Major League Cricket: Nicholas Pooran century inspires MI New York to inaugural title

By Timothy Abraham BBC Sport

NICHOLAS Pooran hit an unbeaten century as MI New York beat Seattle

Orcas by seven wickets to win the inaugural Major League Cricket title.

Quinton de Kock's 52ball 87 helped Seattle post 183-9 as Trent Boult (334) and Rashid Khan (3-9) claimed three wickets apiece for New York.

Pooran then clubbed 13 sixes and 10 fours in his 137 not out from 55 balls, while Dewald Brevis chipped in with 20.

New York eased home with 24 balls to spare as Pooran hit the winning runs.

West Indies wicketkeeper-batter Pooran, who deputised for the injured Kieron Pollard as New York's captain,r finished as MLC's leading run-scorer with 388 runs at an average of 64.66, ahead of De Kock (264 at 44).

"I told myself that I just needed to bat like Nicky P and not think about batting like the captain," said Pooran, who has played 61 ODIs and 75 T20 internationals for West Indies.

"I just backed my skills. The platform was there today and the opportunity was there. I had to be brave and it worked for me."

New Zealander Boult was the tournament's leading wicket-taker with 22 wickets at an average of 10.36.

USA international Cameron Gannon, who finished as MLC's second-highest wicket-taker with 11 wickets at 17.36 for Seattle, was named domestic player of the