Major League Cricket 2024 Schedule, Teams, India Telecast, Live Streaming In India, Squads, Venues, Broadcast in India
Published - 05 Jul 2024, 11:27 AM | Updated - 05 Jul 2024, 11:47 AM
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Major League Cricket 2024 is all set to witness its second edition in July 2024. Major League Cricket is a franchise T20 tournament of the United States, which recently hosted the recent ICC T20 World Cup 2024.
A total of 6 teams are set to clash in Major League Cricket 2024. MI New York is the defending champion who won the title last year by defeating Seatle Orcas in the final by 7 wickets. Many IPL franchises also have their teams in MLC.
The opening match of Major League Cricket 2024 takes place on Friday, July 5 with the clash between last season's finalists MI New York and Seattle Orcas. The MI New York vs Seattle Orcas encounter will be played at Church Street Park, Morrisville.
On the same day, Texas Super Kings and Los Angeles Knight Riders will take on each other in the second match. The Major League Cricket final will be played on Sunday, July 28 at Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas. The match will take place on July 29 morning according to Indian Standard Time (IST).
A total of 25 games will take place between the six teams in Major League Cricket's second season. Below is all you need to know about the franchise tournament.
Major League Cricket 2024 Schedule
| Date | Match Details | Venues | Time (IST) |
| July 5 | MI New York vs Seattle Orcas, 1st Match | Church Street Park, Morrisville | 1:00 AM |
| July 5 | Texas Super Kings vs Los Angeles Knight Riders, 2nd Match | Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas | 6:00 AM |
| July 6 | Washington Freedom vs MI New York, 3rd Match | Church Street Park, Morrisville | 12:30 AM |
| July 7 | San Francisco Unicorns vs Los Angeles Knight, 4th Match | Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas | 6:00 AM |
| July 8 | Washington Freedom vs Texas Super Kings, 5th Match | Church Street Park, Morrisville | 12:30 AM |
| July 9 | Los Angeles Knight Riders vs Seattle Orcas, 6th Match | Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas | 6:00 AM |
| July 10 | San Francisco Unicorns vs Texas Super Kings, 7th Match | Church Street Park, Morrisville | 12:30 AM |
| July 11 | Seattle Orcas vs Washington Freedom, 8th Match | Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas | 6:00 AM |
| July 12 | MI New York vs Texas Super Kings, 9th Match | Church Street Park, Morrisville | 12:30 AM |
| July 13 | Los Angeles Knight Riders vs San Francisco Unicorns, 10th Match | Church Street Park, Morrisville | 12:30 AM |
| July 14 | Washington Freedom vs Los Angeles Knight Riders, 11th Match | Church Street Park, Morrisville | 1:00 AM |
| July 14 | Texas Super Kings vs MI New York, 12th Match | Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas | 6:00 AM |
| July 15 | Seattle Orcas vs San Francisco Unicorns, 13th Match | Church Street Park, Morrisville | 1:00 AM |
| July 16 | MI New York vs Washington Freedom, 14th Match | Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas | 6:00 AM |
| July 17 | Seattle Orcas vs Los Angeles Knight Riders, 15th Match | Church Street Park, Morrisville | 12:30 AM |
| July 18 | MI New York vs San Francisco Unicorns, 16th Match | Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas | 6:00 AM |
| July 19 | Texas Super Kings vs Washington Freedom, 17th Match | Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas | 6:00 AM |
| July 20 | San Francisco Unicorns vs Seattle Orcas, 18th Match | Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas | 6:00 AM |
| July 21 | Los Angeles Knight Riders vs MI New York, 19th Match | Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas | 6:00 AM |
| July 22 | San Francisco Unicorns vs Washington Freedom, 20th Match | Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas | 6:00 AM |
| July 23 | Texas Super Kings vs Seattle Orcas, 21st Match | Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas | 6:00 AM |
| July 24 | TBC vs TBC, Eliminator (3 v 4) | Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas | 6:00 AM |
| July 25 | TBC vs TBC, Qualifier (1 v 2) | Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas | 6:00 AM |
| July 26 | TBC vs TBC, Challenger | Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas | 6:00 AM |
| July 28 | TBC vs TBC, Final | Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas | 6:00 AM |
[Note: Due to about 20+ hours difference between US and India time, all the Major League Cricket 2024 matches will be telecast in India after one day. Hence, it is to be noted that the IST time for every match is for the next day i.e. after 12 AM midnight].
Major League Cricket 2024 Teams
There are six teams in Major League Cricket 2024. They are MI New York, Seattle Orcas, Texas Super Kings, Los Angeles Knight Riders, Washington Freedom, and San Francisco Unicorns. All these teams will undergo a rigorous battle for over three weeks for the MLC 2024 title.
Major League Cricket 2024 Format
The MLC 2024 format is quite simple. All six teams will face each multiple during the tournament, playing a total of 7 games during the league stage. The top 4 teams in the points table after the league stage will enter the playoffs.
Just like IPL, the No.3 and No.4 will collide with each other in the Eliminator. The No.1 and No.2 will clash in the Qualifier. The winner of the Qualifier will book a berth in the Major Cricket League 2024 final.
The winner of the Eliminator and the loser of the Qualifier will wrestle in the Challenger match and the winner of the encounter will be the second finalist.
The last two teams in the points table after the league stage will not reach playoffs. Also, the loser of the Eliminator and the loser of the Challenger will be eliminated from the race to the finale.
Major League Cricket 2024 Squads
Below are the squads of all the 6 teams of Major League Cricket 2024. Players from different countries, other than India, are part of MLC 2024.
MI New York Squad: Kieron Pollard (captain), Nicholas Pooran, Steven Taylor, Monank Patel, Tim David, Dewald Brevis, Shayan Jahangir, Trent Boult, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Nosthush Kenjige, Ehsan Adil, Ruben Clinton, Heath Richards, Rashid Khan, Rushil Ugarkar, Romario Shepherd, Sunny Patel.
Texas Super Kings Squad: Faf Du Plessis (C), Devon Conway, Dwayne Bravo, Gerald Coetzee, Mitchell Santner, Calvin Savage, Milind Kumar, Cameron Stevenson, Zia Shahzad, Saiteja Mukkamalla, Md Mohsin, Zia Ul Haq, Joshua Tromp, Raj Nannan, Daryl Mitchell, Aaron Hardie, Marcus Stoinis, Aiden Makram, Naveen Ul Haq, Noor Ahmad.
Seattle Orcas Squad: Wayne Parnell (C), Aaron Jones, Hammad Azam, Nauman Anwar, Heinrich Klaasen, Quinto De Kock, Ryan Rickelton, Cameron Gannon, Nandre Burger, Zaman Khan, Harmeet Singh, Imad Wasim, Michael Bracewell, Ayan Desai, Shehan Jayasuriya, Shubham Ranjane, Ali Sheikh.
Los Angeles Knight Riders Squad: Sunil Narine (C), Andre Russell, Jason Roy, David Miller, Shakib Al Hasan, Joshua Little, Spencer Johnson, Unmukt Chand, Ali Khan, Alex Carey, Waqar Salamkheil, Shadley Van Schalkwyk, Nitish Kumar, Saif Badar, Corne Dry, Derone Davis, Matthew Tromp, Adithya Ganesh.
San Francisco Unicorns Squad: Corey Anderson (C), Pat Cummins, Jake Fraser Mcgurk, Josh Inglis, Sherfane Rutherford, Matthew Short, Haris Rauf, Finn Allen, Matt Henry, Abrar Ahmed, Liam Plunkett, Brody Couch, Carmi Le Roux, Tajinder Singh, Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Karima Gore, Jahmar Hamilton, Hassan Khan.
Washington Freedom Squad: Steve Smith (Captain), Akeal Hosein, Akhilesh Bodugum, Amla Aponso, Andrew Tye, Andries Gous, Glenn Maxwell, Ian Holland, Jack Edwards, Justin Dill, Lahiru Milantha, Lockie Ferguson, Marco Jansen, Mukhtar Ahmed, Obus Peinaar, Rachin Ravindra, Saurabh Netravalkar, Travis Head, Yasir Mohammad.
Major League Cricket 2024 Live Telecast and Broadcast in India and Live Streaming In India
Viacom 18 Group is the official broadcaster of MLC 2024 in India. There will be no live telecast of MLC 2024 games on television in India. However, the live streaming will be available on Jio Cinema.
Indian cricket fans can tune in to the Jio Cinema app and website to enjoy the Major League Cricket live streaming.
The live streaming will be free of cost but fans need to log in to Jio Cinema with their official Indian mobile numbers. They can also enjoy the games on big screens like Android TV, Google TV, tablets, or computers.
