Our champion from Cape Town joins the #OneFamily in New York! Tristan Luus, the right-arm fast bowler is all set to join the MI new York squad as a replacement for Rashid Khan, who is not available for this season of the Cognizant Major Cricket League. Tristan is 19, tall and nippy. Having idolized and moulded his bowling action around Dale Steyn, he has been a part of the under-19 World Cup, SA Emerging side, Proteas A team against Sri Lanka A in 2024 and plays for MI Cape Town in SA20, where he recently won the 2025 title. That’s right, let’s bring it home in the USA as well. It’s great to have you in the Blue and Gold, Tristan!

We haven’t had the rub of the green this year, losing three real close games. But if there’s something the #OneFamily is known for over the last several years across different countries and leagues, it is the ability to bounce back just when everyone begins to write them off. And then get on a victory roll..The San Francisco Unicorns are the team to beat: four wins in four games, including one over us where Xavier Bartlett’s late-hitting saw them over the line in a thriller. We have some unfinished business to avenge. This is where our ascend will begin. This is where we’ll announce our comeback. Make no mistake, there have been plenty of positives for us to take out of our four games: Quinton de Kock’s consistency as he returns to the Blue and Gold fold, Monank Patel looking a million bucks, Sunny Patel being the surprise package, Kieron Pollard’s late-hitting, Michael Bracewell’s all-round blitz, Trent Boult and Naveen-ul-Haq keeping it tight with the ball. But there are some boxes that are yet to be ticked, like captain Nicholas Pooran unleashing his beast mode. We know what happens once that gets unlocked. What better time and stage..What: MI New York vs San Francisco Unicorns When: June 23, 2025 | 19:30 local time (June 23, 05:30 IST)Where: Grand Prairie Stadium, DallasWhat to expect: There’s not just the motivation of finding some momentum with a win here, but also that of settling scores and getting on the right side of one after the heartbreak at the hands of the Unicorns last week. Expect fireworks!

Arghhhh. Just not the result you want against your game after giving a fight as proper as this. Let’s face it, the Washington Freedom were favorites to win the game with the asking rate always being in their favor. But the way the MI New York bowlers fought, stitching in the dot balls, hitting back with wickets, we really had hope. Alas.. The comeback from 20 being needed off 24Washington needed 20 off 24 balls. The game seemed done. They were romping home. Not so easily when you have MINY at the other end though! Naveen-ul-Haq, on a mission after the previous game to rectify his death bowling, produced an absolute beauty of an over – picking the wicket of Obus Pienaar and conceding just two runs. Trent Boult did better in the next, giving away just one run. Suddenly, the equation was at 17 being needed off 12. Alas, it wasn’t to be as Mark Chapman killed the game with a couple of boundaries. Another day, another Monank specialHe continues his dream run: 62, 20, 93 and now a 20-ball 32, setting the tone in the powerplay to get MINY off to another solid start. Quinton de Kock found his groove as well, smashing a 34-ball 55, studded with seven fours and two sixes to lay the platform for a big total. Although Michael Bracewell produced a 24-ball 42, the final explosion to get us past 200 didn’t quite come from the others as MINY had to settle for 188/4 in their 20 overs. The Sunny Patel-styled fightHe began with the wicket of Andries Gous in the powerplay, but it his wicket of the big fish – Mitchell Owen – who was on a rampage to get 62 off just 26 balls, that brought us back in the game in the first place. His change-ups in pace along with a bunch of variations have been quite handy all season. Sadly, with cameos from Glenn Maxwell, Jack Edwards and Mark Chapman, the Washington Freedom got home in the final over. Let’s not get too disheartened, folks. We’re still in the first half of the league here. There’s enough positives for us to know that it is only a matter of time before the tide turns. And when it does, we’ll make sure it’s a tsunami!