Firsts are always special. And getting the first in the first ever season is even more special. It just feels like the perfect culmination of what has been a historic three weeks in the USA. This batch of 2023 is special. Despite the injuries, despite the odds, our boys have found a way to keep peaking, fixing the missing puzzle pieces, and fighting in a pack. 

From the fightback that Polly and Tim embarked on and fell agonizingly short against the San Francisco Unicorns in our first game, to our bowlers skittling our LAKR for 50 to get our juggernaut on track, to a heartbreak against TSK, to our local USA players in Shayan Jahangir and Monank Patel stepping up and showing the world their class against Washington Freedom, to Klaasen’s century undoing Boult’s brilliance at the death, to Dewald Brevis putting on a masterclass of hitting in the Eliminator, to another Four-some from Boult and a complete batting effort to avenge the league stage loss against TSK in the Challenger to book our seat in the final, it’s been some campaign. 

It’s time for one final hurrah. Seattle Orcas await, and we have some personal scores to settle against them as well. At the biggest stage, for the biggest prize, it’s time to rub some more Gold on our Blue. 

What: Seattle Orcas vs MI New York
When: July 30, 2023 | 7:30pm local time (July 31, 6:00am IST)
Where: Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas, Texas
What to expect: The tickets for this game were sold out a week in advance. So in front of a loud crowd, a true sporting wicket, expect a lot of noise. After all, history is never made quietly. 
What you need to do: Firsts are always rare. Let’s get that feeling. And let’s just keep this momentum going. Do the same, eat what you’ve been eating over the last two days, wear what you’ve been wearing over the last two days, speak to the same people. Absolutely the same.