Nicholas Pooran put up a superlative effort with the bat to help MI New York clinch the first-ever Major League Cricket title on Sunday.
The wicketkeeper-batter scored 137 runs off 55 balls as MI New York took down Seattle Orcas by seven wickets at Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas. MI New York restricted Seattle Orcas to 183/9 before chasing down their target in just 16 overs.
Brief Scores: MI New York 184/3 (Nicholas Pooran 137*, Dewald Brevis 20, Imad Wasim 1/14) beat Seattle Orcas 183/9 (Quinton de Kock 87, Shubham Ranjane 29, Rashid Khan 3/9) by 7 wickets
Tournament Awards
– SLING TV Most Valuable Player of the Tournament: Nicholas Pooran
– Royal Rice Leading Run Scorer: Nicholas Pooran
– NTT Leading Wicket Taker: Trent Boult
– Bart King Domestic Player of the Tournament: Cameron Gannon
