MI New York look to flip season and venue narrative

MI New York, the inaugural champions, have endured a disappointing season, but they still have a chance to turn things around in the playoffs. Despite their seventh defeat of the season, Nicholas Pooran remains optimistic, saying "it is a different competition going into the playoffs."

The team's fortunes will be decided in the Eliminator against the San Francisco Unicorns, where they will face a tough challenge. The Unicorns have won as many games as MI New York have lost this season (7) and have taken all four points against them. However, MI New York can take confidence from their blank slate and the fact that they have nothing to lose.

Eliminator Details

• When: July 9, 07:00 PM Local time (5:30 AM IST on July 10)
• Where: Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas
• What to expect: Rain and runs? Although there is a flood situation in Central Texas, the forecast for the day of the eliminator is clear as of now.

Team Analysis

San Francisco Unicorns

• Matthew Short has confirmed Romario Shepherd's injury and Haris Rauf's hamstring injury, and Finn Allen's foot injury has ruled him out of the playoffs.
• Probable XI: Matthew Short (c), Tim Seifert (wk), Jake Fraser-McGurk, Cooper Connolly, Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Hassan Khan, Hammad Azam, Xavier Bartlett, Karima Gore, Brody Couch, Ben Lister

MI New York

• With all to play for, they should revert to the combinations that earned them the crucial win over LA KR that eventually sealed their qualification.
• Probable XI: Quinton de Kock (w), Monank Patel, Nicholas Pooran (c), Tajinder Dhillon, Kieron Pollard, Michael Bracewell, George Linde, Nosthush Kenjige, Trent Boult, Rushil Ugarkar, Ehsan Adil