Major League Cricket 2024: Here are the confirmed squads and schedule

Six teams will be in action in Major League Cricket 2024, scheduled to be held in the USA’s Texas and North Carolina from 5th to 28th July.

MLC will hold its second edition after the inaugural edition took place last year.

MI New York are the defending champions. They defeated Seattle Orcas in the MLC 2023 final to claim the first Major League Cricket title.

The MLC 2024 season opener will see a rematch of last year’s final as MI New York take on Seattle Orcas once again at Church Street Park in North Carolina.

Later on the same day, Texas Super Kings will host the LA Knight Riders at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas, Texas.

The six teams will compete in 21 matches in a round-robin league format. The initial 15 matches will be split between the two venues - Church Street Park and Grand Prairie Stadium. However, the final six group matches and the knockout fixtures will all be held at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Texas.

The teams will face each other once in the league phase, after which the top four sides will progress to the playoffs. The MLC 2024 final will take place at the Grand Prairie Stadium on 29th July.

Four of the six MLC teams are owned by franchises of the Indian Premier League (IPL). These include MI New York (Mumbai Indians), Texas Super Kings (Chennai Super Kings), LA Knight Riders (Kolkata Knight Riders), and the Seattle Orcas (Delhi Capitals). The other two teams are San Francisco Unicorns and Washington Freedom.

All six teams will feature some top international cricketers in their squads for MLC 2024. MI New York boast former West Indian captain Kieron Pollard in their roster, while South African duo Wayne Parnell and Quinton de Kock will represent Seattle Orcas.

The Texas Super Kings squad is led by South African star Faf du Plessis, while West Indian off-spinner Sunil Narine will lead the LA Knight Riders.

Washington Freedom, coached by Ricky Ponting, boasts a strong Australian contingent with Steve Smith, Glenn Maxwell, and Travis Head in their ranks. New Zealand batter Finn Allen has joined the San Francisco Unicorns.

Squads

LA Knight Riders

Shakib Al Hasan, Saif Badar, Chaitanya Bishnoi, Alex Carey, Unmukt Chand, Derone Davis, Corne Dry, Adithya Ganesh, Spencer Johnson, Ali Khan, Nitish Kumar, Josh Little, David Miller, Sunil Narine, Jason Roy, Andre Russell, Waqar Salamkheil, Matthew Tromp, Shadley Van Schalkwyk

San Francisco Unicorns

Abrar Ahmed, Finn Allen, Corey Anderson, Brody Couch, Pat Cummins, Jake Fraser Mcgurk, Karima Gore, Jahmar Hamilton, Matt Henry, Josh Inglis, Hassan Khan, Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Carmi Le Roux, Liam Plunkett, Haris Rauf, Sherfane Rutherford, Matthew Short, Tajinder Singh

MI New York

Ehsan Adil, Trent Boult, Dewald Brevis, Ruben Clinton, Tim David, Shayan Jahangir, Nosthush Kenjige, Rashid Khan, Anrich Nortje, Monank Patel, Sunny Patel, Kieron Pollard, Nicholas Pooran, Kagiso Rabada, Heath Richards, Romario Shepherd, Steven Taylor, Rushil Ugarkar

Seattle Orcas

Nauman Anwar, Hammad Azam, Michael Bracewell, Nandre Burger, Quinton De Kock, Ayan Desai, Cameron Gannon, Shehan Jayasuriya, Aaron Jones, Zaman Khan, Heinrich Klaasen, Obed Mccoy, Wayne Parnell, Shubham Ranjane, Ryan Rickelton, Ali Sheikh, Harmeet Singh, Imad Wasim

Washington Freedom

Mukhtar Ahmed, Amila Aponso, Akhilesh Bodugum, Justin Dill, Jack Edwards, Lockie Ferguson, Andries Gous, Travis Head, Ian Holland, Akeal Hosein, Marco Jansen, Glenn Maxwell, Lahiru Milantha, Yasir Mohammad, Saurabh Netravalkar, Obus Pienaar, Rachin Ravindra, Steven Smith

Texas Super Kings

Noor Ahmad, Devon Conway, Faf Du Plessis, Milind Kumar, Aiden Markram, Daryl Mitchell, Mohammad Mohsin, Saiteja Mukkamalla, Raj Nannan, Naveen-Ul-Haq, Matheesha Pathirana, Mitchell Santner, Calvin Savage, Zia Shahzad, Cameron Stevenson, Marcus Stoinis, Joshua Tromp, Zia Ul-Haq

Schedule

July 6 - Seattle Orcas vs MI New York - Church Street Park, Morrsville

July 6 - LA Knight Riders vs Texas Super Kings - Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas

July 7 - MI New York vs Washington Freedom - Church Street Park, Morrsville

July 8 - LA Knight Riders vs San Francisco Unicorns - Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas

July 9 - Texas Super Kings vs Washington Freedom - Church Street Park, Morrsville

July 10 - Seattle Orcas vs LA Knight Riders - Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas

July 11 - Texas Super Kings vs San Francisco Unicorns - Church Street Park, Morrsville

July 12 - Washington Freedom vs Seattle Orcas - Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas

July 13 - Texas Super Kings vs MI New York - Church Street Park, Morrsville

July 14 - San Francisco Unicorns vs LA Knight Riders - Church Street Park, Morrsville

July 15 - LA Knight Riders vs Washington Freedom - Church Street Park, Morrsville

July 15 - MI New York vs Texas Super Kings - Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas

July 16 - San Francisco Unicorns vs Seattle Orcas - Church Street Park, Morrsville

July 17 - Washington Freedom vs MI New York - Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas

July 18 - LA Knight Riders vs Seattle Orcas - Church Street Park, Morrsville

July 19 - San Francisco Unicorns vs MI New York - Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas

July 20 - Washington Freedom vs Texas Super Kings - Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas

July 21 - Seattle Orcas vs San Francisco Unicorns - Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas

July 22 - MI New York vs LA Knight Riders - Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas

July 23 - Washington Freedom vs San Francisco Unicorns - Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas

July 24 - Seattle Orcas vs Texas Super Kings - Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas

July 25 - Playoff: Eliminator - Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas

July 26 - Playoff: Qualifier - Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas

July 27 - Playoff: Challenger - Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas

July 29 - MLC 2024 Final - Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas

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