The fourth season of Major League Cricket (MLC) is bringing the high-energy excitement of world-class T20 cricket to the US. The tournament, scheduled to run from June 18 to July 18, 2026, has a schedule of 34 matches, which promises intense competition over the course of an entire month. Six powerhouse franchises, a mix of local American talent and global cricket superstars, will battle it out to be crowned champions of the next American summer at the iconic venues of Texas and California.

The tournament begins with a huge opening night rivalry at Grand Prairie Stadium, where the Texas Super Kings will face the Seattle Orcas. This year’s expanded tournament features an extensive double round-robin league stage, where all six teams will play against each other twice, once at home and once away. Teams get two points for a win and one point for a draw or cancellation, while net run rate acts as a crucial tie-breaker if teams finish equal on points. This tough 30-match league format is a true test of squad depth, ensuring only the most consistent and resilient teams earn a spot in the post-season.

After the league stage, the tournament turns into a high-stakes, four-match playoff stage, using the page playoff system. The top two teams on the table will face off in the qualifiers, with the winner getting a direct ticket to the championship final, while the loser will get a second chance. Meanwhile, the third and fourth placed teams will have to fight for survival in a knockout match. The winner of that match will face the loser of the Qualifier in the Challenger, deciding who will fill the last remaining spot in the Grand Finale.

MLC 2026: Full squads of all 6 teams

MI New York (MINY): Kieron Pollard (c), Quinton de Kock (WK), Ryan Rickelton (WK), Nicholas Pooran (WK), Monank Patel (WK), Agni Chopra, Tajinder Dhillon, Trent Boult, Sunny Patel, Nosthush Kenjige, Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar, Tristan Luus, Rushil Ugarkar, Corey Anderson, Corbin Bosch, Romario Shepherd, Faisal Khan Ahmadzai, और Kunwarjeet Singh।

Los Angeles Knight Riders (LAKR): Sunil Narine, Jason Holder (c), Alex Hales, Unmukt Chand, Saif Badar, Colin Munro, Andre Fletcher (WK), Nitish Kumar, Jahmar Hamilton (WK), Carmi le Roux, Kristopher Ramsaran, Ali Khan, Lloyd Pope, Andre Russell, Shadley van Schalkwyk, Karthik Gattepalli, और Matthew Tromp।

Texas Super Kings (TSK): Faf du Plessis (c), Rilee Rossouw, Calvin Savage, Smit Patel (WK), Saiteja Mukkamalla, Joshua Tromp (WK), Adam Milne, Nandre Burger, Keshav Maharaj, Hardus Viljoen, Akeal Hosein, Mohammad Mohsin, Abhimanyu Lamba, Wiaan Mulder, Milind Kumar, Donovan Ferreira, Shubham Ranjane, and Amshi de Silva.

Washington Freedom (WF): Steve Smith (c), Mark Chapman, Mukhtar Ahmed, Lahiru Milantha (WK), Andries Gous (WK), Lockie Ferguson, Ben Dwarshuis, Amila Aponso, Saurabh Netravalkar, Asif Mehmood, Abhishek Paradkar, Yasir Mohammad, Glenn Maxwell, Rachin Ravindra, Obus Pienaar, Ian Holland, Marco Jansen, Nikhil Chaudhary, Jack Edwards, and Mitchell Owen.

San Francisco Unicorns (SFU): Finn Allen (WK), Zia-ul-Haq, Connor Esterhuizen, Saideep Ganesh (WK), Sanjay Krishnamurthy, Lhuan-dre Pretorius (WK), Ollie Peake, Aakarshit Gomel, Xavier Bartlett, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Ilyas, Juanoy Drysdale, Ravichandran Ashwin, Hassan Khan, Hammad Azam, Matthew Short (c), Aaron Hardie, and Anirudh Immanuel.

Seattle Orcas (SO): Shimron Hetmyer, Shehan Jayasuriya, Tim Seifert (WK), Shayan Jahangir, Matthew Breetzke, Sujit Nayak, Sharad Lumba, Rahul Jariwala (WK), Tim Robinson, Cameron Gannon, Lungi Ngidi, Ottneil Baartman, Harmeet Singh, Tanveer Sangha, Jasdeep Singh, Ayan Desai, Dasun Shanaka, Marcus Stoinis (c), and Ali Sheikh.