[WATCH] MLC 2025: Shimron Hetmyer last-ball six seals thrilling victory for Seattle Orcas over MI New York

Shimron Hetmyer finished the match with a flourish as the Seattle Orcas sealed a three-wicket victory over MI New York in their MLC 2025 match, earning their first win of the season. Chasing 238, the match came down to the last ball. With six needed off one, Hetmyer, despite limping, shuffled across and launched Kieron Pollard over fine leg for a six, sealing a memorable win and ending a five-match losing streak.

Seattle started their chase with great intent. Kyle Mayers (37) and new captain Sikandar Raza (30 off 9) fired in the PowerPlay to take Orcas to 86/3 in six overs. Even with wickets falling, Heinrich Klaasen (26) and Hetmyer kept batting. Hetmyer laid the platform with an unbeaten 97 off 45 balls, hitting aggressively and calmly leading the chase. Gerald Coetzee also contributed with a few important blows. The Orcas needed 60 off the last five overs and eventually brought it down to 9 off 6, with Hetmyer finishing the job in dramatic fashion.

Earlier, MI New York had posted 237/4, thanks to a 158-run stand between captain Nicholas Pooran and Tajinder Dhillon. Pooran remained unbeaten on 108 off 60 balls, while Dhillon smashed 95 off just 35 with eight fours and eight sixes. The pair dominated a struggling Seattle bowling attack, with Cameron Gannon and Raza going for over 50 each. However, Seattle restricted MI New York to just 19 runs in the final three overs to keep themselves in the hunt.

Orcas Snap Losing Streak in Historic Chase

Despite the pressure of five successive defeats, the Orcas made sweeping changes before the game, sacking coach Matthew Mott and handing captaincy duties to Sikandar Raza. Those decisions bore fruit as Seattle pulled off the highest successful chase in MLC history. After being left with 60 to get from the last five overs, Hetmyer and Gerald Coetzee went on the attack, with Hetmyer particularly targeting Ehsan Adil and Delano Potgieter in the death overs.

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Even as MI NY bowlers, especially Trent Boult and Rushil Ugarkar, kept applying pressure, Hetmyer’s clarity at the death helped Orcas inch closer. The penultimate over saw Hetmyer smashing Adil for three sixes, bringing the equation to 9 off 6. With Pollard executing his variations brilliantly, it came down to 6 off the final ball, but Hetmyer’s last swipe changed everything. It was a match that saw heroics from both sides, but in the end, Hetmyer's six became the defining moment of the night.