Los Angeles Knight Riders vs MI New York, 20th Match, Major League Cricket 2026 - CommentaryLAKR vs MINY, 20th Match, Major League Cricket 2026 - Commentary
MI New York won by 6 wkts
LAKR
165/6(20)
MINY
168/4(19.5)
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MI New York jump to the top of the table with their third successive win. Four out of the five matches have been won by the chasing team in Pomona. Will that trend continue? Tune in tomorrow for the final two games of the season at this venue. Until then, goodbye.
Nicholas Pooran | MINY captain: Very happy obviously. Winning the toss and batting second, batting second after quite a while. The way we went about it assessing the conditions, I think KKR [LAKR] played really well. Credit goes to them, but happy we could restrict them a bit and chase the total down. It was just about fighting out the tough moments, because we felt like under the lights, it gets better to bat, and that's something we wanted to do. Obviously, the guys took responsibility and we saw the leading run-scorer in T20 cricket [Pollard] taking responsibility, counting the game down and finishing the end part with Corey. (You feel you're on your way now as a side?) Definitely, yeah. Momentum for us and we know as a group, we work really hard to get ourselves in this position to win games. So, happy. I'm just gonna stay really, really humble and obviously build from here.
Pollard upped the ante immediately after the drinks break by hitting two fours off Shadley van Schalkwyk. Carmi le Roux picked up a couple of wickets in the following over, which brought Anderson to the crease. The two power-hitters hit boundaries at regular intervals and ensured the asking rate didn't go out of reach. They even watchfully played out a Narine (4-0-7-0) over. With 51 needed off the last 4 overs, they went after Holder, smashing 19 runs off his final over. Pollard brought up a fifty, things got a bit tight towards the end but Anderson wrapped up the proceedings with a six as MINY emerged victorious with a ball to spare.
22:17 Local Time, 05:17 GMT, 10:47 IST: MI New York keep their unbeaten record against Los Angeles Knight Riders intact. It's 6-0 now. A Pollard special to take them home. LAKR, inserted to bat, got off to a slow start but managed to post a competitive total of 165 on the board. In reply, MINY didn't gain any momentum in the first half of the run-chase. Narine bowled three overs in the powerplay and MINY were 55/2 at the end of the 10th over. The asking rate had climbed to 11.1 RPO.
19.5
6
Carmi le Roux to Corey Anderson, SIX, Anderson finishes off in style! Full and in the slot, the left-hander gets under it and tonks it over long-on. Good swing of the bat and sails over the fielder in the deep. Pollard gets down and does the signature celebration on the pitch
Equation: 4 runs | 2 balls. Pollard has a word with Anderson
19.4
Carmi le Roux to Kieron Pollard, 1 run, full wide of off, drilled to long-off for a single
Equation: 5 runs | 3 balls.
19.3
Carmi le Roux to Corey Anderson, 1 run, full toss and Anderson misses out. He gets low to swipe and mishits to backward square leg
19.2
Carmi le Roux to Corey Anderson, 2 runs, yorker length, Anderson manages to squeeze-flick it past short fine leg. Equation: 6 runs | 4 balls.
Equation: 8 runs | 5 balls.
19.1
Carmi le Roux to Kieron Pollard, 1 run, over the wicket, very full, Pollard swings hard and gets a thick inside edge which takes the ball to deep midwicket. Just a single as Fabian Allen is quick to release the ball
Carmi le Roux [3.0-0-28-2] is back into the attack
Equation: 9 runs | 1 over.
Over 19
157-4
Wd610L1Wd00(10 runs)
Corey Anderson
28 (21)
Kieron Pollard
61 (33)
Shadley van Schalkwyk
4-0-30-1
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18.6
Shadley van Schalkwyk to Corey Anderson, no run, swings and misses. This one doesn't bounce much from a length, Anderson shapes to hoick it across the line and misses
18.5
Shadley van Schalkwyk to Corey Anderson, no run, slower ball, very full and wide of off, Anderson shuffles to slog and misses. Not wided as the batter moved
18.5
Shadley van Schalkwyk to Corey Anderson, wide, too wide outside off, left alone
18.4
Shadley van Schalkwyk to Kieron Pollard, leg byes, 1 run, Pollard swings across the line and misses to get hit on the body. Corey Anderson takes off and gets sent back by Pollard. Shadley van Schalkwyk has all three stumps to aim but misses the target at the bowler's end. Meanwhile, there's a run-out appeal at the keeper's end as Anderson is lethargic with his running. Jogs and doesn't drag the bat but he's just in
18.3
Shadley van Schalkwyk to Kieron Pollard, no run, pace off and on a short of a good length, Pollard gets forward to flick and misses to get hit on the body. The ball dies down on the pitch. Pollard initially calls for the single and then send back his partner. The bowler runs forward to get to the ball but Pollard seems to be in the way. The umpires converge and have sent it upstairs to check if Pollard obstructed the field. "There's nothing going on here," says the TV umpire and rules it in favour of the batting side
18.2
Shadley van Schalkwyk to Corey Anderson, 1 run, slower ball, very full and Anderson drills it to long-off
