MLC 2025: Points Table, leading run scorers and wicket takers after SEA vs NY Match 18
Seattle Orcas defeated MI New York by 3 wickets in Match 18 of MLC 2025 to earn their first win of the season and climb to fifth place on the points table with 2 points.

In Match 18 of the 2025 Major League Cricket (MLC) season, the Seattle Orcas finally earned their first win of the campaign, defeating MI New York by 3 wickets in a high-scoring thriller at Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas. After choosing to bowl, Seattle was put under severe pressure by a dominant MI batting show. Nicholas Pooran dazzled with a blazing 108 from 60 balls, Tajinder Singh blasted 95 from just 35, and MI New York posted 237/4 in the 20 overs. Kyle Mayers and Gerald Coetzee both grabbed a couple of digs despite the runs.
Seattle’s chase was a statement. Shimron Hetmyer starred with a match-winning 97 off 40 balls. Kyle Mayers chipped in with 37 (20), and Sikandar Raza played a game-changing cameo—30 off just 9 balls. Despite some tense moments at the end, the Orcas crossed the line at 238/7, winning with just three balls to spare. Trent Boult took 3/31, but MI couldn’t defend the huge total.
After this result, the Seattle Orcas climbed off the bottom of the table, now sitting fifth with 2 points, just above the Los Angeles Knight Riders on NRR.
Updated MLC 2025 Points Table (After Match 18)
POS | Team | Played | Won | Lost | NR | NRR | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | San Francisco Unicorns | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2.472 | 12 |
2 | Washington Freedom | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.619 | 10 |
3 | Texas Super Kings | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1.370 | 8 |
4 | MI New York | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | -0.506 | 2 |
5 | Seattle Orcas | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | -1.855 | 2 |
6 | Los Angeles Knight Riders | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | -2.006 | 2 |
See Also: MLC 2025, Match 18: Seattle Orcas vs MI New York Full Match Highlights
Top Performers—MLC 2025 So Far
Most Runs:
- Finn Allen (SF)—298 runs, SR 246.28, Avg 59.60
- Mitchell Owen (WAS)—288 runs, SR 211.76, Avg 48.00
- Monank Patel (NY)—267 runs, SR 165.84, Avg 53.40
- Unmukt Chand (LAS)—232 runs, SR 128.89, Avg 46.40
- Jake Fraser-McGurk (SF)—230 runs, SR 188.52, Avg 38.33
Most Wickets:
- Haris Rauf (SF) – 16 wickets, 23.1 overs
- Xavier Bartlett (SF)—10 wickets, 20.1 overs
- Noor Ahmad (TEX)—10 wickets, 24.0 overs
- Adam Milne (TEX)—9 wickets, 14.1 overs
- Ian Holland (WAS)—9 wickets, 15.0 overs
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