Major League Cricket (MLC) will return in 2025 with an exciting display of T20 cricket in the United States of America. MLC 2025 will take place from June 13 to July 14, involving world-class cricketers, multiple franchises owned by IPL, and passionate fans for a month of competition. What you need to know about this season's different venues, star players, team captains, and how to catch the action live in India.

The tournament starts with an exciting rematch of the final from 2024 between reigning champions Washington Freedom and previous runners-up, San Francisco Unicorns. With each of the six teams playing a total of 10 league matches in a double round-robin format, the competition for the championship starts right away. The top four teams will advance to the playoffs, which contain a Qualifier, Eliminator, Challenger, and Final.

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Cricket in the U.S. has steadily built momentum, and MLC 2025 will take place in three major venues:

• Oakland Coliseum, California
• Broward County Stadium, Florida
• Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas (playoff venue)

These stadiums are set to provide fans with electrifying atmospheres and thrilling finishes as the tournament unfolds.

MLC 2025: Team Squads

MLC 2025 features six franchises, four of which have direct connections with Indian Premier League (IPL) teams. Here's a look at the teams and their captains:

MI New York (Mumbai Indians):

• Heath Richards, Sharad Lumba, Agni Chopra, George Linde, Kieron Pollard (c), Sunny Patel, Kunwarjeet Singh, Michael Bracewell, Tajinder Dhillon, Rashid Khan, Azmatullah Omarzai, Nicholas Pooran, Quinton de Kock, Monank Patel, Nosthush Kenjige, Rushil Ugarkar, Ehsan Adil, Trent Boult, Naveen-ul-Haq

Texas Super Kings (Chennai Super Kings):

• Faf du Plessis (c), Devon Conway, Saiteja Mukkamalla, Smit Patel, Donovan Ferreira, Milind Kumar, Daryl Mitchell, Mohammad Mohsin, Shubham Ranjane, Joshua Tromp, Nandre Burger, Akeal Hosein, Adam Milne, Noor Ahmad, Calvin Savage, Zia-ul-Haq, Stephen Wiig.

LA Knight Riders (Kolkata Knight Riders):

• Nitish Kumar, Alex Hales, Rovman Powell, Saif Badar, Sherfane Rutherford, Jason Holder, Andre Russell, Corne Dry, Shadley van Schalkwyk, Sunil Narine (c), Adithya Ganesh, Andre Fletcher, Unmukt Chand, Ali Khan, Anrich Nortje, Matthew Tromp, Tanveer Sangha, Karthik Gattepalli

Seattle Orcas (Delhi Capitals-linked):

• David Warner, Aaron Jones, Shimron Hetmyer, Sujit Nayak, Gulbadin Naib, Steven Taylor, Sikandar Raza, Kyle Mayers, Harmeet Singh, Rahul Jariwala, Heinrich Klaasen (c), Shayan Jahangir, Waqar Salamkheil, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Ayan Desai, Ali Sheikh, Obed McCoy, Jasdeep Singh, Cameron Gannon
  

Washington Freedom:

• Steven Smith, Mark Chapman, Jack Edwards, Mukhtar Ahmed, Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Glenn Maxwell (c), Mitchell Owen, Abhishek Paradkar, Ian Holland, Obus Pienaar, Justin Dill, Andries Gous, Lahiru Milantha, Amila Aponso, Saurabh Netravalkar, Yasir Mohammad, Lockie Ferguson, Ben Sears, Jason Behrendorff

San Francisco Unicorns:

• Finn Allen, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Matthew Short, Corey Anderson (c), Cooper Connolly, Hassan Khan, Tim Seifert, Haris Rauf, Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Liam Plunkett, Xavier Bartlett, Brody Couch, Callum Stow, Carmi le Roux, Karima Gore, Juanoy Drysdale

These captains bring immense experience and leadership, with most having recently featured in the IPL 2025 season.

International Stars to Watch

Fans will see explosiveness from superstars like Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Faf du Plessis, and Trent Boult. The addition of these players not only brings star power but also adds competition to the league, where many of the players will be going straight from the IPL to the MLC. 

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Live Streaming in India

• Global Streaming:
  • Matches will be available live worldwide via MLC’s official digital platforms.
  • In the USA, watch live on Willow TV (TV & digital).
  • Australia, UK, South Africa, and other regions will have coverage via regional broadcasters (to be announced).
• India Streaming:
  • All matches will be live-streamed on the JioHotstar app and website. Indian fans can follow the entire tournament with multilingual commentary and real-time highlights.

Fans can also stay updated through MLC’s official social media handles and YouTube channel for clips, match previews, and highlights.

MLC 2025 has a chance to be a historic season for American cricket. MLC 2025 will have international superstars, franchises backed by the IPL, famed venues, and lots of competition. This will have Cricket fans dreaming of the potential of cricket across the world. Be sure to mark your calendars from June 13 to July 14 this summer and catch us live on JioHotstar and watch cricket's new form in the U.S.