The Minor League Cricket 2023 tournament will start on August 4 and conclude on October 1 in the United States.
Organised by USA Cricket, the third edition of Minor League Cricket will see 26 teams compete for the title.
The 26 teams have been divided into two major conferences - Atlantic Conference and Pacific Conference. Each Conference has two divisions - Eastern and Southern divisions in the Atlantic Conference, Central and Western divisions in the Pacific Conference.
Atlanta Fire, Atlanta Lightning, Baltimore Royals, Ft. Lauderdale Lions, Morrisville Raptors and Orlando Galaxy are clubbed in the Southern division of the Atlantic Conference.
The Eastern division of the Atlantic Conference includes the Empire State Titans, Manhattan Yorkers, New England Eagles, New Jersey Somerset Cavaliers, New Jersey Stallions and The Philadelphians.
The Chicago Kingsmen, Chicago Tigers, Dallas Giants, Dallas Mustangs, Houston Hurricanes, Lone Star Athletics, Michigan Cricket Stars and St Louis Americans are placed in the Central division of the Pacific Conference.
The Western division of the Pacific Conference comprises East Bay Blazers, Golden State Grizzlies, San Diego Surf Riders, Seattle Thunderbolts, Silicon Valley Strikers and SoCal Lashings.
As per the Minor League Cricket 2023 schedule, each team will play the other side in their division twice in a double round-robin format. The top two teams from each division after all league matches will advance to the quarter-finals. The top teams in each division will face the second-placed side in the other division for a best-of-three series in the quarter-finals.
The Minor League Cricket 2023 semi-finals will be regular knockout matches with one team from each conference advancing to the finals.
Seattle Thunderbolts are the defending champions of the Minor League Cricket tournament. They defeated Atlanta Fire by 10 runs in the 2022 final.
Silicon Valley Strikers won the inaugural edition of the Minor League Cricket in 2021.
Minor League Cricket 2022 teams and divisions
Atlantic Conference teams
Eastern Division: Empire State Titans, Manhattan Yorkers, New England Eagles, New Jersey Somerset Cavaliers, New Jersey Stallions, The Philadelphians
Southern Division: Atlanta Fire, Atlanta Lightning, Baltimore Royals, Ft. Lauderdale Lions, Morrisville Raptors, Orlando Galaxy
Pacific Conference teams
Central Division: Chicago Kingsmen, Chicago Tigers, Dallas Giants, Dallas Mustangs, Houston Hurricanes, Lone Star Athletics, Michigan Cricket Stars, St Louis Americans
Western Division: East Bay Blazers, Golden State Grizzlies, San Diego Surf Riders, Seattle Thunderbolts, Silicon Valley Strikers, Socal Lashings
Where to watch Minor League Cricket 2023 live in India?
Live streaming of Minor League Cricket 2023 will be available on FanCode in India. There will be no live telecast of the cricket tournament on any TV channel in India.
Minor League Cricket 2023 schedule and live India match times
Friday, August 4
- Manhattan Yorkers vs New Jersey Stallions - 8:30 PM
- Chicago Tigers vs Chicago Kingsmen - 11:30 PM
Saturday, August 5
- Socal Lashings vs San Diego Surf Riders - 12:30 AM
- Morrisville Raptors vs Baltimore Royals - 3:30 AM
- New Jersey Stallions vs The Philadelphians - 7:15 PM
- Chicago Tigers vs Chicago Kingsmen - 8:30 PM
Sunday, August 6
- Socal Lashings vs East Bay Blazers - 2:30 AM
- Baltimore Royals vs Morrisville Raptors - 3:30 AM
- New Jersey Somerset Cavaliers vs Manhattan Yorkers - 8:30 PM
- San Diego Surf Riders vs East Bay Blazers - 11:30 PM
Monday, August 7
- Socal Lashings vs Silicon Valley Strikers - 3:30 AM
- The Philadelphians vs New Jersey Somerset Cavaliers - 8:30 PM
- San Diego Surf Riders vs Silicon Valley Strikers - 11:30 PM
Friday, August 11
- Houston Hurricanes vs Dallas Mustangs - 8:30 PM
Saturday, August 12
- Lone Star Athletics vs Dallas Mustangs - 8:30 PM
- Houston Hurricanes vs Dallas Giants - 11:30 PM
Sunday, August 13
- New England Eagles vs New Jersey Somerset Cavaliers - 12:00 AM
- St Louis Americans vs Michigan Cricket Stars - 12:30 AM
- Seattle Thunderbolts vs Silicon Valley Strikers - 3:00 AM
- Baltimore Royals vs Orlando Galaxy - 3:30 AM
- New Jersey Somerset Cavaliers vs Empire State Titans - 7:15 PM
- Lone Star Athletics vs Dallas Giants - 8:30 PM
- Michigan Cricket Stars vs St Louis Americans - 9:00 PM
- Orlando Galaxy vs Baltimore Royals - 9:30 PM
- Silicon Valley Strikers vs Seattle Thunderbolts - 11:15 PM
- New Jersey Stallions vs New England Eagles - 11:30 PM
Monday, August 14
- Golden State Grizzlies vs East Bay Blazers - 3:30 AM
- Empire State Titans vs New Jersey Stallions - 7:15 PM
Friday, August 18
- The Philadelphians vs Manhattan Yorkers - 7:15 PM
- Lone Star Athletics vs Houston Hurricanes - 9:30 PM
Saturday, August 19
- Chicago Tigers vs Michigan Cricket Stars - 12:30 AM
- New Jersey Somerset Cavaliers vs New Jersey Stallions - 8:00 PM
- Michigan Cricket Stars vs Chicago Tigers - 8:30 PM
- Golden State Grizzlies vs Silicon Valley Strikers - 10:15 PM
- Orlando Galaxy vs Atlanta Fire - 11:30 PM
Sunday, August 20
- Manhattan Yorkers vs The Philadelphians - 12:00 AM
- Ft Lauderdale Lions vs Atlanta Lightning - 3:30 AM
- New Jersey Stallions vs New Jersey Somerset Cavaliers - 8:30 PM
- Atlanta Fire vs Orlando Galaxy - 8:30 PM
- Silicon Valley Strikers vs Golden States Grizzlies - 10:15 PM
- Chicago Kingsmen vs St Louis Americans - 11:30 PM
Monday, August 21
- Atlanta Lightning vs Ft Lauderdale Lions - 12:30 AM
- St Louis Americans vs Chicago Kingsmen - 8:30 PM
Friday, August 25
- New Jersey Somerset Cavaliers vs New England Eagles - 11:30 PM
Saturday, August 26
- San Diego Surf Riders vs Socal Lashings - 3:30 AM
- Empire State Titans vs New Jersey Somerset Cavaliers - 8:00 PM
- Socal Lashings vs Golden State Grizzlies - 11:30 PM
Sunday, August 27
- New England Eagles vs New Jersey Stallions - 12:00 AM
- Ft Lauderdale Lions vs Orlando Galaxy - 3:00 AM
- Seattle Thunderbolts vs East Bay Blazers - 3:30 AM
- Dallas Mustangs vs Houston Hurricanes - 6:00 AM
- New Jersey Stallions vs Empire State Titans - 8:00 PM
- Atlanta Fire vs Atlanta Lightning - 8:30 PM
- Orlando Galaxy vs Ft Lauderdale Lions - 9:30 PM
- East Bay Blazers vs Seattle Thunderbolts - 10:15 PM
- Golden State Grizzlies vs Socal Lashings - 11:30 PM
Monday, August 28
- Dallas Giants vs Houston Hurricanes - 2:00 AM
- Dallas Mustangs vs Lone Star Athletics - 6:00 AM
- Atlanta Lightning vs Atlanta Fire - 7:15 PM
- Dallas Giants vs Lone Star Athletics - 8:30 PM
Friday, September 1
- Atlanta Fire vs Morrisville Raptors - 7:15 PM
- Lone Star Athletics vs Chicago Tigers - 8:00 PM
- Houston Hurricanes vs Chicago Kingsmen - 8:30 PM
- Ft Lauderdale Lions vs Baltimore Royals - 10:15 PM
- Atlanta Lightning vs Orlando Galaxy - 11:30 PM
*remaining fixtures to be updated later
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