MLC 2023 final: Nicholas Pooran hits 55-ball 137 for MI New York vs Seattle Orcas

Chasing a 184-run target for the inaugural MLC title, Pooran walked in at number three in the first over and went onto slam a 40-ball hundred on the back of 10 sixes.

FILE PHOTO: Nicholas Pooran slammed a 40-ball hundred for MI New York in the inaugural MLC final. | Photo Credit: AFP

MI New York stand-in captain Nicholas Pooran slammed a belligerent 40-ball hundred in the Major League Cricket (MLC) 2023 final against the Seattle Orcas at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas on Sunday.

Chasing a 184-run target for the inaugural MLC title, Pooran walked in at number three in the first over after opener Steven Taylor fell for a three-ball duck.

Pooran immediately took on the bowlers to slam a 16-ball half-century and continued the momentum by launching towering maximums. Pooran became the second batter to score a hundred in the tournament

Pooran finished unbeaten on 137 off 55 deliveries with 13 sixes and 10 fours.

3 SIXES TO END THE LAST OVER OF THE POWERPLAY!

THIS IS SOMETHING SPECIAL, NICKY P!💙🥶🫡

8⃣0⃣/2⃣ (6.0) pic.twitter.com/pGRwHNz0nT

— Major League Cricket (@MLCricket) July 31, 2023

The 27-year-old took over the leadership duties for the side in the tournament after an injury to Kieron Pollard.

The former Windies captain has amassed over 5300 runs in his 277-match T20 career with one ton and 29 half-centuries.