Viacom 18 acquires media rights for Major League Cricket, Jio Cinema to stream

Major League Cricket

Viacom 18, owned by Reliance, streamed IPL 2023 and obtained media rights for Major League Cricket first season. Jio Cinema will live-stream the coverage, while Sports 18 will provide television coverage. Viacom 18 Sports Head of Strategy, Partnerships and Acquisitions, Hursh Shrivastava, expressed his excitement about the development, revealing that fans will be able to watch their favourite T20 cricketers and support their teams.

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MLC 2023 will feature four sister franchises from the Indian Premier League (IPL), namely MI New York (Mumbai Indians), LA Knight Riders (Kolkata Knight Riders), Texas Super Kings (Chennai Super Kings), and Seattle Orcas (Delhi Capitals), as well as San Francisco Unicorns and Washington Freedom.

 

Here’s the complete schedule of Major League Cricket

The Major League Cricket will start on July 13 with an opening clash between Texas Super Kings and LA Knight Riders at Grand Prairie Stadium in Texas. The T20 tournament will also be played at Church Street Park in Morrisville, with the playoffs scheduled for July 27 (double-header) and July 28, and the final on July 30.

Grand Prairie Stadium

Thu, Jul 13: Texas Super Kings vs Los Angeles Knight Riders at 7:30 PM (6 AM IST on Jul 14)
Fri, Jul 14: MI New York vs San Francisco Unicorns at 3:30 PM (2 AM IST on Jul 15), Seattle Orcas vs Washington Freedom at 7:30 PM
Sat, Jul 15: San Francisco Unicorns vs Seattle Orcas at 7:30 PM
Sun, Jul 16: Texas Super Kings vs Washington Freedom at 3:30 PM, Los Angeles Knight Riders vs MI New York at 7:30 PM
Mon, Jul 17: Texas Super Kings vs MI New York at 7:30 PM
Tue, Jul 18: Los Angeles Knight Riders vs San Francisco Unicorns at 7:30 PM

Church Street Park

Thu, Jul 20: Washington Freedom vs Los Angeles Knight Riders at 5:30 PM (3 AM IST on Jul 21)
Fri, Jul 21: Seattle Orcas vs Texas Super Kings at 5:30 PM (3 AM IST on Jul 22)
Sat, Jul 22: Washington Freedom vs San Francisco Unicorns at 5:30 PM
Sun, Jul 23: Los Angeles Knight Riders vs Seattle Orcas at 1:30 PM (11 PM IST on Jul 23), MI New York vs Washington Freedom at 5:30 PM
Mon, Jul 24: San Francisco Unicorns vs Texas Super Kings at 5:30 PM
Tue, Jul 25: MI New York vs Seattle Orcas at 5:30 PM

MAJOR LEAGUE CRICKET 2023 PLAYOFFS SCHEDULE

Grand Prairie Stadium

 

Thu, Jul 27: Eliminator – Seed 3 vs Seed 4 at 3:30 PM (2 AM IST on Jul 28), Qualifier – Seed 1 vs Seed 2 at 7:30 PM (6 AM IST on Jul 28)
Fri, Jul 28: Challenger – Loser Qualifier vs Winner Eliminator at 7:30 PM (6 AM IST on Jul 29)
Sun, Jul 30: Major League Cricket Championship – Winner Qualifier vs Winner Challenger at 7:30 PM (6 AM IST on Jul 31)