Romario Shepherd, De Kock shine as MI New York seal 5-run victory over Seattle Orcas
A brilliant knock from Quinton de Kock and a spell from Romario Shepherd have set up MI New York’s thrilling 5-wicket victory against Seattle Orcas at Pomona. Quinton de Kock’s (61) and a three-wicket haul from Romario Shepherd have set up MI New York to jump to the 2nd spot in the MLC 2026 Points table. After being invited to bat first, MI New York’s Quinton de Kock and Monank Patel opened the innings while Marcus Stoinis opened the bowling attack. With the dismissal of Monank Patel for duck by Ottneil Baartman, Quinton de Kock and Nicholas Pooran forged a partnership as MI New York scored 51 runs in the powerplay. Marcus Stoinis bagged the wicket of Nicholas Pooran for 19 runs, and meanwhile, Quinton de Kock smashed a fifty and scored 61 runs off 46 deliveries before being dismissed by Stoinis. Jasdeep Singh bagged his first wicket, dismissing Tajinder Dhillion for 23 runs, while Marcus Stoinis completed his third wicket by dismissing Shepherd for 1 run. With the dismissal of Corbin Bosch and Kunwarjeet …
