Los Angeles, July 19 -- Sunil Narine's genius, and perhaps the Bay Area's notorious winds, conspired to dent Steve Smith's pioneering push to lead his American team to a second Major League Cricket title on Sunday (Saturday evening local time).
Playing at Oakland Coliseum, the former baseball stadium that birthed Moneyball, a Washington Freedom side stacked with Australians were confounded by Narine's finger spin that delivered the Los Angeles Knight Riders their first MLC crown after a thrilling one-run win.
Smith and coach Ricky Ponting combined for the 2024 trophy for the Cricket NSW-aligned Washington team, but the pair of legendary batters were left ashen-faced after their side lostin an epic decider on the last ball, perhaps rueing ...