Published: Jul 12, 2023, 01:50 PM (IST)
Edited: Jul 12, 2023, 01:52 PM (IST)
The much-awaited Major League Cricket is all set to kick off on July 14, with Texas Super Kings taking on Los Angeles Knight Riders in the opening game. The tournament will feature some of the biggest cricketing names and will be played across 15 days. Here is all you need to know about the Major League Cricket (MLC).
The MLC will be played in a similar format to other T20 Leagues. The teams will clash in a round-robin format post which the top four teams will qualify for the playoffs, comprising Qualifier 1, Eliminator, Qualifier 2 and the final.
The MLC will be played across two venues in the US. 12 of the 19 matches, including the playoffs will be played at Grand Prairie Stadium near Dallas, Texas, while Church Street Park in Morrisville, North Carolina will host the remaining seven games.
Los Angeles Knight Riders, MI New York, San Francisco Unicorns, Seattle Orcas, Texas Super Kings and Washington Freedom are the six teams participating in the tournament.
The MLC matches can be watched on Sports18 while the live streaming will be available on Jiocinema.
| FIXTURE | DATE | VENUE | TIME |
| Texas Super Kings vs Los Angeles Knight Riders | July 14 | Dallas | 6:00 AM IST |
| MI New York vs San Francisco Unicorns | July 15 | Dallas | 2:00 AM IST |
| Seattle Orcas vs Washington Freedom | July 15 | Dallas | 6:00 AM IST |
| San Francisco Unicorns vs Seattle Orcas | July 16 | Dallas | 6:00 AM IST |
| Texas Super Kings vs Washington Freedom | July 17 | Dallas | 2:00 AM IST |
| Los Angeles Knight Riders vs MI New York | July 17 | Dallas | 6:00 AM IST |
| Texas Super Kings vs MI New York | July 18 | Dallas | 6:00 AM IST |
| Los Angeles Knight Riders vs San Francisco Unicorns | July 19 | Dallas | 6:00 AM IST |
| Washington Freedom vs Los Angeles Knight Riders | July 21 | Morrisville | 3:00 AM IST |
| Seattle Orcas vs Texas Super Kings | July 22 | Morrisville | 3:00 AM IST |
| Washington Freedom vs San Francisco Unicorns | July 23 | Morrisville | 3:00 AM IST |
| Los Angeles Knight Riders vs Seattle Orcas | July 23 | Morrisville | 11:00 PM IST |
| MI New York vs Washington Freedom | July 24 | Morrisville | 3:00 AM IST |
| San Francisco Unicorns vs Texas Super Kings | July 25 | Morrisville | 3:00 AM IST |
| MI New York vs Seattle Orcas | July 26 | Morrisville | 3:00 AM IST |
| Eliminator (3 vs 4) | July 28 | Dallas | 2:00 AM IST |
| Qualifier 1 (1 vs 2) | July 28 | Dallas | 6:00 AM IST |
| Qualifier 2 | July 29 | Dallas | 6:00 AM IST |
| Final | July 31 | Dallas | 6:00 A |
MI New York: Kieron Pollard, Trent Boult, Rashid Khan, Tim David, Dewald Brevis, David Wiese, Kagiso Rabada, Nicholas Pooran, Jason Behrendorff, Steven Taylor, Hammad Azam, Ehsan Adil, Nosthush Kenjige, Monank Patel, Sarbjeet Ladda, Shayan Jahangir, Kyle Phillip, Saideep Ganesh, Jasdeep Singh
Los Angeles Knight Riders: Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Jason Roy, Lockie Ferguson, Martin Guptill, Adam Zampa, Rilee Rossouw, Spencer Johnson, Ali Khan, Unmukt Chand, Jaskaran Malhotra, Nitish Kumar, Corne Dry, Ali Sheikh, Saif Badar, Shadley Van Schalkwyk, Bhaskar Yadram, Gajanand Singh
Seattle Orcas: Quinton de Kock, Wayne Parnell, Dasun Shanaka, Sikandar Raza, Harmeet Singh, Shehan Jayasuriya, Shubham Ranjane, Cameron Gannon, Aaron Jones, Nauman Anwar, Phani Simhadri, Angelo Perera, Matthew Tromp, Nisarg Patel
San Francisco Unicorns: Aaron Finch, Marcus Stoinis, Lungi Ndigi, Corey Anderson, Liam Plunkett, Tajinder Singh, Chaitanya Bishnoi, Carmi Le Roux, Brody Couch, David White, Smit Patel, Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Amila Aponso
Washington Freedom: Anrich Nortje, Wanindu Hasaranga, Marco Jansen, Glenn Phillips, Adam Milne, Moises Henriques, Josh Philippe, Andries Gous, Mukhtar Ahmed, Obus Pienaar, Saurabh Netravalkar, Saad Ali, Dane Piedt, Sujith Gowda, Justin Dill, Akhilesh Bodugum, Ben Dwarshuis, Usman Rafiq
Texas Super Kings: Devon Conway, Mitchell Santner, Daniel Sams, David Miller Gerald Coetzee, Dwayne Bravo, Rusty Theron, Calvin Savage, Lahiru Milantha, Milind Kumar, Sami Aslam, Cameron Stevenson, Cody Chetty, Zia Shahzad, Saiteja Mukkamalla, Mohammad Mohsin
