Former South African wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock’s brilliant half-century, MI New York won its second Major League Cricket (MLC) trophy in three years by defeating Washington Freedom by five runs in the final played at the Grand Preary Stadium in Dallas. Ricky Ponting was the coach of the Washington team. This was his second defeat in the final in two months. In early June, the Punjab Kings team lost in the IPL final against Royal Challengers Bangalore under the supervision of Ponting. Ponting looked quite disappointed after the defeat.

The innings of 77 runs played with the help of six fours and four sixes in 46 balls of D. Kock, MI New York owned by IPL franchise Mumbai Indians, scored a challenging score of 180 runs for seven wickets in 20 overs. In response, despite New Zealand opener Rachin Ravindra’s brilliant 70 (in 41 balls) and his compatriot Glenn Philips 48 runs, Washington Freedom could only manage 175 runs for four wickets.

Mi franchise rocked
This is the third title of Mumbai Indians globally and the third title in 2025. Earlier this year, the Mi Cape Town team became the champion in the SA20 and the women’s team of Mumbai Indians became the champion in the women’s premiere league. Rushil Ugarkar was chosen as the Player of the Match and Mitchell Owen as the Player of the Series.

New York’s innings
Batting first, the New York team captained by Nicholas Puran made a good start. Monk Patel and D Cock shared a 72 -run partnership. Monk was dismissed for 28 runs in 22 balls with the help of two fours and a six. D Cock scored a half -century. At the same time, Tajinder Dhillon was dismissed for 14 runs and captain Puran scored 21 runs in 17 balls with a four and a six. Kieron could not open the Pollard account. Michael Bracewell was dismissed for four runs. At the same time, Kunwarjit Singh scored an unbeaten innings of 22 runs off 13 balls with the help of two fours and a six. Triston Luce was dismissed by two runs, while Trent Bolt remained unbeaten after scoring one run. Locky Ferguson took three wickets from Washington, while Saurabh Netrawalkar, Glenn Maxwell, Jack Edwards and Holland got one wicket each.

Washington’s innings chased the target of 181 runs, Washington started poorly. Owen and Androus Gaus were dismissed without opening an account. Washington lost two wickets at zero. Bolt dismissed both. Rachin Ravindra then shared an 84 -run partnership with Jack Edwards for the third wicket. Edwards were dismissed for 33 runs with the help of two fours and two sixes off 22 balls. Rachin scored a half -century and was dismissed for 70 runs with the help of eight fours and two sixes off 41 balls. Glenn Philips, along with captain Maxwell, tried to take the team closer to the score, but by then it was too late. Maxwell was dismissed for 15 runs off 16 balls. As soon as he was out, all the hopes collapsed. Philips remained unbeaten on 34 balls with the help of five sixes and Obas Pinar four runs. Bolt and Ugarkar took two wickets for New York. Kenzige got one wicket.