West Indies hitter Nicholas Pooran struck in the final of Major League Cricket. He scored a century in just 40 balls. Pooran created a record as one of the fastest century scorers in T20 league cricket. Apart from that, through this match he set records for fastest century and half century in Major League Cricket.
Nicholas Pooran scored a half century in just 16 balls in this match. The Major League Cricket Final match between Seattle Orcas and MI New York teams took place on Monday. Nicholas Pooran shined with Dhanadhan’s innings in this match. Batting first in the final, Seattle Orcas scored 183 runs for the loss of nine wickets in twenty overs. Opener De Kock fought a lone battle of 87 runs off 52 balls with nine fours and four sixes.
MI New York bowlers Rashid Khan and Boult took three wickets to beat Seattle Orcas. With a target of 184 runs, MI New York lost Taylor’s wicket in the first over. Batting at number three, Pooran opened his account with two consecutive sixes.
After that, Pretorius was bowled with the bat in the third over. He scored 28 runs in that over with three sixes and two fours. He scored a half century in just 16 balls in this series. Puran continued his momentum even after that and reached the century mark in just 40 balls.
With his brilliance, MI New York made 109 runs in 9 overs. Pooran, who was at the crease till the end, scored 137 runs in 55 balls with ten fours and thirteen sixes. With his brilliance, AMA New York won the title by seven wickets against the Seattle Orcas.