Grand Prairie, June 28 -- When Shimron Hetmyer steered Kieron Pollard over square leg for a maximum off the very last delivery in the 20th over, the explosive left-hander sealed not only one of the finest knocks in Major League Cricket (MLC) history but also the league's highest successful chase--powering the Seattle Orcas to their first win of the season.

On Friday, the 475-run thriller against MI New York featured standout performances from Nicholas Pooran and Tajinder Singh in a first-innings batting blitz, as per an MLC press release.

Set an improbable target of 237, Hetmyer's fireworks came after brisk, timely cameos laid the foundation--Kyle Mayers struck 37 off 20 (four boundaries and two sixes), Heinrich Klaasen added 26 off 13 ...