Seattle vs New York, 1st Match at Morrisville, MLC, Jul 05 2024 - Match Result

Swings for the grandstands and connects well, fuller length ball at middle and off, brings out the flair and it's a lusty swing over deep wide long-on for a six! MI New York, the defending champions, start their defense of the title with a resounding win!

Over the wicket, too short and swirling away wide of off, wide given on height

Jammed towards extra cover where Klassen is stationed, was a full ball just outside off

Fuller length, shaping it back towards the left-hander from round the wicket angle, punches it nicely to short cover

Length ball wide of off, cut away on the rise behind point for a blistering boundary. Slapped with force as well as grace.

Errs in his line and bowls full but too straight, flicked away off the pads towards backward square

Over the wicket, short of a length, angling in at leg, glances away towards short of square leg, Aaron Jones charges in and picks up the ball quickly

Mixes it up nicely and follows up with an attempted yorker on off, sliced away towards deep point

Round the wicket, mean bumper and he stays away from the line. Well, it's too short and given as a wide.

Gets low and reads the line and length well, dispatched for four over cover for a one-bounce four, high and handsome, languidly done. He is such a beautiful timer of the ball - one of the best in the business

Round the wicket, a bit short and angling in towards the southpaw, slower in pace, tapped away in front of cover, playing the situation, not in a rush to finish it off

Goes for the cutter, eased towards midwicket and canters across to the other end

Looking for a pitch-perfect yorker, it was a pace-off full-length delivery, calmly patted to cover, respecting the bowler, playing on merit

Goes for the short one again but strays in his line, down leg

Pursues with the short-ball tactic and it works! Short and outside off, can't connect as he attempts an ambitious shot over midwicket

Over the wicket, bowls a nasty bumper just outside off, Pollard goes for the hook and gets hit on the shoulder, was a pace-off bumper

Fires in a wide yorker and he can't lay bat on it

Sublime fifty. Back of a length on middle, shoulders rotated powerfully towards the leg side, swivels and flams it towards midwicket to bring up his half-century. He is a model of consistency and a different beast in MI colours. Gets off to a brilliant start and sends an early warning to all the other teams.

Short, wide and slammed away to deep backward point, chase for the fielder in the deep who does well with a well-timed intervention to prevent a boundary

Captain takes his guard. Over the wicket, probing line and length, on a good length and nipping away from middle, watchfully defended behind point