MI New York defeat Texas Super Kings to book their berth in final of MLC 2023

MI New York (MINY) beat the Texas Super Kings (TSK) in a thrilling contest at Grand Prairie Stadium during the Major League Cricket (MLC) 2023 qualifier 2. The win also secured MINY a spot in the final match of the tournament, where they will be taking on the Seattle Orcas on July 30. Earlier, MINY defeated the Washington Freedom in the eliminator match before booking their berth in Qualifier 2, whereas the Texas Super Kings lost the match against the Seattle Orcas in the first qualifier.

Notably, MI New York was in fourth place before the playoffs, but their remarkable performance helped them book their place in the final. Notably, it won’t be easy for MI New York to take down the table-toppers Seattle Orcas during the final owing to their high level of confidence after a dominant performance over the Texas Super Kings in the playoffs. In addition, both teams are just one match away from clinching the title of the inaugural edition of MLC 2023.

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The finish. The roar. The celebration. 🔥#MajorLeagueCricket final – here we come! 💪😎#OneFamily #MINewYork #MINYvTSK pic.twitter.com/GNINKnzThQ

— MI New York (@MINYCricket) July 29, 2023

Earlier, MI New York skipper Nicholas Pooran won the toss and invited Faf du Plessis side to bat first. The star pacer, Trent Boult, grabbed a four-wicket haul and restricted them for a score of 158 runs from the given 20 overs. Notably, Devon Conway (38) scored the highest run for his side. Later, while chasing, the great middle-order batter Tim David smashed four sixes towards the end to give the remarkable win to his side with six balls to spare.

The Squads for the final match between MI New York and the Seattle Orcas is given below:

MI New York:

Kieron Pollard, Trent Boult, Rashid Khan, Tim David, Dewald Brevis, David Wiese, Kagiso Rabada, Nicholas Pooran, Jason Behrendorff, Steven Taylor, Hammad Azam, Ehsan Adil, Nosthush Kenjige, Monank Patel, Sarbjeet Ladda, Shayan Jahangir, Kyle Phillip, Saideep Ganesh

Seattle Orcas:

Quinton de Kock, Wayne Parnell, Dasun Shanaka, Andrew Tye, Heinrich Klaasen, Naveed, Harmeet Singh, Shehan Jayasuriya, Shubham Ranjane, Cameron Gannon, Aaron Jones, Nauman Anwar, Phani Simhadri, Angelo Perera, Matthew Tromp