Major League Cricket 2024
2024 · 6 teams · T20 cricket
Tournament Overview
Series Overview
The 2024 Major League Cricket saw Washington Freedom claim the title with a dominant 96-run victory over San Francisco Unicorns in the final. Freedom posted 207/5 — a total that would have tested any T20 side in any conditions — before bowling out the Unicorns for 111. The margin underlined Freedom's superiority throughout the tournament. The 2024 edition of MLC was also a landmark in US cricket: played in the same year as the ICC T20 World Cup co-hosted by the USA and the West Indies, MLC 2024 showed cricket had established genuine roots in North America. The infrastructure, the crowds, and the broadcast quality were all markedly improved from the inaugural 2023 season. The IPL-affiliated ownership model — with franchises linked to Mumbai Indians, Kolkata Knight Riders, Chennai Super Kings, and others — had given the league instant credibility and world-class talent pipelines.
Key Highlights
- 1Washington Freedom won MLC 2024 with a dominant 96-run victory — posting 207/5 and bowling out San Francisco for 111
- 2The 96-run margin was the largest in MLC history — a statement victory for a team that had missed out in 2023
- 3Washington's batting was explosive from ball one — the Freedom had assembled one of the strongest T20 lineups in the competition
- 4USA cricket continued to grow rapidly — the crowds and broadcast audiences in 2024 exceeded the inaugural season
- 5MLC 2024 confirmed the USA as a genuine franchise cricket market ahead of the 2024 T20 World Cup on American soil