A valiant fight, but heartbreak at the hands of TSK
By MI New York Media
So DJ Bravo ended up having the final laugh. Kieron Pollard misread a googly off Mohammad Mohsin and was trapped LBW first ball. Bravo walked over and clapped our skipper off. If we ever needed the fire in our belly to be stoked, here it was. We might have lost this battle, but the war is still to be won. And we are super pumped.
The Magic Khan is here
Rashid Khan arrived, and it was down to him to get rid of the dangerous-looking Devon Conway, who was threatening to run away with the game. He cleaned him up, triggering a mini-collapse where Trent Boult piled on too with a couple of wickets, as the Super Kings slipped from a prospective 165 to end up at least 10 runs short.
Top-order worries
The new ball continues to be a nemesis. Chasing a modest 155, Monank Patel – sent up as an opener – fell for a duck in the second over. Steven Taylor came in at number three, but just couldn’t get going. Shayan Jahangir (41 off 38) tried to play anchor, but couldn’t see us through either.
The derailing run-out
A misjudgement in wanting the second run, and then not going too hard to try and get it saw Nicholas Pooran fall inches short of his ground while trying to make it back in for the second run. He was looking really good. In fact he was picking the spinner really well, stepping out and tonking a massive six too! Ah…
Once again, it’s down to the Tim show!
Having received a promotion, Tim David walked in at number five with the asking rate touching 12. As usual, he was happy to knock the singles around for the first ten deliveries, got going post that with a four and a six, making his intentions clear. With 21 needed off the final over and him around, there was enough hope. Alas. He miscued. And there went our hopes.
It’s okay. It isn’t the end of the world. We still have two league games, and winning them should guarantee a play-off spot. A change in scenery as the action shifts to Morrisville could just be the tonic we need to find consistency. And given the MI Family’s history, come the business end, we know how to crank it up. Bring it on!
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