‘Rehna hai toh Systumm ke niche rehna padhega’ – Fans react as MI New York defeat Seattle Orcas in Major League Cricket 2023 final
MI New York (Source: Twitter)
In the final of the inaugural edition of the Major League Cricket 2023, Seattle Orcas locked horns with MI New York at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas on Monday, July 31. MI New York won the match by seven wickets, and former West Indies skipper, Nicholas Pooran was awarded the Player of the Match for his match-winning performance. He played an unbeaten knock of 137 runs off 55 balls with 10 fours and 13 sixes in his innings.
MI New York won the toss and opted to bowl first. Seattle Orcas, while batting first, scored a total of 183 runs for the loss of nine wickets after the completion of the first innings. The highest scorer of the side was their opener and wicketkeeper, Quinton de Kock. He scored 87 runs from 52 balls, which included nine fours and four sixes in his innings.
I have been working on it since the last 5-6 years: Nicholas Pooran
The pick of the bowlers for the New York side were Trent Boult and Rashid Khan, who snapped three wickets in their respective spells of four overs, where they conceded 34 runs and nine runs, respectively. The MI side chased down a total of 184 runs in the 16th over with seven wickets in hand, thanks to a magnificent innings by their skipper, Pooran.
“Chatting today we spoke about creating history. We lost our captain and a couple of players. At the end of the day, I am proud as everyone contributed. We knew it was a good batting wicket, we were prepared for this moment from a week ago. We had to be confident and believe in each other. We got over the line today, we were been put under pressure earlier this week. You are going to bat like Nicky P, I told myself and backed my skill. I just had to execute my skills, I have been working on it since the last 5-6 years. It was really special for me. I just want to thank all the fans and supporters, they have been really amazing,” Pooran was quoted as saying in the post-match presentation.
Here’s how fans reacted:
Next level fixing
— Bigg Boss Hype (@Cric_Hype) July 31, 2023
https://twitter.com/MkeetarP/status/1685872773988769793?s=20
A normal phenomenon in MI history 👏👏👏
— Vincent. (@VinciJ6) July 31, 2023
https://twitter.com/BhootMDB666/status/1685872219694743552?s=20
Don't underestimate Ambani Power.
— Mission World Cup 23 (@rohancric947) July 31, 2023
https://twitter.com/midtownndriverr/status/1685872001364156416?s=20
Mi in every Cricket League: pic.twitter.com/Wn2JKkiRzW
— Stany 💫 (@_Stany_07) July 31, 2023
Well played boys! 🤝
— 000.sui 💧 (@myselfn10n) July 31, 2023
