Major League Cricket 2023 in USA: Schedule, Results, Points Table, Timings in IST & Live Streaming Info

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Major League Cricket (MLC) - the first-ever franchise-based professional T20 cricket tournament organised by USA Cricket, has kicked off in a grand fashion on July 13. The latest addition of a franchise-based domestic T20 cricket league in world cricket has piqued the interest of Indian and global fans.

MLC 2023 will be hosted at two cricket-specific venues in the United States of America i.e. North Texas (Grand Prairie Stadium, 1600 Lone Star Pkwy, Grand Prairie, TX) and Greater Raleigh (Church Street Park, 5800 Cricket Pitch Wy, Morrisville, NC). The two venues will host all 19 matches from the inaugural season.

Many of the world's top cricketers will represent six MLC teams competing to be crowned as the inaugural season champion on July 30. Four Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises have bought stakes in the MLC teams to keep the interests of Indian fans piqued in this overseas domestic T20 competition.

Where to buy tickets for MLC 2023 matches

Fans can purchase seats at tickets.majorleaguecricket.com. Tickets start at only $30 for the matches in Grand Prairie and $15 for games in Morrisville, NC. Fans will be able to purchase tickets to both individual games and multiple doubleheader match-ups over the course of three weeks.

Major League Cricket 2023 Venues & Start Timings

The first-ever MLC match will start at 7:30 pm CST on July 13 (6:00 am IST, July 14), under the lights at America's new premier cricket venue, the 7200-capacity Grand Prairie Stadium, near Dallas, TX.

Major League Cricket 2023 Opening Game Date

The home state Texas Super Kings will face off against the Los Angeles Knight Riders, with both teams set to bring superstar players who have featured for the Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Major League Cricket 2023: First Double Header

The following day on July 14, fans will have the chance to see a doubleheader of action, starting at 3:30 pm CST (2:00 am IST on July 15) with MI New York facing the San Francisco Unicorns.

Major League Cricket 2023 in North Carolina Schedule

MLC will move to North Carolina for its second week of competition. On July 20 (at 5:30 p.m. EST/3:00 am IST on July 21), Freedom will take on Knight Riders at the scenic venue, Church Street Park in Morrisville which is currently undergoing upgrades to expand and enhance the facility.

A further six matches will follow at this venue to determine the top four teams advancing to finals weekend and two teams set to be eliminated.

Major League Cricket Final Dates & Venue

The first-ever MLC Championship Finals will bring a set of thrilling playoff encounters to Grand Prairie Stadium. The 'Eliminator' match will see the third and fourth-ranked teams face off on July 27 starting at 3:30 pm CST (2:00 am IST on July 28). The winner will advance to the 'Challenger' match and the loser will be eliminated.

In the evening, the top two seeds will compete with the winner of this 'Qualifier' match advancing directly to the championship final. The 'Challenger' match, which will be played on July 28 at 7:30 p.m. CST (6 am IST on July 29), will see the winner of the 'Eliminator' game taking on the loser of the 'Qualifier' match to determine who will move on to the Championship Final on July 30.

The final match, crowning the inaugural Major League Cricket champion, is set to start at 7:30 p.m. CST (6 am IST on July 31) at Grand Prairie Stadium. International and domestic broadcast details for the historic competition will be announced soon.

Major League Cricket Full Schedule, Fixtures, Venue

Major League Cricket Match Timings in IST

1:30 pm CST - 12:00 am IST (next day)

3:30 pm CST - 2:00 am IST (next day)

7:30 pm CST - 6:00 am IST (next day)

1:30 pm EST - 11:00 pm IST (same day)

3:30 pm EST - 1:00 am IST (next day)

7:30 pm EST - 5:00 am IST (next day)

MLC 2023 Points Table (Updated Till MINY vs LAKR Match)

W - Won; L - Lost; NR - No Result; NRR - Net Run Rate. (Note: The top four teams from the league stage group will qualify for the playoffs, which will be an IPL-like format.)