From the Pavilion

I was the press officer for the FIFA World Cup-linked “Miami Ball Run” yesterday so am just get around to pay tribute to the Cricketer I consider the greatest ever - he passed this week at the age of 89.

Sir Garry Sobers was an all-rounder who redefined how Cricket was played and set up the West Indies for greatness.

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A lot to unpack from today’s ODI between England and India.

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While the FIFA World Cup rolls on in the world’s second most popular team sport the two- time reigning World Champions are being pulled apart on a tour of the British Isles. This leads us to some very strong tactical analysis about India’s failings in conditions that are not similar to that of the Indian subcontinent.

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Could this be a good omen for England Football facing Mexico in a tough Round of 16 FIFA World Cup clash? Maybe. England handed India its third straight international loss today thanks to a monster 17th over of their innings and Jacob Betthel’s 76 off 46 including 29 in that aforementioned 17th over.

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Also a discussion about having Canadian teams in US leagues.

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Oakland Colosseum has proven a great venue for this weekend action

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We’ve delivered highlights and press conference video with permission from Major League Cricket on BT90 & From the Pavilion, but Star Sports, a Disney owned-company (formerly owned by Rupert Murdoch) that owns the copyrights in India has complained to YouTube.

It is not a copyright strike so I am not terribly concerned about it long-term but it does limit our ability to get full effect from these videos because they are challenging it in territories outside of India as well.

As a result, we will just do podcasts and written content for now about the league without any match highlights or press conference video. We do hope to revisit this matter in the future and resume curated highlights shows.

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All highlights and interviews in this video are courtesy of Major League Cricket.

Seattle Orcas produced a commanding all-round performance to defeat Washington Freedom by 88 runs at Oakland Coliseum, posting 227/6 before bowling the visitors out for 139 in 16.2 overs. Shimron Hetmyer’s unbeaten 79 off 33 balls and Marcus Stoinis’ explosive 42 off 16 — 15 sixes between them in an extraordinary second-half surge — laid the foundation, before Jasdeep Singh claimed five wickets to dismantle Freedom’s batting lineup and seal a comprehensive victory.

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Texas Super Kings claimed a 22-run victory over San Francisco Unicorns in the opening match of the Oakland leg, posting 161/8 before their bowlers dismissed the Unicorns for 139 in 17.4 overs. Amshi de Silva was the standout performer of the match, claiming four wickets and contributing a stunning one-handed catch to remove Lhuan-dre Pretorius, while Abhimanyu Lamba marked his MLC debut with two wickets. Donovan Ferreira’s enterprising 45 off 28 balls proved the decisive contribution with the bat as TSK moved into second place on the standings.

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