Last year, the ever-growing set of T20 franchise leagues received its latest addition as the USA Cricket board set up Major League Cricket, a league based on the general format of various leagues like the IPL.
There was also IPL investment in the teams for MLC 2023, as MI New York, Los Angeles Knight Riders and Texas Super Kings were all set up along the lines of Mumbai Indians, Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings respectively.
MI New York won the inaugural edition of the tournament, beating Seattle Orcas in the final. Now, the tournament is all set to return for its 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 plays the other nine in a round-robin home and away format with the top four qualifying for the play-off. The top two teams in the league will compete in the Qualifier and the winner will make it to the final. The third and fourth-placed teams will compete in an Eliminator. The winner of the eliminator will compete against the team who lost the Qualifier in a Challenger. The winner of the Challenger will then make it to the final.
What time will the matches start in India?
Because the USA spans several different time zones, matches start at different times in India. Most games will start at 6:00 AM, but a few also begin at 1:00 AM and 12:30 AM.
MLC 2024 match schedule, results
The full schedule of MLC 2024 was announced on May 7.
Date (India)MatchVenueTime (IST)ResultJuly 6MI New York vs Seattle OrcasMorrisville1:00 AMMI New York won by 6 wicketsJuly 7San Francisco Unicorns vs Los Angeles Knight RidersDallas12:30 AMLos Angeles won by 12 runsJuly 8Washington Freedom vs MI New YorkMorrisville12:30 AMWashington won by 4 runs (DLS)July 8San Francisco Unicorns vs Los Angeles Knight RidersDallas6 AMSan Francisco won by 6 wicketsJuly 9Washington Freedom vs Texas Super KingsMorrisville1:00 AM July 10Los Angeles Knight Riders vs Seattle Orcas Dallas6:00 AM July 11San Francisco Unicorns vs Texas Super KingsMorrisville12:30 AM July 13MI New York vs Texas Super KingsMorrisville12:30 AM July 13Seattle Orcas vs Washington FreedomDallas6:00 AM July 14Los Angeles Knight Riders vs San Francisco UnicornsMorrisville12:30 AM July 15Washington Freedom vs Los Angeles Knight RidersMorrisville1:00 AM July 15Texas Super Kings vs MI New YorkDallas6:00 AM July 16Seattle Orcas vs San Francisco UnicornsMorrisville12:30 AM July 17MI New York vs Washington Freedom Dallas6:00 AM July 18Seattle Orcas vs Los Angeles Knight RidersMorrisville12:30 AM July 19MI New York vs San Francisco Unicorns Dallas6:00 AM July 20Texas Super Kings vs Washington Freedom Dallas6:00 AM July 21San Francisco Unicorns vs Seattle Orcas Dallas6:00 AM July 22Los Angeles Knight Riders vs MI New York Dallas6:00 AM July 23San Francisco Unicorns vs Washington Freedom Dallas6:00 AM July 24Texas Super Kings vs Seattle Orcas Dallas6:00 AM July 25Eliminator (TBD vs TBD) Dallas6:00 AM July 26Qualifier (TBD vs TBD) Dallas6:00 AM July 27Challenger (TBD vs TBD) Dallas6:00 AM July 29Final (TBD vs TBD) Dallas6:00 AM
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Rahul is a content producer for The Sporting News’ India edition.
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