Gear up for cricket fever! The USA’s Major League Cricket returns for its action-packed 2024 season. Witness global stars will battle it out as six teams vie for T20 glory. Catch the matches from July 6th to 29th!
MLC 2024 Teams, Players, Venues, Tickets, and Broadcasting
Here is a little summary of the Major Cricket League 2024.
| Start Date | 6 July |
| Season | 2nd |
| Authority | USA Cricket Board |
| Host | USA |
| Number of Teams | 6 |
Schedule
Major Cricket League was set to take place in 2022 but got postponed for many reasons and with the first season, it’s on now. Major League Cricket is coming with a bang with its second season in July 2024. This will be a 17-day tournament with 19 matches played among teams.
It follows a single round-robin format having playoffs and knockout stages. Due to summer, the matches will be held at 7:00 pm. The Fixtures are not yet finalized and announced.
| Start Date | 6 July |
| Final Date | 29 July |
Tickets
The tickets for Major League Cricket will be available online on the MLC official website.
Teams
The league comprises six teams from major metropolitan areas. These teams will showcase multiple overseas cricketing stars and the best talent in the United States.
The teams are mentioned below:-
- Texas Super Kings
- Los Angeles Knight Riders
- MI New York
- San Francisco Unicorns
- Seattle Orcas
- Washington Freedom
Players List
WASHINGTON FREEDOM
- Mukhtar Ahmed
- Jack Edwards
- Marco Jansen
- Akeal Hosein
- Saurabh Netravalkar
- Akhilesh Bodugum
- Lahiru Milantha
- Yasir Mohammed
- Andries Gous
- Andrew Tye
- Amila Aponso
- Glenn Maxwell
- Justin Dill
- Steve Smith
- Ian Holland
- Lockie Ferguson
- Rachin Ravindra
- Travis Head
- Obus Pienaar
SEATTLE ORCAS
- Hayden Walsh
- Nandré Burger
- Heinrich Klaasen
- Nisarg Patel
- Quinton de Kock
- Cameron Gannon
- Shubham Ranjane
- Angelo Perera
- Michael Bracewell
- Nauman Anwar
- Wayne Parnell
- Aaron Jones
- Dasun Shanaka
- Ryan Rickelton
- Shimron Hetmyer
- Dwaine Pretorius
- Nathan Ellis
- Andrew Tye
- Shehan Jayasuriya
- Phani Simhardi
- Harmeet Singh
- Imad Wasim
LOS ANGELES KNIGHT RIDERS
- Sunil Narine
- Jason Roy
- Adam Zampa
- Spencer Johnson
- Corne Dry
- Andre Russell
- Nitish Kumar
- Shakib Al Hasan
- Lockie Ferguson
- Saif Badar
- Ali Sheikh
- Martin Guptill
- Rilee Rossouw
- David Miller
- Bhaskar Yadram
- Jaskaran Malhotra
- Gajanand Singh
- Shadley van Schalkwyk
- Ali Khan
- Unmukt Chand
MI NEW YORK
- Kagiso Rabada
- Rashid Khan
- Romario Shepherd
- Nicholas Pooran
- Sarabjit Ladda
- Ehsan Adil
- Shayan Jahangir
- Ruben Clinton
- Trent Boult
- Monank Patel
- David Wiese
- Nosthusha Kenjige
- Slade van Staden
- Tim David
- Hammad Azam
- Jessy Singh
- Saideep Ganesh
- Steven Taylor
- Anrich Nortje
- Jason Behrendorff
- Dewald Brevis
- Kyle Phillip
- Heath Richards
- Kieron Pollard
TEXAS SUPER KINGS
- Saiteja Mukkamalla
- Zia Shahzad
- Gerald Coetzee
- Dwayne Bravo
- Sami Aslam
- Cody Chetty
- Mohammad Mohsin
- Imran Tahir
- Devon Conway
- Matthew Tromp
- Calvin Savage
- Zia ul-Haq
- Mitchell Santner
- Milind Kumar
- Cameron Stevenson
- Daniel Sams
- Faf du Plessis
- Lahiru Milantha
- Naveen-ul-Haq
- Rusty Theron
SAN FRANCISCO UNICORNS
- Chaitanya Bishnoi
- Brody Couch
- Finn Allen
- Jake Fraser-McGurk
- Jahmar Hamilton
- Smit Patel
- Matt Henry
- Corey Anderson
- Josh Inglis
- Tajinder Singh
- Matthew Wade
- Shadab Khan
- Carmi le Roux
- Mackenzie Harvey
- Qais Ahmad
- Sanjay Krishnamurthi
- Marcus Stoinis
- David White
- Abrar Ahmed
- Liam Plunkett
- Haris Rauf
- Matt Short
- Lungi Ngidi
Venues
The venues for the major league cricket are Grand Prairie Stadium near Dallas in Texas, and Church Street Park, NC.
MLC 2024 Broadcasting
The league will be available for live coverage to global cricket fans on national and international broadcasting and streaming platforms.
| Regions | TV Channel and Streaming Partners |
| India | Viacom-owend Sports 18 1 SD/HD, JioCinema |
| Pakistan | A Sports HD |
| USA | MLC Network Youtube, ESPN |
| Across the World | Crictime (free), YuppTV |
Alternative Ways to Watch MLC USA
You can watch MLC Major League on these platforms also:
- TouchCric
- MobileCric
- WebCric
- WatchCric
- SmartCric
- Cricfree
- Willow TV
- Sling TV
What is Major League Cricket in the USA?
MLC is the forthcoming world-class T20 cricket league in the USA. the attempt is made to popularize cricket in the state and to provide a platform for the players to showcase their skills and talents.
What is the Major League Cricket 2024 start date?
Major League Cricket MLC 2024 will start on 6 July 2024.
How Many Matches will be Played During the First Season of MLC?
Major Cricket League follows a single round-robin format with 25 T20 matches played among six teams.
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