Major League Cricket is all set to begin its inaugural season on 13 July. The inaugural season will begin with a total of 6 teams out of which 4 teams are owned by the owners of IPL franchises Mumbai Indians, Kolkata Knight Riders, Chennai Super Kings, and Delhi Capitals. Organizers released a full schedule of the tournament on Monday, June 12 on their official Twitter account.
Teams that are going to take part in the Inaugural season are Texas Super Kings, Seattle Orcas, MI New York, San Francisco Unicorns, Los Angeles Knight Riders, and Washington Freedom which have been sanctioned by ICC and USA Cricket respectively. Major League Cricket came into the limelight back when the 4 IPL franchise owners won the bid to own a team in MLC 2023.
Taxes Super Kings are owned by the owners of current IPL Champions Chennai Super Kings, Mumbai Indians won the bid for New York and it will be called MI New York, The 2-time IPL winners Kolkata Knight Riders are now also the owners of team Los Angles which will be called Los Angles Knight Riders, Whereas the owners of Delhi Capitals have won the bid for Seattle Orcas, and the remaining 2 franchises San Francisco Unicorns and Washington Freedom also have Indian-origin owners. San Francisco Unicorns have been owned by Anand Rajaraman and Venky Harinarayan while Washington Freedom is owned by Sanjay Govil.
4 IPL franchises that have bought stakes in MLC are also part of more than 1 Overseas Franchise League, including SA20, ILT20, and in Caribbean Premier League.
Major League Cricket 2023 Schedule
July 13: Texas Super Kings vs LA Knight Riders, Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas
July 14: MI New York vs SF Unicorns, Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas
July 14: Seattle Orcas vs Washington Freedom, Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas
July 15: SF Unicorns vs Seattle Orcas, Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas
July 16: Texas Super Kings vs Washington Freedom, Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas
July 16: LA Knight Riders vs MI New York, Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas
July 17: Texas Super Kings MI New York, Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas
July 18: LA Knight Riders vs SF Unicorns, Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas
July 20: Washington Freedom vs LA Knight Riders, Church Street Park in Morrisville
July 21: Seattle Orcas vs Texas Super Kings, Church Street Park in Morrisville
July 22: Washington Freedom vs SF Unicorns, Church Street Park in Morrisville
July 23: LA Knight Riders vs Seattle Orcas, Church Street Park in Morrisville
July 23: MI New York vs Washington Freedom, Church Street Park in Morrisville
July 24: SF Unicorns vs Texas Super Kings, Church Street Park in Morrisville
July 25: MI New York vs Seattle Orcas, Church Street Park in Morrisville
July 27: Seed 3 vs Seed 4 (Eliminator Match); Seed 1 vs Seed 2 (Qualifier Match), Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas
July 28: Qualifier Loser vs Eliminator Winner (Challenger Match), Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas
July 30: Qualifier Winner vs Challenger Winner (Final), Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas
