AS IT HAPPENED
Riding on Pooran’s unbeaten 55-ball 137, MI New York chased down the 184-run victory goal with 4 overs to spare to be topped inaugural season champions including to the glittering Mumbai Indians trophy cupboard.
Pooran received the toss and put in Seattle Orcas to bat.
Quinton de Kock continued his good kind within the match and hit a 52-ball 87 hitting 4 sixes and 9 fours earlier than he was clear bowled by Trent Boult.
None of the opposite Seattle Orcas batsmen may convert their begins as Boult and Rashid Khan took 3 wickets every.
Rashid Khan was notably spectacular as he conceded simply 9 runs off his 4 overs and in addition dismissed the harmful Heinrich Klaasen.
A rating of 183/9 by Seattle Orcas regarded good until Pooran arrived on the crease and acquired going.
In absolute carnage, Pooran demolished something that Seattle Orcas got here up with smashing as many as 13 sixes and 10 fours in his match-winning knock.
Pooran, who was named captain after Kieron Pollard was injured earlier within the match, got here in at No. 3 and despatched the Seattle Orcas bowlers on a leather-based hunt.
The floor regarded too small for Pooran and the bowling too simple because the MI New York captain raced to his 50 off 16 balls and his 100 off 40 deliveries.
MI New York raised their recreation to the following stage within the playoffs after ending fourth within the league stage.
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MI New York received the Eliminator in opposition to Washington Freedom, beat the Texas Super Kings within the Challenger and thrashed Seattle Orcas within the remaining.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com