MI New York booked their berth in the final of the inaugural edition of the Major League Cricket (MLC) 2023 with a win over Texas Super Kings in the Eliminator 2 on Friday.
In the process they became the second franchise from the MI family to reach the final of a domestic T20 competition after Mumbai Indians women who won the inaugural edition of the Women’s Premier League earlier this year.
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MI New York, led by Kieron Pollard, finished fourth in the league stage winning two out of their five league games.
In the play-offs, MI New York beat Washington Freedom by 16 runs in the Eliminator 1 and then outclassed TSK in the second Eliminator. Then they followed it up by winning the final against Seattle Orcas.
How have MI franchises performed in 2023?
The MI family consists of MI men’s team from the IPL, MI Emirates in the International League T20 (UAE), MI women from the WPL, MI Cape Town from South Africa’s SA20 and MI New York in the USA (MLC).
MI Cape Town (SA20, South Africa)
MI Cape Town owned by MI owners, finished last (sixth) on the points table of the SA20 in 2023. They managed to win just three out of their 10 league games.
Mumbai Indians (IPL, India)
Five-time champions MI finished fourth in the league stage…
