After being despatched in to bat first, the New York facet confronted a shaky begin as opener Monank Patel (5) departed early within the third over. Nicholas Pooran (1) adopted swimsuit, failing to make an impression with the bat.
Struggling to determine a formidable complete, MI New York confronted one other setback when Shayan Jahangir (25) misplaced his wicket within the tenth over, as they had been closing in on the 50-run mark. Nonetheless, Dewald Brevis and Tim David constructed a vital partnership that steadied the ship for MI New York, propelling their crew previous the 100-run mark.
Regardless of shedding the wickets of Tim David (23) and Dewald Brevis (57) in later overs, MI New York managed to publish a complete of 141 for the lack of seven wickets of their allotted 20 overs. Saurabh Netravalkar shone with the ball for Washington Freedom, taking two wickets, whereas Justin Dill, Akeal Hosein, and Marco Jansen picked up a wicket every.
Of their chase, Washington Freedom endured a tumultuous begin as opener Matthew Quick (8) misplaced his wicket early within the third over. Nevertheless, Andries Gous and Mukhtar Ahmed labored collectively to provoke a fast restoration.
Regardless of Gous’ first rate begin, he was unable to capitalise additional, shedding his wicket within the eighth over, as Washington approached the 50-run mark. The departure of Mukhtar Ahmed (19) and captain Moises Henriques (2) in fast succession additional challenged Washington Freedom’s efforts to construct a fruitful partnership.
Although Glenn Phillips’ (20) combating knock gave the crew hope, common wickets falling hindered their progress. Akeal Hosein and Marco Jansen displayed resilience and guided Washington Freedom previous the 100-run mark with a valiant partnership.
Nevertheless, as stress mounted, Hosein (11) and Jansen (28) misplaced their wickets within the eighteenth over, adopted by Justin Dill (3) within the ultimate over, ending Washington Freedom’s innings at 125 for the lack of 9 wickets of their 20 overs.
MI New York’s victory got here courtesy of their spectacular bowling assault. Trent Boult showcased his world-class skill, taking 4 essential wickets, whereas Nosthush Khenjige and David Wiese contributed with two and one wicket, respectively.
With this win, MI New York secured their spot within the Challenger match, the semifinal of the Main League Cricket, scheduled to happen on Friday. In the meantime, the loss marked the top of Washington Freedom’s inaugural season marketing campaign.
Transient Scores: MI New York 141/7 (Dewald Brevis 57, Shayan Jahangir 25, Saurabh Netravalkar 2/25) beat Washington Freedom 125/9 (Marco Jansen 28, Glenn Phillips 20, Trent Boult 4/20) by 16 runs.
(With inputs from ANI)
