The latest addition to the ever-growing T20 franchise league came last year as the United States Cricket Board established Major League Cricket, a league based on the common format of various leagues such as the IPL.
MLC 2023 teams will also see IPL investment, with MI New York, Los Angeles Knight Riders and Texas Super Kings being set up in the vein of Mumbai Indians, Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings respectively.
MI New York won the first tournament, defeating Seattle Orcas in the final. Currently, the tournament is scheduled to resume for a second season in 2024.
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What is the format of MLC 2024?
A total of 6 teams will participate in MLC 2024. Each team will play against the remaining nine teams in a round-robin home-and-away format, with the top four teams qualifying for the playoffs. The top two teams in the league will compete in a qualifying round, with the winner advancing to the finals. The 3rd and 4th place teams will compete in an eliminator. The winner of the eliminator will play a challenger against the losing team in the preliminary round. The winner of the challenger advances to the finals.
What time does the match start in India?
Since the US straddles several different time zones, matches will start at different times in India. Most games start at 6am, but some games start at 1am and 12:30am.
MLC 2024 Match Schedule/Results
The full schedule for MLC 2024 was announced on May 7th.
Date (India) | match | venue | Time (IST) | result |
July 6th | MI New York vs Seattle Orcas | morrisville | 1am | |
July 7 | Washington Freedom vs MI New York | morrisville | 12:30am | |
July 8th | San Francisco Unicorns vs Los Angeles Knight Riders | dallas | 6:00 | |
July 9th | Washington Freedom vs Texas Super Kings | morrisville | 12:30am | |
July 10 | Los Angeles Knight Riders vs Seattle Orcas | dallas | 6:00 | |
July 11th | San Francisco Unicorns vs Texas Super Kings | morrisville | 12:30am | |
July 13th | MI New York vs Texas Super Kings | morrisville | 12:30am | |
July 14th | Los Angeles Knight Riders vs Seattle Orcas | morrisville | 12:30am | |
July 15th | Washington Freedom vs Los Angeles Knight Riders | morrisville | 1am | |
July 16th | Seattle Orcas vs San Francisco Unicorns | morrisville | 12:30am | |
July 17th | MI New York vs Washington Freedom | dallas | 6:00 | |
July 18th | Seattle Orcas vs Los Angeles Knight Riders | morrisville | 12:30am | |
July 19th | MI New York vs San Francisco Unicorns | dallas | 6:00 | |
July 20th | Texas Super Kings vs Washington Freedom | dallas | 6:00 | |
July 21st | San Francisco Unicorns vs Seattle Orcas | dallas | 6:00 | |
July 22 | Los Angeles Knight Riders vs MI New York | dallas | 6:00 | |
July 23rd | San Francisco Unicorns vs Washington Freedom | dallas | 6:00 | |
July 24th | Texas Super Kings vs Seattle Orcas | dallas | 6:00 | |
July 25th | Eliminator (TBD vs TBD) | dallas | 6:00 | |
July 26th | Qualifying (To be determined vs. To be determined) | dallas | 6:00 | |
July 27th | Challenger (To be determined vs. To be determined) | dallas | 6:00 | |
July 29th | Finals (To be determined vs. To be determined) | dallas | 6:00 |