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.
Background On May 7, 2024, the schedule for the 2024 season of Major League Cricket was released. 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.
Road to the final Washington FreedomMatchesSan Francisco UnicornsLeague StageOpponentScorecardResultTitlesOpponentScorecardResult MI New York July 6, 2024 Won (D/L)Match 1Los Angeles Knight RidersJuly 7, 2024Won Texas Super Kings July 8, 2024 N/RMatch 2Texas Super KingsJuly 10, 2024Lost Seattle Orcas July 11, 2024 WonMatch 3Los Angeles Knight RidersJuly 13, 2024N/R Los Angeles Knight Riders July 14, 2024 WonMatch 4Seattle OrcasJuly 15, 2024Won MI New York July 16, 2024 WonMatch 5MI New YorkJuly 18, 2024Won Texas Super Kings July 19, 2024 WonMatch 6 Seattle Orcas July 20, 2024 Won San Francisco Unicorns July 22, 2024 Lost (D/L)Match 7Washington FreedomJuly 22, 2024Won (D/L)Playoff stageEliminatorOpponentScorecardResultTitlesOpponentScorecardResultMatch 8 QualifierOpponentScorecardResultTitlesOpponentScorecardResult San Francisco Unicorns July 25, 2024 WonMatch 9Washington FreedomJuly 25, 2024LostChallengerOpponentScorecardResultTitlesOpponentScorecardResult Match 10Texas Super KingsJuly 26, 2024Won2024 Major League Cricket final
Playoffs
Match Match officials 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.
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