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 of IPL 2023 and made it to the play-offs. In the Eliminator, they defeated Lucknow Super Giants by 81 runs but lost to Gujarat Titans in the Qualifier 2.
Mumbai Indians women (WPL, India)
The MI women led by Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur won the inaugural edition of the WPL beating Delhi Capitals in the final. In the league stage, they finished second behind Delhi winning six out of their eight games.
MI Emirates (ILT20, UAE)
In the inaugural season of the International League T20, MI Cape Town finished third with 11 points from 10 games.
MI New York (MLC, USA)
MI New York won the inaugural edition of the MLC after winning three straight playoff games.
What next for MI New York?
MI New York will be next seen in action against Seattle Orcas in the MLC 2023 final on July 30 at the Grand Praine Stadium in Texas.