The much-awaited Major League Cricket (MLC) 2023 is all set to begin very soon on July 14 as per Indian Standard Time, check out the how to watch the live streaming in India, format, venues, teams, full schedule, and more
USA Cricket will experience a major increase in popularity with the inception of the upcoming first-ever Major League Cricket.
Major League Cricket (MLC) 2023 live streaming telecast in India where to watch, time table and matches schedule
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📅 July 13-30, 2023
📍 Grand Prairie Stadium – Grand Prairie, TX
📍 Church Street Park – Morrisville, NCTICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW 👉 https://t.co/Ya9VThvMSR pic.twitter.com/xaIthzCzJp
— Major League Cricket (@MLCricket) June 12, 2023
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— Los Angeles Knight Riders (@LA_KnightRiders) July 12, 2023
The inaugural MLC season will feature a total of 6 participating teams consisting of several International cricket stars.
MLC 2023 format
The league will follow a round-robin and play-offs format. In the round-robin stage, each team will play 5 games (1 game against every opponent) where the teams that finish in the top 4 will qualify for the Play-offs. The play-offs will consists of 4 games; Qualifier, Eliminator, Challenger and Final. The whole tournament will consist of 19 games in total.
MLC 2023 venues
The newly built Grand Prairie Stadium, in Texas and Church Street Park, in North Carolina will serve as the two venues for the entire MLC 2023 season.
MLC 2023 teams
Much to the delight of cricket fans in India, four of the six MLC teams are owned by IPL franchises. The Six teams taking part in the inaugural season are:
- Los Angeles Knight Riders
- MI New York
- Texas Super Kings
- Seattle Orcas
- San Francisco Unicorns
- Washington Freedom
MLC 2023 how to watch live telecast in India
Viacom18 network has acquired both the broadcast and digital rights of the Major League Cricket in India. As such, cricket fans in India can watch the live telecast of the MLC 2023 on Sports18 TV channel. Given below is the channel number of Sports 18 across various DTH services and cable TV:
| DTH Service | Channel number |
| Airtel Digital TV | Sports 18 HD (294), Sports 18 SD (293) |
| Dish TV | Sports 18 HD (643), Sports 18 SD (644) |
| Tata Sky | Sports 18 HD (487), Sports 18 SD (488) |
| Jio TV+: | Sports 18 HD (261), Sports 18 SD (262) |
| Sun Direct | Sports 18 HD (983), Sports 18 SD (505) |
| Videocon D2h | Sports 18 HD (666) |
Major League Cricket how to watch live streaming in India
Meanwhile, fans in India can watch the live streaming of all the MLC 2023 matches on the Jio Cinema app. Fans can use any devices including mobiles, tablets, Smart TVs, desktops and laptops.
MLC 2023 full schedule in Indian Time
The upcoming MLC Cricket 2023 will begin on July 14 and conclude on the 31st July. Given below is the complete fixtures and schedule for the Major League Cricket 2023:
League Stage fixtures and schedule
| No. | Match | Date (India) |
| 1 | Texas Super Kings vs Los Angeles Knight Riders | 14 July |
| 2 | MI New York vs San Francisco Unicorns | 15 July |
| 3 | Seattle Orcas vs Washington Freedom | 15 July |
| 4 | San Francisco Unicorns vs Seattle Orcas | 16 July |
| 5 | Texas Super Kings vs Washington Freedom | 17 July |
| 6 | Los Angeles Knight Riders vs MI New York | 17 July |
| 7 | Texas Super Kings vs MI New York | 18 July |
| 8 | Los Angeles Knight Riders vs San Francisco Unicorns | 19 July |
| 9 | Washington Freedom vs Los Angeles Knight Riders | 21 July |
| 10 | Seattle Orcas vs Texas Super Kings | 22 July |
| 11 | Washington Freedom vs San Francisco Unicorns | 23 July |
| 12 | Los Angeles Knight Riders vs Seattle Orcas | 23 July |
| 13 | MI New York vs Washington Freedom | 24 July |
| 14 | San Francisco Unicorns vs Texas Super Kings | 25 July |
| 15 | MI New York vs Seattle Orcas | 26 July |
Playoffs schedule
| No. | Match | Date (India) |
| 1 | Qualifier (1 vs 2) | 28 July |
| 2 | Eliminator (3 vs 4) | 28 July |
| 3 | Challenger | 29 July |
| 4 | Final | 31 July |
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