MI New York

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MI New York
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Nickname(s)MINY
League Major League Cricket
Personnel
Captain Kieron Pollard
Coach Robin Peterson
OwnerIndiawin Sports
Team information
City New York, New York, United States (planned)
ColoursBlue and Gold
  
Founded2023 (2023)
Home ground Marine Park Cricket Stadium, Brooklyn (planned)
Capacity10,000 (planned)
History
MLC  wins1 (2023)
Official website MI New York
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MI New York is an American professional Twenty20 cricket team that competes in Major League Cricket (MLC). [1] The team is based out of New York City, New York, and was established in June 2023 as one of six inaugural teams to compete in the tournament. [2] The team has a minor league affiliate, the Manhattan Yorkers, which competes alongside 25 other teams in Minor League Cricket (MiLC). [3] The team is owned by Indiawin Sports, who also owns teams that compete in the IPL, SA20, and ILT20. [4] During the 2023 season, the team defeated Seattle in the finals to take home the inaugural title. [5]

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The team plans to have their homeground built at Marine Park in Brooklyn, New York. [6] The park's cricket ground is set to have an expected capacity of 10,000 once completed. [7] [8] The team is coached by former South African spinner Robin Peterson. [9]

History

Background

In March 2023, it was reported that the Mukesh Ambani-owned Indiawin Sports would be the primary owner of Major League Cricket's New York franchise, called MI New York. [10] Nita Ambani later remarked in a press release that she was "thrilled" about the establishment of the team and the opportunity to introduce cricket to New York. [11]

2023 season

MLC's inaugural domestic players' draft was held on March 19, 2023 at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, ahead of the start of the season on July 4. [12] The team picked, amongst others, American mainstays Steven Taylor and Monank Patel.

MI New York's full squad was released on June 14, with Afghanistan's Rashid Khan, New Zealand's Trent Boult, and South Africa's Kagiso Rabada all in the mix. The team also appointed West Indies' Kieron Pollard as their team captain. [13]

During the season, New York began their campaign with a 22-run defeat to San Francisco. [14] [15] This was followed by a 105-run win over Los Angeles in their second game, [16] a 17-run loss to Texas in their third, [17] and a 8-wicket win over Washington in their fourth. [18] In their final group stage game, they lost to table-toppers Seattle by 2 wickets. Despite the loss, they nevertheless still qualified for the play-offs. [19] In the play-offs, New York recorded back-to-back victories against Washington and Texas in the Eliminator and Challenger matches, respectively, to go to the finals, [20] where they defeated Seattle to claim the inaugural title.

Current squad

PositionNameNationalityDate of birth (age)Batting styleBowling styleYear signedNotes
Batters Steven Taylor Flag of the United States.svg  United States November 9, 1993 (age 30)Left-handedRight-arm offbreak2023
Shayan Jahangir Flag of the United States.svg  United States December 24, 1994 (age 29)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast2023
Tim David Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia March 16, 1996 (age 28)Right-handed2023Direct signing
Ruben ClintonFlag of the United States.svg  United States March 22, 2004 (age 20)Right-handedRight-arm off-spin2024
All-rounders Dewald Brevis Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa April 29, 2003 (age 21)Right-handedRight-arm leg-break2023Direct signing
Kieron Pollard WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies May 12, 1987 (age 37)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast2023Captain; Direct signing
Heath Richards Flag of the United States.svg  United States March 1, 2001 (age 23)Right-handedRight-arm fast2024
Romario Shepherd WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies November 26, 1994 (age 29)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium2024Direct signing
Wicket-keepers Monank Patel Flag of the United States.svg  United States March 1, 1993 (age 31)Right-handed2023
Nicholas Pooran WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies October 2, 1995 (age 28)Left-handed2023Direct signing
Bowlers Ehsan Adil Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan March 15, 1993 (age 31)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium2023
Nosthush Kenjige Flag of the United States.svg  United States March 2, 1991 (age 33)Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox2023
Trent Boult Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand July 22, 1989 (age 35)Right-handedLeft-arm fast-medium2023Direct signing
Kagiso Rabada Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa May 25, 1995 (age 29)Left-handedRight-arm fast2023Direct signing
Rashid Khan Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan September 20, 1998 (age 25)Right-handedRight-arm leg break2023Direct signing
Rushil UgarkarFlag of the United States.svg  United States June 30, 2003 (age 21)Right-handedRight-arm fast2024
Anrich Nortje Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa November 16, 1993 (age 30)Right-handedRight-arm fast2024Direct signing

Administration and support staff

MI New York staff [21]
PositionName
Head coach Robin Peterson
Batting coach J. Arunkumar
Bowling coach Lasith Malinga
Fielding coach James Pamment
Assistant fielding coach Murtuza Hussain
PhysiotherapistJason Pilgrim
Strength and conditioning coachPratik Kadam

Performance

Standings

YearLeague standingFinal standing
2023 FourthChampions

Season summary

YearPlayedWinsLossesTied/NR [lower-alpha 1]
2023 8530
Source: ESPNCricinfo [22]

Notes

  1. ↑ NR indicates "no result", while abandoned matches are also indicated as "no result".

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