Major League Cricket (MLC), the top T20 competition in America, has revealed the schedule for its upcoming second season, which begins on July 4. This thrilling occasion comes just after the United States and the West Indies’ joint 2024 T20 World Cup concludes. The next season will be played in a double round-robin format, in contrast to the first season, which was played in a single round-robin format due to scheduling issues.
Early August is when the league will conclude, capping an extensive and intensely competitive schedule of games. Although the tournament’s exact locations have not yet been made public, there is talk that two extra locations may be added to the schedule.
Of these, MLC is interested in using a temporary 34,000-seat arena that is scheduled to host the World Cup in Long Island, New York. Furthermore, their soon-to-be George Mason University facilities in the Washington, DC, area will be taken into consideration as a potential location for World Cup warm-up activities.
There will be a lot of pressure on the second season to maintain the all-star team that won the championship the previous year, especially since the schedule keeps white-ball cricket matches in Pakistan, the West Indies, Australia, New Zealand, and England free of conflict.
There will be more excitement for the following season as MLC’s plans include an enlarged format and possibly new venues. Additionally, the first season saw some outstanding additions, drawing elite players with large contracts and outpacing leagues such as the BBL and SA20 in terms of average player wages per league game.
“The inaugural Major League Cricket season’s incredible success offers the ideal foundation for pushing American cricket to even higher heights in 2024. Season two of Major League Cricket is expected to feature even more elite players, making it an amazing summer for the sport in America in addition to the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, according to Justin Geale, Tournament Director of Major League Cricket.
