Major League Cricket (MLC) was efficiently launched within the United States of America (USA) and it was the primary time {that a} full-fledged T20 league was performed within the States. Here’s every little thing it’s worthwhile to know in regards to the league.
-The Opening Match-
After going via the drafts and different logistical challenges, the league, operated by the American Cricket Enterprises (ACE) underneath USA Cricket hosted the primary match on July 14. In the inaugural match, Texas Super Kings took on the Los Angeles Knight Riders the place Texas gained by 69 runs.
Number of Games
The league includes of 19 video games together with the ultimate which can be performed on July 30 at 6:00 AM IST. Among the 19 video games, 15 can be group-stage video games adopted by an eliminator, two qualifiers and the ultimate. The match is being performed within the round-robin format.
The Six Teams
Los Angeles Knight Riders, MI New York, San Francisco Unicorns, Seattle Orcas, Texas Super Kings and Washington Freedom are the six groups collaborating within the match.
The Captains
Faf du Plessis: Texas; Sunil Narine: Los Angeles; Wayne Parnell: Seattle; Kieron Pollard: New York; San Francisco: Aaron Finch; Moises Henriques: Washington
The Venues
The Grand Prairie Stadium in Texas and the Church Street Park Stadium in Morrisville have been chosen because the host stadiums.
Live Streaming Details
In India, the matches may be watched on Sports18 and Jio community. In USA and Canada the video games can be televised on Willow TV and in Australia, the telecast is out there on Fox.
Indian Players in Action
Under-19 India stars Unmukt Chand and Harmeet Singh are a part of the league that additionally includes Chaitanya Bishnoi, Tajinder Singh, Shubham Ranjane and Smit Patel. Amabati Rayudu was a part of the Texas Super Kings however withdrew later.
The Final
Seattle Orcas will tackle MI New York in Dallas. The match will start at 6:00 AM IST.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com