The Hundred men's competition, The Oval
Sunrisers Leeds 143 (99 balls): Marsh 41 (27); Gleeson 4-25, Curran 2-27
MI London 144-3 (84 balls): Curran 60* (39), Pooran 58* (22); Carse 2-18
MI London won by 7 wickets
Sam Curran's all-round brilliance led MI London to a convincing seven-wicket triumph implicit Sunrisers Leeds successful the opening lucifer of the men's Hundred.
Chasing 144, Curran finished unbeaten connected 60 arsenic MI London eased to their people with 16 balls remaining.
After Brydon Carse's good spell of 2-18 had fixed Sunrisers hope, Curran added 93 from conscionable 40 balls for the 4th wicket with Nicholas Pooran.
The destructive Pooran struck a magnificent 19-ball 50 which took the crippled from Sunrisers, arsenic helium clubbed 5 fours and 5 sixes successful his 58 not out.
Curran had earlier taken 2-27 and seamer Richard Gleeson besides impressed with 4-25 arsenic Sunrisers were bowled retired for 143.
Mitchell Marsh top-scored with 41 astatine the apical of the bid but Sunrisers struggled for momentum aft his departure, though Tom Alsop's cameo of 31 from 18 balls gave them a precocious boost.
England white-ball skipper Harry Brook fell for 8 and Sunrisers skipper Zak Crawley lone managed 13.
MI London, who were antecedently known arsenic Oval Invincibles anterior to the backstage concern successful the Hundred, person won the past 3 men's tournaments.
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