MI New York has won their maiden title in the inaugural season of the Major Cricket League Final. MI New York chased down the target of 184 runs in just 16 overs.
A phenomenal Knock from Nicholas Pooran has helped MI New York bag the trophy of the Major Cricket League in its inaugural season. Nicholas Pooran was given the Man of the Match award for his amazing performance with the bat as he scored 137 of just 55 deliveries.
MI New York finished fourth in the league stage matches which lasted for three weeks, but they were class apart in the playoffs continuing the legacy of Mumbai Indians. They beat the Washington Freedom in the eliminator where Dewald Brevis showed his talent and scored 57 runs. They beat Texas Super Kings in the challenger match with the courtesy of Trent Boult taking four wickets.
Summary of Final Match of MLC between MI New York and Seattle Orcas
Dallas: on Sunday, Nicholas Pooran led the chase of MI New York. Seattle Orcas set a target of 183 batting first with Quinton de Cock taking the responsibility of the batting Line-up by scoring a brilliant knock of 87 runs from 52 balls.
Trent Boult and Rashid Khan were the leading wicket-takers for MI New York as the Swing King and Spin Wizard took 3 wickets each in the final. As a contribution from both experienced bowlers of MI New York, They looked lethal in the playoffs.
Despite their captain Kieron Pollard’s injury, the team looked settled as stand-in captain Nicholas Pooran stood for the time at the right time by playing the captain’s knock of 137. The man of the match was given to Nicholas Pooran whereas Man of the Tournament was given to Cameron Gannon.
Here are some stats that should be highlighted from the first season of the Major Cricket League:
Most runs: Nicholas Poran (MI New York) with 388 runs
Most wickets: Trent Boult (MI New York) with 22 wickets
Highest Individual Scire: Nicholas Pooran (MI New York)- 137 not out
Best Spell of the season: Saurabh Netravalkar: (6/9) vs San Fransisco Unicorns
Post-Match Remarks of the Final Match
Winning Captain Kieron Pollard Congratulated the team and said he is very proud of the team as they took their team from Eliminator to winning the Final of the season. He said he wanted Nicholas Pooran more in the international arena.
When asked about that celebration against Dwayne Bravo, He said, “No more rivalry, I am just telling him I’m coming to catch him. He said he is looking forward to playing with him in the CPL. Kieron Pollard has equalled the record of Dwayne Bravo of winning 16 titles as a t20 player.
He congratulated the team, support staff and the entire MI family. He further said it’s about belief, and the ‘never say die’ attitude of the players. In the nine trophies for Mumbai Indians, Kieron Pollard has been part of all of them, even in WPL. He thanked all the fans for coming and supporting them over the years. That was the ground of Texas Super Kings but the ground was all blue.
Losing Captain Wayne Parnell gave credit to Nicholas Pooran for playing the amazing knock in the final. He gave credit to the staff, organisers and owners of the tournament.
Mumbai Indians have indeed created a legacy of their own. They are dominating league cricket at the top. Mumbai Indians now have won 5 IPL trophies, 1 WPL trophy, 2 Champions League trophies and now they have added a trophy of the Major Cricket League to their Trophy cabinet.
