The inaugural season of Major League Cricket (MLC 2023) kicked off with a bang, as some of the world’s top T20 stars lit up American grounds in a month-long extravaganza.
The six-team tournament was played across Grand Prairie Stadium in Texas and Church Street Park in North Carolina.
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The season concluded with MI New York defeating Seattle Orcas by seven wickets in the final to become the first-ever MLC champions.
Who's that IPL player?
Top Run-Scorers
West Indian power-hitter Nicholas Pooran, representing MI New York, was the undisputed star of the tournament, finishing as the leading run-scorer with 388 runs at a staggering strike rate of 167.24. His match-winning knock of 137 in the final remains the highest individual score in MLC history.
Other top run-getters:
Highest Individual Scores
Strike Rate Leaders (Min 20 balls faced)
Klaasen’s strike rate, coupled with a century and a fifty in just six innings, made him one of the standout middle-order threats of the season.
Big Hitters – Most Sixes
Pooran’s dominance extended beyond consistency — he led the sixes tally by a massive margin, making him the premier finisher of the season.
Most Fours
De Kock’s placement and timing anchored several innings for Seattle, while Conway offered solidity at the top for Texas Super Kings.
Legacy of the Inaugural Season
MLC 2023 delivered high-octane cricket and showcased the league’s potential as a global T20 destination.
The six-team tournament was played across Grand Prairie Stadium in Texas and Church Street Park in North Carolina.
Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel.
The season concluded with MI New York defeating Seattle Orcas by seven wickets in the final to become the first-ever MLC champions.
Who's that IPL player?
Top Run-Scorers
West Indian power-hitter Nicholas Pooran, representing MI New York, was the undisputed star of the tournament, finishing as the leading run-scorer with 388 runs at a staggering strike rate of 167.24. His match-winning knock of 137 in the final remains the highest individual score in MLC history.
Other top run-getters:
- Quinton de Kock (Seattle Orcas) – 264 runs
- Heinrich Klaasen (Seattle Orcas) – 235 runs
- Devon Conway (Texas Super Kings) – 221 runs
- Tim David (MI New York) – 209 runs
Highest Individual Scores
- Nicholas Pooran - 137 not out
- Heinrich Klaasen - 110 not out
- Corey Anderson - 91 not out
- Quinton de Kock - 88 not out
- Matthew Short - 80
Strike Rate Leaders (Min 20 balls faced)
- Heinrich Klaasen – 197.47
- Nicholas Pooran – 167.24
- Tim David – 167.20
- Kieron Pollard – 166.15
- Matthew Wade – 163.10
Klaasen’s strike rate, coupled with a century and a fifty in just six innings, made him one of the standout middle-order threats of the season.
Big Hitters – Most Sixes
- Nicholas Pooran – 34
- Tim David – 16
- Andre Russell – 15
- Heinrich Klaasen - 14
- Quinton de Kock - 13
Pooran’s dominance extended beyond consistency — he led the sixes tally by a massive margin, making him the premier finisher of the season.
Most Fours
- Quinton de Kock – 26
- Devon Conway – 22
- Nauman Anwar – 21
- Andries Gous - 21
- Nicholas Pooran - 20
- Heinrich Klaasen - 20
De Kock’s placement and timing anchored several innings for Seattle, while Conway offered solidity at the top for Texas Super Kings.
Legacy of the Inaugural Season
MLC 2023 delivered high-octane cricket and showcased the league’s potential as a global T20 destination.
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