Dallas, July 10 -- Trent Boult widely known for his death-bowling mastery in T20 cricket over the years. However, it was his critical cameo with the bat at the Grand Prairie Stadium that ultimately got MI New York over the line by 2 wickets in a nervy run-chase against San Francisco Unicorns on Thursday in the ongoing Major League Cricket (MLC).

Having been set a below-par 132 in a rain-affected eliminator, MI New York were heading stably in pursuit, as they concluded the powerplay on 37 without any losses.

However, Matthew Short got the Unicorns off the mark in the wickets column, sending back a fluent Quinton de Kock and skipper Nicholas Pooran in his second over to reignite hope in his camp, according to the MLC website.

Losing his ...