The carnival at California has ended. But the MLC party now moves to Dallas. The last two games prior to this saw teams batting first doing well but today Monank and Michael Bracewell had other ideas. Yes, they were helped thanks to some shoddy fielding. But Monank executed well and got to 93. Bracewell did well towards the end after surviving his chances. Pollard also chipped in with a cameo. MINY have opened their account. The Orcas still on a blob. We have more games of cricket coming your way. We will be back then. Time to bid bye bye now.

Nic Pooran: Very relieved. Coming here, either of us had to get on the board. But happy to have won. We keep facing the same challenges.

Monank Patel: Really happy the way we played. These two points were crucial.

KLaasen: I was very pleased. We batted superbly. Batting game plan paid off. We needed some experience at the back end. It paid off today. 200 was enough. I reckon where a couple of the balls just went over. I thought

21:25 Local Time, 04:25 GMT, 09:55 IST: MINY have opened their account. The Orcas were poor on the field and the dropped chances has hurt them really bad.

Obed McCoy to Pollard, SIX, very fine, the partnership between Pollard and Michael Bracewell is now

Obed McCoy to Pollard, wide, very full, too wide, left alone

Obed McCoy to Michael Bracewell, 1 run, and wrists the ball down to deep mid for a single as the ball angled in. Fifty for Michael Bracewell. He took his time and after the fall of Patel has managed to break free from the rut of dot balls

Obed McCoy to Michael Bracewell, SIX, only a shot away now! Back of a length delivery, angled in, Michael Bracewell stays back and pulls it over deep mid for a sixer. Handsome blow from the Kiwi. 6 needed off 8 balls now. He has moved to 49

Obed McCoy to Pollard, 1 run, walks across and nudges the ball down to deep backward

Obed McCoy to Pollard, FOUR, to backward square leg

Obed McCoy to Pollard, FOUR

Obed McCoy [3.0-0-25-0] is back into the attack

Mayers to Michael Bracewell, FOUR, Harmeet lets it slip through his legs. Poor from the fielder. That was fuller, outside off, Michael Bracewell digs it out down to

The bowler loses his run-up. Last ball of the over.