West Indies all-rounder Romario Shepherd produced a cameo with the bat however superstars Nicholas Pooran and Kieron Pollard each didn’t carry out sending MI New York to a ponderous 84-run defeat in opposition to Washington Freedom on the Grand Prairie Stadium.
In pursuit of a difficult 183, MI New York collapsed for a disappointing 88 runs within the 14th over and headed to their third defeat of the in Main League Cricket marketing campaign.
Shepherd arrived at quantity seven place, blasting 25 from 14 deliveries with three fours and two sixes, however Pooran (4) and Pollard (4) made no impression.
Despatched in to bat, Washington Freedom gathered 182 for 5 off their allotted 20 overs with Andries Gous and Travis Head (54) each smacking half-centuries.
Gous scored 59, belting three fours and 4 sixes in a 48-ball knock whereas Head confronted 33 deliveries, scoring 54 and counted 9 fours and two fours. The pair placed on 73 for the second wicket.
Rachin Ravindra blasted an unbeaten 31 from 14-balls which included two fours and two sixes nearer to the top, including an extra 49 for the fourth wicket with Gous.
Pollard picked up two for 14 from two overs.
In reply, MI New York slumped to 43 for seven at the beginning of the ninth over, the highest order worn out by the quick bowling trio of Jasdeep Singh with 3-14, Lockie Ferguson with 2-16 and Marco Jansen with 2-18.
Shepherd counter-attacked in a 33-run, eighth wicket stand with Trent Boult on 16 earlier than the innings collapsed once more.
