MLC 2025: Full Squads of Each Team. The third edition of Major League Cricket (MLC 2025) starts from June 13, and the final will be played on July 14, 2025. The tournament will excite cricket fans in the United States and all around the world. While the sport has gained tremendous popularity in this country, MLC 2025 represents a significant development in terms of size, talent, and recognition across the globe.
This season will see the tournament expand to 34 matches, hosted over three cities—Grand Prairie, Texas; Morrisville, North Carolina; and Lauderhill, Florida—in an exhilarating five-week spectacle. The tournament is backed by the IPL (Indian Premier League), has international superstars, and has a clear vision to establish cricket as a mainstream sport in the USA, and it will be the most important and competitive season.
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Teams & Captains
MI New York—Captain: Nicholas Pooran.
Washington Freedom—Captain: Glenn Maxwell.
Texas Super Kings—Captain: Faf du Plessis.
Seattle Orcas—Captain: Heinrich Klaasen.
San Francisco Unicorns—Captain: Corey Anderson.
Los Angeles Knight Riders—Captain: Sunil Narine (expected).
MLC 2025 Squads of all teams
Los Angeles Knight Riders
Captain: Sunil Narine
Batters: Alex Hales, Saif Badar, Nitish Kumar, Rovman Powell, Sherfane Rutherford, Andre Fletcher, Unmukt Chand.
All-rounders: Andre Russell, Jason Holder, Karthik Gattepalli, Tanveer Sangha.
Bowlers: Corne Dry, Anrich Nortje, Ali Khan, Shadley van Schalkwyk, Matthew Tromp.
MI New York
Captain: Nicholas Pooran
Batters: Quinton de Kock, Monank Patel, Heath Richards, Sharad Lumba, Agni Chopra, Kunwarjeet Ballagan, Sunny Patel.
All-rounders: Kieron Pollard, Trent Boult, Ehsan Adil, Michael Bracewell, George Linde, Rushil Ugarkar, Azmatullah Omarzai, Tajinder Singh. Rashid Khan, Nosthush Kenjige, Naveen-ul-Haq.
San Francisco Unicorns
Captain: Corey Anderson
Batters: Finn Allen, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Karima Gore.
Wicket-keeper: Tim Seifert.
All-rounders: Achilles Browne, Cooper Connolly, Hammad Azam, Hassan Khan, Matthew Short, Romario Shepherd, Liam Plunkett, Xavier Bartlett.
Bowlers: Juanoy Drysdale, Brody Couch, Callum Stow, Carmi le Roux, Haris Rauf
Seattle Orcas
Captain: Heinrich Klaasen
Batters: David Warner, Shimron Hetmyer, Steven Taylor, Aaron Jones
All-rounders: Shayan Jahangir, Sujit Nayak, Ayan Desai, Sikandar Raza, Gulbadin Naib, Kyle Mayers, Harmeet Singh, Ali Sheikh
Wicket-keeper: Vulkan, Klaasen
Bowlers: Cameron Gannon, Obed McCoy, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Waqar Salamkheil, Jasdeep Singh
Texas Super Kings
Captain: Faf du Plessis
Batters: Devon Conway, Milind Kumar, Mitchell Marsh, Joshua Tromp
All-rounders: Daryl Mitchell, Calvin, Saiteja Mukkamalla, Marcus Stoinis, Donovan Ferreira
Wicket-keeper: Smit Patel
Bowlers: Adam Milne, Noor Ahmad, Zia‑ul‑Haq, Mohammad Mohsin, Shubham Ranjane, Stephen Wiig
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Washington Freedom
Captain: Glenn Maxwell
Batters: Steve Smith, Mark Chapman, Mukhtar Ahmed, Glenn Phillips
Wicketkeepers: Andries Gous, Lahiru Milantha
All-rounders: Rachin Ravindra, Obus Pienaar, Justin Dill, Mitchell Owen
Bowlers: Saurabh Netravalkar, Lockie Ferguson, Jason Behrendorff, Ben Sears, Yasir Mohammad, Amila Aponso
These six franchises boast a thrilling mix of international superstars—like Warner, Maxwell, du Plessis, and Pollard—alongside emerging American talent and T20 specialists.
