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The USA’s Major League Cricket (MLC) is set to come up with its second edition after its successful inaugural season in 2023. The 2024 edition of the tournament, which will feature six teams, like the first season, will be played from July 5 to 28, MLC confirmed on Tuesday, May 7.
The competition will feature 25 games played across 24 days. While the opening day will see two games being played on July 5th, headlined by MCL’s reigning champions, MI New York taking on the 2023 runners-up in Seattle Orcas. In the second match of the day, the Faf du Plessis-led Texas Super Kings take on Sunil Narine’s LA Knight Riders at the Grand Prairie Stadium in New York.
Moreover, unlike the inaugural season, the second season will season will see teams play two additional games during the league stage apart from five last year, before they clinch the top four spot for the playoffs. “We are incredibly excited to unveil the schedule for the 2024 season,” MLC CEO Vijay Srinivasan said.
“With some of world cricket’s biggest current stars and seasoned veterans involved, including the likes of athletic Jamaican allrounder Andre Russell, New Zealand’s left-arm quick Trent Boult, 2023 MLC Finals MVP Nicholas Pooran, Afghanistan’s superstar spinner Rashid Khan, together with cricketing royalty in coached Ricky Ponting, Shane Watson, and Stephen Fleming, it demonstrates the depth of talent being attracted to the league,” he further added.
