24 hours have passed. It hurts. There was hope of us pulling off a 2023 after our come-from-behind qualification into the play-offs. There was hope of a turnaround. 

It wasn’t to be. MLC 2024 ended in disappointment. It started off in emphatic style at Morrisville, in a repeat clash last year’s final against Seattle Orcas, with a repeat of the result too. It went on to a DLS-inflicted disappointment. Then came more rain. We moved to Texas. 

But whether it was Rashid Khan adding feather after feather to his already-decorated hat with his stellar performances with both bat and ball, or it was Nicholas Pooran shedding his natural attacking strokeplay for a measured clutch knock in the must-win last league game against LA Knight Riders, or it was Kieron Pollard rolling back the years with his 6,6,6 to seal the game, or it was Nosthush Kenjige’s superb opening burst against San Francisco Unicorns, or Monank Patel’s mature knocks against Texas Super Kings, or it was debutant Heath Richards nearly pulling off a last-over miracle, there certainly have been enough memories for us to celebrate. 

Let’s give it some time. When the disappointment withers, what will remain is pride, the pride we have in this side. This is MI city, this is MI team, we are MI New York.