MLC 2023, LAKR vs MINY Match 6 Highlights: MI New York skittle LA Knight Riders for 50, steamroll them by 105 runs

Trent Boult gets his New Zealand teammate Lockie Ferguson for the final wicket and that's that. MI New York have absolutely steamrolled LA Knight Riders by 105 runs. All five New York bowlers finish with two wickets as the Knight Riders batting appeared in absolute shambles. Unmukt Chand the only scorer in double-digits. The rest of it reads like a phone number. A huge margin of victory and with it, MI New York retain their second position on the points-table.

For just 44 runs in 12 overs. Adam Zampa and Ali Khan are in the middle now. LA have sunk in the worst fashion possible and it will take some effort to flatten out the dent that their net run rate will take from this hammering. They are 47/8 in 13 overs.

Well this match seems to be getting over in a hurry. Russell tried a big pul;l shot off Pollard, the ball went behind to Pooran who absolutely opleaded with his captain to take the review. Russell looked quite confident when Pollard went upstairs but well, well, well, a little spike on the snicko as the ball passed bat. Pooran throws his gloves towards Pollard in celebration, who runs here and there before doing a little jig. LAKR are 39/6 in 10 overs.

Jaskaran Malhotra is caught at short midwicket and that means LAKR are now 4 down inside the first seven overs without even crossing 30. They are now 25/4 in 7 overs. Andre Russell has walked into the middle with a lot of time left. Unmukt Chand at the other end on 17 off 17.

Unmukt Chand, who looked out of place against Trent Boult, is finally getting a move on. Takes a couple of runs and then laps the ball over the keeper and into the stands. Rabada finishes well though as LAKR reach 21/3 after 5 overs, need 135 off 90 balls.

Kagiso Rabada on fire. First gets Rilee Rossouw out caught off a top edge, and then snuffs out Nitish Kumar with a sharp catch in first slip. LAKR off to a disastrous start with 3 wickets down with just 2 runs on the board.  

Keeping Rilee Rossouw on his toes, Trent Boult gives nothing away in his first over. Just one off it. LAKR 2/1 after 2 overs, need 154 from 18 overs. 

Dream start by MINY with the ball as left-arm spinner Nosthush Kenjige strikes with the third ball of his first. And what a wicket to get. Martin Guptill trapped LBW for a duck. It looked plumb at the moment of impact itself but Unmukt Chand convinced Guptill to go upstairs only to end up burning a review. LA Knight Riders 1/1 after 1st over. 

Incredible, impeccable hitting from Tim David as he finishes 48 not out to propel MI New York to 155/8. 62 runs off the final 5 overs. Three sixes in the last over, and here's a surprise, one of those was hit by Trent Boult. Wonderful finish!

There goes Tim! Connects well to send the ball into the crowd. Ferguson goes round the wicket but to no avail as David pulls it towards square leg. He then makes it 15 off that over by smashing a four straight back past the bowler. Suddenly, MINY are on the verge of finishing well. 135/8 with the final over coming up

Nosthush Kenjige is out caught behind but the good news for New York is that Tim David is stil around. He has launched himself to 22 off 14 and with a little bit of assistance from Trent Boult - which would be to take singles and put the Australian on strike - David can get the job done.

'Why is he batting so low' - must be the question on everyone MI New York fan's mind. He was in such good touch for MI in the IPL that it doesn't make sense for him to be batting at 7. Drills a cut shot off Lockie Ferguson and then goes after Al Khan for a big one over cow corner! 13 balls remain, MINY 119/7

It's taken them 16 overs but the 100 comes up for MINY, accompanied by another wicket with Kagiso Rabada getting run out. Tim David announces himself with a boundary but he has a huge responsibility ahead of him. Job made slightly easier with Ferguson bowling three wides in four balls.  

Too many dot balls, too many wickets and not much intent. MINY are in no-man's land with absolutely no spaceship back to earth. And what's worse, Nicholas Pooran is out too for 38 off 37 balls. 95/6 and it's looking really gloomy for New York.

And what wonderful 4 overs these have been. Just 15 off them, and even though Narine didn't pick any wickets, the captain's contribution in holding matters economically at one end has allowed LAKR to get one foot inside the door. They need to finish well. MINY on the mat at 84/5 after 14 overs.

MINY continue to crumble! Zampa gets his second and it's the big wicekt of Kieron Pollard. Zipper of a delivery skids through after pitching and Pollard has no clue what hit him. The ball crashes on to the stumps. MINY 80/5 after 13 overs.

Finally… a boundary after 36 balls. Absolutely criminalistic in T20s but Nicholas Pooran brings some excitement back in this match with a six. Pollard joins him and MINY would want this West Indies pair to bail them out of trouble.

More misery for MINY as Adam Zampa pins Azam in front of the stumps. It was so plumb the batter did not even review it. MINY sink further at 59/4 with 5 wides to finish the over.

Spin from both ends now for the Knight Riders. Narine reviews against Azam bu the original decision of not out stands. MINY 51/3 after 8 and need to get a move on here

And he gives away just six in his first boundary-less over!

After getting hit for 16 runs off his first over, Lockie Ferguson returns with an extremely tight second - just 1 off it as MINY finish the Powerplay on 43/3

Third wicekt down for MINY! Dry gets his second, getting Monank Patel for 4. Nicholas Pooran, the new batter, is off the mark with a boundary but MINY looking jaded early on. 

This time it's Ali Khan, who cleans up S Jahangir with an absolute ripper. Hammaz Azam the new batter starts positively with back-to-back boundaries. MINY 35/2 after 4.

Ferguson has been replaced by Corne Dry, who strikes second ball of the match. And it's the big wicket of Dewald Brevis who is out LBW. Just three runs off the over and a wicket. MINY 27/1 after 3 overs.

8 off the second over - including a four by Brevis as MINY continue the momentum from the first over. The over began well with 3 dot balls, but a wide, single, double and a four later, MINY have moves to 24 for no loss after 2 overs.