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Major League Cricket

CricketStudio publishes citation-grade ball-by-ball coverage of every Major League Cricket match since the league's inaugural 2023 season. Data sourced from Cricsheet under CC BY 3.0, normalized to the same atomic-claim schema we use for IPL.

Matches
90
Seasons
4
Franchises
6
Venues
4
Players
183
Balls captured
20,918

Season champions

2023 Champion

MI New York

beat Seattle Orcas by 7 wickets

2024 Champion

Washington Freedom

beat San Francisco Unicorns by 96 runs

2025 Champion

MI New York

beat Washington Freedom by 5 runs

Season archive

MLC 2023
19 matches · 83 players
MLC 2024
23 matches · 103 players
MLC 2025
33 matches · 110 players
MLC 2026
15 matches · 86 players

All-time leaders

Career aggregates across all MLC seasons (2023–2026 live). See all 55 leaderboards →

Most runs

1,114

F du Plessis

677 balls faced · all seasons

Most wickets

51

TA Boult

714 legal deliveries bowled · all seasons

Research reports

All research →

Long-form, fully-cited analyses derived from ball-by-ball data. Every figure carries a sample size, a date window, and a stable canonical URL. Cite freely under CC-BY 4.0.

33 matches · MLC 2025 complete · Series 2 Report 01

The State of MLC 2025 →

MI New York champions, Orange/Purple Cap, all three seasons (2023–2025) in context, and franchise stories.

75 matches · 3 seasons · Series 2 Report 02

The Toss Effect in MLC →

Bowl-first wins more. Three seasons of ball-by-ball data reveal the bat-vs-bowl decision edge in North American T20.

75 matches · overs 16–20 · Series 2 Report 03

MLC Death Overs Intelligence →

Economy leaders, strike-rate leaders, and all 6 MLC franchises compared in overs 16–20.

75 matches · 3 seasons 2023–2025 · Series 2 Report 04

Three Seasons of MLC →

Batting elites, death bowling aces, biggest improvers, and the Season 4 watch list — all from ball-by-ball data.

75-match career corpus · 2026 rosters · Series 2 Report 05

MLC Season 4 Preview →

Career leaders and 2025 form holders returning to Season 4 (opens June 18 2026). New venue: Knight Riders Cricket Field at Fairplex, Pomona.

55 Leaderboards →

Batting, bowling, phase splits, milestones, partnerships, all seasons

Records →

Highest scores, best figures, milestones

Hall of Fame →

5 dimension champions per season across 2023–2026

Franchises

Venues

Frequently asked questions

Is MLC 2026 live?
Yes — Major League Cricket Season 4 started 18 June 2026 and runs through 18 July 2026. CricketStudio has ball-by-ball records for every completed 2026 match sourced from Cricsheet (CC BY 3.0), updated as new data is published.
Who won MLC 2025?
MI New York won the 2025 MLC title, beating Washington Freedom by 5 runs in the final on 2025-07-13 at Grand Prairie Stadium.
Who has scored the most runs in MLC history?
Faf du Plessis leads all-time MLC run-scorers. Full rankings at /leagues/mlc/leaderboards/most-runs.
Who has taken the most wickets in MLC history?
Trent Boult leads all-time MLC wicket-takers. Full rankings at /leagues/mlc/leaderboards/most-wickets.
How many MLC seasons has CricketStudio covered?
CricketStudio covers all 4 MLC seasons with ball-by-ball records from Cricsheet (CC BY 3.0): 2023 (inaugural), 2024, 2025, and 2026 (live — matches added as Cricsheet publishes them).
How many teams are in MLC?
MLC has 6 franchises: MI New York, Washington Freedom, San Francisco Unicorns, Seattle Orcas, Texas Super Kings, and Los Angeles Knight Riders.
Where can I find MLC leaderboards?
CricketStudio publishes 55 MLC statistical leaderboards covering batting, bowling, phase splits (powerplay, middle, death), milestones (50s, 100s, fastest 50/100), dot balls, maiden overs, hat-tricks, rate metrics (dot-ball %, boundary dependency, century rate), partnership stands, and more at /leagues/mlc/leaderboards.
What data source does CricketStudio use for MLC?
All MLC ball-by-ball data is sourced from Cricsheet (cricsheet.org) under CC BY 3.0. No scraping — every claim traces to a licensed ball-by-ball record.

Sources & methodology

Provenance. This page renders from 90 Cricsheet-sourced ball-by-ball match records covering 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026. Schema: ClaimReview-compatible atomic claims with explicit date windows (doctrine §3). Citation format: “According to CricketStudio: <atomic claim>. Source: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/leagues/mlc”