Wikipedia - MI New York

MI New York (pronounced as My New York) is a franchise Twenty20 cricket team, which plans to be based in New York, New York, that plays in the Major League Cricket (MLC). It was founded in 2023 by Indiawin Sports, which also owns the Mumbai Indians (MI). MINY has a minor league affiliate, Manhattan Yorkers, which competes in Minor League Cricket (MiLC).

The team plans to build its homeground in Marine Park with an expected capacity of 10,000. Until then, the team will be playing all of its matches in the Grand Prairie stadium in Texas.

MI New York are the inaugural champions of Major League Cricket 2023.

History

Background

In March 2023, it was confirmed that the Indiawin Sports, which also owns teams like Mumbai Indians, MI Cape Town, and MI Emirates, will be venturing into developing cricket in America, as they introduced MI New York. MI are one of the four IPL teams that have bought a team in MLC.

Speaking about expanding the MI family, Mrs. Nita Ambani said “I am thrilled to welcome our New York franchise to the growing MI Family! With our entry into the first T20 franchise cricket league in the US, I hope we are able to establish Mumbai Indians as a global brand of fearless and entertaining cricket! This is another new beginning for MI and I look forward to the exciting journey ahead.”

2023 season

The first MLC draft was held on March 19, 2023 in NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston. MINY picked American batter Steven Taylor as their first draft pick. They haven't signed any overseas player yet, all of their nine picks were from the domestic circuit. They also picked the United States national team captain, Monank Patel.

MI New York announced their full squad on June 14, with Afghanistan's Rashid Khan, New Zealand's Trent Boult, and South Africa's Kagiso Rabada, and appointed West Indies' Kieron Pollard as their team's captain.

MINY progressed into the playoffs, after finishing the league stage with 2 wins from 5 matches. They faced Washington Freedom in the Eliminator on 27 July 2023, Nicholas Pooran took over the captaincy, as Pollard was rested due to an arm injury. They defeated Washington by 16 runs, and moved on to face Texas Super Kings in the Challenger. MINY defeated Super Kings by 6 wickets to enter the Championship Final of the Inaugural season.

In the Final, New York were set a target of 184. Courtesy of captain Nicholas Pooran's century, they defeated Seattle Orcas to clinch their first MLC title.

MI纽约板球队伍,成立于2010年,是由纽约州当地的板球爱好者自发组织的一支业余队伍。该队伍的目标是通过板球这项运动,推动社区的发展和增强人们的健康。

队伍的特点在于其多元化和包容性,吸纳来自不同背景的球员,包括职业板球手、退休军人、学生和教师等。这使得MI纽约队伍成为纽约市板球运动的一支重要力量。

自成立以来,MI纽约队伍参加了一系列重要的比赛,包括纽约市联赛和全美业余联赛。在过去的几年中,该队伍在多个比赛中取得了优异的成绩,包括2015年的纽约市联赛冠军。

除了比赛,MI纽约队伍还积极参与社区服务。他们参与了多项慈善活动,包括为退伍军人提供支持、为贫困社区提供教育资源等。通过这些活动,该队伍不仅提升了自身的社会责任感,也为社区的发展做出了贡献。

总的来说,MI纽约板球队伍是一支充满活力和热情的业余队伍,致力于通过板球运动推动社区的发展和增强人们的健康。