After a resounding inaugural season in 2023, Major League Cricket (MLC) will return to enthral fans in the USA in July 2024. The new league on the franchise cricketing circuit will kick off its second season on July 5 (July 6 according to IST).
Defending champions MI New York will lock horns with Seattle Orcas in the league opener on July 5 at Church Street Park in Morrisville. The final of the tournament will take place on July 28 at Grand Prairie Stadium in Texas.
The second edition will see 6 teams play 21 league-stage matches. The top 4 teams at the end of the league stage will proceed to the playoffs, which include an Eliminator, a Qualifier, a Challenger, and the Final matches.
Overall, MLC 2024 will see 25 matches taking place across Morrisville and Texas, an increase of 6 matches from the inaugural edition.
In a major boost, MLC has received List A T20 status from the International Cricket Council (ICC) ahead of the 2024 season. MLC also plans to expand the league to 10 teams in the future.
MLC 2024: Schedule and Timing
| Date | Match | Time (IST / Local) | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 6 | Seattle Orcas vs MI New York | 1:00 AM / 3:30 PM (Jul 5) | Morrisville |
| July 6 | LA Knight Riders vs Texas Super Kings | 6:00 AM / 7:30 PM (Jul 5) | Texas |
| July 7 | MI New York vs Washington Freedom | 12:30 AM / 3:00 PM (Jul 6) | Morrisville |
| July 8 | LA Knight Riders vs San Francisco Unicorns | 6:00 AM / 7:30 PM (Jul 7) | Texas |
| July 9 | Texas Super Kings vs Washington Freedom | 1:00 AM / 3:30 PM (Jul 8) | Morrisville |
| July 10 | Seattle Orcas vs LA Knight Riders | 6:00 AM / 7:30 PM (Jul 9) | Texas |
| July 11 | Texas Super Kings vs San Francisco Unicorns | 12:30 AM / 3:00 PM (Jul 10) | Morrisville |
| July 12 | Washington Freedom vs Seattle Orcas | 6:00 AM / 7:30 PM (Jul 11) | Texas |
| July 13 | Texas Super Kings vs MI New York | 12:30 AM / 3:00 PM (Jul 12) | Morrisville |
| July 14 | San Francisco Unicorns vs LA Knight Riders | 12:30 AM / 3:00 PM (Jul 13) | Morrisville |
| July 15 | LA Knight Riders vs Washington Freedom | 1:00 AM / 3:30 PM (Jul 14) | Morrisville |
| July 15 | MI New York vs Texas Super Kings | 6:00 AM / 7:30 PM (Jul 14) | Texas |
| July 16 | San Francisco Unicorns vs Seattle Orcas | 1:00 AM / 3:30 PM (Jul 15) | Morrisville |
| July 17 | Washington Freedom vs MI New York | 6:00 AM / 7:30 PM (Jul 16) | Texas |
| July 18 | LA Knight Riders vs Seattle Orcas | 12:30 AM / 3:00 PM (Jul 17) | Morrisville |
| July 19 | San Francisco Unicorns vs MI New York | 6:00 AM / 7:30 PM (Jul 18) | Texas |
| July 20 | Washington Freedom vs Texas Super Kings | 6:00 AM / 7:30 PM (Jul 19) | Texas |
| July 21 | Seattle Orcas vs San Francisco Unicorns | 6:00 AM / 7:30 PM (Jul 20) | Texas |
| July 22 | MI New York vs LA Knight Riders | 6:00 AM / 7:30 PM (Jul 21) | Texas |
| July 23 | Washington Freedom vs San Francisco Unicorns | 6:00 AM / 7:30 PM (Jul 22) | Texas |
| July 24 | Seattle Orcas vs Texas Super Kings | 6:00 AM / 7:30 PM (Jul 23) | Texas |
| July 25 | Eliminator: No. 3 vs No. 4 | 6:00 AM / 7:30 PM (Jul 24) | Texas |
| July 26 | Qualifier: No. 1 vs No. 2 | 6:00 AM / 7:30 PM (Jul 25) | Texas |
| July 27 | Challenger: Eliminator Winner vs Qualifier Loser | 6:00 AM / 7:30 PM (Jul 26) | Texas |
| July 29 | Final: Qualifier Winner vs Challenger Winner | 6:00 AM / 7:30 PM (Jul 28) | Texas |
MLC 2024: Squads
Los Angeles Knight Riders
Jason Roy, Saif Badar, Unmukt Chand, Adithya Ganesh, Derone Davis, Shadley van Schalkwyk, Ali Khan, Spencer Johnson, Adam Zampa, Corné Dry, Nitish Kumar, Sunil Narine, Shakib Al Hasan, Andre Russell, Matthew Tromp, Alex Carey, David Miller, Chaitanya Bishnoi, Josh Little, Waqar Salamkheil
MI New York
Shayan Jahangir, Monank Patel, Steven Taylor, Dewald Brevis, Nicholas Pooran, Ehsan Adil, Nosthush Kenjige, Trent Boult, Ruben Clinton, Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada, Heath Richards, Tim David, Rashid Khan, Kieron Pollard, Romario Shepherd, Rushil Ugarkar
San Francisco Unicorns
Finn Allen, Jahmar Hamilton, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Brody Couch, Carmi le Roux, Liam Plunkett, Karima Gore, Haris Rauf, Corey Anderson, Hassan Khan, Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Tajinder Singh, Josh Inglis, Sherfane Rutherford, Matthew Short, Abrar Ahmed, Brody Couch, Pat Cummins, Matt Henry
Seattle Orcas
Quinton de Kock, Heinrich Klaasen, Cameron Gannon, Wayne Parnell, Nandre Burger, Ali Sheikh, Nauman Anwar, Shehan Jayasuriya, Shubham Ranjane, Harmeet Singh, Hammad Azam, Michael Bracewell, Ayan Desai, Imad Wasim, Nauman Anwar, Ryan Rickelton, Cameron Gannon, Obed McCoy, Zaman Khan
Texas Super Kings
Devon Conway, Faf du Plessis, Saiteja Mukkamalla, Mohammad Mohsin, Calvin Savage, Cameron Stevenson, Milind Kumar, Naveen-ul-Haq, Zia Shahzad, Daryl Mitchell, Raj Nannan, Mitchell Santner, Aaron Hardie, Aiden Markram, Joshua Tromp, Zia-ul-Haq, Marcus Stoinis, Noor Ahmad, Matheesha Pathirana
Washington Freedom
Andries Gous, Lahiru Milantha, Travis Head, Steve Smith, Akhilesh Bodugum, Saurabh Netravalkar, Amila Aponso, Akeal Hosein, Marco Jansen, Yasir Mohammad, Andrew Tye, Mukhtar Ahmed, Justin Dill, Ian Holland, Obus Pienaar, Glenn Maxwell, Rachin Ravindra, Steven Smith, Jack Edwards, Lockie Ferguson
MLC 2024: Broadcasting and Live Streaming
In India, MLC 2024 will be broadcast live on TV by Sony Sports Network. While the live streaming of MLC 2024 matches will be available on the Jio Cinema app and website.
