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Washington vs New York, 13th Match at Morrisville, MLC, Jul 23 2023 - Match Result

RESULT
13th Match (D/N), Morrisville, July 23, 2023, Major League Cricket
(15.3/20 ov, T:161) 161/2

New York won by 8 wickets (with 27 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match
62* (33)
nicholas-pooran
Cricinfo's MVP
68.8 ptsImpact List
kieron-pollard
Match centre 
Scores: Binoy George | Comms: Rvel Zahid
Scorecard summary
Washington Freedom 160/6(20 overs)
MI New York 161/2(15.3 overs)
44 (29)
1/14 (2)
Cricinfo’s Most Valuable Players of the Match
PLAYERTeam
TI
Runs
I. Runs
B. Impact
Bowl
I. Wkts
Bo. Impact
MI NY68.821(10)21.7119.912/332.1548.89
MI NY62.8662(33)66.9262.86--0
WSH51.578(4)8.6110.371/91.4541.2
MI NY49.83--01/191.2449.83
MI NY47.1344(29)48.3747.13--0

Until next time, take care and keep enjoying this beautiful sport. This is Rvel Zahid, signing off on behalf of Binoy George.

MI's batting was audacious and power-packed, the bowling was spot on and they executed their plans superbly. Nicholas Pooran was at his belligerent best and in no-mercy mood today. He launched an assault on Freedom bowlers and was striking the ball effortlessly in his 62-run blitzkrieg. USA's captain Monank Patel was smashing the ball all around the park with ease in his enterprising 44-run knock and didn't allow them a sniff in the powerplay while Pollard played second fiddle to Pooran with a handy contribution of 21 off 10. As a result of this thumping win, MI New York have now climbed to the third spot with a healthy net run rate of 1.319 and seem to be peaking at the right time. The big guns came to the party today and at no stage Washington Freedom bowlers threatened to cause problems to the dynamic batting line-up.

Nicholas Pooran, Player of the Match: I am really happy that I could contribute today. It was two-paced (surface). They were bowling wicket to wicket. Once we got a good powerplay it made things easier. The platform was set and I knew my role...took on the match-ups for me.

Moises Henriques: Back-to-back games are always difficult. We are professionals and gave our best. We scrapped our way to 160, 30 runs more than yesterday. Wicket was still keeping quite low. It was tough to come back after the powerplay. Akeal and obviously our wicketkeeper, and we lost Glenn out there in the field. I feel these little things didn't quite go our way. we are still in the finals and have got a few days off, that should be good for us. We will look at match ups for the (playoffs).

Kieron Pollard: One thing I press upon is that we can do nothing about the surface but we can focus on our attitude. I think sometimes we speak too much about pitch and we can get into negative frame of mind. We haven't played much here, we took a chance and sometimes a decision backfires but today it worked. I felt we gave 15 extra runs. Kudos to the guys. We had a good conversation on how we want to play, especially against the left-arm seamer. They came out with intent which was fantastic. The running between wickets was important and they totally got it right, Pooran finishing it off was fantastic.

15.3
4
Henriques to Pooran, FOUR runs

Fortuitous but they all count! Fraction short and angling across off, goes hard at it, gets a thick outside edge that dribbles away to third man boundary and that will do nicely for MI New York who have registered an emphatic win over Washington Freedom

15.2
6
Henriques to Pooran, SIX runs

Follows it up with another six! Pace off the ball on a length around middle, plants his front leg and it's a humungous hit over square leg. 102 meters smack right out of the meat of the bat

15.1
6
Henriques to Pooran, SIX runs

Length and width on offer, he creams it aerially over cover for a beautiful six. Elegantly done and what a way to get to his fifty! A gem of an innings!

end of over 1513 runs
MI NY: 145/2CRR: 9.66 RRR: 3.20 • Need 16 from 30b
Nicholas Pooran46 (30b 3x4 4x6)
Kieron Pollard21 (10b 1x4 2x6)
Saurabh Netravalkar 3-0-45-0
Marco Jansen 3-0-29-0
14.6
1
Netravalkar to Pooran, 1 run

Attempted yorker on the pads, languidly bunted down to long-on

14.5
1
Netravalkar to Pollard, 1 run

Tucks it away into the leg side for a run

14.4
4
Netravalkar to Pollard, FOUR runs

Leans back and cracks a pull past square leg for another boundary. That's his favorite area

14.3
6
Netravalkar to Pollard, SIX runs

Round the wicket, shorter length and angled into the body, clears his front leg and carts it over square leg for a mighty long six. Absolutely woofed that!

14.2
1
Netravalkar to Pooran, 1 run

Takes the pace off the ball, a touch short and wide, lashes it down to long-off

14.1
Netravalkar to Pooran, no run

Over the wicket. Well disguised short delivery outside off, rolled his fingers and beats his late cut

end of over 1413 runs
MI NY: 132/2CRR: 9.42 RRR: 4.83 • Need 29 from 36b
Nicholas Pooran44 (27b 3x4 4x6)
Kieron Pollard10 (7b 1x6)
Marco Jansen 3-0-29-0
Anrich Nortje 3-0-13-0
13.6
1
Jansen to Pooran, 1 run

Shorter length slanting across off, pace off the ball and he chops it away past point for a run

13.5
6
Jansen to Pooran, SIX runs

Long hop on middle, goes back, swivels and swats it over deep fine for a brilliant six. He has looked in red-hot-form today, hits this delivery with a lot swag and style

13.4
4
Jansen to Pooran, FOUR runs

Round the wicket, good length and slanting across off, width on offer and he rasps it through cover for a blistering boundary. Nonchalant stuff!

13.3
1
Jansen to Pollard, 1 run

Steps to the leg side, yanking his front foot out of the way and mousses it down to deep square

13.2
Jansen to Pollard, no run

Over the wicket, good throat ball on attacking line, blocked towards the bowler off the backfoot

13.1
1
Jansen to Pooran, 1 run

Shortness his length a touch and angles it across off, spanked off the backfoot to sweeper

end of over 131 run
MI NY: 119/2CRR: 9.15 RRR: 6.00 • Need 42 from 42b
Kieron Pollard9 (5b 1x6)
Nicholas Pooran32 (23b 2x4 3x6)
Anrich Nortje 3-0-13-0
Dane Piedt 2-0-14-1
12.6
Nortje to Pollard, no run

Rams a pinpoint yorker on off stump line and Pollard jams his bat down to defend

12.5
Nortje to Pollard, no run

Over the wicket, bends his back and digs in short outside off, too far away from his reach and kept rising off the deck

12.4
1
Nortje to Pooran, 1 run

Fraction short and plugging away outside off, didn't bounce much as he forces it away to the right of mid-on

12.3
Nortje to Pooran, no run

Good length and targeting the knee roll, right behind line again and punches it through the line towards Nortje

12.2
Nortje to Pooran, no run

Short of a length, shaping it back in from outside off, gets behind the line and defends it right under his eyes to the bowler

Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
N Pooran
62 runs (33)
4 fours6 sixes
Productive shot
pull
23 runs
1 four3 sixes
Control
70%
GD Phillips
47 runs (35)
2 fours3 sixes
Productive shot
pull
18 runs
1 four2 sixes
Control
77%
Best performances - bowlers
KA Pollard
O
4
M
0
R
33
W
2
ECO
8.25
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W
1W
LEGOFF
LHB
AJ Hosein
O
2
M
0
R
9
W
1
ECO
4.5
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W
Match details
Church Street Park, Morrisville
TossMI New York, elected to field first
Series
Season2023
Player Of The Match
Match days23 July 2023 - daynight (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpire
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
PointsMI New York 2, Washington Freedom 0
Language
English
Win Probability
MI NY 100%
WSHMI NY
100%50%100%WSH InningsMI NY Innings

Over 16 • MI NY 161/2

New York won by 8 wickets (with 27 balls remaining)
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