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Business Standard
2 days ago
- Sport
- Business Standard
MLC 2025: New York vs Washington playing 11, live toss time, streaming
On Sunday, June 22, MI New York face Washington Freedom in a crucial mid-table clash in the third season of Major League Cricket 2025. Both teams have had mixed starts, showing glimpses of quality but lacking consistency. MI New York, led by Nicholas Pooran, finally opened their account with a convincing win over the Seattle Orcas after two narrow losses, including the closest challenge yet to the unbeaten San Francisco Unicorns. Though Pooran is yet to fire with the bat, the supporting line-up has begun to click. Washington Freedom, meanwhile, bounced back strongly after a heavy defeat to the Unicorns, notching dominant wins over the Orcas and LA Knight Riders. With Glenn Maxwell finding form and a four-day rest advantage, Freedom will aim to push for a top-two spot. With both sides building momentum, this encounter promises high stakes and potential playoff implications at this stage of the league. MI New York vs Washington Freedom Head-to-Head in MLC Total matches played: 5 MI New York won: 2 Washington Freedom won: 3 No Result: 0 Squads of Both Teams MI New York Squad: Quinton de Kock (w), Monank Patel, Heath Richards, Nicholas Pooran (c), Michael Bracewell, Kieron Pollard, Tajinder Dhillon, Sunny Patel, Trent Boult, Naveen-ul-Haq, Ehsan Adil, George Linde, Sharad Lumba, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Delano Potgieter, Nosthush Kenjige, Agni Chopra, Rushil Ugarkar, Kunwarjeet Singh Washington Freedom Squad: Mitchell Owen, Rachin Ravindra, Andries Gous (w), Mark Chapman, Jack Edwards, Glenn Maxwell (c), Obus Pienaar, Ian Holland, Yasir Mohammad, Saurabh Netravalkar, Glenn Phillips, Mukhtar Ahmed, Abhishek Paradkar, Amila Aponso, Lahiru Milantha, Matthew Forde, Lockie Ferguson, Mark Adair, Justin Dill MLC 2025 Match on June 22: MI New York vs Washington Freedom Live Toss, Telecast & Streaming Details Which teams will clash on June 22 (Sunday) in MLC 2025? MI New York and Washington Freedom will face off in MLC 2025 on June 22 (Sunday). What is the venue of the New York vs Washington MLC 2025 match? The match between MI New York and Washington Freedom in MLC 2025 will be played at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas, USA. When will the live toss for the match between MI New York and Washington Freedom in MLC 2025 take place? The live toss for the match between MI New York and Washington Freedom in MLC 2025 will be held at 5:00 AM IST on June 22. What time will the match between MI New York and Washington Freedom in MLC 2025 begin? The match between MI New York and Washington Freedom in MLC 2025 will begin at 5:30 AM IST on June 22. Which TV channels will live telecast the New York vs Washington MLC 2025 match in India? The live telecast of the New York vs Washington MLC 2025 match will be available on the Star Sports Network in India. The live streaming of the New York vs Washington MLC 2025 match will be available on the JioHotstar app and website in India.
Hindustan Times
2 days ago
- Hindustan Times
Spotting Purvanchal of 1800s in the Caribbean
It is 2022. I am in the queue at the immigration section in Mumbai airport, holding my passport with a crisp boarding-pass neatly tucked in it. Even though I have made many such trips, the act of playing it cool stays like a muscle memory. I have a fellow traveller who got his passport made especially for this trip. So, he is a bit nervous. Two counters are vacant, and we occupy these. The immigration officer looks like a strict 1990s dad about to check your report card. I throw in a bit of English to assure the officer I haven't sold my ancestral land to fund this trip and never return. The drama is at the other counter. Cricketer Nicholas Pooran, on being asked if he wishes to some day return to his ancestral land to search for his roots, didn't seem very interested. (AFP) 'So, where are you traveling?' the officer asks my friend, even though the boarding pass mentions the destination. 'Sir, West Indies' 'What? There is no country like that' My friend panics. I pitch in, 'Sir, Trinidad & Tobago, that's where we are going'. I say this with a broad smile. The immigration officer isn't amused. I sound like a trafficker. 'Sir, we are going to cover the India vs West Indies series. Check the letter of invitation from the West Indian cricket board,' I build our case further. The familiar palm-tree-on-an-island logo of West Indies on the letterhead finally assuages him. After sufficient inquiry, he stamps the passport. The mechanical sound of the stamp is the sound of success. The year is 1845. The imperial world has just abolished slavery, so there is a huge shortage of workers at the sugarcane plantations. All the tropical islands in the Commonwealth need more hands, including Trinidad & Tobago. So, the colonisers dangle a work agreement to people in British India, especially the Purvanchal region. 'Agreement' gets colloquialised into girmit and the people who sign it are now girmitiyas – mostly outcasts, widowers, landless, and, in general, with not much to lose. After a basic health check, they are bundled into a ship at the Calcutta port. After a 90-day journey via the Cape of Good Hope, they land at Port of Spain, Trinidad's capital. A British clerk asks their names. A guy named Shravan answers in a Maghai accent, 'Sarwan'. The clerk promptly records the phonetic spelling in English. Shravan's descendants bear the mis-spelled last name for generations, one of them being the cricketer Ramnaresh Sarwan. That's how a Shiv Narayan becomes Sivnarine, a Devi Prasad is a Davy Persaud, and so on. There are no last names. They left caste behind in India. The labourers tried to create a caste system in Trinidad, but due to the sheer shortage of women and a lot of inter-marriage, it died out pretty soon. Their religion, music and cuisine did not. And that's how I could have chhole bhature outside the Brian Charles Lara Cricket stadium in Port of Spain. They call it 'double' because, back in the day, they served two bhaturas with chana sandwiched in the middle. I was in Port of Spain with influencers and journalists from India to cover the India versus West Indies cricket series, staying at the same hotel as the players. Such proximity is always fun. At one point, I helped Arshdeep Singh pick the right ingredients for his omelette at the breakfast buffet. And even searched for the right dal tadka with Hardik Pandya. But these are trivial pursuits one can even chance upon in a hotel in Mumbai; hence, being a purvanchali, I was fascinated more by the history of this unique place. For me, it felt like finding the Uttar Pradesh/Bihar of the 1800s preserved in the West Indies. Thankfully, the locals emigrated before the invention of gutka, hence the roads and walls are spotlessly clean. Imagine the Bihar of the 19th century, sans the caste system, paan masala, poor civic sense, but all the amazing food, the music, the sweet dialect, and devotion to their gods. Everyone's great-grandfather was an indentured labourer, everyone started from scratch, with no systemic inequalities, no caste privilege. One can only dream of such utopia. I asked the cricketer Nicholas Pooran if he wishes to some day return to his ancestral land, to search for his roots. He didn't seem very interested. I don't blame him. Notably, the African-Americans celebrate the Day of Emancipation, the day when they were freed from slavery, but the Indo-Carribeans celebrate the Day of Arrival, the day they landed in the country. I asked a bunch of people in a queue at the stadium entrance, who looked of Indian-origin, with a bit of sarcasm, 'So, which team do you support?' They looked at me with some distaste and revealed the maroon jersey. This is the place their grandparents were born, who spoke Creole, not Bhojpuri. For them, I was the village cousin. They were curious to know more about me, but that's about it. They aren't coming back to investigate their roots. That ship, as they say, has sailed. Abhishek Asthana is a tech and media entrepreneur and tweets as @gabbbarsingh. The views expressed are personal.
Fashion Value Chain
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Fashion Value Chain
Parimatch Launches The Summer Gold Rush Tournament
As temperatures rise, so do the stakes – and Parimatch, the #1 global gaming platform is turning up the heat with its most thrilling summer competition. For the second year in a row, the Summer Gold Rush Tournament returns with even hotter rewards and a wealth of golden opportunities. Parimatch Launches The Summer Gold Rush Tournament With a total prize fund of Rs. 55 lakhs, the Summer Gold Rush Tournament runs from June 6 to July 31 and consists of four rounds, each lasting about two weeks. To participate, simply log in or register on Parimatch and make a prediction on your favorite sports or games. The minimum qualifying wager is just Rs. 10 – and there's no limit to how many predictions you can make. For every Rs. 10 spent, you collect 1 Prize Point. Every action counts – the more you play, the more Prize Points you earn. In each round, players who accumulate the most Prize Points will claim a share of the prize pool. That means shiny rewards will be up for grabs every two weeks, giving every player a chance to win big this summer! You can boost your progress by choosing specific types of games or virtual sports, where points multiply faster. Daily Prize Drops: Top 30 Players Rewarded Every Day Adding even more excitement, Parimatch introduces Daily Prize Drops – a special promotion where the top 30 most active players each day receive guaranteed rewards. Every day is a new chance to shine! The more consistent your activity, the more likely you are to secure a prize. Predict every day and fill your pockets with gold! Wrapping Up So, why wait Summer doesn't last forever – and neither does your chance to win. Join the Summer Gold RushTournament today and make this season one to remember. For more details, check out the Terms & Conditions. About Parimatch Parimatch is the #1 global gaming platform that provides a complete suite of sports and iGaming services to its customers. Since 1994, Parimatch has grown to be enjoyed by 3,000,000 active users worldwide. It is trusted by the worlds top athletes and celebrities: cricket stars Nicholas Pooran and Sunil Narine, rap icon Divine, and MMA fighter Ritu Phogat are among their brand ambassadors. Parimatch is the Official Partner of the UFC, Regional Sponsor of the Argentine Football Association and Title Sponsor of the Sunrisers Eastern Cape. Since 2019, Parimatch has been one of the leading iGaming brands in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
India Today
15-06-2025
- Sport
- India Today
No Nicholas Pooran, no problem: West Indies slam 256 runs in T20I vs Ireland
Star West Indies batter Nicholas Pooran might have called time on his international career, but that had no bearing on the team's T20I match against Ireland on June 15. On the back of Evin Lewis and Shai Hope's incredible opening partnership, the Windies hit their second-highest T20I total at the Bready Cricket Ground on Windies scored a total of 256 runs for the loss of 5 wickets, just two runs short of their highest total in T20Is - 258/5, which came against South Africa in 2023. Lewis and Hope added 122 runs in just 10.3 overs before Hope was dismissed by Barry McCarthy against the run of play. The Windies lost a bit of momentum after that but ended up finishing strong, hitting 60 runs in the last three overs. Keacy Carty, who had started slow, lit up at the end and had tremendous help from Romario Shepherd, who finished with 19* off just 6 bowlers were taken to the cleaners. Except for Matthew Humphreys, who finished with an incredible 2/16, the figures of the rest did not make for good reading. Liam McCarthy, on debut, got hammered for 0/81 in his four overs — the second-worst figures in the history of T20Is. Evin Lewis was the star of the show, hitting 91 off just 44 balls. He was dismissed on the second ball of the 13th over, falling in the nervous nineties. Despite falling 9 short of a deserved century, Lewis was able to set up the team for their huge was the third and final T20I of the series. The previous two matches were called off without a ball being bowled due to poor Pooran RetiresWest Indies batter Nicholas Pooran shocked the cricket world on Tuesday, June 10, by announcing his retirement from international cricket at the age of 29. Pooran took to social media to share the news with his fans, describing it as a 'very difficult' decision. He bows out of international cricket having scored over 4,000 runs across 61 T20 Internationals and 106 One Day unexpected announcement came just days after he requested to be rested from the white-ball series in England, following his commitments with the Lucknow Super Giants in the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL).Must Watch
Mint
13-06-2025
- Sport
- Mint
MI New York vs Texas Super Kings match prediction, MLC 2025: Who will win between NY vs TEX in California?
MI New York (NY) will embark on a fresh journey under new captain Nicholas Pooran when they take on Texas Super Kings (TEX) in the second match of the Major League Cricket (MLC) at the Oakland Coliseum in California on Friday (June 13). Both MI New York and Texas Super Kings didn't had the best of the campaigns last year and would like to change their fortunes this season. While Texas Super Kings finished third on the points table with just three wins from seven games, MI New York finished a place below with just two wins in their kitty from the same number of games. MI New York were dealt with a heavy blow ahead of the season after the Afghanistan duo of Rashid Khan and Azmatullah Omarzai opted out of the tournament. However, Afghanistan pacer Naveen-ul-Haq is available for selection. On the other hand, Texas Super Kings will be relying on their big three - Devon Conway, Faf du Plessis and Daryl Mitchell - at the top of the batting order. South African all-rounder Donovan Ferreira will be a threat to the opposition in the middle order along with Marcus Stoinis. Among the spinners, Afghanistan's Noor Ahmad will look to continue his rich form which he showcased in the recently-concluded Indian Premier League. However, West Indies' Akeal Hosein will be unavailable at least for this game due to national duty. Venue: Oakland Coliseum, Oakland. Match Time: 6:30 AM IST (June 14) | 6:00 PM Local | 2:00 AM BST MI New York: Monank Patel, Quinton de Kock (wk), Nicholas Pooran (c), Kieron Pollard, Michael Bracewell, Nosthush Kenjige, Trent Boult, Heath Richards, Tajinder Dhillon, George Linde, Ehsan Adil Texas Super Kings: Devon Conway, Faf du Plessis (c), Marcus Stoinis, Daryl Mitchell, Milind Kumar, Shubham Ranjane, Zia-Ul-Haq, Donovan Ferreira, Adam Milne, Noor Ahmad, Mohammad Mohsin Wicketkeepers: Nicholas Pooran (C), Quinton de Kock, Devon Conway Batters: Faf du Plessis, Kieron Pollard All-rounders: Marcus Stoinis (VC), Darly Mitchell, Michael Bracewell Bowlers: Noor Ahmad, Adam Milne, Trent Boult According to Gemini, both teams boast a strong line-up with some of the best power-hitters in the world cricket currently. "Given the head-to-head dominance, a balanced squad, and a strong spin attack, Texas Super Kings are often favored to win this match. 'Their ability to set or chase high totals on a batting-friendly pitch, coupled with their bowling depth, gives them an edge. However, MI New York, with the likes of Nicholas Pooran and Quinton de Kock, has the potential for explosive batting, and if they fire, they can certainly challenge the Super Kings. 'Overall, it's expected to be a high-scoring game, with Texas Super Kings having a slight advantage,' predicted Gemini. On the other hand, Dream11 prediction said MI New York have slight advantage over Texas Super Kings. 'Both teams are good, but Texas Super Kings might lack with their bowling resources. MI New York have all bases covered in both departments. That is why we predict them to win this game,' Dream11 predictionit said. MI New York: Quinton de Kock(w), Sharad Lumba, Nicholas Pooran(c), Monank Patel, Agni Chopra, Kieron Pollard, George Linde, Michael Bracewell, Sunny Patel, Heath Richards, Tajinder Dhillon, Trent Boult, Naveen-ul-Haq, Ehsan Adil, Nosthush Kenjige, Rushil Ugarkar, Kunwarjeet Singh Texas Super Kings: Faf du Plessis(c), Devon Conway(w), Daryl Mitchell, Milind Kumar, Joshua Tromp, Marcus Stoinis, Saiteja Mukkamalla, Shubham Ranjane, Donovan Ferreira, Smit Patel, Zia-ul-Haq, Stephen Wing, Mohammad Mohsin, Nandre Burger, Calvin Savage, Adam Milne, Noor Ahmad, Adam Khan
