Major League Cricket: From MI to CSK, all you need to know about USA's first-ever T20 cricket league

A total of 19 thrilling T20 matches will be played in the Major League Cricket (MLC) event, which is due to begin on July 13.

On Monday, MLC made public the complete tournament schedule via its official Twitter account. It will be USA's first-ever professional franchise cricket league.

Los Angeles Knight Riders and Texas Super Kings will square off to kick off the season. On July 30, the final will take place. 

Major League Cricket Venues

MLC will be played at two venues – Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas, Texas and Church Street Park in Morrisville, North Carolina.

It has also got fans hooked as the tournament sees four of the six MLC franchises being owned by Indian Premier League (IPL) teams.

Major League Cricket Teams:

Texas Super Kings (owned by Chennai Super Kings)

Los Angeles Knight Riders (Owned by Kolkata Knight Riders)

MI New York (owned by Mumbai Indians)

Seattle Orcas (backed by co-owners of Delhi Capitals)

San Francisco Unicorns (partnership with Cricket Victoria)

Washington Freedom (partnership with Cricket New South Wales)

Major League Cricket Format:

Major League Cricket is divided into two legs with the first leg being held at Texas’ Grand Prairie Stadium and eight league matches being played. The next seven league matches will be contested at North Carolina’s Church Street Park. Playoffs will be played at the Grand Prairie Stadium.

MLC will follow a format similar to the IPL. The top-four teams after the conclusion of the league stage will qualify for the playoffs. 

The playoffs will see a total of four matches including Eliminator, Qualifier, Challenger match and the Final.