MLC 2025: MI New York Beat LA Knight Riders by 6 Runs in a Close Match

In Match 27 of the 2025 Major League Cricket season, MI New York and Los Angeles Knight Riders played a tight game at Central Broward Regional Park in Lauderhill. LA Knight Riders won the toss and they chose to bowl first, hoping to use the pitch conditions in the first innings. But MI New York’s strong batting and bowlers helped them win by just 6 runs.

MI New York batted first and scored 142 runs for 9 wickets in 20 overs. Kieron Pollard led from the front, hitting 50 runs from 36 balls. Captain Nicholas Pooran added 30 runs in 24 balls, while Michael Bracewell scored 18 runs.

LA Knight Riders’ bowlers did well. Shadley van Schalkwyk was the best, taking 3 wickets for 24 runs in 3 overs. Corne Dry took 2 wickets for 25 runs, and Captain Jason Holder got 2 wickets for 28 runs. Chasing 143 runs, LA Knight Riders ended at 136 for 4 in 20 overs falling 6 runs short. Unmukt Chand fought hard with 59 runs from 48 balls. Sherfane Rutherford made 29 runs from 28 balls, and Alex Hales scored 21 runs from 26 balls.

Kieron Pollard bowled well, he took 1wicket for just 12 runs in 2 overs. Nosthush Kenjige bowled very economical, he gave only 14 runs and took 1 wicket in 3 overs. Ehsan Adil also bowled well, conceding just 9 runs in his single over.

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Twitter reactions after MINY wins 25th match of MLC 2025

Kieron Pollard brought all his experience in a must-win game for MI New York, scoring a fifty and taking a crucial wicket in MLC 2025! 💙🔥

MINY pulled off a win in the final over and are almost into the playoffs — unless they suffer a very big loss in the next game. 🤝… pic.twitter.com/wL605sEVwu

— Sportskeeda (@Sportskeeda) July 6, 2025

Right at the top 💥🔥

Qualifier 1 would've been secured if they wouldn't have bottled last game...

Still hoping that MINY beats WAF since LAKR can't survive against SFU🥲#MLC2025 pic.twitter.com/YyL8TGfQX1

— Navneet 🚩 (@MSDian067) July 6, 2025

TSK waiting eagerly for WF to lose against MI to stay in top 2

Meanwhile MINY won the toss and announcing their playing XI from a paper captain taking from pocket.

Monank Patel : To keep players injury-free ahead of the playoffs, we are making 9 changes..See More pic.twitter.com/6NYOcAsXob

— Jacob Martin (@Leg_shift_D) July 6, 2025

TSK Win, Full support to MINY now lets go paltan 💙 https://t.co/a9C8EgwKqm

— Nidhish (@cricnidhish7) July 6, 2025

MINY🔥

Unreal comeback

Everyone contributed with d bal

Orcas face TSK next
Orcas win will keep them in d race bt imp. game for Tsk as well finish top2 ->they need to win this

If Orcas lose MINY will go through even if they lose their last game#MajorLeagueCricket #MLC2025 pic.twitter.com/aIsMIEsG1I

— Karthik Rao (@Cric_Karthikk) July 5, 2025

MATCH RESULT – MLC 2025 | 27th Match
MI New York hold their nerve to claim a thrilling 6-run victory over Los Angeles Knight Riders!

Scores:
MI New York – 171/9 (20 overs)
Los Angeles Knight Riders – 165/9 (20 overs)

An intense finish with MINY’s bowlers sealing the deal… pic.twitter.com/k2OyaMUkOW

— SPORTS WIZ (@mysportswiz) July 5, 2025

MINY - 1️⃣4️⃣2️⃣/9️⃣

Good character shown by the bowlers. Target 1️⃣4️⃣3️⃣. pic.twitter.com/xTcOOLD7mo

— KnightRidersXtra (@KKR_Xtra) July 5, 2025