Cricket fans! Get ready for the sixes, spin, and sensational catches! As the Major League Cricket 2024 is back with its second season starting July 5th.
The 2024 Major League Cricket season, organized and managed by the American Cricket Enterprises and USA Cricket, will take place from July 5 to July 28, 2024. This round-robin format T20 format cricket tournament will be hosted on the grounds of the USA and will feature the six teams this season.
In December 2023, it was announced that the second season of Major League Cricket would start on July 5, 2024, right after the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. Matches will be held at Grand Prairie Stadium and other venues, with Cognizant as the title sponsor.
Major League Cricket 2024 | |
Board | American Cricket Enterprises |
Cricket format | Twenty 20 |
Teams Participating | 6 |
Teams | Los Angeles Knight Riders, MI New York, San Francisco Unicorns, Seattle Orcas, Texas Super Kings, Washington Freedom |
Hosts | United States |
Date | 5th July – 28 July 2024 |
Live Streaming Platform | ESPN+ Hulu and Disney+ |
Major League Cricket 2024: Teams and Captains
Franchise | Captain |
Los Angeles Knight Riders | Sunil Narine |
MI New York | Kieron Pollard |
San Francisco Unicorns | Pat Cummins |
Seattle Orcas | Wayne Parnell |
Texas Super Kings | Faf du Plessis |
Washington Freedom | TBA |
Major League Cricket 2024: Schedule
Date | Match No. | Venue | Opponents | Time (GMT) | Time (Local) |
Sat, 06 Jul | 1st (D/N) | Morrisville | MI New York vs Seattle Orcas | 7:30 pm | 3:30 pm |
Sat, 06 Jul | 2nd (N) | Dallas | Texas Super Kings vs Los Angeles Knight Riders | 12:30 am | 7:30 pm |
Sun, 07 Jul | 3rd | Morrisville | Washington Freedom vs MI New York | 7:00 pm | 3:00 pm |
Mon, 08 Jul | 4th (N) | Dallas | San Francisco Unicorns vs Los Angeles Knight Riders | 12:30 am | 7:30 pm |
Tue, 09 Jul | 5th (D/N) | Morrisville | Washington Freedom vs Texas Super Kings | 7:00 pm | 3:00 pm |
Wed, 10 Jul | 6th | Dallas | Los Angeles Knight Riders vs Seattle Orcas | 12:30 am | 7:30 pm |
Thu, 11 Jul | 7th | Morrisville | San Francisco Unicorns vs Texas Super Kings | 7:00 pm | 3:00 pm |
Sat, 13 Jul | 8th (N) | Dallas | Seattle Orcas vs Washington Freedom | 12:30 am | 7:30 pm |
Sat, 13 Jul | 9th | Morrisville | MI New York vs Texas Super Kings | 7:00 pm | 3:00 pm |
Sun, 14 Jul | 10th | Morrisville | Los Angeles Knight Riders vs Seattle Orcas | 7:00 pm | 3:00 pm |
Mon, 15 Jul | 11th (D/N) | Morrisville | Washington Freedom vs Los Angeles Knight Riders | 7:30 pm | 3:30 pm |
Mon, 15 Jul | 12th (N) | Dallas | Texas Super Kings vs MI New York | 12:30 am | 7:30 pm |
Tue, 16 Jul | 13th | Morrisville | Seattle Orcas vs San Francisco Unicorns | 7:00 pm | 3:00 pm |
Wed, 17 Jul | 14th (N) | Dallas | MI New York vs Washington Freedom | 12:30 am | 7:30 pm |
Thu, 18 Jul | 15th | Morrisville | Seattle Orcas vs Los Angeles Knight Riders | 7:00 pm | 3:00 pm |
Fri, 19 Jul | 16th (N) | Dallas | MI New York vs San Francisco Unicorns | 12:30 am | 7:30 pm |
Sat, 20 Jul | 17th (N) | Dallas | Texas Super Kings vs Washington Freedom | 12:30 am | 7:30 pm |
Sun, 21 Jul | 18th (N) | Dallas | San Francisco Unicorns vs Seattle Orcas | 12:30 am | 7:30 pm |
Mon, 22 Jul | 19th (N) | Dallas | Los Angeles Knight Riders vs MI New York | 12:30 am | 7:30 pm |
Tue, 23 Jul | 20th (N) | Dallas | San Francisco Unicorns vs Washington Freedom | 12:30 am | 7:30 pm |
Wed, 24 Jul | 21st (N) | Dallas | Texas Super Kings vs Seattle Orcas | 12:30 am | 7:30 pm |
Thu, 25 Jul | Eliminator (N) | Dallas | TBA vs TBA | 12:30 am | 7:30 pm |
Fri, 26 Jul | Qualifier (N) | Dallas | TBA vs TBA | 12:30 am | 7:30 pm |
Sat, 27 Jul | Challenger (N) | Dallas | TBA vs TBA | 12:30 am | 7:30 pm |
Mon, 29 Jul | Final (N) | Dallas | TBA vs TBA | 12:30 am | 7:30 pm |
Major League Cricket 2024: Teams and Squads
Los Angeles Knight Riders:
Sunil Narine(Captain), Saif Badar, Unmukt Chand, Derone Davis, Corné Dry, Adithya Ganesh, Spencer Johnson, Ali Khan, Nitish Kumar, Jason Roy, Andre Russell, Matthew Tromp, Shadley van Schalkwyk, Adam Zampa, Shakib Al Hasan, David Miller, Joshua Little, Waqar Salamkheil, Alex Carey
MI New York:
Kieron Pollard(Captain), Ehsan Adil, Trent Boult, Dewald Brevis, Ruben Clinton, Tim David, Shayan Jahangir, Nosthush Kenjige, Rashid Khan, Anrich Nortje, Monank Patel, Nicholas Pooran, Kagiso Rabada, Heath Richards, Romario Shepherd, Steven Taylor, Rushil Ugarkar
San Francisco Unicorns:
Pat Cummins(Captain), Finn Allen, Corey Anderson, Brody Couch, Karima Gore, Jahmar Hamilton, Hassan Khan, Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Carmi le Roux, Liam Plunkett, Haris Rauf, Matthew Short, Tajinder Singh, Josh Inglis, Matt Henry, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Sherfane Rutherford, Abrar Ahmed
Seattle Orcas:
Wayne Parnell(Captain), Nauman Anwar, Hammad Azam, Michael Bracewell, Nandre Burger, Quinton de Kock, Ayan Desai, Cameron Gannon, Shehan Jayasuriya, Heinrich Klaasen, Shubham Ranjane, Ali Sheikh, Harmeet Singh, Nathan Ellis, Imad Wasim, Ryan Rickelton, Lance Morris, Obed McCoy
Texas Super Kings:
Faf du Plessis(Captain), Devon Conway, Aaron Hardie, Milind Kumar, Aiden Markram, Daryl Mitchell, Saiteja Mukkamalla, Mohammad Mohsin, Raj Nannan, Mitchell Santner, Calvin Savage, Zia Shahzad, Cameron Stevenson, Joshua Tromp, Zia-ul-Haq, Naveen ul-Haq, Marcus Stoinis, Mukhtar Ahmed
Washington Freedom:
Amila Aponso, Akhilesh Bodugum, Justin Dill, Andries Gous, Ian Holland, Akeal Hosein, Marco Jansen, Glenn Maxwell, Lahiru Milantha, Yasir Mohammad, Saurabh Netravalkar, Obus Pienaar, Rachin Ravindra, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Lockie Ferguson, Andrew Tye, and Jack Edwards.
The captain of the team is yet to be announced.
Major League Cricket 2024: Semi-Finals and Finals
The Major League Cricket 2024 play-offs, including the semi-finals and finals, will be held at Grand Prairie Stadium in Grand Prairie, Texas. The semi-final stage begins with the Eliminator match on July 24, 2024, at 7:30 PM, featuring the third and fourth-placed teams. The winner of this match will advance to the Challenger, scheduled for July 26, 2024, at 7:30 PM, where they will face the loser of the Qualifier.
Date | Match No. | Venue | Opponents | Time (GMT) | Time (Local) |
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Thu, 25 Jul | Eliminator (N) | Dallas | TBA vs TBA | 12:30 am | 7:30 pm |
Fri, 26 Jul | Qualifier (N) | Dallas | TBA vs TBA | 12:30 am | 7:30 pm |
Sat, 27 Jul | Challenger (N) | Dallas | TBA vs TBA | 12:30 am | 7:30 pm |
Mon, 29 Jul | Final (N) | Dallas | TBA vs TBA | 12:30 am | 7:30 pm |
In The qualifier on the 25th of July 2024, the first-placed team would compete with the second-placed team, here the winning team would directly qualify for the finals taking place on July 28, 2024, at 7:30 PM, where the winner of the Qualifier will clash with the winner of the Challenger to determine the champion
Major League Cricket 2024:Venue and Hosts
Major League Cricket(MLC) 2024, will be hosted on the grounds of the USA. The matches are scheduled to take place at two locations: Grand Prairie Stadium in Grand Prairie, Texas, which has a seating capacity of 7,000, and Church Street Park in Morrisville, North Carolina, which can hold up to 3,500 fans.
Major League Cricket 2024: Live Streaming Details
The match details and all the fixtures would be available to watch on ESPN+ and on online platforms like Hulu and Disney+. All Cricket fans can witness the game thrill and action of the cognizant-sponsored league season for 2024.
One can also visit stadiums to watch the action of the matches live on the grounds, the tickets for the same would be live on the MLC official website.
Witness the history unfold as the MLC returns to its sophomore season in 2024. It will be exciting to see Can the defending champions retain their title, or will a new team rises to glory?