Bartlett’s Stunning Late Assault Powers Unicorns to Thrilling Comeback Win Over MI New York in MLC 2025

Xavier Bartlett produced an extraordinary rescue act for San Francisco Unicorns, blasting an unbeaten 59 off just 25 balls to snatch victory from MI New York in a dramatic MLC 2025 clash. Walking in at 108 for 6 in the 13th over, with Unicorns still needing 74 runs, Bartlett — who entered the match with a modest T20 batting average of 14.10 — launched a ruthless assault on a formidable MI New York attack led by Trent Boult, Naveen-ul-Haq, Michael Bracewell, and Ehsan Adil. His innings featured four fours and five towering sixes, turning a game that was slipping away into Unicorns’ third consecutive win, cementing their spot at the top of the points table. Earlier, Unicorns’ chase of 183 had faltered early as they slipped to 42 for 4 inside the powerplay, with Finn Allen, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Sanjay Krishnamurthi, and Cooper Connolly all falling cheaply. Tim Seifert, battling alone initially, found support in Hassan Khan, who smashed 43 off 17 balls during a 64-run stand, but MI New York still held the advantage when Corey Anderson departed soon after Bartlett’s arrival. However, Bartlett’s late blitz turned the tide. Earlier in the match, MI New York’s innings was anchored by Quinton de Kock’s brisk 63 off 38 balls, with Kieron Pollard adding late impetus by hammering four sixes in a single Hassan Khan over. Sunny Patel’s quickfire 20 off 11 balls helped push the total to a competitive 182, which for much of the second innings looked sufficient—until Bartlett’s heroics rewrote the script.

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