AI Simulation, MI NY vs SEO | Quinton de Kock and Naveen-ul-Haq see MI New York through in close game

‌Pitch & Weather

It was a cloudy Dallas evening without any rain as temperatures hovered around the 25-degree mark. The surface at the Grand Prairie Stadium was flat and hard offering true bounce producing yet another high-scoring tie. It was excellent batting conditions with dew playing a part later in the night.

Toss & Conditions

Seattle Orcas won the toss and elected to bowl first.

Lineups

MI New York: Nicholas Pooran (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Monank Patel, Kieron Pollard, Michael Bracewell, Tajinder Singh, Sunny Patel, Heath Richards, Trent Boult, Naveen-ul-Haq, Nosthush Kenjige

Seattle Orcas: Shayan Jahangir (wk), David Warner, Kyle Mayers, Heinrich Klaasen (c), Shimron Hetmyer, Sujit Nayak, Gerald Coetzee, Cameron Gannon, Harmeet Singh, Jasdeep Singh, Fazalhaq Farooqi

Match Report

In a high-octane clash at the Grand Prairie Stadium, MI New York edged out Seattle Orcas by 12 runs in Match 18 of the Major League Cricket 2025 season. Opener Quinton de Kock’s composed 61 off 39 balls, which included six fours and two sixes, and Naveen-ul-Haq’s incisive bowling spell of 3/28 headlined MI NY’s victory in a tightly contested affair.

MI New York made the most of ideal batting conditions after being sent in with openers Quinton de Kock and Monank Patel coming good yet again. de Kock was precise and fluent as he struck the ball cleanly through cover and midwicket, while Monank Patel also continued his stellar form with a breezy 47 in just 28 balls. But a mini wobble in the middle saw SEO crawl their way back into the match. However, Michael Bracewell reignited the innings with 3 sixes and two fours in his 17-ball 35, pushing the total to a competitive 193/6 in 20 overs. Harmeet Singh and Gerald Coetzee were the pick of the Orcas’ bowling attack with figures of 2/30 and 2/36 in their respective four overs.

In pursuit of 194, Seattle Orcas began aggressively with David Warner and Kyle Mayers launching an early assault. Mayers in particular was brutal, smashing four sixes and four fours during his knock of 50 off 30 balls. But the introduction of Bracewell and Naveen-ul-Haq changed the game’s rhythm as the duo applied brakes to the scoring with regular breakthroughs. Though skipper Heinrich Klaasen and Shimron Hetmyer tried to stabilize, wickets kept falling with the asking rates also climbing up. Naveen’s death-over prowess, featuring two wickets in the 18th over, effectively sealed the chase as SEO finished at 181/8. The medium-pacer picked up 3/28 in four overs while Bracewell ended with 2/27 as MI NY clinched their second win of the season. Orcas, however, will have to wait longer to taste their first win in the current campaign.

Player of the Match

South African wicketkeeper-batter was adjudged the Player of the Match for anchoring the MI NY innings at the top of the order with his 39-ball 61.

Scorecard