The power-packed Major League Cricket (MLC) 2023 concluded on July 31, with MI New York (MINY) emerging as champion of the inaugural season. The New York-based team performed brilliantly throughout the tournament and defeated the eventual runner-ups, Seattle Orcas, in the summit clash to clinch the coveted trophy.
The much-anticipated final of the maiden tournament saw SEO setting up a challenging target of 183/9 in their 20 overs after being asked to bat first by MINY. Quinton de Kock was the star of the innings for the Seattle-based side, smashing 87 runs off just 52 deliveries. Shubham Ranjane‘s quick 29 off 16 balls and Dwaine Pretorius‘ explosive 21 off 7 balls further bolstered their total. Trent Boult and Rashid Khan were the standout bowlers for MINY, each claiming three wickets to contain the Orcas’ batters.
In reply, MINY showed their mettle and demonstrated remarkable batting prowess. Nicholas Pooran played an extraordinary knock, scoring a breathtaking 137 runs off only 55 balls, comprising ten fours and a staggering thirteen sixes. His sensational batting single-handedly steered New York to a convincing victory. They reached the target in just 16 overs. Pooran was adjudged ‘Player of the Match’ for his sensational knock.
The 27-year-old also finished as the leading run-scorer of MLC 2023. He even achieved many other milestones in the inaugural event.
On that note, let’s review the complete records and stats of the maiden MLC tournament.
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Stats and Records of MLC 2023:
- Leading run-scorer: Nicholas Pooran (388 runs)
- Leading wicket-taker: Trent Boult (22 Wickets)
- Highest strike rate (minimum 100 runs): Heinrich Klaasen (197.47 strike rate)
- Highest batting average (minimum five innings): Andre Russell (68.66)
- Most Valuable Player of the Season: Nicholas Pooran
- Most half-centuries in the season: Quinton de Kock (3 fifties)
- Fastest half-century in MLC 2023: Nicholas Pooran (16 balls)
- Fastest century in MLC 2023: Nicholas Pooran (40 balls)
- Most fours in the season: Quinton de Kock (26 fours)
- Most sixes in the season: Nicholas Pooran (34 sixes)
- Most catches in the season (fielder): Heinrich Klaasen (9 catches)
- Most sixes in an innings: Nicholas Pooran (13)
- Best bowling figures in an innings: Saurabh Netravalkar (6/9)
- Best Economy Rate (minimum 20 overs): Imad Wasim (6.33)
- Most dismissals by a wicketkeeper: Quinton de Kock (9 dismissals)
- Highest team total: San Francisco Unicorns (215/5)
- Lowest team total: Los Angeles Knight Riders (50 all-out)
- Player of the Tournament: Cameron Gannon (11 wickets at 7.39)