Kieron Pollard impressed in the final as MI New York cruised past Seattle Orcas by five runs in the lowest-scoring match of Major League Cricket 2026 on Thursday.Defending a total of 132, MI New York survived a late scare to register a crucial victory later on. Marcus Stoinis and Jasdeep Singh threatened to stop chasing Orcas.In the past, Quinton de Kock he extinguished MI New York’s innings and made 61 off 46 balls, hitting four fours and two sixes. However, despite a strong start, MI New York struggled to maintain momentum in the latter half of their innings, managing just 132/8 from their 20 overs.After Monank Patel departed without scoring, de Kock and captain Nicholas Pooran strengthened the innings with a partnership of 47. Tajinder Dhillon chipped in with a helpful 23, but the Seattle players fought back well. Marcus Stoinis led the way with figures of 3/14, while Ottneil Baartman and Jasdeep Singh picked up two wickets each to stop MI New York.In response, the Seattle Orcas never got a hit. Trent Boult struck early by removing Shayan Jahangir, while Corbin Bosch removed Matthew Breetzke as the Orcas slipped to 14/2.Romario Shepherd then produced a match-winning haul, claiming 3/16, including the wickets of Tim Seifert, Shehan Jayasuriya and Shimron Hetmyer.With wickets falling regularly, Stoinis emerged as Seattle’s lone batsman, scoring 36 off 31 balls. However, the asking price continued to rise.The match took a turn for the worse when Jasdeep Singh hit Boult for four fours and a six, leaving Seattle needing 14 runs from the last over. Stoinis raised hopes by launching Pollard’s first delivery for a six, but the veteran batsman had the final say. Romario Shepherd made a sharp catch to remove Stoinis Pollard before closing the game down in style, sparking jubilant celebrations among the MI New York players.