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Conway-inspired Texas Super Kings thump MI New York in MLC

DALLAS: Devon Conway scored a quickfire half-century before bowlers led Texas Super Kings to a comfortable 17-run victory over MI New York in the seventh match of the Major League Cricket (MLC).

Opting to bat first, the Super Kings posted a commendable total of 154/7 on the scoreboard with Devon Conway standing out with a brilliant 74-run knock.

The home side had an unwanted start to their innings as their skipper Faf du Plessis (8) fell in the third over with just 20 runs on the scoreboard.

Conway then put on brief partnerships with Cody Chetty and David Miller before finally perishing in the 17th over.

He top-scored for the Super Kings with a berserk 74 from just 55 balls, laced up with eight boundaries and a six.

Following his dismissal, his countrymate Mitchell Santner took the reigns of Super Kings’ batting expedition and played a crucial cameo before falling on the penultimate delivery of the innings.

He scored a brisk 27 off 13 deliveries, hitting a boundary and two sixes.

For MI New York, Trent Boult and Kagiso Rabada bagged two wickets each while Kieron Pollard and Rashid Khan struck out a batter apiece.

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Set to chase 155, MI New York’s batting lineup faltered and could accumulate 137/8 in the allotted 20 overs.

The visitors, after a poor start, lost wickets at regular intervals which halted the flow of runs and thus they fell just 17 short despite having enough firepower down the order.

Their opener Shayan Jahangir scored an anchoring 41 off 38 deliveries and hit five boundaries.

Jahangir’s knock had put MI New York in command for the pursuit before Mohammad Mohsin got rid of him and skipper Kieron Pollard on back-to-back deliveries to give the Super Kings an upper hand.

MI New York lost the momentum in the run chase and the failure of their hard-hitting batters further pave the way for the Super Kings to register their second victory in the ongoing MLC.

Daniel Sams and Mohsin picked up two wickets each for the Super Kings while Dwayne Bravo, Zia-ul-Haq and Rusty Theron made one scalp apiece.

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Bowlers propel MI New York to humble LA Knight Riders in MLC

DALLAS: A combined effort from MI New York bowlers booked LA Knight Riders for a paltry and led their side to a dominating 105-run victory in the sixth match of the ongoing Major League Cricket (MLC).

Set to chase a regulation 156-run target, the LA Knight Riders’ batting lineup failed completely against a disciplined MI New York bowling attack.

The Knight Riders, after a poor start, kept losing wickets at an alarming rate and were eventually bundled out for a mere 50 and thus handed a resounding 105-run victory to MI New York.

Opening batter Unmukt Chand waged a lone battle for the Knight Riders with a run-a-ball 26 while the rest failed completely and could not even make it into the double figures.

For MI New York, Trent Boult, Ehsan Adil, Kieron Pollard, Kagiso Rabada and Nosthush Kenjige picked two wickets each.

Opting to bat first, MI New York accumulated a commendable total of 155/8 in their quota of 20 overs with Tim David leading the charge with a quickfire 48.

MI New York, too, after having a poor start, lost wickets at regular intervals but a belligerent knock at the backend by Tim David led them to a respectable total.

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The right-handed batter scored 48 off just 21 deliveries, laced with four boundaries and as many sixes.

Nicholas Pooran played an anchoring role in the middle with a 37-ball 38 which featured a boundary and two sixes, while the rest made modest contributions.

Adam Zampa and Ali Khan bagged two wickets each for LA Knight Riders while Lockie Ferguson struck out a batter.

In the fifth fixture of the ongoing MLC, Washington Freedom edged Texas Super Kings by six runs to register their maiden victory.

Opening batter Matthew Short muscled Freedom to a defendable total of 163/5 with a quickfire knock up the order and batted for almost 16 overs.

The right-handed batter smashed 80 runs from 50 balls, laced up with 10 boundaries and three sixes.

Chasing 164, the Super Kings fell just six runs short as they could amass 157/8 despite Dwayne Bravo’s fighting 76.

The veteran all-rounder, who came out to bat when his side was 50/5, glimmered a ray of hope for an astonishing victory with a counter-attacking knock but fell inches short of pulling it off.

He scored an unbeaten 76 in just 39 balls, hitting five boundaries and six sixes.

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Klaasen-inspired Orcas thump Unicorns to top MLC standings

GRAND PRAIRIE: Henrich Klaasen’s magnificent half-century and a effort from the bowlers led Seattle Orcas to a comfortable 35-run victory over San Francisco Unicorns in Major League Cricket (MLC).

Opting to bat first, Orcas’ batters backed the decision of their captain and showcased brilliance to piwer their side to a commendable total of 177/4 in 20 overs.

The Orcas had a contrasting start to their innings as they lost Quintin de Kock (7) in the second over with just nine runs on the scoreboard.

Nauman Anwar and Shehan Jayasuriya launched a recovery for the Orcas with a gritty 44-run partnership before the former perished in the sixth over.

Anwar scored 30 off 21 deliveries and smashed five boundaries.

With the Orcas 53/2 inside the power play, Klaasen joined Jayasuriya in the middle and the pair stitched an important partnership, adding 47 runs to the total.

Corey Anderson got the much-needed breakthrough for the Unicorns in the 12th over when he got rid of Jayasuriya, who could score 33 from 27 balls.

Meanwhile, Klaasen stood his ground firm and received subtle support from Shimron Hetmyer amid their 54-run partnership for the fourth wicket.

Klaasen remained the core aggressor of the fourth-wicket stand and scored at a brisk rate at the backend before finally perishing in the 17th over.

He top-scored for the Orcas with a 31-ball 53 which featured four boundaries and three sixes.

Hetmyer, however, carried his bat all the way through with an unbeaten 36 off 30.

For the Unicorns, Liam Plunkett bagged two wickets while Haris Rauf and Corey Anderson made one scalp each.

Set to chase a daunting 178, the Unicorns batting lineup failed despite a decent start and bundled out for 142 in the 18th over.

Unicorns openers Finn Allen and Matthew Wade provided a decent start to the pursuit with a 42-run stand but both perished in successive overs as Orcas hit back.

Allen and Wade both scored 28 each.

The Unicorns then began to lose wickets at an alarming rate and we’re soon bowled out for a modest 142.

Shadab Khan played a fighting knock amid the collapse as he scored a quickfire 37 from 23 balls, laced up with two boundaries and two sixes.

His blitz, however, went in vain as Orcas booked Unicorns on 142 to seal their second consecutive victory in the ongoing MLC and topped the standings.

Imad Wasim aids Seattle Orcas’ maiden victory in MLC

Pakistan international Imad Wasim backed his economical figures of 1/19 with an unbeaten 43 and propelled Seattle Orcas to taste their maiden victory in the Major League Cricket (MLC).

Seattle Orcas started their MLC campaign with a close five-wicket victory over Washington Freedom with two balls to spare, courtesy of a dominant all-round show by Imad Wasim.

Set to chase 146, the Orcas notched up 148/5 with just two balls to spare.

The Orcas got off to an unwanted start to the pursuit as the side lost wickets at regular intervals and were 43/3 in the eighth over when Imad Wasim walked out.

The left-handed batter soon stitched a much-needed partnership for Orcas with opener Nauman Anwar, who stood his ground firm despite losing three partners at the other end.

The pair added 53 runs to the total before Anwar fell just two runs short of his maiden MLC half-century as Dane Piedt castled him in the 14th over.

Anwar remained the top-scorer for the Orcas with a gutsy 48 from 37 deliveries, hitting three boundaries and three sixes.

Imad Wasim then changed gears at the backend and was brilliantly supported by Shimron Hetmyer, who played an important 23-run knock before falling in the final over.

Orcas found themselves in a state of bother with Hetmyer’s dismissal on the second delivery of the final over when they still needed five runs to claim the maiden victory.

Marco Jansen, however, struck two back-to-back boundaries and sealed a narrow victory for the Orcas.

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Imad Wasim remained unbeaten with 43 off 38 deliveries, laced up with three boundaries and a six.

Put into bat first, Washington Freedom’s batting lineup struggled against Orcas’ bowling attack and could only accumulate 144/7 in their quota of 20 overs.

Lower-order batter Akeal Hosein remained the top-scorer for the Freedom with a quickfire 22-ball 33 while opener Andries Gous (28) was the other notable run-getter.

Wayne Parnell and Harmeet Singh led the bowling attack for the Orcas with two wickets each, while Imad Wasim, Andrew Tye and Cameron Gannon made one scalp each.

In the second match of the ongoing MLC, San Francisco Unicorns handed a 22-run thumping to MI New York after Corey Anderson’s blitz.

The all-rounder smashed 91 off 52 deliveries with the help of four boundaries and seven sixes.

Shadab Khan, on the other hand, was even more ruthless with the bat as he played a blistering 61-run knock in 30 balls and smashed four boundaries and five sixes.

Set to chase a daunting 216-run total, MI New York could score 193/5 in 20 overs despite Tim David’s quickfire half-century.

Shadab Khan followed up his brisk half-century with a crucial wicket of Dewald Brevis.

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Miller, Mohsin power Texas Super Kings to first MLC victory

GRAND PRAIRIE: David Miller scored a swashbuckling half-century before Mohammad Mohsin’s four-fer muscled Texas Super Kings to thrash Los Angeles Knight Riders in the opening match of the inaugural Major League Cricket (MLC).

Put into bat first in the first-ever fixture of the league’s history, the Super Kings put on a dominant show with the bat and piled up a commendable total of 181/6 at the back of magnificent half-centuries by Devon Conway and David Miller.

The Super Kings had a contrasting start to their innings as the side lost their first wicket in the second over with just 12 runs on the scoreboard as Faf du Plessis bagged a golden duck.

Lahiru Milantha joined Devon Conway in the middle after the early setback and put on a brief partnership which saw the pair adding 31 runs to the total.

With the home side reeling at 43/2 inside the batting powerplay, Conway then received subtle support in the form of experienced David Miller.

The pair stitched a 77-run partnership for the third wicket and scored at a brisk rate before Adam Zampa found a much-needed breakthrough for the Knight Riders as he got rid of Conway.

The left-handed batter scored 55 off 37 deliveries, hitting seven boundaries and a six.

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Miller then put on a brief partnership with Milind Kumar (2) before Lockie Ferguson put an end to his sensational knock in the 18th over.

He top-scored for the Super Kings with a 42-ball 61 which featured two boundaries and four sixes.

All-rounder Dwayne Bravo then gave final touches to Super Kings’ batting expedition as he bolstered his side’s total to 181/6 with a 16-run cameo.

Ali Khan and Lockie Ferguson bagged two wickets each for Knight Riders while Sunil Narine and Adam Zampa could pick one apiece.

Set to chase 182, Mohammad Mohsin-led Super Kings’ bowling attack ran through the Knight Riders’ batting lineup which could accumulate a meagre 112 before bundling out in 14 overs.

Andre Russell waged a lone battle for the Knight Riders with a gutsy half-century but lack of support from the other end barred him from pulling a miraculous victory for his side.

He top-scored with a 34-ball 55, laced up with seven boundaries and three sixes.

Wicketkeeper batter Jaskaran Malhotra (22) and skipper Sunil Narine (15) were the other notable run-getters for the Knight Riders which became the first side to suffer a defeat in the MLC history.

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