Monank Patel’s Masterclass Leads MI New York to MLC Victory

MI New York captain Monank Patel played an astonishing match-winning knock of 93* to help it get its first win in its Major League Cricket 2025 journey. The MI New York achieved the seeked after challenging target of 201 runs scored by Seattle Orcas through Monank Patel brilliant 83 runs and 2 over with 7 wickets and 6 balls to spare.

The MI New York skipper under pressure early on and he scored just four runs in his first 12 deliveries as his team failed to do well in the powerplay phase. Monank Patel at first seemed off-tempo like this as MI New York took their time to scuttle up to 25 runs in the first six overs of this huge pursuit.

But the brilliance of Monank Patel came out in the end as he hit a boundary and six in back to back balls to finish the powerplay limit. This was a turning point that apparently released the natural aggressive behavior in Monank Patel as he prepared to embark on a remarkable change of behavior pattern.

Monank Patel’s Explosive Middle-Over Assault

With the balls in his court, Monank Patel set up to tear down the Seattle bowling attack with methodical vengeance. The wicketkeeper-batsman who has a great talent hit the spinner Harmeet Singh brutally, by driving him over the ropes two times and out of the ground on a bounding four in one over, which brought the game firmly under MI New York control.

A novel selection of shot played by Monank Patel was the happiest moment of his innings, because he resorted to reckless scoops and reverse sweeps that stumped the bowlers of Seattle. The opportunity to identify the limits helped Michael Bracewell to collaborate with him regularly without the feeling to hurry up and become more than a helper.

It is clear from such calculations of risk made by Monank Patel accompanied with participation in rotating strike by the captain to keep MI New York in the forefront of required run rate in the middle overs.