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22Jul

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‘Do what a man needs to do’: What Kieron Pollard did after his shot hit a fan in MLC – Watch | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Captain Kieron Pollard led his team MI New York into the playoffs of Major League Cricket 2024 with a four-wicket victory over Los Angeles Knight Riders at Dallas on Sunday.The defending champions chased down the 131-run target with three overs to spare with Pollard smashing an unbeaten 33 that came off just 12 balls and was studded with 3 sixes and 2 fours.Pollard's three sixes came off three consecutive deliveries by Spencer Johnson in the 15th over.The first six came off the third ball of the over and was hit straight back over the bowler's head, the second was a heave over square leg that went a long way into the stands.Johnson then switched to round the wicket and tried bowling a yorker, failed and the ball was whipped disdainfully over mid-wicket again into the stands w...

17Jul

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MLC 2024: Washington Freedom beat MI New York by 94 runs to reach playoffs | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Washington Freedom became the first team to qualify for the Major League Cricket 2024 playoffs with a crushing 94-run victory against MI New York at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas on Tuesday.Washington Freedom extended their winning streak to four matches as chasing 183, defending champions MI New York were bundled out for a paltry 88 runs.Washington Freedom, asked to bat first, put up a strong 182/5 in their 20 overs. Before getting out of the Powerplay to Rashid Khan, captain Steven Smith was unable to make much of an impression, managing only eight runs off ten balls. But with a strong partnership that saw them score more than 70 runs for the second wicket, Travis Head and Andries Gous steadied the innings. Gous made 59 off 48 balls, while Head scored a quick 54 off 3...

6Jul

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Major League Cricket: Nicholas Pooran shines as MI New York beat Seattle Orcas by 6 wickets – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Nicholas Pooran blazed an unbeaten 62 from 37 balls to lead defending champions MI New York to a triumphant start in Major League Cricket 2024, defeating Seattle Orcas by six wickets at Morrisville's Church Street Park.Opting to field after winning the toss, Kieron Pollard's team restricted Seattle Orcas to 108 all out in 19.1 overs. Fiery pacer Trent Boult and star spinner Rashid Khan each captured three wickets, with Pollard contributing two dismissals.MI New York encountered early setbacks, losing two wickets for just 16 runs in their chase of 108. However, Pooran took charge, smashing two sixes and seven boundaries in a rapid 37-ball innings that guided his team to victory in just 14.2 overs.For his dazzling batting display, Pooran was adjudged Man of the Match."It's nice...

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Why 4-2-4-2 hero Nsubuga of Uganda changed from medium pace to off-spin

Four overs, two maidens, four runs conceded, and two wickets. Franco Nsubuga was only playing his second World Cup game when he eked out the most economical bowling figures in T20 World Cup history. This, to inspire a historic first win for Uganda on Thursday. But at the age of 43, the road to a World Cup debut for the second oldest player in the tournament’s history has taken much longer. Nsubuga may have been new to the World Cups but he’s been a constant name in Ugandan cricket over the past four decades. He made his professional debut in 1996. Or rather, here’s a more revelatory picture of the sport from back then: when Nsubuga went on his first tour, the term T20 was still half-a-decade away from being thrown in the ECB boardrooms. Uganda wasn’t even an ICC-recognized team back the...