In the Challenger match of the 2025 Major League Cricket (MLC) season, Texas Super Kings faced off against MI New York at Grand Prairie Stadium. MI New York won the toss and opted to bowl first on a good batting surface. Texas put up a good score, a solid middle-order contribution. But MI New York top-order batsmen chased the target with ease and with power, qualifying for the final with a dominant seven-wicket victory.

Texas Super Kings Innings

Batting first, Texas Super Kings scored 166/5 in their 20 overs. Captain Faf du Plessis led the charge with a level-headed 59 from 42 deliveries. Akeal Hosein played a superb knock of 55 in 32 deliveries, keeping the middle overs steady. Donovan Ferreira added a quickfire 32 from 20 deliveries to boost the total. Despite these knocks, MI New York bowlers managed to keep things in hand, especially Tristan Luus, who took 3 wickets at 35 runs. Rushil Ugarkar supported well with 2/31 in his four overs and denied Texas from taking off with a higher score.

MI New York Innings

In response, MI New York made it easy for the target, running down 167 comfortably in 19 overs. The pick of the batsmen was Nicholas Pooran, who scored a classy 52 off 36 balls. Monank Patel maintained his good touch with a perfectly paced 49 off 39 deliveries. Kieron Pollard added the finishing touches with an unbeaten 47 from just 22 balls. Texas’ bowlers couldn’t find enough breakthroughs, with Akeal Hosein (1/11 in 3 overs) and Noor Ahmad (1/29 in 4) being the only wicket-takers. Zia Ul Haq Muhammad also bowled but went for 46 runs in his 4 overs.

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Texas Super Kings vs MI New York: Match Scorecard

Texas Super Kings – 166/5 (20 Overs)

MI New York – 172/3 (19 Overs)