Starting on July 13, 2023, MLC 2023 will be played at two cricket-specific venues in 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 venues will host 19 matches.
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
| Day | Time (Local) | Date | Venue | Team |
Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday | 7:30 p.m. | 13 July | Grand Prairie Stadium (Dallas) | Texas Super Kings | LA Knight Riders |
| Friday | 3:30 p.m. | 14 July | Grand Prairie Stadium (Dallas) | MI New York | SF Unicorns |
| Friday | 7:30 p.m. | 14 July | Grand Prairie Stadium (Dallas) | Seattle Orcas | Washington Freedom |
| Saturday | 7:30 p.m. | 15 July | Grand Prairie Stadium (Dallas) | SF Unicorns | Seattle Orcas |
| Sunday | 3:30 p.m. | 16 July | Grand Prairie Stadium (Dallas) | Texas Super Kings | Washington Freedom |
| Sunday | 7:30 p.m. | 16 July | Grand Prairie Stadium (Dallas) | LA Knight Riders | MI New York |
| Monday | 7:30 p.m. | 17 July | Grand Prairie Stadium (Dallas) | Texas Super Kings | MI New York |
| Tuesday | 7:30 p.m. | 18 July | Grand Prairie Stadium (Dallas) | LA Knight Riders | SF Unicorns |
| Thursday | 5:30 p.m. | 20 July | Church Street Park (Morrisville) | Washington Freedom | LA Knight Riders |
| Friday | 5:30 p.m. | 21 July | Church Street Park (Morrisville) | Seattle Orcas | Texas Super Kings |
| Saturday | 5:30 p.m. | 22 July | Church Street Park (Morrisville) | Washington Freedom | SF Unicorns |
| Sunday | 1:30 p.m. | 23 July | Church Street Park (Morrisville) | LA Knight Riders | Seattle Orcas |
| Sunday | 5:30 p.m. | 23 July | Church Street Park (Morrisville) | MI New York | Washington Freedom |
| Monday | 5:30 p.m. | 24 July | Church Street Park (Morrisville) | SF Unicorns | Texas Super Kings |
| Tuesday | 5:30 p.m. | 25 July | Church Street Park (Morrisville) | MI New York | Seattle Orcas |
| PLAYOFFS | |||||
| Eliminator Match | |||||
| Thursday | 3:30 p.m. | 27 July | Grand Prairie Stadium (Dallas) | Seed 3 | Seed 4 |
| Qualifier Match | |||||
| Thursday | 7:30 p.m. | 27 July | Grand Prairie Stadium (Dallas) | Seed 1 | Seed 2 |
| Challenger Match | |||||
| Friday | 7:30 p.m. | 28 July | Grand Prairie Stadium (Dallas) | Qualifier Loser | Eliminator Winner |
| FINAL | |||||
| Sunday | 7:30 p.m. | 30 July | Grand Prairie Stadium (Dallas) | Qualifier Winner | Challenger Winner |
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)
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