2023 Major League Cricket season

Inaugural season of the Major League Cricket

2023 Major League Cricket seasonDates| 13 – July 30, 2023

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Administrator(s)| American Cricket Enterprises
USA Cricket
Cricket format| Twenty20
Tournament format(s)| Round-robin and playoffs
Host(s)| United States
Champions| MI New York (1st title)
Runners-up| Seattle Orcas
Participants| 6
Matches| 19
Attendance| 70,000 (3,684 per match)
Player of the series| Nicholas Pooran (MI New York)
Most runs| Nicholas Pooran (MI New York) (388)
Most wickets| Trent Boult (MI New York) (22)
Official website| www.majorleaguecricket.com

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The 2023 Major League Cricket season (also known as the 2023 MLC) was the inaugural season of the Major League Cricket,[1] a franchise Twenty20 cricket league established in 2019 by American Cricket Enterprises (ACE) in the United States.[2] The season was hosted at two venues, Grand Prairie Stadium in Grand Prairie, Texas and Church Street Park in Morrisville, North Carolina.[3] The season was played from July 13 to 30, 2023,[4] with MI New York defeating the Seattle Orcas by seven wickets to win the inaugural title.[5][6]

## Background[edit]

Major League Cricket announced in November 2022 that its inaugural season would be played at Grand Prairie Stadium starting July 13 and concluding July 30.[7] MLC also revealed that the tournament would be played in a single round-robin format with fifteen league matches played among six franchises before a four-match play-off phase.[8][9]

In March 2023, the teams for the tournament were announced ahead of the league's inaugural draft – called the Texas Super Kings, the Seattle Orcas, the Los Angeles Knight Riders, the Washington Freedom, the MI New York, and the San Francisco Unicorns respectively.[10][11] The draft for the season was then held on March 19, with Harmeet Singh being picked first overall and Aaron Finch and Quinton de Kock among others highlighting the draft.[12][13] In the buildup to the season opener, teams signed multiple other players including Jason Roy, Adam Zampa, and Moises Henriques.[14]

In April, USA Cricket – the governing body of cricket in the United States – officially sanctioned the tournament following a dispute with tournament organizers, American Cricket Enterprises, that threatened to delay the launch of MLC.[15][16] Tournament fixtures were announced on June 12 – nearly two months later.[17][18] In addition, it also revealed that the tournament would be held at two venues, Grand Prairie Stadium and Church Street Park for the group stage,[19][20] while all playoff matches and the final would be held at Grand Prairie Stadium. Tickets for the matches were also made available on the same day.[21]

## Teams[edit]

Teams were announced by MLC in March 2023, with team coaches and captains being announced in the months following.[11]

Teams in the 2023 Major League Cricket season  Franchise  | Head coach  | Captain

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Los Angeles Knight Riders | Phil Simmons | Sunil Narine
MI New York | Robin Peterson | Kieron Pollard
San Francisco Unicorns | Shane Watson | Aaron Finch
Seattle Orcas | Pravin Amre | Wayne Parnell
Texas Super Kings | Stephen Fleming | Faf du Plessis
Washington Freedom | Greg Shipperd | Moises Henriques

## Squads[edit]

A minimum of 16 players and a maximum of 19 players can be selected by the teams with a maximum of nine overseas players. The teams can select nine local players in the draft and another one as a wildcard.

Squads in the 2023 Major League Cricket season  Los Angeles Knight Riders[22] | MI New York[23] | San Francisco Unicorns | Seattle Orcas | Texas Super Kings | Washington Freedom

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* Sunil Narine (c)
* Ali Khan
* Unmukt Chand
* Jaskaran Malhotra (wk)
* Nitish Kumar
* Corne Dry
* Ali Sheikh
* Saif Badar
* Shadley van Schalkwyk
* Bhaskar Yadram
* Andre Russell
* Jason Roy
* Lockie Ferguson
* Martin Guptill
* Adam Zampa
* Rilee Rossouw
* Spencer Johnson
* Gajanand Singh

* Kieron Pollard (c)
* Steven Taylor
* Hammad Azam
* Ehsan Adil
* Nosthush Kenjige
* Monank Patel (wk)
* Sarabjit Ladda
* Shayan Jahangir (wk)
* Kyle Phillip
* Saideep Ganesh
* Trent Boult
* Rashid Khan
* Tim David
* Dewald Brevis
* David Wiese
* Kagiso Rabada
* Nicholas Pooran
* Jason Behrendorff
* Jasdeep Singh
* Tristan Stubbs

* Aaron Finch (c)
* Corey Anderson
* Liam Plunkett
* Tajinder Singh
* Chaitanya Bishnoi
* Carmi Le Roux
* Brody Couch
* David White
* Smit Patel (wk)
* Sanjay Krishnamurthi
* Marcus Stoinis
* Lungi Ngidi
* Matthew Wade (wk)
* Qais Ahmad
* Finn Allen
* Mackenzie Harvey
* Haris Rauf
* Shadab Khan
* Amila Aponso

* Wayne Parnell (c)
* Harmeet Singh
* Shehan Jayasuriya
* Shubham Ranjane
* Cameron Gannon
* Aaron Jones
* Nauman Anwar
* Phani Simhadri
* Angelo Perera
* Matthew Tromp
* ~~Mitchell Marsh~~
* Quinton de Kock (wk)
* Dasun Shanaka
* ~~Sikandar Raza~~
* Andrew Tye
* Heinrich Klaasen
* ~~Izharulhaq Naveed~~
* Dwaine Pretorius
* Nisarg Patel
* Shimron Hetmyer
* Imad Wasim
* Hayden Walsh Jr

* Faf du Plessis (c)
* Rusty Theron
* Calvin Savage
* Lahiru Milantha
* Milind Kumar
* Sami Aslam
* Cameron Stevenson
* Cody Chetty
* Zia Shahzad
* Saiteja Mukkamalla
* Devon Conway
* Mitchell Santner
* Daniel Sams
* David Miller
* Gerald Coetzee
* Dwayne Bravo
* ~~Ambati Rayudu~~
* Mohammad Mohsin
* Imran Tahir

* Moises Henriques (c)
* Andries Gous
* Mukhtar Ahmed
* Obus Pienaar
* Saurabh Netravalkar
* Saad Ali
* Dane Piedt
* Sujith Gowda
* Justin Dill
* Akhilesh Bodugum
* ~~Wanindu Hasaranga~~
* Anrich Nortje
* Marco Jansen
* Glenn Phillips
* Adam Milne
* Josh Philippe
* Ben Dwarshuis
* Akeal Hosein
* Usman Rafiq
* Tanveer Sangha
* Matthew Short

* Ambati Rayudu withdrew from Major League Cricket amid a proposal made by the BCCI to enact a year-long "cooling-off" period for recently retired players.[24] Rayudu was replaced by former CSK teammate Imran Tahir.[25]
* Wanindu Hasaranga withdrew from Major League Cricket due to both not receiving a NOC (no-objection-certificate) from Sri Lanka Cricket and due to Hasaranga wanting to "manage his workloads".[26] He was replaced in the squad by Tanveer Sangha.[27]
* Mitchell Marsh was pulled out of the tournament by Cricket Australia in order to manage his workload ahead of Australia's build-up for the 2023 Cricket World Cup and due to the tournament clashing with the Ashes series.[28]
* Sikandar Raza withdrew from Major League Cricket due to it clashing with the 2023 Zim Afro T10.[citation needed]

## Venues[edit]

Matches were held at two venus: Grand Prairie's Grand Prairie Stadium, with a capacity of 7,000 (expandable to 15,000) and Morrisville, North Carolina's Church Street Park, with a capacity of 3,500

Grand Prairie

Morrisville

## Points table[edit]

Advanced to the Qualifier

Advanced to the Eliminator
Pos | Team  | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR

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1  | Seattle Orcas†  | 5  | 4  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 8  | 0.725
2  | Texas Super Kings†  | 5  | 3  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 6  | 0.570
3  | Washington Freedom‡  | 5  | 3  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 6  | 0.097
4  | MI New York‡  | 5  | 2  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 4  | 1.004
5  | San Francisco Unicorns | 5  | 2  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 4  | −0.303
6  | Los Angeles Knight Riders | 5  | 1  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 2  | −2.028

Source: ESPNcricinfo

## League stage[edit]

Timing of matches in Grand Prairie, Texas are in Central Time Zone (CDT) (UTC-05:00).

Timing of matches in Morrisville, North Carolina are in Eastern Time Zone (EDT) (UTC-04:00).

Match 1
July 13, 2023
19:30 (N)
Scorecard

Texas Super Kings
181/6 (20 overs)

Los Angeles Knight Riders
112 (14 overs)

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David Miller 61 (42)
Lockie Ferguson 2/23 (4 overs)

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Andre Russell 55 (34)
Mohammad Mohsin 4/8 (3 overs)

Texas Super Kings won by 69 runs
Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas
Umpires: Jermaine Lindo (USA) and Paul Wilson (Aus)
Player of the match: David Miller (Texas Super Kings)

* Los Angeles Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.

* * *

Match 2
July 14, 2023
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard

San Francisco Unicorns
215/5 (20 overs)

MI New York
193/5 (20 overs)

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Corey Anderson 91 (52)
Kagiso Rabada 2/32 (4 overs)

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Tim David 53* (28)
Liam Plunkett 2/30 (4 overs)

San Francisco Unicorns won by 22 runs
Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Vijaya Mallela (USA)
Player of the match: Corey Anderson (San Francisco Unicorns)

* San Francisco Unicorns won the toss and elected to bat.

* * *

Match 3
July 14, 2023
19:30 (N)
Scorecard

Washington Freedom
144/7 (20 overs)

Seattle Orcas
148/5 (19.4 overs)

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Akeal Hosein 33* (22)
Harmeet Singh 2/24 (4 overs)

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Nauman Anwar 48 (37)
Moises Henriques 1/8 (2 overs)

Seattle Orcas won by 5 wickets
Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas
Umpires: Wayne Knights (NZ) and Rushane Samuels (WI)
Player of the match: Imad Wasim (Seattle Orcas)

* Seattle Orcas won the toss and elected to field.

* * *

Match 4
July 15, 2023
19:30 (N)
Scorecard

Seattle Orcas
177/4 (20 overs)

San Francisco Unicorns
142 (17.5 overs)

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Heinrich Klaasen 53 (31)
Liam Plunkett 2/36 (4 overs)

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Shadab Khan 36 (23)
Cameron Gannon 4/23 (3.5 overs)

Seattle Orcas won by 35 runs
Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Billy Taylor (Eng)
Player of the match: Heinrich Klaasen (Seattle Orcas)

* Seattle Orcas won the toss and elected to bat.

* * *

Match 5
July 16, 2023
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard

Washington Freedom
163/5 (20 overs)

Texas Super Kings
157/7 (20 overs)

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Matthew Short 80 (50)
Gerald Coetzee 2/26 (4 overs)

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Dwayne Bravo 76* (39)
Akeal Hosein 2/25 (4 overs)

Washington Freedom won by 6 runs
Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas
Umpires: Jermaine Lindo (USA) and Paul Wilson (Aus)
Player of the match: Matthew Short (Washington Freedom)

* Washington Freedom won the toss and elected to bat.

* * *

Match 6
July 16, 2023
19:30 (N)
Scorecard

MI New York
155/8 (20 overs)

Los Angeles Knight Riders
50 (13.5 overs)

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Tim David 48* (21)
Corné Dry 2/10 (4 overs)

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Unmukt Chand 26 (26)
Nosthush Kenjige 2/7 (3 overs)

MI New York won by 105 runs
Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Billy Taylor (Eng)
Player of the match: Tim David (MI New York)

* MI New York won the toss and elected to bat.

* * *

Match 7
July 17, 2023
19:30 (N)
Scorecard

Texas Super Kings
154/7 (20 overs)

MI New York
137/8 (20 overs)

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Devon Conway 74 (55)
Trent Boult 2/29 (4 overs)

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Shayan Jahangir 41 (38)
Daniel Sams 2/15 (4 overs)

Texas Super Kings won by 17 runs
Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas
Umpires: Wayne Knights (NZ) and Jermaine Lindo (USA)
Player of the match: Devon Conway (Texas Super Kings)

* Texas Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.

* * *

Match 8
July 18, 2023
19:30 (N)
Socrecard

San Francisco Unicorns
212/7 (20 overs)

Los Angeles Knight Riders
191/5 (20 overs)

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Matthew Wade 78 (41)
Adam Zampa 3/41 (4 overs)

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Jason Roy 45 (21)
Shadab Khan 2/26 (4 overs)

San Francisco Unicorns won by 21 runs
Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Rushane Samuels (WI)
Player of the match: Matthew Wade (San Francisco Unicorns)

* San Francisco Unicorns won the toss and elected to bat.

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Match 9
July 20, 2023
17:30 (D/N)
Scorecard

Los Angeles Knight Riders
175/7 (20 overs)

Washington Freedom
177/4 (18.1 overs)

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Andre Russell 70* (37)
Moises Henriques 3/26 (3 overs)

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Matthew Short 43 (35)
Sunil Narine 1/20 (4 overs)

Washington Freedom won by 6 wickets
Church Street Park, Morrisville
Umpires: Billy Taylor (Eng) and Paul Wilson (Aus)
Player of the match: Andre Russell (Los Angeles Knight Riders)

* Washington Freedom won the toss elected to field.
* Los Angeles Knight Riders were eliminated as a result of this match.

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Match 10
July 21, 2023
17:30 (D/N)
Scorecard

Texas Super Kings
127 (20 overs)

Seattle Orcas
128/2 (16 overs)

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Dwayne Bravo 39 (39)
Wayne Parnell 5/20 (4 overs)

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Quinton de Kock 53 (36)
Mitchell Santner 1/15 (3 overs)

Seattle Orcas won by 8 wickets
Church Street Park, Morrisville
Umpires: Wayne Knights (NZ) and Vijaya Mallela (USA)
Player of the match: Wayne Parnell (Seattle Orcas)

* Seattle Orcas won the toss and elected to field.
* Seattle Orcas qualified for the playoffs as a result of this match.

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Match 11
July 22, 2023
17:30 (D/N)
Scorecard

Washington Freedom
133/8 (20 overs)

San Francisco Unicorns
103 (19.5 overs)

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Moises Henriques 30 (27)
Haris Rauf 3/20 (4 overs)

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Corey Anderson 34 (34)
Saurabh Netravalkar 6/9 (3.5 overs)

Washington Freedom won by 30 runs
Church Street Park, Morrisville
Umpires: Rushane Samuels (WI) and Paul Wilson (Aus)
Player of the match: Saurabh Netravalkar (Washington Freedom)

* San Francisco Unicorns won the toss and elected to field.
* Washington Freedom qualified for the playoffs as a result of this match.

* * *

Match 12
July 23, 2023
13:30
Scorecard

Seattle Orcas
170/6 (20 overs)

Los Angeles Knight Riders
175/8 (19.1 overs)

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Shehan Jayasuriya 60* (45)
Adam Zampa 2/26 (4 overs)

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Rilee Rossouw 78* (38)
Cameron Gannon 3/13 (4 overs)

Los Angeles Knight Riders won by 2 wickets
Church Street Park, Morrisville
Umpires: Reon King (WI) and Billy Taylor (Eng)
Player of the match: Rilee Rossouw (Los Angeles Knight Riders)

* Los Angeles Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.

* * *

Match 13
July 23, 2023
17:30 (D/N)
Scorecard

Washington Freedom
160/6 (20 overs)

MI New York
161/2 (15.3 overs)

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Glenn Phillips 47 (35)
Kieron Pollard 2/33 (4 overs)

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Nicholas Pooran 62* (33)
Akeal Hosein 1/9 (2 overs)

MI New York won by 8 wickets
Church Street Park, Morrisville
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Paul Wilson (Aus)
Player of the match: Nicholas Pooran (MI New York)

* MI New York won the toss and elected to field.

* * *

Match 14
July 24, 2023
17:30 (D/N)
Scorecard

San Francisco Unicorns
171/8 (20 overs)

Texas Super Kings
172/7 (19.1 overs)

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Matthew Wade 49 (30)
Gerald Coetzee 4/31 (4 overs)

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Milind Kumar 52 (42)
Haris Rauf 2/32 (4 overs)

Texas Super Kings won by 3 wickets
Church Street Park, Morrisville
Umpires: Jermaine Lindo (USA) and Rushane Samuels (WI)
Player of the match: Daniel Sams (Texas Super Kings)

* San Francisco Unicorns won the toss and elected to bat.
* Texas Super Kings qualified for the playoffs as a result of this match.

* * *

Match 15
July 25, 2023
17:30 (D/N)
Scorecard

MI New York
194/8 (20 overs)

Seattle Orcas
195/8 (19.2 overs)

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Nicholas Pooran 68 (34)
Harmeet Singh 2/21 (3 overs)

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Heinrich Klassen 110* (44)
Trent Boult 4/31 (4 overs)

Seattle Orcas won by 2 wickets
Church Street Park, Morrisville
Umpires: Vijaya Mallela (USA), Wayne Knights (NZ)
Player of the match: Heinrich Klassen (Seattle Orcas)

* Seattle Orcas won the toss and elected to field.
* MI New York qualified for the playoffs and San Francisco Unicorns were eliminated as a result of this match.

## Play-offs[edit]

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| Qualifier / Eliminator| | | Challenger| | | Final
| July 27, 2023 - Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas, 19:30 CDT| | July 30, 2023 - Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas, 19:30 CDT
| 1| Seattle Orcas| 127/1 (15 overs)| | QW| Seattle Orcas| 183/9 (20 overs)
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| 2| Texas Super Kings| 126/9 (20 overs)| | | July 28, 2023 - Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas, 19:30 CDT| | | CW| MI New York| 184/3 (16 overs)
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| | QL| Texas Super Kings| 158 (20 overs)|
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| July 27, 2023 - Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas, 15:30 CDT| | | EW| MI New York| 162/4 (19 overs)| | |
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| 3| Washington Freedom| 125/9 (20 overs)| |
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| 4| MI New York| 141/7 (20 overs)| | |
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Eliminator
July 27, 2023
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard

MI New York
141/7 (20 overs)

Washington Freedom
125/9 (20 overs)

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Dewald Brevis 57 (41)
Saurabh Netravalkar 2/25 (4 overs)

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Marco Jansen 28 (18)
Trent Boult 4/20 (4 overs)

MI New York won by 16 runs
Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Rushane Samuels (WI)
Player of the match: Dewald Brevis (MI New York)

* Washington Freedom won the toss and elected to field.

* * *

Qualifier
July 27, 2023
19:30 (N)
Scorecard

Texas Super Kings
126/9 (20 overs)

Seattle Orcas
127/1 (15 overs)

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Daniel Sams 26* (25)
Andrew Tye 3/32 (4 overs)

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Quinton de Kock 88* (50)
Rusty Theron 1/20 (3 overs)

Seattle Orcas won by 9 wickets
Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas
Umpires: Vijay Mallela (USA) and Billy Taylor (Eng)
Player of the match: Quinton de Kock (Seattle Orcas)

* Texas Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.

* * *

Challenger
July 28, 2023
19:30 (N)
Scorecard

Texas Super Kings
158 (20 overs)

MI New York
162/4 (19 overs)

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Devon Conway 38 (35)
Trent Boult 4/24 (4 overs)

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Dewald Brevis 41* (33)
Rusty Theron 1/12 (2 overs)

MI New York won by 6 wickets
Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas
Umpires: Jermaine Lindo (USA) and Paul Wilson (Aus)
Player of the match: Trent Boult (MI New York)

* MI New York won the toss and elected to field.

### Final[edit]

Main article: 2023 Major League Cricket season final

July 30, 2023
19:30 (N)
Scorecard

Seattle Orcas
183/9 (20 overs)

MI New York
184/3 (16 overs)

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Quinton de Kock 87 (52)
Rashid Khan 3/9 (4 overs)

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Nicholas Pooran 137* (55)
Imad Wasim 1/14 (2 overs)

MI New York won by 7 wickets
Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas
Umpires: Wayne Knights (NZ) and Paul Wilson (Aus)
Player of the match: Nicholas Pooran (MI New York)

* MI New York won the toss and elected to field.
* The MI New York won the inaugural Major League Cricket tournament as a result of this match.

## Statistics[edit]

Although matches were played using standard Twenty20 formats, players' statistics wasn't included in their official records because USA Cricket is not a full-member of the International Cricket Council.[29]

### Most runs[edit]

Most runs in the 2023 Major League Cricket season[30] Player  | Team  | Innings  | Runs  | High score

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Nicholas Pooran | MI New York | 8  | 388  | 137*
Quinton de Kock | Seattle Orcas | 7  | 264  | 88*
Heinrich Klaasen | Seattle Orcas | 6  | 235  | 110*
Devon Conway | Texas Super Kings | 7  | 221  | 74
Tim David | MI New York | 7  | 209  | 53*

### Most wickets[edit]

Most wickets in the 2023 Major League Cricket season[31] Player  | Team  | Matches  | Wickets  | Best bowling

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Trent Boult | MI New York | 8  | 22  | 4/20
Cameron Gannon | Seattle Orcas | 7  | 11  | 4/23
Andrew Tye | Seattle Orcas | 7  | 11  | 3/32
Imad Wasim | Seattle Orcas | 7  | 10  | 2/23
Saurabh Netravalkar | Washington Freedom | 6  | 10  | 6/9

## Awards[edit]

On July 28, 2023, a list of end of season awards was announced.[32]

Awards in the 2023 Major League Cricket season  Name  | Team  | Award

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Nicholas Pooran | MI New York | Most Valuable Player
Nicholas Pooran | MI New York | Leading run scorer
Trent Boult | MI New York | Leading wicket taker
Cameron Gannon | Seattle Orcas | Domestic Player of the Series

## Broadcasting[edit]

In July 2023, Major League Cricket (MLC) announced that its inaugural season will be broadcast live in major cricketing nations.[33]

Broadcast rights for the 2023 Major League Cricket season  Country  | Television channel  | Internet streaming applications

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India[34][35] | Sports18 | JioCinema
United States & Canada[36] |

Willow TV
Sling TV (Select matches)
CBS Sports (Select matches)

Australia[37] | Fox Cricket |
Pakistan[38] | A Sports |

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