India, June 13 -- The third season of Major League Cricket had a firework start at the Oakland Coliseum in California, as Finn Allen lit things up with a sensational 151(51) for San Francisco Unicorns against the Washington Freedom. Attentions shift, now, to a rivalry from an ocean away, as two teams with parent franchises in the IPL with so much history face off. MI New York, the inaugural champions of this franchise league two years ago, are set to face the Texas Super Kings in a big battle in Oakland.

There are some terrific power-hitters on both sides of this encounter, led by the two captains. Nicholas Pooran captains MINY, and he is a man built for dominating these sorts of situations. Across from him will be the wily and vastly ex...