The inaugural edition of Major League Cricket 2023 (MLC) will kick off with Texas Super Kings clashing against Los Angeles Knight Riders on Thursday, July 13. MLC is the United States of America's T20 franchise league sanctioned by USA Cricket. Six teams will be participating with some of the biggest T20 stars featuring in the first edition.
Grand Prairie Stadium in Grand Prairie, Texas, and Church Street Park in Morrisville, North Carolina will host all 19 matches, including the final on July 30. Texas Super Kings, MI New York, and Los Angeles Knight Riders share owners with Indian Premier League teams. Faf du Plessis returns to Super Kings to captain the Texas-based franchise while MI veteran Kieron Pollard leads the New York franchise.
Major League Cricket 2023 Teams
Los Angeles Knight Riders: Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Jason Roy, Lockie Ferguson, Martin Guptill, Adam Zampa, Rilee Rossouw, Spencer Johnson, Ali Khan, Unmukt Chand, Jaskaran Malhotra, Nitish Kumar, Corne Dry, Ali Sheikh, Saif Badar, Shadley Van Schalkwyk, Bhaskar Yadram, Gajanand Singh
MI New York: Kieron Pollard, Trent Boult, Rashid Khan, Tim David, Dewald Brevis, David Wiese, Kagiso Rabada, Nicholas Pooran, Jason Behrendorff, Steven Taylor, Hammad Azam, Ehsan Adil, Nosthush Kenjige, Monank Patel, Sarbjeet Ladda, Shayan Jahangir, Kyle Phillip, Saideep Ganesh, Jasdeep Singh
San Francisco Unicorns: Aaron Finch, Marcus Stoinis, Lungi Ndigi, Corey Anderson, Liam Plunkett, Tajinder Singh, Chaitanya Bishnoi, Carmi Le Roux, Brody Couch, David White, Smit Patel, Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Amila Aponso
Seattle Orcas: Quinton de Kock, Wayne Parnell, Dasun Shanaka, Sikandar Raza, Harmeet Singh, Shehan Jayasuriya, Shubham Ranjane, Cameron Gannon, Aaron Jones, Nauman Anwar, Phani Simhadri, Angelo Perera, Matthew Tromp, Nisarg Patel
Texas Super Kings: Devon Conway, Mitchell Santner, Daniel Sams, David Miller, Gerald Coetzee, Dwayne Bravo, Rusty Theron, Calvin Savage, Lahiru Milantha, Milind Kumar, Sami Aslam, Cameron Stevenson, Cody Chetty, Zia Shahzad, Saiteja Mukkamalla, Mohammad Mohsin
Washington Freedom: Anrich Nortje, Wanindu Hasaranga, Marco Jansen, Glenn Phillips, Adam Milne, Moises Henriques, Josh Philippe, Andries Gous, Mukhtar Ahmed, Obus Pienaar, Saurabh Netravalkar, Saad Ali, Dane Piedt, Sujith Gowda, Justin Dill, Akhilesh Bodugum, Ben Dwarshuis, Usman Rafiq
Major League Cricket 2023 Schedule:
13 July - Texas Super Kings vs LA Knight Riders at Grand Prairie Stadium, 7:30 PM Local, 6:00 AM IST
14 July - MI New York vs SF Unicorns at Grand Prairie Stadium, 3:30 PM Local, 2:00 AM IST
14 July - Seattle Orcas vs Washington Freedom at Grand Prairie Stadium, 7:30 PM Local, 6:00 AM IST
15 July - SF Unicorns vs Seattle Orcas at Grand Prairie Stadium, 7:30 PM Local, 6:00 AM IST
16 July - Texas Super Kings vs Washington Freedom at Grand Prairie Stadium, 3:30 PM Local, 2:00 AM IST
16 July - LA Knight Riders vs MI New York at Grand Prairie Stadium, 7:30 PM Local, 6:00 AM IST
17 July - Texas Super Kings vs MI New York at Grand Prairie Stadium, 7:30 PM Local, 6:00 AM IST
18 July - LA Knight Riders vs SF Unicorns at Grand Prairie Stadium, 7:30 PM Local, 6:00 AM IST
20 July - Washington Freedom vs LA Knight Riders at Church Street Park, 5:30 PM Local, 4:00 AM IST
21 July - Seattle Orcas vs Texas Super Kings at Church Street Park, 5:30 PM Local, 4:00 AM IST
22 July - Washington Freedom vs SF Unicorns at Church Street Park, 5:30 PM Local, 4:00 AM IST
23 July - LA Knight Riders vs Seattle Orcas at Church Street Park, 1:30 PM Local, 12:00 AM IST
23 July - MI New York vs Washington Freedom at Church Street Park, 5:30 PM Local, 4:00 AM IST
24 July - SF Unicorns vs Texas Super Kings at Church Street Park, 5:30 PM Local, 4:00 AM IST
25 July - MI New York vs Seattle Orcas at Church Street Park, 5:30 PM Local, 4:00 AM IST
27 July - Eliminator – Seed 3 vs Seed 4 at Grand Prairie Stadium, 3:30 PM Local, 2:00 AM IST
27 July - Qualifier – Seed 1 vs Seed 2 at Grand Prairie Stadium, 7:30 PM Local, 6:00 AM IST
28 July - Challenger – Qualifier Loser vs Eliminator Winner at Grand Prairie Stadium, 7:30 PM Local, 6:00 AM IST
30 July - Final – Qualifier Winner vs Challenger Winner at Grand Prairie Stadium, 7:30 PM Local, 6:00 AM IST
Major League Cricket 2023 Live Streaming Details, Where to Watch in India:
Reliance-owned Viacom 18 has won the official media rights to broadcast the first edition. Users from India can enjoy live streaming on the JioCinemas website and app and can watch live games on TV on the Sport18 channel.
