# MI New York

MI New York is an American professional Twenty20 cricket team based in New York City that competes in Major League Cricket (MLC). The team was established in June 2023 as one of six inaugural teams. The team's planned home ground is in Marine Park in Brooklyn.
The team is owned by Indiawin Sports, who also owns teams that compete in the IPL, SA20, and ILT20. It has a minor league affiliate, the Manhattan Yorkers, that competes in Minor League Cricket (MiLC). During the 2023 season, the team defeated the Seattle Orcas in the finals to take home the inaugural title. The team is coached by former South African spinner Robin Peterson.

## History
### Background

In March 2023, it was reported that the Mukesh Ambani-owned Indiawin Sports would be the primary owner of Major League Cricket's New York franchise, called MI New York. Nita Ambani later remarked in a press release that she was "thrilled" about the establishment of the team and the opportunity to introduce cricket to New York.

### 2023 season

MLC's inaugural domestic players' draft was held on March 19, 2023 at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, ahead of the start of the season on July 4. The team picked, amongst others, American mainstays Steven Taylor and Monank Patel.
MI New York's full squad was released on June 14, with Afghanistan's Rashid Khan, New Zealand's Trent Boult, and South Africa's Kagiso Rabada all in the mix. The team also appointed West Indies' Kieron Pollard as their team captain.
During the season, New York began their campaign with a 22-run defeat to San Francisco. This was followed by a 105-run win over Los Angeles in their second game, a 17-run loss to Texas in their third, and a 8-wicket win over Washington in their fourth. In their final group stage game, they lost to table-toppers Seattle by 2 wickets. Despite the loss, they nevertheless still qualified for the play-offs. In the play-offs, New York recorded back-to-back victories against Washington and Texas in the Eliminator and Challenger matches, respectively, to go to the finals, where they defeated Seattle to claim the inaugural title.

## Current squad

* Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| Position | Name | Nationality | Date of birth (age) | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Notes |
| Batters | Steven Taylor | United States | (1993-11-09) November 9, 1993 (age 31) | Left-handed | Right-arm offbreak | 2023 | |
| Batters | Shayan Jahangir | United States | (1994-12-24) December 24, 1994 (age 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2023 | |
| Batters | Tim David | Australia | (1996-03-16) March 16, 1996 (age 28) | Right-handed | | 2023 | Direct signing |
| Batters | Ruben Clinton | United States | | Left-handed | Right-arm off-spin | 2024 | |
| All-rounders | Dewald Brevis | South Africa | (2003-04-29) April 29, 2003 (age 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg-break | 2023 | Direct signing |
| All-rounders | Kieron Pollard | West Indies | (1987-05-12) May 12, 1987 (age 37) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2023 | Captain; Direct signing |
| All-rounders | Heath Richards | United States | (2001-03-01) March 1, 2001 (age 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2024 | |
| All-rounders | Romario Shepherd | West Indies | (1994-11-26) November 26, 1994 (age 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2024 | Direct signing |
| Wicket-keepers | Monank Patel | United States | (1993-03-01) March 1, 1993 (age 31) | Right-handed | | 2023 | |
| Wicket-keepers | Nicholas Pooran | West Indies | (1995-10-02) October 2, 1995 (age 29) | Left-handed | | 2023 | Direct signing |
| Bowlers | Ehsan Adil | Pakistan | (1993-03-15) March 15, 1993 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2023 | |
| Bowlers | Nosthush Kenjige | United States | (1991-03-02) March 2, 1991 (age 33) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2023 | |
| Bowlers | Trent Boult | New Zealand | (1989-07-22) July 22, 1989 (age 35) | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2023 | Direct signing |
| Bowlers | Kagiso Rabada | South Africa | (1995-05-25) May 25, 1995 (age 29) | Left-handed | Right-arm fast | 2023 | Direct signing |
| Bowlers | Rashid Khan | Afghanistan | (1998-09-20) September 20, 1998 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2023 | Direct signing |
| Bowlers | Rushil Ugarkar | United States | (2003-06-30) June 30, 2003 (age 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2024 | |
| Bowlers | Anrich Nortje | South Africa | (1993-11-16) November 16, 1993 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2024 | Direct signing |

## Administration and support staff

MI New York staff :
| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Robin Peterson |
| Batting coach | J. Arunkumar |
| Bowling coach | Lasith Malinga |
| Fielding coach | James Pamment |
| Assistant fielding coach | Murtuza Hussain |
| Physiotherapist | Jason Pilgrim |
| Strength and conditioning coach | Pratik Kadam |

## Performance
### Standings

| Year | League standing | Final standing |
| 2023 | 4th | C |
| 2024 | 4th | SF |
* C: champions
* RU: runner-up
* SF team qualified for the semi-final stage of the competition

### Season summary

| Year | Played | Wins | Losses | Tied/NR |
| 2023 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Source: ESPNCricinfo |||||