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.
Published : Jul 31, 2023 09:01 IST , CHENNAI - 1 MIN READ
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.
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.