Season 4

MLC 2026 · Season 4 complete · Los Angeles Knight Riders champions

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League · T20

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
109
Seasons
4
Franchises
6
Venues
5
Players
191
Balls captured
25,529

Season champions

2023 Champion

MI New York

beat Seattle Orcas by 7 wickets

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2024 Champion

Washington Freedom

beat San Francisco Unicorns by 96 runs

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2025 Champion

MI New York

beat Washington Freedom by 5 runs

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2026 Champion

Los Angeles Knight Riders

beat Washington Freedom by 1 run (164 vs 163/9)

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Season archive

MLC 2023
19 matches · 83 players
MLC 2024
23 matches · 103 players
MLC 2025
33 matches · 110 players
MLC 2026
34 matches · 102 players

All-time leaders

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

Most runs

1,352

N Pooran

926 balls faced · all seasons

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Most wickets

54

TA Boult

852 legal deliveries bowled · all seasons

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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.

34 matches · Season 4 complete · Series 2 Report 06

The State of MLC 2026 →

LA Knight Riders champions (beat WF by 1 run). Orange Cap, Purple Cap, four-season corpus context — every claim with Cricsheet ball-by-ball provenance.

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

Who won MLC 2026?
Los Angeles Knight Riders won MLC Season 4, beating Washington Freedom by 1 run in the final on 2026-07-18 (164 all out vs 163/9). CricketStudio has ball-by-ball records for all 34 matches of the 2026 season sourced from Cricsheet (CC BY 3.0).
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 completed MLC seasons with ball-by-ball records from Cricsheet (CC BY 3.0): 2023 (inaugural), 2024, 2025, and 2026 (34 matches, complete). 109 total matches across all seasons.
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 109 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”