Find out the top four teams of Major League Cricket 2023

In the 15th and the last fixture of the league stage of Major League Cricket (MLC) 2023, Seattle Orcas defeated MI New York by two wickets. With this win, they finished at the top of the points table. They have played a total of five matches in the league stage, out of which they have won four and had a net run rate of +0.725.

Apart from Seattle Orcas, Texas Super Kings, Washington Freedom, and MI New York are the three other teams who have qualified for the MLC 2023 playoffs. Faf Du Plessis-led Texas Super Kings finished second in the league with three wins, two losses, and a net run rate of +0.570. Washington Freedom also won three matches and lost two matches.

However, they finished third as they have a net run rate of +0.097, which was less than that of Texas Super Kings. MI New York is the fourth team to qualify for the playoffs despite losing their last match against Seattle Orcas. They finished the league stage with four points and a net run rate of +1.004.

MLC 2023 playoffs schedule:

Let’s have a look at the schedule for the Major League Cricket 2023 playoffs:

July 28: Eliminator – Washington Freedom vs MI New York, Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas, 2:00 AM IST [3:30 PM local]

July 28: Qualifier – Seattle Orcas vs Texas Super Kings, Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas, 6:00 AM IST [7:30 PM local]

July 29: Challenger – Loser of Qualifier vs Winner of Eliminator, Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas, 6:00 AM IST [7:30 PM local]

July 31: Final – Winner of Qualifier vs Winner of Challenger, Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas, 6:00 AM IST [7:30 PM local]

If we talk about the last match, Seattle Orcas chased down the highest total of the MLC 2023, 195 runs which they chased down in 19.2 overs. The star batter in the chase was the South African wicketkeeper-batter, Heinrich Klaasen who slammed the maiden ton of MLC 2023. He played an unbeaten knock of 110 runs off just 44 balls which included nine fours and seven sixes in his innings.