17 Jul, 2023

OUR FIRST MLC WIN! A 105-run thumping set up by Tim and bowlers

By MI New York Media
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The wagon is on track. We are officially marching on, and how. Not only do we have two points against our name, the margin and the extent of our win has ensure MI New York has the best NRR among the six teams. Not every day do you get the opposition all out for 50! Let’s relive .. 

Five bowlers used, wickets equally shared

Peak equality this. LAKR were never in the game. Nosthush Kenjige opened the bowling, struck off the third ball itself to trap Martin Guptill LBW, and Kagiso Rabada, from the other end picked up two in one over to reduce them to 2/3. It was a procession after that, with nine of their ten batters ending up in single digits. When skipper Polly got a tickle on the dangerous Andre Russell’s top-edge off a bouncer, the final nail was laid. 

Tim doing Tim things

Again, he’s spoiling us. Coming in to bat at number seven and in the 13th over with the team in a spot of bother at 77/5 and none of the batters being able to get going, Tim David couldn’t care less. It was almost as if he was batting on another wicket, against another bowling attack. He took his time at first, picking up five singles off his first seven balls. And then just went wild – ending up with 48 off just 21 balls with four fours and four sixes, lifting MI NY to a strong 155. 

Pooran once again plays consolidator 

Much like the previous game, the top-order found it tough against the new ball. Dewald Brevis looked in the mood, smashing two fours and a six early on, but fell soon after, as did Shayan Jahangir, Monank Patel and Hammad Azam. It once again was down to Nicholas Pooran to curb his natural instincts and play the situation, rebuild, and rebuild he did. He took his time, played out the tougher bowlers, and was happy to nurdle singles. It was his foundation that Tim exploded off! 

So, just like we’d mentally prepared ourselves in our buildup, and just like Mumbai Indians had all those years ago secured their first win in the IPL over the Kolkata Knight Riders, MI New York have repeated history, doing the same over LA Knight Riders. Everything is perfectly in place for an MLC history that’s just as rich as well! 

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