The 2024 Major League Cricket final was a day/night 20-over cricket match that was played on July 28, 2024, at Grand Prairie Stadium in Grand Prairie, Texas between the Washington Freedom and the San Francisco Unicorns to determine the winner of the second season of Major League Cricket. The Washington Freedom won the match and the title by defeating the San Francisco Unicorns by 96 runs. Washington Freedom captain, Steve Smith, was named man of the match for his 52-ball 88.
| Event | 2024 Major League Cricket season | ||||||
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| Washington Freedom won by 96 runs | |||||||
| Date | July 28, 2024 | ||||||
| Venue | Grand Prairie Stadium, Grand Prairie | ||||||
| Player of the match | Steve Smith (Washington Freedom) | ||||||
| Umpires | Gregory Brathwaite (West Indies) Marais Erasmus (South Africa) | ||||||
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Background
editOn May 7, 2024, the schedule for the 2024 season of Major League Cricket was released.[1] 2 venues, Grand Prairie Stadium in Grand Prairie, Texas and Church Street Park in Morrisville, North Carolina were scheduled to host the games. The play-off schedule was announced on the same day, with Grand Prairie due to host all play-off matches. Later that month, MLC announced that they had obtained official List A status for all tournament fixtures, becoming the second Associate-run league to have it alongside the ILT20.[2]
Road to the final
edit| Washington Freedom | Matches | San Francisco Unicorns | ||||
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| League Stage | ||||||
| Opponent | Scorecard | Result | Titles | Opponent | Scorecard | Result |
| MI New York | July 6, 2024 | Won (D/L) | Match 1 | Los Angeles Knight Riders | July 7, 2024 | Won |
| Texas Super Kings | July 8, 2024 | N/R | Match 2 | Texas Super Kings | July 10, 2024 | Lost |
| Seattle Orcas | July 11, 2024 | Won | Match 3 | Los Angeles Knight Riders | July 13, 2024 | N/R |
| Los Angeles Knight Riders | July 14, 2024 | Won | Match 4 | Seattle Orcas | July 15, 2024 | Won |
| MI New York | July 16, 2024 | Won | Match 5 | MI New York | July 18, 2024 | Won |
| Texas Super Kings | July 19, 2024 | Won | Match 6 | Seattle Orcas | July 20, 2024 | Won |
| San Francisco Unicorns | July 22, 2024 | Lost (D/L) | Match 7 | Washington Freedom | July 22, 2024 | Won (D/L) |
| Playoff stage | ||||||
| Eliminator | ||||||
| Opponent | Scorecard | Result | Titles | Opponent | Scorecard | Result |
| Match 8 | ||||||
| Qualifier | ||||||
| Opponent | Scorecard | Result | Titles | Opponent | Scorecard | Result |
| San Francisco Unicorns | July 25, 2024 | Won | Match 9 | Washington Freedom | July 25, 2024 | Lost |
| Challenger | ||||||
| Opponent | Scorecard | Result | Titles | Opponent | Scorecard | Result |
| Match 10 | Texas Super Kings | July 26, 2024 | Won | |||
| 2024 Major League Cricket final | ||||||
Playoffs
editMI New York
163/8 (20 overs) |
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Texas Super Kings (H)
167/1 (18.3 overs) |
- Texas Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
San Francisco Unicorns
145 (19 overs) |
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Washington Freedom
149/3 (15.3 overs) |
- Washington Freedom won the toss and elected to field.
San Francisco Unicorns
200/6 (20 overs) |
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Texas Super Kings (H)
190/4 (20 overs) |
- Texas Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Match
editMatch officials
edit- On-field umpires: Gregory Brathwaite (WI) and Marais Erasmus (SA)
- Third umpire: Paul Wilson (Aus)
- Reserve umpire: Rushane Samuels (WI)
- Match referee: Simon Taufel (Aus)
- Toss: San Francisco Unicorns won the toss and elected to field.
Scorecard
editWashington Freedom
207/5 (20 overs) |
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San Francisco Unicorns
111 (16 overs) |
- San Francisco Unicorns won the toss and elected to field.
References
edit- ^ Lavalette, Tristan (May 8, 2024). "Major League Cricket Enters Pivotal Second Season". Forbes. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
- ^ "USA's Major League Cricket acquires List A status from ICC". Hindustan Times. May 28, 2024. Retrieved May 28, 2024.