The third season of Main League Cricket (MLC) is poised for an electrifying begin on Wednesday, June 12, as defending champions Washington Freedom face off in opposition to final yr’s runners-up San Francisco Unicorns within the event opener. The six-team competitors will span simply over a month, concluding on July 13.
Becoming a member of the Freedom and Unicorns within the chase for the title are MI New York, Texas Tremendous Kings, Los Angeles Knight Riders and Seattle Orcas. The league stage guarantees intense motion, with all six franchises competing in a double round-robin format, leading to 30 league matches earlier than the essential playoff section begins.
Followers can anticipate a feast of high-quality cricket, with a bunch of worldwide stars who not too long ago shined within the Indian Premier League (IPL) confirming their participation. Notable names embrace Nicholas Pooran, Faf du Plessis, Quinton de Kock, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Trent Boult and Noor Ahmad, promising an thrilling mix of talent and energy.
Additional emphasizing the worldwide attain of franchise cricket, the MLC 2025 options robust ties with the IPL. 4 of the six groups are underneath the possession of established IPL franchises: MI New York (Mumbai Indians), Texas Tremendous Kings (Chennai Tremendous Kings), LA Knight Riders (Kolkata Knight Riders) and Seattle Orcas (Delhi Capitals), underscoring the rising synergy between the 2 leagues.
MLC 2025: Full listing of gamers
Los Angeles Knight Riders
Sunil Narine, Alex Hales, Mentioned Badar, Nitish Kumar, Rovman Powell, Unmukt Chand, Andre Fletcher, Sherfane Rutherford, Adithiya Ganesh, Jason Holder, Corne Dry, Anrich Nortje, Ali Khan, Tanveer Sangha, Andre Russell, Shadley van Schalkwyk, Karthik Gattepalli, Matthew Tromp
MI New York
Kieron Pollard, Quinton de Kock, Nicholas Pooran, Monak Patel, Heath Richards, Sharad Lumba, Agni Chopra, Kumwarjit Singh, Trent Boult, Ehsan Adil, Rashid Khan, Nosthush Kenjige, Naveen ul Haq, Rushil Ugarkar, Michael Bracewell, George Linde, Sunny Patel, Tajinder Singh, Azmatullah Omarzai
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San Francisco Unicorns
Corey Anderson, Finn Allen, Tim Seifert, Jack Fraser McGurk, Karima Gore, Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Liam Plunkett, Xavier Bartlett, Brody Sofa, Callum Stow, Carmi le Roux. Haris Rauf, Juanoy Drysdale, Matthew Quick, Hassan Khan, Copper Cannolly
Seattle Orcas
David Warner, Shimron Hetmyer, Shayan Jahangir, Steven Taylor, Aaron Jones, Heinrich Klaasen, Sujit Nayak, Rahul Jariwala, Cameron Gannon, Obed McCoy, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Waqar Salamkheli, Jasdeep Singh, Ayan Desai, Sikandar Raza, Gulbadin Naib, Kyle Mayers, Harmeet Singh, Ali Sheikh
Texas Tremendous Kings
Faf du Plessis, Daryl Mitchell, Devon Conway, Calvin Savage, Saiteja Mukkamalla, Joshua Tromp, Adam Khan, Adam Milne, Noor Ahmad, Zia ul Haq Muhammad, Marcus Stoinis, Milind Kumar, Mohammad Mohsin, Shubham Ranjane
Washington Freedom
Steve Smith, Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Mukhtar Ahmed, Lahiru Milantha, Andries Gous, Ben Sears, Lockie Ferguson, Jason Behrendroff, Saurabh Netravalkar, Yasir Mohammad, Amila Aponso, Abhishek, Glenn Maxwell, Justin Dill, Obus Pienaar, Jack Edwards, Iam Holland, Mitchell Owen
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