The Major League Cricket (MLC) is a professional T20 cricket league that is played in the United States. The first edition of the tournament was played in 2023.
MLC 2024 will follow round robin and playoffs format where the top 4 teams of the points table will advance to the playoffs round. A total of 6 teams will feature in the Major League Cricket and 25 matches will be played including an Eliminator, Qualifier, Challenger and a Final.
MLC Winners List
MI New York won the first edition of the tournament by beating Seattle Orcas in the grand final of the MLC 2023 played in Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas. Following are they details of the Major League Cricket winners list:
Season | Winner | Runner-up | Result | Venue |
2023 | MI New York | Seattle Orcas | MI New York won by 7 wickets | Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas |
2024 | Washington Freedom | San Francisco Unicorns | Washington Freedom won by 96 runs | Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas |
MLC Cricket Teams
4 out of six participating teams have the owners of the IPL. Notably, Mumbai and Knight Riders IPL franchises run the MLC Team without any partnership. At the same time, Super Kings and Delhi Capitals run with local partnerships.
Following are the details of the MLC Team Owners and partners along with the city and stadium details:
Team | Owners | City | Stadium | Capacity |
Texas Super Kings | Chennai Super Kings, Anurag Jain, Ross Perot Jr. |
Grand Prairie, Texas | Grand Prairie Stadium | 7,000 |
Los Angeles Knight Riders | Knight Riders Group | Orange County, California | Great Park Cricket Stadium (planned) | 10,000 (planned) |
MI New York | Indiawin Sports | New York City, New York | Marine Park Cricket Stadium (planned) | 10,000 (planned) |
San Francisco Unicorns | Anand Rajaraman, Venky Harinarayan |
Santa Clara, California | Santa Clara Fairgrounds Stadium (planned) | 15,000 (planned) |
Seattle Orcas | GMR Group, Satya Nadell |
Seattle, Washington | Marymoor Cricket Community Park (planned) | 6,000 (planned) |
Washington Freedom | Sanjay Govil | Washington D.C. | George Mason Cricket Stadium (planned) | 12,000 (planned) |