MI New York scored 163/8 in 20 overs, where as Texas Super Kings scored 167/1 in 18.3 overs.
So, finally Texas Super Kings beat MI New York by 9 wickets.
When the blue and yellow clash, the excitement is always palpable, and this encounter was no exception.
The Texas Super Kings secured a dominant nine-wicket victory over MI New York, eliminating the defending champions from the MLC 2024.
Marcus Stoinis played a key role with the ball, taking 2 for 18, while Faf du Plessis (72 off 47) and Devon Conway (51 off 43) led the chase with a crucial 101-run partnership.
MI New York, put in to bat by TSK, faced an early setback with Dewald Brevis dismissed for a duck, caught at mid-wicket off a pull shot in the first over by Zia-ul-Haq.
Nicholas Pooran was also dismissed by Stoinis, failing to elevate his shot and being caught at mid-on.
Domestic players Monank Patel and Shayan Jahangir formed a 49-run stand off 39 balls, guiding MINY to 67 for 2 in 10 overs.
Jahangir was dismissed by Dwayne Bravo in the 11th over while trying to accelerate.
Rashid Khan, promoted to number five, made an immediate impact with a four and a six off Bravo, and Monank also contributed a boundary.
Despite threatening TSK bowlers, the pair struggled against a disciplined attack.
Monank’s attempt to accelerate against Noor Ahmad resulted in a missed slider, while Rashid was caught for a six against Bravo.
Bravo’s injury in the 17th over allowed Aaron Hardie to bowl, who conceded two sixes and two wides in a 19-run over.
Rashid reached his fifty with a sweep off Noor Ahmad, taking MINY to 150 by the end of the 18th over.
Stoinis bowled a brilliant penultimate over, conceding just four runs and dismissing Rashid, while Hardie dismissed Kieron Pollard and Heath Richards to restrict MINY to 163/8.
In response, TSK’s batters survived a run-out chance in the first over when du Plessis’s single was missed by the fielder.
Early overs saw limited boundaries as the openers focused on rotating strike.
Rashid and Romario Shepherd kept the run rate in check, but du Plessis broke free in the sixth over with boundaries and a six off Boult.
A tense ninth over saw du Plessis narrowly avoid run-out and bail dislodgement.
He reached fifty in the 10th over with TSK comfortably positioned at 74 for no loss.
Du Plessis accelerated while Conway struggled, getting bowled off a free hit.
TSK experienced a boundary drought between the seventh and 12th overs until du Plessis hit Pollard for three boundaries in an over.
Nosthush Kenjige eventually broke the partnership by dismissing du Plessis, but Conway, despite a dropped chance, started finding his rhythm.
He hit a six off Kenjige and a boundary off Shepherd, signaling a collapse in MINY’s defense.
Aaron Hardie added to the damage with aggressive hitting, scoring 18 off Boult and ending the match with a boundary, completing the chase with nine balls to spare.
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