Full schedule, teams, formats and streaming information

USA’s T20 franchise, Major League Cricket, begins on Friday, July 14 (IST). The first match is between Texas Super Kings and Los Angeles Knight Riders at Grand Prairie Stadium, TX. The inaugural season features six teams: Los Angeles Knight Riders, MI New York, San Francisco Unicorns, Seattle Orcas, Texas Super Kings and Washington Freedom.

Major League Cricket Format: The competition follows the classic round robin format, where the teams meet in series matches. The top four teams advance to the playoffs and finally the championship final on July 30.

Major League Cricket 2023 TV Broadcast and Streaming Details: MLC 2023 has been licensed to Willow TV in the US and Canada. MLC 2023 matches will be telecast live in India on Sports 18 network and online streaming of the tournament will be available for Indian fans on JioTv.

Major League Cricket 2023 schedule

July 16: Seattle Orcas vs Washington
Freedom, Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas
July 16: SF Unicorns vs Seattle Orcas, Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas
July 17: Texas Super Kings vs Washington Freedom, Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas
July 17: LA Knight Riders vs. MI New York, Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas
July 18: Texas Super Kings at MI New York, Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas
July 19: LA Knight Riders vs SF Unicorns, Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas
July 21: Washington Freedom VS LA Knight Riders, Church Street Park in Morrisville
July 22: Seattle Orcas vs. Texas Super Kings, Church Street Park in Morrisville
July 23: Washington Freedom vs SF Unicorn at Church Street Park Morrisville
July 24: MI New York vs Washington Freedom, Church Street Park in Morrisville
July 25: SF Unicorns vs Texas Super Kings, Church Street Park in Morrisville
July 26: MI New York vs Seattle Orcas, Church Street Park in Morrisville
July 28: 3 vs 4 (eliminator match); 1 vs 2 (Qualifier), Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas
July 29: Qualifier Loser vs. Eliminator Winner (Challenger Match), Grand Prairie Stadium
Dallas
July 31: Qualifier Winner vs Challenger Winner (Final), Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas

Major League Cricket 2023 Teams

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 Schalkkaryk Yadram, Gajanand Singh

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, NosthushKenjige, Monank Patel, Sarbjeet PhillipLadda, Sa Kylep Shayide Ganesh, Jasdeep Singh

Seattle Orcas: Quinton de Kock, Wayne Parnell, DasunShanaka, Sikandar Raza, Harmeet Singh, Shehan Jayasuriya, Shubham Ranjane, Cameron Gannon, Aaron Jones, Nauman Anwar, PhaniSimhadri, 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, AmilaAponso

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, SaitejaMukkamalla, Mohammad Mohsin

Washington Freedom: Anrich Nortje, WaninduHasaranga, Marco Jansen, Glenn Phillips, Adam Milne, Moises Henriques, Josh Philippe, AndriesGous, Mukhtar Ahmed, Obus Pienaar, Saurabh Netravalkar, Saad Ali, Dane Piedt, Sujith Gowda, Justin Bowardugum, Akhile Bensh Uwardgum Rafiq.

Indian players participating in MLC 2023: All these players participating in the league have retired from Indian domestic cricket. They include Unmukt Chand, Harmeet Singh, Smit Patel, Sarbjeet Singh Ladda, Chaitanya Bishnoi, Tajinder Singh Dhillon, Milind Kumar and Shubham Ranjane.