NEW DELHI: Trent Boult took four wickets to set up an emphatic six-wicket victory for MI New York against Texas Super Kings in the Challenger at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas on Friday.
Boult's 4/24 enabled MI New York to bowl out Texas Super Kings for 158 in their 20 overs. MI New York chased down the target with six wickets in hand and an over to spare.
MI New York will now meet Seattle Orcas in the final on Sunday. Seattle Orcas had beaten Texas Super Kings in the Qualifier on Thursday.
Put into bat, Boult removed Texas Super Kings skipper Faf du Plessis and Mitchell Santner in his second over - the third of the match.
Devon Conway (38) and Milind Kumar (37) tried their best to accelerate the Texas Super Kings innings but fell in the quest of quick runs.
Tim David was hit for a six and bowled 5 wides in the last over but he also took two wickets as the Texas Super Kings folded for 158.
MI New York stuttered in the run chase but Shayan Jahangir (36) captain Nicholas Pooran (23) set up the platform.
Dewald Brevis smashed an unbeaten 41 but it was Tim David, who brought MI New York back in the game by hitting a 20-ball 33 - a knock that was studded with 4 sixes.
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In the end, Brevis and David Wiese (19*) took MI New York over the line and into the final.
