The first edition of Major League Cricket (MLC 2023) has reached the final stage. After a competitive 18 games, the tournament has its two finalists, who will fight to become the inaugural MLC champions. The final match will take place on July 30 (Sunday) at Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas.
The Seattle Orcas will lock horns with MI New York in the final. MINY qualified for the finals after beating the Texas Super Kings in Qualifier 2 on Friday. Meanwhile, the Orcas qualified for the final after winning Qualifier 1.
After the win on Friday over TSK, Kieron Pollard was seen mocking his former teammates and on-field rival Dwayne Bravo. Notably, the rivalry between the Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings is world-renowned, and these two players have been at the center of that rivalry many times in the Indian Premier League.
Both MI and CSK have played a number of IPL knockout games, but on Friday, it was a MLC knockout. MI was able to kick out CSK from the tournament. After the win, Pollard was seen making fun of Bravo and making an airplane takeoff gesture.
These two & their banter 😂💙
— MI New York (@MINYCricket) July 29, 2023
Polly wins this round, DJ! 😉#OneFamily #MINewYork #MajorLeagueCricket #MINYvTSK pic.twitter.com/wEDEe7VKvg
Notably, this is not the first time these two players have been involved in this kind of moment. Bravo also did the same during the 2012 IPL Eliminator in 2012 when dismissed Pollard and made an airplane celebration. CSK knocked MI out of that tournament that season.
Speaking of the game, batting first, TSK managed a total of 158 all out in 20 overs. Milind Kumar (37) and Devon Conway (38) were the top scorers for them. In response, MINY chased down the score with six wickets left and one over to spare. They made 162/4 in 19 overs to win the game and make it to the final. Pollard was not part of the team due to an injury. Dewald Brevis (41*) and Shayan Jahangir (36) made the most runs for MINY.
