having CSK as their rivals and boasting about being the most successful IPL team
β Bakri Player (@Again91_of_79) July 31, 2023
MI fans now: Hyping wins in irrelevant Major League Cricket (MLC) ππ
Most brutal end to MI vs CSK rivalry where CSK completely ended MI. Unreal downfall ππππ pic.twitter.com/R1sop85GM4
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