SAN FRANCISCO, CA: Ahead of the the second season of the Cognizant Major League Cricket, which kicks off on July 4th, social casino and online gaming brand Stake has been onboarded in multi-year partnership.
Per a release, the collaboration between MLC and Stake “will help enhance the overall experience, engaging cricket fans with innovative, exciting contests”. Stake will sponsor the MVP of the Tournament award.
All six teams who competed in MLC’s inaugural season will feature again in 2024. Returning superstar players already announced to compete include Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan (MI New York), South Africans Faf du Plessis (Texas Super Kings), Marco Jansen (Washington Freedom) and Quinton de Kock (Seattle Orcas), Pakistan’s Haris Rauf (San Francisco Unicorns) and Sunil Narine (LA Knight Riders) of the West Indies.
MLC’s debut season in 2023 transformed the landscape of American cricket, bringing world class domestic T20 action to the United States for the first time with most of the matches played in front of sold-out crowds in Texas and North Carolina. MI New York claimed the inaugural championship crown, defeating the Seattle Orcas in the championship final on July 30 at Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium.
The 2024 MLC season will include matches returning to Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium in Grand Prairie, TX and at additional venues to be named later.
