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Cricket comes to the United States of America with Major League Cricket, a new franchise T20 league, for its first-ever season in 2023. The excitement around the tournament received a massive boost when four IPL franchises - Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings, Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Capitals, confirmed owning four out of six teams in the league.
Like every American pro-sports league, the MLC also had its draft which was held at the NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston. The Draft included some familiar names as former India U-19 stars Harmeet Singh, Smit Patel and Unmukt Chand were among the top few picks. Whereas current international players like Quinton de Kock, Mitchell Marsh, and Marcus Stoinis also found new teams.
Here’s all you need to know about Major League Cricket 2023:
When will the Major League Cricket 2023 take place?
The inaugural season of Major League Cricket 2023 will be played between July 13 and 30.
Where will the inaugural edition of Major League Cricket 2023 take place?
The Major League Cricket 2023 season will be played across three venues in the United States. Grand Prairie (Texas), Morrisville (NC) are the two venues which will host the entire tournament.
Which are the teams participating in Major League Cricket 2023?
Los Angeles Knight Riders, Seattle Orcas, MI New York, Team Texas, Washington Freedom and San Francisco Unicorns.
What are all the squads of Major League Cricket 2023?
Los Angeles Knight Riders:
Saif Badar, Unmukt Chand, Corne Dry, Lockie Ferguson, Martin Guptill, Spencer Johnson, Ali Khan, Nitish Kumar, Jaskaran Malhotra, Sunil Narine, Rilee Rossouw, Jason Roy, Andre Russell, Ali Sheikh, Shadley Van Schalkwyk, Bhaskar Yadram, Adam Zampa
San Francisco Unicorns:
Corey Anderson, Chaitanya Bishnoi, Brody Couch, Aaron Finch, Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Carmi Le Roux, Lungi Ngidi, Smit Patel, Liam Plunkett, Tajinder Singh, Marcus Stoinis, David White
MI New York:
Ehsan Adil, Hammad Azam, Jason Behrendorff, Trent Boult, Dewald Brevis, Tim David, Saideep Ganesh, Shayan Jahangir, Nosthush Kenjige, Rashid Khan, Sarbjeet Ladda, Monank Patel, Kyle Philip, Kieron Pollard, Nicholas Pooran, Kagiso Rabada, Steven Taylor, David Wiese
Seattle Orcas:
Nauman Anwar, Quinton de Kock, Cameron Gannon, Shehan Jayasuriya, Aaron Jones, Wayne Parnell, Angelo Perera, Shubham Ranjane, Sikandar Raza, Dasun Shanaka, Phani Simhadri, Harmeet Singh, Matthew Tromp
Washington Freedom:
Mukhtar Ahmed, Saad Ali, Akhilesh Bodugum, Justin Dill, Den Dwarshuis, Andries Gous, Sujith Gowda, Wanindu Hasaranga, Moises Henriques, Marco Jansen, Adam Milne, Saurabh Netravalkar, Anrich Nortje, Josh Philippe, Glenn Phillips, Dane Piedt, Obus Pienaar
Texas Super Kings:
Sami Aslam, Dwayne Bravo, Cody Chetty, Gerald Coetzee, Devon Conway, Faf du Plessis, Milind Kumar, Lahiru Milantha, David Miller, Saiteja Mukkamalla, Ambati Rayudu, Daniel Sams, Mitchell Santner, Calvin Savage, Zia Shahzad, Cameron Stevenson, Rusty Theron
What is the schedule of Major League Cricket 2023?
The Major League Cricket 2023 will be played from 13-30 July. Mentioned below is the complete schedule of the tournament:
DATE | MATCH | TIMING | VENUE |
13 July | Texas Super Kings vs Los Angeles Knight Riders | 6:00 am IST (7:30 pm CDT) | Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas |
14 July | MI New York vs San Francisco Unicorns | 2:00 am IST (3:30 pm CDT) | Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas |
14 July | Seattle Orcas vs Washington Freedom | 6:00 am IST (7:30 pm CDT) | Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas |
15 July | San Francisco Unicorns vs Seattle Orcas | 6:00 am IST (7:30 pm CDT) | Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas |
16 July | Texas Super Kings vs Washington Freedom | 2:00 am IST (3:30 pm CDT) | Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas |
16 July | Los Angeles Knight Riders vs MI New York | 6:00 am IST (7:30 pm CDT) | Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas |
17 July | Texas Super Kings vs MI New York | 6:00 am IST (7:30 pm CDT) | Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas |
18 July | Los Angeles Knight Riders vs San Francisco Unicorns | 6:00 am IST (7:30 pm CDT) | Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas |
20 July | Washington Freedom vs Los Angeles Knight Riders | 3:00 am IST (5:30 pm EDT) | Church Street Park, Morrisville, NC |
21 July | Seattle Orcas vs Texas Super Kings | 3:00 am IST (5:30 pm EDT) | Church Street Park, Morrisville, NC |
22 July | Washington Freedom vs San Francisco Unicorns | 3:00 am IST (5:30 pm EDT) | Church Street Park, Morrisville, NC |
23 July | Los Angeles Knight Riders vs Seattle Orcas | 3:00 am IST (5:30 pm EDT) | Church Street Park, Morrisville, NC |
23 July | MI New York vs Washington Freedom | 3:00 am IST (5:30 pm EDT) | Church Street Park, Morrisville, NC |
24 July | San Francisco Unicorns vs Texas Super Kings | 3:00 am IST (5:30 pm EDT) | Church Street Park, Morrisville, NC |
25 July | MI New York vs Seattle Orcas | 3:00 am IST (5:30 pm EDT) | Church Street Park, Morrisville, NC |
27 July | Seed 3 vs Seed 4 | 2:00 am IST (3:30 pm CDT) | Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas |
27 July | Seed 1 vs Seed 2 | 6:00 am IST (7:30 pm CDT) | Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas |
28 July | Loser Qualifier vs Winner Eliminator | 6:00 am IST (7:30 pm CDT) | Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas |
30 July | Winner Qualifier vs Winner Challenger | 6:00 am IST (7:30 pm CDT) | Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas |
Where to watch the broadcast of Major League Cricket 2023 in India?
The matches of the Major League Cricket 2023 will be broadcast live on Sports18 TV channels in India.
Where to watch the live streaming of Major League Cricket 2023?
The matches of the Major League Cricket 2023 will be live streamed on JioCinema app and website in India.