The Minor League Cricket 2024 will start on August 30 and run till October 6 (October 7 as per IST) in the United States.
Organised by USA Cricket, the Minor League Cricket 2024 will see as many as 26 teams compete in the fourth edition of the T20 tournament.
The 26 teams have been divided into two major conferences known as the Atlantic Conference and Pacific Conference. Each Conference has two divisions - Eastern and Southern divisions in the Atlantic Conference as well as Central and Western divisions in the Pacific Conference.
The Central division of the Pacific Conference includes Chicago Kingsmen, Chicago Tigers, Dallas Giants, Dallas Mustangs, Houston Hurricanes, Lone Star Athletics, Michigan Cricket Stars and St Louis Americans.
East Bay Blazers, Golden State Grizzlies, San Diego Surf Riders, Seattle Thunderbolts, Silicon Valley Strikers and SoCal Lashings are clubbed in the Western division of the Pacific Conference.
The Eastern division of the Atlantic Conference features the Empire State Titans, Manhattan Yorkers, New England Eagles, New Jersey Somerset Cavaliers, New Jersey Stallions and The Philadelphians.
Atlanta Fire, Atlanta Lightning, Baltimore Royals, Ft. Lauderdale Lions, Morrisville Raptors and Orlando Galaxy are placed in the Southern division of the Atlantic Conference.
As per the Minor League Cricket 2024 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 2024 semi-finals will be regular knockout matches with one team from each conference advancing to the finals.
Dallas Mustangs are the defending champions of the Minor League Cricket tournament. They defeated New Jersey Somerset Cavaliers by 44 runs in the 2023 final.
Silicon Valley Strikers won the inaugural edition of the Minor League Cricket in 2021 while Seattle Thunderbolts clinched the second edition in 2022.
Minor League Cricket 2024 schedule and live India match start times
All timings are in India Standard Time (IST)
Friday, August 30
New Jersey Somerset Cavaliers vs Manhattan Yorkers - 11:30 PM
East Bay Blazers vs Silicon Valley Strikers - 11:45 PM
Saturday, August 31
New Jersey Stallions vs Manhattan Yorkers - 7:30 PM
New England Eagles vs The Philadelphians - 11:30 PM
Sunday, September 1
Houston Hurricanes vs Dallas Mustangs - 12:00 AM
Morrisville Raptors vs Atlanta Lightning - 7:45 PM
Lone Star Athletics vs Dallas Mustangs - 9:00 PM
Monday, September 2
Houston Hurricanes vs Dallas Xforia Giants - 12:00 AM
New Jersey Somerset Cavaliers vs The Philadelphians - 7:30 PM
Golden State Grizzlies vs East Bay Blazers - 11:45 PM
Friday, September 6
Silicon Valley Strikers vs Golden State Grizzlies - 11:45 PM
Saturday, September 7
Morrisville Raptors vs Ft Lauderdale Lions - 3:30 AM
St Louis Americans vs Dallas Mustangs - 6:00 AM
Dallas Xforia Giants vs St Louis Americans - 10:00 PM
Silicon Valley Strikers vs East Bay Blazers - 11:45 PM
Sunday, September 8
Baltimore Royals vs Ft Lauderdale Lions - 3:30 AM
Dallas Mustangs vs Chicago Kingsmen - 6:00 AM
Ft Lauderdale Lions vs Baltimore Royals - 9:30 PM
Friday, September 13
Chicago Kingsmen vs Chicago Tigers - 9:30 PM
Saturday, September 14
Socal Lashings vs Silicon Valley Strikers - 3:00 AM
Dallas Xforia Giants vs Houston Hurricanes - 6:00 AM
Chicago Tigers vs Michigan Cricket Stars - 8:30 PM
Socal Lashings vs Golden State Grizzlies - 11:00 PM
Sunday, September 15
Chicago Kingsmen vs St Louis Americans - 12:30 AM
San Diego Surf Riders vs East Bay Blazers - 3:00 PM
Dallas Xforia Giants vs Lone Star Athletics - 6:00 AM
Chicago Kingsmen vs Michigan Cricket Stars - 8:30 PM
East Bay Blazers vs Seattle Thunderbolts - 11:00 PM
Monday, September 16
Chicago Tigers vs St Louis Americans - 12:30 AM
Silicon Valley Strikers vs Socal Lashings - 3:00 AM
Golden State Grizzlies vs Seattle Thunderbolts - 11:00 PM
Wednesday, September 18
Dallas Xforia Giants vs Dallas Mustangs - 6:00 AM
Friday, September 20
Chicago Tigers vs Chicago Kingsmen - 8:30 PM
Saturday, September 21
Seattle Thunderbolts vs Socal Lashings - 3:15 AM
St Louis Americans vs Chicago Tigers - 8:30 PM
Sunday, September 22
Michigan Cricket Stars vs Chicago Kingsmen - 12:30 AM
Morrisville Raptors vs Baltimore Royals - 3:30 AM
Michigan Cricket Stars vs Chicago Tigers - 8:30 PM
Houston Hurricanes vs Lone Star Athletics - 9:30 PM
Monday, September 23
St Louis Americans vs Chicago Kingsmen - 12:30 AM
Baltimore Royals vs Morrisville Raptors - 3:30 AM
Orlando Galaxy vs Atlanta Fire - 7:30 PM
Seattle Thunderbolts vs San Diego Surf Riders - 11:15 PM
Saturday, September 28
Lone Star Athletics vs Michigan Cricket Stars - 12:30 AM
Ft Lauderdale Lions vs Orlando Galaxy - 3:30 AM
Michigan Cricket Stars vs Houston Hurricanes - 8:30 PM
Sunday, September 29
Golden State Grizzlies vs Silicon Valley Strikers - 12:00 AM
Chicago Tigers vs Lone Star Athletics - 12:30 AM
Orlando Galaxy vs Atlanta Lightning - 8:30 PM
Houston Hurricanes vs Chicago Tigers - 8:30 PM
Empire State Titans vs New England Eagles - 11:45 PM
Monday, September 30
San Diego Surf Riders vs Socal Lashings - 12:30 AM
Atlanta Lightning vs Ft Lauderdale Lions - 7:30 PM
*remaining fixtures to be updated later
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