Noor Ahmad’s impressive bowling figures of 4 for 25 guided Texas Super Kings (TSK) to a comfortable 57-run victory over Los Angeles Knight Riders (LAKR) in their second consecutive win in the MLC 2025 season. The match took place on Sunday, June 15, in California.
Texas Super Kings Batting Overview
After being put in to bat first, TSK faced early trouble with captain Faf du Plessis failing again to deliver, dismissed for just 8 runs. However, Saiteja Mukkamalla’s timely cameo revived their innings early on, clearing the ropes twice in the powerplay. Devon Conway, fresh from a fifty in the previous match, continued his good form with a quick 34 off 21 balls, including multiple boundaries.
Despite the promising starts, no TSK batter managed to build a significant innings. Daryl Mitchell’s unbeaten 36, though not fluent, ended up as the highest score. Mitchell notably improved his innings later on, crucially hitting boundaries at the end to boost his strike rate.
Donovan Ferreira provided a vital surge at the death, smashing an unbeaten 32 off just 16 deliveries, enabling TSK to post a competitive total of 181/4.
LA Knight Riders Struggle in Chase
LAKR’s chase began poorly, losing Andre Fletcher early to Adam Milne. Despite Alex Hales’ brief counterattack, hitting consecutive sixes, the innings quickly unraveled. Noor Ahmad and Stephen Wiig ripped through LAKR’s batting lineup, reducing them significantly by the powerplay’s end.
The decisive blows came swiftly in the middle overs when Mitchell bowled Unmukt Chand, followed by Noor’s dismissal of Andre Russell and Sunil Narine in consecutive deliveries. At 74/7, LAKR had no realistic way back. Eventually, Adam Milne delivered the final blow, bowling out LAKR for just 124 in 17.1 overs.
Match Summary:
- Texas Super Kings: 181/4 (20 overs)
- Daryl Mitchell: 36* runs
- Devon Conway: 34 runs
- Donovan Ferreira: 32* runs (16 balls)
- Tanveer Sangha: 2/32
- Los Angeles Knight Riders: 124 all out (17.1 overs)
- Shadley van Schalkwyk: 27 runs
- Noor Ahmad: 4/25, Adam Milne: 2/8
