Kieron Pollard’s brilliant innings, MI New York beats Los Angeles Knight Riders in MLC 2026 | Read
MI New York by los angeles knight riders produced a perfect all-round performance to defeat India by six wickets in Match 20, which Major League Cricket (MLC) 2026 The season was played at the Knight Riders Cricket Field. Deciding to bowl first, MI New York restricted Knight Riders to 165/6, while captain Kieron Pollard His unbeaten half-century led the team to victory with one ball to spare. Pollard was awarded as Player of the Match for his match-winning innings.
Corbin Bosch and Rushil Ugarkar stopped the Knight Riders, although there was a strong performance in the last overs.
After winning the toss and electing to field, MI New York Corbin Bosch And Rushil Ugarkar Through this he quickly achieved success. Andre Fletcher gave Los Angeles Knight Riders a positive start by scoring 34 runs off 26 balls, which included two fours and three sixes, but Unmukt Chand Was out cheaply for just one run.
matthew tromp steadied the innings by scoring 44 runs off 36 balls, which included four fours and a six, while rovman powell Contributed 23 runs on 19 balls. However, in the last overs of the innings jason holder Retaliated strongly. The all-rounder scored 43 runs in just 22 balls and hit three fours and three sixes, taking the total score beyond 160 runs. Sunil Narain also added eight runs in quick succession with a six off three balls, and the innings ended at 165/6 in 20 overs.
Bosch was the most impressive bowler for MI New York, registering impressive figures of 3/19 from his four overs. Ugarkar also took three wickets, although he conceded 43 runs. trent bolt Kept the situation under control with an economical spell of 0/28, while the rest of the bowling attack did enough to prevent Knight Riders from scoring big.
Kieron Pollard leads successful chase after initial setback
MI’s chase to New York did not start as planned, because quinton de kock Was out in the first over without scoring any runs. monek patel And nicholas puran Then cautiously began to rebuild the innings, Monck scored 32 runs from 29 balls, before he was out after giving the innings the much needed stability.
Pooran struggled to score quickly and was out for 16 off 23 balls, leaving MI New York in need of a strong finish. Pollard took charge of the chase by playing an old-style innings, combining power and smart strike rotation. The veteran remained unbeaten on 63 runs off just 35 balls, which included six fours and two sixes, while keeping the required run rate completely under control.
corey anderson provided ideal support from the other end by scoring 37 runs off 24 balls, which included four lofted sixes. Tajinder Singh then completed the chase by scoring 10 runs off just three balls in quick succession, helping MI New York reach 168/4 in 19.5 overs and seal a comfortable six-wicket win.
Sunil Narine shone with the ball, but Knight Riders failed
Los Angeles Knight Riders did not get much help from their bowling attack, although Narine bowled an excellent spell. The mystery spinner gave away only seven runs in his four overs and maintained the pressure throughout, but remained wicketless as MI New York’s batsmen played him cautiously.
Carmi Le Roux took two wickets and Shadley Van Schalkwyk Took one wicket, while Holder also got success once. However, Holder and andre russell An expensive spell from MI allowed MI New York to maintain the pace during the chase.
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