Well folks, that's all the action we have for you today. Thank you so much for tuning in and staying with us throughout the entire game. This is Rashad Mahbub signing off on behalf of Thilak Ramamurthy, Vairavan Karuppiah, and the rest of the crew. Goodnight and goodbye!

Steven Smith: "Can't complain. It was good, nice to bounce back from last night. I thought we started exceptionally well with the bat. Mitch was phenomenal, I had the best seat in the house for most of it, and he got us off to another absolute flyer. It really set us up for the innings, and to post 246 was a good score. We were probably on track at one point to get 270-odd, but they executed really nicely at the back end. We couldn't quite get it away, but it was a nice total in the end anyway. [Conversation in the squad] I think you just have to trust the players around you. We've got some quality players in this lineup. Today was tricky, and as I said, I thought they executed really well at the back end. But we have quality players who know how to play the game, and if they spend some time in the middle, I'm sure they're going to come good and post some big scores for us at the death when we need it. We're comfortable being one and one; it's a nice spot to be after two games, and we go into a bit of a break now. [Managing the workload] Yeah, it's pretty condensed. You obviously have to manage the squad, particularly the bowlers, when you have back to back games. I thought everyone who played today stood up and did a really good job, and I'm just pleased that we were able to bounce back after the loss last night."

Kasinathan: "Had Pollard played for MI in IPL the results would have been different. Hmmm"

Kieron Pollard: "[How do you feel after surpassing the record?] I feel well, thank you very much. Thanks to the management for giving me the opportunity to showcase my talent on the world stage for the last 20 years or so. Thanks to my friends and my family who have supported me. Thank you to everybody. [Batting in the middle and keeping a high strike rate] Obviously, it's very difficult. I just mentioned before that surpassing Chris Gayle, someone we looked up to in the West Indies over a period of time, is special. He has done great things in all formats of cricket, so again, sorry Universe Boss, but we are both at the top there. Having said that, batting at number six or seven is very difficult. Somebody needs to do the dirty work, though, and while everyone rushes to bat at the top of the order, a cricket match involves 11 people and everyone has a role to play. I guess my role over time was to finish matches, and I embraced that. Once you embrace the challenge and practice for it, good things come. [How much longer do you think you'll play?] I don't know, I won't put a timeline to it. Faf [du Plessis] is my inspiration right now! But having said that, I think it's more about personal pride, motivation, wanting to play the sport, and wanting to help the youngsters in each and every team I play for. Once that desire is there, I'm going to continue. It's not going to be at the expense of any young person who wants to take the mantle, though; for me, I'm just enjoying the moment. I'm only playing three or four tournaments now. [Difficulty switching from one capacity to the other?] I'm on the other side of the fence as well from a coaching capacity, and I think that has actually helped me in the latter part of my career. Now I have to preach what I say, and then I have to go out and do what I say, which has helped me personally. So I'll just continue to do that as long as I think I'm fit enough. Once you keep yourself in shape from a physical perspective, the muscle memory of cricket will always be there. After the IPL, I went home, took three or four days off, and then for two and a half weeks I was pounding it early in the morning. Like I said, personal pride is more important to me than anything. I'm not going to come to a tournament underprepared and just say I'm going to play on legacy. That's not the right example to set for the youngsters coming up. [Could you have imagined that the road would lead to this record?] Hell no, I'd be lying if I said that. But what I'm proud of, individually and with all those other guys you mentioned like Chris, is that we took a leap of faith, even though we got ridiculed a lot for it. Now you live to see guys at a young age even retiring from international cricket to play franchise cricket because cricket is not just a sport anymore; it's a business. One thing I've understood about human beings is that when you do something different, change is something we're not really accustomed to. I'm happy that I've lived to see this day, and I hope everyone who criticized us [Gayle, Bravo and others] over the years can sit back and say, 'Cheers.' We don't need an apology. We respect each and every format of the game, but understand that just like technology, everything is changing."

Player of the Match, Mitch Owen: "[How much did you enjoy batting?] It was good fun. Nice to get a few out of the middle, and it's a lovely ground here. It has always been a good wicket, so it was nice to spend some time out there. I probably felt last night I didn't really apply myself enough. We know how good that wicket gets after the lights come into play. So I felt like I needed to take a bit of responsibility after getting a good start and stay out there for a bit longer, and luckily enough, it happened today. [Calculated attacking approach] I mean, I sort of tend to stick to a simple process of trying to hit a few sixes. You have to read the wicket a little bit more when you're batting first, but it's a little bit easier with the games that happened before us, albeit during the day. It's definitely a nice track out there, and like I said, luckily enough, it came off. [Death overs] I think they bowled really well at the end to restrict us when they started executing the wide yorkers. Credit to them there. [Back to back games] A bit sore, so I need a bit of rest and recovery. I'll just stick to my process and hopefully, I can continue."

Nicholas Pooran: "[Too many runs on the board?] Honestly, we felt like we had a chance. 245 was a lot, but Mitchell played a really superb innings. Congrats to him. I felt like we bowled well to the other guys, but he played beautifully today. Even chasing 245, we felt like we were in with a shot. [Did the pitch change?] I mean, it's unfortunate. Obviously, when Quinton and I got out early, it hurt. I had an unfortunate dismissal myself, and then we had a run-out in the powerplay. I think those two run-outs kind of derailed us a lot, but in saying that, we still scored 200-plus even after losing four wickets early, so that's a really good sign. [Pollard's performance] Although we lost the game, it almost felt like a win at the end. I think everybody wanted him to get that hundred. Congrats to him; he just became the leading run-scorer in T20 cricket, and tonight he proved once more why he's a legend of this game and one of the best. He's one of the leaders of this team, and he's leading from the front. Once he got set, he went all the way to the end and gave us a real chance. Hopefully, our net run rate isn't damaged too badly, but that was great to see from him."

11:27 pm Phew, such high-scoring games are coming regularly this season in the MLC. The Washington Freedom pick up their first win of the season. MI New York got off to a terrible start while chasing a huge target. Smith's decision to open the bowling with a spinner worked straight away, as both openers were dismissed early. Things got even worse when Pooran fell in the third over. At 56 for 4 at the end of the powerplay, MI New York were already struggling and the required run rate kept getting higher. Half the side was back in the pavilion within the first eight overs, leaving the chase in serious trouble. The biggest positive for MI New York was Pollard, who played a brilliant innings and kept on going till the very end. Bosch also made a valuable contribution down the order, showing some power hitting when the game looked out of reach. Pollard got a lucky break on the third ball of the 16th over when he edged one through to the wicketkeeper on 68, but no appeal was made. He made the most of that chance and brought up a remarkable century off the final ball of the match. Bosch stayed unbeaten on 35 from just 14 deliveries. Their partnership of 81 runs off 34 balls helped reduce the margin of defeat and protected MI New York's net run rate to some extent. For the bowling side, Maxwell picked up two wickets, while Netravalkar and Holland claimed one each.

Washington Freedom won by 30 runs

Can Pollard finish things off with a century here?

The crowd is chanting Pollard's name