MLC 2025: MI New York history, top performances, schedule, squad

MLC 2025: MI New York powered their way to the inaugural Major League Cricket (MLC) title in 2023. In 2024, they once again clawed their way into the playoffs — this time by the narrowest of margins, edging through on net run rate.It was a Nicholas Pooran special that took MI New York to the title in the inaugural season of the MLC in 2023. However in MLC 2024, MI New York's batting failed miserably. Rashid Khan was player of the season for MI New York, scored 162 runs and picked up 10 wickets at an economy rate of 6.15.MI New York's journey to the final was otherwise topsy-turvy; they scraped into the qualifiers with just two wins from five league games, relying on net run rate. However, they ended up winning the title. MI New York crashed out in the Eliminator at the hands of Texas Super Kings, courtesy of a Faf du Plessis special. They had somehow managed to reach the playoffs as they pipped Los Angeles Knight Riders, courtesy a better net run rate.MLC 2023: Nicholas Pooran was the standout performer for the MI New York outfit, scoring 388 runs in eight matches with two fifties and one century at an explosive strike rate of 167.24. For MI New York, the other star performer was left-arm quick Trent Boult, who picked up 22 wickets at an impressive economy rate of 7.39.MLC 2024: Pooran again led the run chart with 180 runs. In bowling, it was Rashid Khan and Trent Boult, who picked up 10 and nine wickets apiece. Kieron Pollard, Nicholas Pooran (c, wk), Trent Boult, Rashid Khan, Monank Patel, Nosthush Kenjige, Heath Richards, Ehsan Adil, Sunny Patel, Rushil Ugarkar, George Linde, Quinton de Kock, Michael Bracewell, Naveen-ul-Haq, Azmatullah Omarzai, Kunwarjeet Singh, Sharad Lumba, Tajinder Singh, and Agni Chopra.Coach: Robin PetersonCaptain: Nicholas PooranMI New York Schedule1) MI New York vs Texas Super Kings: June 14 at 6.30 AM IST2) San Francisco Unicorns vs MI New York: June 15 at 6.30 AM IST3) MI New York vs Seattle Orcas: June 19 at 6.30 AM IST4) MI New York vs Washington Freedom: June 22 at 5.30 AM IST5) MI New York vs San Francisco Unicorns: June 24 at 5.30 AM IST6) Seattle Orcas vs MI New York: June 28 at 5.30 AM IST7) Texas Super Kings vs MI New York: June 30 at 5.30 AM IST8) LA Angeles Knight Riders vs MI New York: July 4 at 4.30 AM IST9) MI New York vs LA Angeles Knight Riders: July 6 at 12.30 AM IST10) Washington Freedom vs MI New York: July 7 at 12.30 AM IST