He bowled a sensational spell to power his team to a comprehensive victory.
Former Mumbai Indians (MI) pacer Adam Milne was at his threatening best during the Major League Cricket (MLC) 2025 fixture between Seattle Orcas and Texas Super Kings in Florida. He bowled a sensational spell to power his team to a comprehensive victory.
Milne took five wickets for 23 runs at an economy rate of 6.30 in 3.4 overs to break the Orcas’ batting unit and leave them reeling. Most of his wickets were of main batters – David Warner, Shayan Jahangir, Sikandar Raza, Bjorn Fortuin, and Cameron Gannon.
MAL
55/0
HKG
52/4
WI
–
AUS
–
RWA
157/5
ML
158/1
Malawi beat Rwanda by 9 wickets
TBC
–
TBC
–
ROM
178/6
LUX
133/10
Romania won by 45 runs
HUN
168/9
AUST
169/6
Austria beat Hungary by 4 wickets
AUST
245/7
LUX
179/5
Austria beat Luxembourg by 66 runs
TBC
–
TBC
–
TBC
–
TBC
–
ALZ
88/10
JIHCC
163/4
Jinnah CC Stockholm beat Alby Zalmi by 75 runs
RPH
123/6
MAR
150/4
Marsta CC beat Rising Phoenix by 27 runs
JIHCC
153/9
ALZ
168/4
Alby Zalmi CC beat Jinnah CC by 15 runs
RPH
166/4
JIHCC
78/10
Rising Phoenix beat Jinnah CC by 88 runs
ALZ
100/5
RPH
99/7
Alby Zalmi CC beat Rising Phoenix by 5 wickets
RPH
–
JIHCC
–
HDN
–
ALZ
–
TBC
–
TBC
–
TBC
–
TBC
–
BOT-W
143/6
MWW-W
78/10
Botswana Women beat Malawi Women by 65 runs
EWW-W
40/10
LSN-W
88/9
Lesotho Women beat Eswatini Women by 48 runs
RWA-W
135/7
SLO-W
84/10
Rwanda Women beat Sierra Leone Women by 51 runs
CW-W
88/8
MZW-W
87/8
Cameroon Women beat Mozambique Women by 2 wickets
GUJCC
–
SUL
–
CHK
–
TCC
–
FRC
122/4
KLG
108/6
Fatemi Resources Cricket Club beat KL Gladiators by 14 runs
JBK
80/4
SWCL
106/5
Sky Warriors Cricket Club beat JB Kings by 26 runs
UTC
78/4
MXC
80/2
Maxx Cricket Club beat Utkal Cricket Club by 8 wickets
MKP
75/4
MBMS
73/10
MR KB Putrajaya beat MB Malik Sports UMZ by 6 wickets
FRC
–
MXC
–
JBK
–
MBMS
–
UTC
–
KLG
–
MKP
–
SWCL
–
UAE
141/5
NIG
88/10
United Arab Emirates beat Nigeria by 53 runs
KNY
126/6
NBA
123/2
Kenya beat Namibia A by 3 runs
KNY
–
NIG
–
UAE
–
UGA
–
VMK
–
MMS
–
MAK
154/9
BDS
155/4
Boost Defenders beat Mis Ainak Knights by 6 wickets
ASS
174/4
SGT
173/6
Amo Sharks beat Speen Ghar Tigers by 6 wickets
WIU19-W
67/5
USAU19-W
66/9
West Indies Women U19 beat United States Of America Women U19 by 5 wickets
WIU19-W
–
USAU19-W
–
TBLZ-W
–
BRB-W
–
TBC
–
TBC
–
Match Cancelled
SUR-W
–
TBC
–
IAC
203/4
AAC
207/6
Australia Champions beat India Champions by 4 wickets
PNC
95/1
WIC
–
SAC
–
AAC
–
IAC
–
EDC
–
NZ
180/5
SA
177/6
New Zealand beat South Africa by 3 runs
IRE-W
288/9
ZIM-W
182/8
Milne was expensive at the start, conceding 11 runs in his maiden over, but redeemed himself brilliantly to come stronger in the next. He took two wickets in his next over and conceded only a solitary leg bye, which opened the door for his marvellous comeback.
Later, he took as many as three wickets in his final over to end the innings and complete his third five-wicket haul in T20 cricket. He registered his second-best T20 figures, and his spell ensured the Texas Super Kings won the contest by a big 51-run margin and jumped to the top of the points table with 14 points.
Adam Milne has been in exceptional form in the ongoing MLC 2025 and sits in the third position among bowlers with the most wickets this season, despite playing only five games. He has 14 wickets at an average of 8.50 in five innings, including a five-wicket haul.
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He has taken a five-for once, three-for twice, two-for once, and a solitary wicket in the other innings, as Milne goes through a dream patch. His supreme bowling performances suggest the Kiwi pacer has regained his form and will be on the radar of IPL teams again.
Milne, who had a base price of INR 2 crores in the IPL 2025 auction, was unsold due to his fitness struggles. However, he will be in contention again in the IPL 2026 auction, and franchises will be willing to include him in their squads.
He is an all-phase bowler who can move the new ball and also specialises in death overs, making him a complete package as a bowler. With his vast experience and previous IPL exposure, Milne can quickly adapt to the conditions and should be part of one of the franchises in IPL 2026.
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Malaysia won by 10 wickets