Following the thrilling conclusion of the T20 World Cup 2024, cricket fans have another exciting event to look forward to: the second season of Major League Cricket (MLC), the premier T20 league in the United States, which kicks off on July 5.
MI New York to face Seattle Orcas in the tournament opener
The opening match will feature a showdown between the defending champions MI New York and the Seattle Orcas in Morrisville. Later that evening, the Texas Super Kings will face off against the LA Knight Riders at Grand Prairie Stadium in Texas.
Last month, the International Cricket Council (ICC) granted MLC ‘List A’ status, elevating it to the same level as the Indian Premier League (IPL) and other top-tier franchise competitions.
Familiar stars to entertain fans
Many prominent cricketers are set to take part in the upcoming edition of the MLC. Fans can look forward to seeing stars such as Pat Cummins, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Lungi Ngidi, Andre Russell, David Miller, Faf du Plessis, Marcus Stoinis, Rachin Ravindra, Travis Head, Glenn Maxwell, Nicholas Pooran, Trent Boult, Shimron Hetmyer, and Quinton de Kock.
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Squads for MLC 2024
San Fransisco Unicorns – Pat Cummins, Qais Ahmad, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Matt Henry, Mackenzie Harvey, Lungi Ngidi, Brody Couch, Tajinder Singh, Josh Inglis, Matthew Wade, Jahmar Hamilton, Chaitanya Bishnoi, Smit Patel, David White, Corey Anderson, Finn Allen, Carmi le RouxLiam Plunkett, Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Haris Rauf, Shadab Khan
Los Angels Knight Riders – Martin Guptill, Jaskaran Malhotra, Alex Carey, Spencer Johnson, Saif BadarAli Sheikh, Andre Russell, David Miller, Unmukt Chand, Bhaskar Yadram, Ali Khan, Rilee Rossouw, Shadley van Schalkwyk, Sunil Narine, Jason Roy, Shakib Al Hasan, Gajanand Singh, Lockie Ferguson, Adam Zampa, Nitish Kumar, Corne Dry
Texas Super Kings – Rusty Theron, Saiteja Mukkamalla, Imran Tahir, Calvin Savage, Faf du Plessis, Marcus Stoinis, Gerald Coetzee, Devon Conway, Milind Kumar, Zia Shahzad, Mohammad Mohsin, Matthew Tromp, Naveen-ul-Haq, Dwayne Bravo, Daniel Sams, Cody Chetty, Noor Ahmad,Sami Aslam, Mitchell Santner, Zia ul-Haq, Lahiru Milantha, Cameron Stevenson
Washington Freedom – Rachin Ravindra, Ian Holland, Akeal Hosein, Lockie Ferguson, Justin Dill, Jack Edwards, Lahiru Milantha, Andries Gous, Amila Aponso, Steve Smith, Saurabh Netravalkar, Yasir Mohammed, Obus Pienaar, Glenn Maxwell, Akhilesh Bodugum, Marco Jansen, Mukhtar Ahmed, Andrew Tye, Travis Head
MI New York – Nicholas Pooran, Shayan Jahangir, Nosthusha Kenjige, Dewald Brevis, Rushil Ugarkar, Ruben Clinton, Anrich Nortje, Monank Patel, Steven Taylor, Romario Shepherd, Trent Boult, Ehsan Adil, Tim David, Heath Richards, Kagiso Rabada, Rashid Khan, Kieron Pollard
Seattle Orcas – Nandre Burger, Harmeet Singh, Obed McCoy, Nathan Ellis, Shubham Ranjane, Andrew Tye, Angelo Perera, Hayden Walsh, Nauman Anwar, Michael Bracewell, Dwaine Pretorius, Nisarg Patel, Shimron Hetmyer, Cameron Gannon, Dasun Shanaka, Aaron Jones, Heinrich Klaasen, Shehan Jayasuriya, Wayne Parnell, Quinton de Kock, Ryan Rickelton, Imad Wasim, Phani Simhardi
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