What is MLC 2023?
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A number of franchise league tournaments have been started in recent years as a result of the T20 format’s growth, and now Major League Cricket of the US has also jumped on board. The first MLC (Major League Cricket) season will begin on July 13 and end with the final match on July 30.
The six teams will play a total of 19 matches throughout the course of the tournament’s 18 days.
The first player draught for Major League Cricket was held on Monday at the Space Center Houston, the official visitor centre of NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.
The order of the draught was “snake order,” with the last-picking team in the first round receiving the first pick in the second round. There were nine rounds in the draft. Picks were not permitted to be traded. During rounds 1 through 5, each team had three minutes, while for rounds 6 through 9, they had two minutes. The selection of a rookie player took place in the ninth round (Under-23).
Indian Premier League team owners invested in MLC T20 League
Interestingly, like the international League T20 and SA20, several Indian Premier League team owners showed their interest in the new American cricket league and have invested in the same. Delhi Capitals – Seattle, Kolkata Knights Riders – Los Angeles, Mumbai Indians – MI New York, and Chennai Super Kings – Texas.
What is MLC 2023?
Major League Cricket, better known as MLC, is a newly announced T20 style cricket league in America.
When will MLC 2023 be played?
The first match of the MLC 2023 will be played on July 13 at the Grand Prairie Stadium, Grand Prairie, Texas.
The inaugural season of the MLC 2023 will be played in a round-robin format, with the four best teams after group stage will reach the playoffs and the two best among them will play final on July 30.
How many teams are part of MLC 2023?
There are as many as 6 teams taking part in MLC 2023.
Los Angeles Knight Riders
San Francisco Unicorns
Seattle Orcas
Team Texas
Washington Freedom
Below is the list of squads of the 6 MLC franchises after the first draft of MLC T20 League.
Los Angeles Knight Riders:
Ali Khan, Unmukt Chand, Jaskaran Malhotra, Nitish Kumar, Corne Dry, Ali Sheikh, Saif Badar, Shadley Van Schalhywh, Bhaskar Yadram, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Jason Roy, Lockie Ferguson, Martin Guptill, Adam Zampa, Rilee Rossouw, Spencer Johnson.
MI New York:
Steven Taylor, Hammad Azam, Ehsan Adil, Nosthush Henjige, Monank Patel, Sarbjeet Ladda, Shayan Jahangir, Saideep Ganesh, Kieron Pollard, Trent Boult, Rashid Khan, Tim David, Dewald Brevis, David Wiese, Kagiso Rabada, Nicholas Pooran, Jason Behrendorff, Jasdeep Singh, Kyle Phillip.
Seattle Orcas:
Quinton de Kock, Nisarg Patel, Harmeet Singh, Shehan Jayasuriya, Shubham Ranjani, Cameron Gannon, Aaron Jones, Nauman Anwar, Phani Simhadri, Angelo Perera, Matthew Tromp, Wayne Parnell, Dasun Shanaka, Sikandar Raza.
San Francisco Unicorns:
Aaron Finch, Marcus Stoinis, Corey Anderson, Liam Plunkett, Tajinder Singh, Chaitanya Bishnoi, Carmi Le Roux, Brody Couch, David White, Smit Patel, Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Lungi Ndigi, Amila Aponso.
Team Texas:
Rusty Theron, Calvin Savage, Lahiru Milantaha, Milind Kumar, Sami Aslam, Cameron Stevenson, Cody Chetty, Zia Shahzad, Saiteja Mukamalla, Mohammad Mohsin, Devon Conway, Mitchell Santner, Daniel Sams, David Miller, Gerald Coetzee, Dwayne Bravo.
Washington Freedom:
Anrich Nortje, Wanindu Hasaranga, Andries Gous, Mukhtar Ahmed, Obus Pienaar, Saurabh Netravalhar, Saad Ali, Dane Piedt, Sujith Gowda, Justin Dill, Akhilesh Bodugum, Marco Jansen, Glenn Phillips, Adam Milne, Moises Henriques, Josh Philippe, Ben Dwarshuis, Usman Rafiq.
