Nicholas Pooran delivered a sensational batting performance in the Major League Cricket (MLC) 2025 match against Seattle Orcas, scoring a blistering century. He remained unbeaten with 108 runs off just 60 balls.
Sports News: In the 18th match of the ongoing Major League Cricket (MLC) 2025 in the United States on Saturday, Nicholas Pooran unleashed a batting storm that left cricket fans ecstatic. MI New York captain Pooran played a magnificent century against Seattle Orcas, putting his team in a b position. Although his team couldn't secure a victory, Pooran's innings will be remembered for a long time.
Nicholas Pooran played an unbeaten innings of 108 runs off 60 balls, including 7 fours and 8 towering sixes. His strike rate was over 180, a testament to his explosive style. The special thing was that Pooran completed his century in just 55 balls and remained on the crease until the final over.
Impressed with a Captain's Innings
Pooran hadn't played any significant innings so far this season. MI New York appointed him as captain at the beginning of the season, but the team's performance hadn't been up to expectations. In this match too, MI New York's start was poor when opening batsman Quinton de Kock got out after scoring just 1 run. In such a situation, Pooran took responsibility, coming in at number 3, and steadied the team with his aggressive innings.
He immediately attacked the Seattle Orcas bowlers and started scoring runs quickly. The confidence and composure that Pooran displayed during his innings was commendable.
Formed a Historic Partnership with Dhillon
Tajinder Dhillon also provided full support in Pooran's century innings. Together, they added 158 runs for the third wicket, which became the biggest partnership for any wicket in MLC history. Dhillon played a blistering innings of 95 runs off 35 balls, which included 8 fours and 8 sixes. His strike rate was 271.43, which thoroughly entertained the audience.
Although he missed his century by just 5 runs, his innings led MI New York to a huge score of 237 runs for 4 wickets in 20 overs. This score proved to be the third-highest total in MLC history, making it clear that MI New York had put their batting prowess on full display.
Pooran's Performance in the MLC Season So Far
If we look at Pooran's overall season stats, his performance has been ordinary so far. Before this match, he had scored only 174 runs in 6 matches with an average of 34.80, but by playing an innings of 108 runs in this match, he once again gave a powerful display of his talent. This is Pooran's fourth T20 century, which shows that when his bat is on fire, no bowler in the world can escape.
After this innings, fans are hoping that he will maintain this momentum in the upcoming matches. Talking about the MI New York team, their performance has been quite disappointing this season. The team has won only 1 out of 5 matches so far.
