Major League Cricket
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Major League Cricket (MLC), also known as Cognizant Major League Cricket for sponsorship reasons, is a professional Twenty20 (T20) cricket league in the United States organized by American Cricket Enterprises (ACE) and sanctioned by USA Cricket. Founded in 2023, the league operates as a single entity consisting of six city-based franchises, each run by individual investor groups. The inaugural season took place over three weeks at Grand Prairie Stadium in Grand Prairie, Texas, and Church Street Park in Morrisville, North Carolina, concluding on July 30, 2023. In 2025, it was announced that MLC would expand its host venues to include the Oakland Coliseum (former home of MLB’s Oakland A’s and the NFL’s Oakland Raiders) in Oakland, California, and Central Broward Park in Lauderhill, Florida. Church Street Park did not return for the 2025 season. As of 2025, MLC has completed three seasons. MI New York are the current defending champions, having defeated the Washington Freedom in the 2025 final. MLC also oversees a developmental league, Minor League Cricket (MiLC), which launched in 2021 ahead of MLC’s debut.