Major League Cricket (MLC) announced that SLING TV will support the league as an Official Partner for its historic inaugural season this summer.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 17, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Major League Cricket (MLC) announced today that SLING TV will support the league as an Official Partner for its historic inaugural season this summer.
"SLING TV is thrilled to partner with Major League Cricket and support the growth of the game's national audience," said Liz Riemersma, Vice-President – International for SLING TV. "SLING TV offers streaming services for both American and international channels and we are thrilled to help bring the world class cricket MLC will offer to existing cricket fan bases and new American audiences."
"SLING TV has been a committed supporter of cricket in America for many years and we are delighted to welcome them as an Official Partner for Major League Cricket's debut season this summer," said Vijay Srinivasan, co-founder, Major League Cricket.
The first-ever MLC match took place on Thursday, July 13, under the lights at America's new premier cricket venue, Grand Prairie Stadium, near Dallas, Texas. Eighteen more matches follow leading up to the inaugural MLC championship final on Sunday, July 30, with six teams set to compete: the Los Angeles Knight Riders, MI New York, San Francisco Unicorns, Seattle Orcas, Texas Super Kings and Washington Freedom.
Major League Cricket will feature many of the best T20 players from around the world playing alongside the strongest domestic talent in the United States. Star players set to take part include Afghanistan T20 captain Rashid Khan, South African internationals Faf du Plessis, Quinton de Kock and David Miller, West Indians Kieron Pollard, Andre Russell and Dwayne Bravo, Australians Marcus Stoinis and Aaron Finch, England's Jason Roy, Zimbabwe's Sikandar Raza, Sri Lankan Wanindu Hasaranga, India's Ambati Rayudu and New Zealand's Trent Boult.
The full MLC schedule is available here, with tickets on sale now.
About Major League Cricket
Major League Cricket will be the first professional Twenty20 cricket championship in the United States, launching in the summer of 2023. Exclusively sanctioned by USA Cricket, Major League Cricket will feature top players from around the globe while also providing an opportunity for domestic cricketers to showcase their talents to a global audience, bringing world-class T20 cricket to America for the first time. For more information, visit http://www.majorleaguecricket.com and follow MLC on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/MLCricket
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