2023 Minor League Cricket season
The 2023 Minor League Cricket season (branded as the 2023 Sunoco Minor League Cricket championship[1] for sponsorship reasons and sometimes shortened to 2023 MiLC) was the third season of Minor League Cricket,[2] established by USA Cricket (USAC) and Major League Cricket (MLC) in 2019.[3] Sunoco returned from the previous season as title sponsor, with Laxmi Foods and Bru Coffee also tapped as official sponsors.[4][5] The season is being hosted over 19 venues across the United States from August 4 to October 7.[6][7]
Dates | August 4, 2023 – October 7, 2023 |
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Administrator(s) | USA Cricket Major League Cricket |
Cricket format | Twenty20 |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and knockout |
Host(s) | United States |
Champions | Dallas Mustangs (1st title) |
Participants | 26 |
Matches | 150 |
Player of the series | Andries Gous |
Most runs | Andries Gous (DM) (516) |
Most wickets | Muditha Fernando (SDSF) (25) |
Official website | minorleaguecricket |
The tournament was won by the Dallas Mustangs, who defeated the New Jersey Somerset Cavaliers in the finals by 44 runs,[8][9] with Andries Gous of the Dallas Mustangs winning the award for the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the tournament.[10][11] The Seattle Thunderbolts were the defending champions.[12]
Venues
A complete list of ground venues, along with the 2023 season's schedule, was released on July 31.[13]
- – Western Division (Pacific Conference)
- – Central Division (Pacific Conference)
- – Eastern Division (Atlantic Conference)
- – Southern Division (Atlantic Conference)
Teams
Ahead of the 2023 season, the former Florida Beamers franchise collapsed and was discontinued, leading to the creation of the newly formed Dallas Xforia Giants.[14] The Hollywood Master Blasters was also discontinued ahead of the season. Additionally, following a buyout by the Kingsmen Global Sports Group, the former Chicago Blasters underwent a name change to the Chicago Kingsmen,[15] with the former DC Hawks also undergoing a name change to the Baltimore Royals.[2]
Bay Peninsula | East Bay | Los Angeles |
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Silicon Valley Strikers | Bay Blazers | SoCal Lashings |
Sacramento | San Diego | Seattle |
Golden State Grizzlies | San Diego Surf Riders | Seattle Thunderbolts |
Austin | Chicago | Chicago |
Lone Star Athletics | Chicago Kingsmen | Chicago Tigers |
Dallas | Dallas | Houston |
Dallas Mustangs | Dallas Xforia Giants | Houston Hurricanes |
Michigan | St. Louis | Boston |
Michigan Cricket Stars | St. Louis Americans | New England Eagles |
Somerset | Jersey City | New York City |
NJ Somerset Cavaliers | New Jersey Stallions | Empire State Titans |
New York | Philadelphia | Baltimore |
Manhattan Yorkers | The Philadelphians | Baltimore Royals |
Atlanta | Atlanta | Morrisville |
Atlanta Fire | Atlanta Lightning | Morrisville Raptors |
Orlando | Fort Lauderdale | |
Orlando Galaxy | Ft. Lauderdale Lions |
Squads
A team could select a minimum of 14 players in their squad, going up to a maximum of 18 players.[16] The teams released their squads shortly before the start of the season.[17]
Atlanta Fire | Atlanta Lightning | Ft. Lauderdale Lions | Morrisville Raptors | Orlando Galaxy |
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Houston Hurricanes | Dallas Mustangs | Dallas Xforia Giants | Michigan Cricket Stars | St. Louis Americans |
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Results
Atlantic Conference
Pacific Conference
League stage
The league stage ran from August 5 to September 17.[2][18]
Southern Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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1 | Atlanta Lightning | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 1.681 |
2 | Atlanta Fire | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 1.272 |
3 | Ft. Lauderdale Lions | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −0.254 |
4 | Baltimore Royals | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 0.425 |
5 | Morrisville Raptors | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | −0.256 |
6 | Orlando Galaxy | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | −2.478 |
- Top three teams move on
- advances to Super 8s
- advances to Knockout stage
Morrisville Raptors 157/5 (20 overs) |
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Baltimore Royals 160/4 (19.4 overs) |
Abdulahad Malik 71 (50) Aditya Padala 2/20 (3.4 overs) |
- Baltimore Royals won the toss and elected to bowl
Baltimore Royals 160/6 (20 overs) |
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Morrisville Raptors 161/5 (19 overs) |
Ravi Inder Singh 46 (38) Aditya Padala 2/37 (4 overs) |
- Baltimore Royals won the toss and elected to bat
Orlando Galaxy 81 (16.5 overs) |
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Baltimore Royals 82/3 (12 overs) |
Jaskaran Malhotra 38 (33) Dimitri Adams 2/32 (4 overs) |
Rohit Dutchin 32 (25) Bipul Sharma 3/5 (1.5 overs) |
- Baltimore Royals won the toss and elected to bowl
Baltimore Royals 140 (20 overs) |
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Orlando Galaxy 64 (17.4 overs) |
Naseer Ahmed 25 (24) Sarabjit Ladda 5/17 (4 overs) |
Jaskaran Malhotra 52 (49) Sumit Sehrawat 5/20 (4 overs) |
- Orlando Galaxy won the toss and elected to bowl
Atlanta Fire 190/7 (20 overs) |
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Orlando Galaxy 60 (16.3 overs) |
Advait Varadarajan 19 (39) Amila Aponso 4/9 (4 overs) |
- Orlando Galaxy won the toss and elected to bowl
Atlanta Lightning 167/9 (20 overs) |
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Ft. Lauderdale Lions 140/5 (20 overs) |
Sagar Patel 32 (28) Vinit Tagarse 5/23 (4 overs) |
- Atlanta Lightning won the toss and elected to bat
Ft. Lauderdale Lions 146/4 (20 overs) |
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Atlanta Lightning 134/7 (20 overs) |
Mark Parchment 37 (39) Kevin Stoute 5/16 (4 overs) |
- Atlanta Lightning won the toss and elected to bowl
Orlando Galaxy 83 (19 overs) |
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Atlanta Fire 88/4 (12.1 overs) |
Dimitri Adams 17 (21) Corné Dry 5/18 (4 overs) |
Kennar Lewis 52 (33) Bhaskaradipan Gnanasakthi 3/13 (3 overs) |
- Orlando Galaxy won the toss and elected to bat
Atlanta Fire 133/9 (20 overs) |
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Atlanta Lightning 136/6 (18.3 overs) |
- Atlanta Fire won the toss and elected to bat
Orlando Galaxy 121/7 (20 overs) |
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Ft. Lauderdale Lions 125/4 (16.4 overs) |
Advait Varadarajan 56 (48) Isaiah Rajah 2/18 (4 overs) |
- Ft. Lauderdale Lions won the toss and elected to bowl
Atlanta Lightning 176/6 (20 overs) |
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Atlanta Fire 158/9 (20 overs) |
- Atlanta Lightning won the toss and elected to bat
Ft. Lauderdale Lions 160 (20 overs) |
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Orlando Galaxy 151/8 (20 overs) |
Tagenarine Chanderpaul 77 (49) Hardik Desai 3/17 (3 overs) |
Meetul Patel 42 (43) Kevin Stoute 4/31 (4 overs) |
- Orlando Galaxy won the toss and elected to bowl
Atlanta Fire 148/7 (20 overs) |
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Morrisville Raptors 129/6 (20 overs) |
Obus Pienaar 46 (30) Evroy Dyer 2/21 (4 overs) |
- Morrisville Raptors won the toss and elected to bowl
Baltimore Royals 178/6 (20 overs) |
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Ft. Lauderdale Lions 107 (15 overs) |
- Ft. Lauderdale Lions won the toss and elected to bowl
Atlanta Lightning 154/7 (20 overs) |
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Orlando Galaxy 56 (16.1 overs) |
Mark Parchment 52 (40) Praveen Borra 3/26 (3 overs) |
Dimitri Adams 18 (24) Phani Simhadri 2/6 (3 overs) |
- Orlando Galaxy won the toss and elected to bowl
Ft. Lauderdale Lions 98/8 (20 overs) |
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Atlanta Fire 100/7 (17 overs) |
- Atlanta Fire won the toss and elected to bowl
Baltimore Royals 96/9 (20 overs) |
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Atlanta Lightning 97/3 (10.5 overs) |
- Atlanta Lightning won the toss and elected to bowl
Orlando Galaxy 119/7 (20 overs) |
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Morrisville Raptors 120/4 (18.2 overs) |
Rohit Dutchin 24 (23) Trevon Griffith 2/13 (3 overs) |
Trevon Griffith 45 (44) Kishaun Balgobin 2/12 (4 overs) |
- Orlando Galaxy won the toss and elected to bowl
Baltimore Royals 116/8 (20 overs) |
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Ft. Lauderdale Lions 119/4 (18.3 overs) |
Sahil Kapoor 35* (34) Achilles Browne 2/8 (3 overs) |
- Ft. Lauderdale Lions won the toss and elected to bowl
Orlando Galaxy 107/8 (20 overs) |
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Atlanta Lightning 110/2 (16.4 overs) |
Advait Varadarajan 33 (38) Hussain Talat 1/7 (2 overs) |
Unmukt Chand 57 (45) Hoyito Leslie 1/18 (4 overs) |
- Orlando Galaxy won the toss and elected to bat
Morrisville Raptors 144/5 (20 overs) |
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Atlanta Fire 150/3 (18.2 overs) |
Aaron Jones 58 (35) Rohan Phadke 2/27 (4 overs) |
- Morrisville Raptors won the toss and elected to bat
Orlando Galaxy 142/9 (20 overs) |
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Morrisville Raptors 133 (19.3 overs) |
Advait Varadarajan 27 (29) Dane Piedt 2/21 (4 overs) |
Sanjay Stanley 43 (34) Sumit Sehrawat 3/23 (4 overs) |
- Morrisville Raptors won the toss and elected to bowl
Atlanta Fire 120/9 (20 overs) |
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Ft. Lauderdale Lions 121/4 (17 overs) |
Obus Pienaar 63 (50) Adam Khan 2/20 (4 overs) |
- Ft. Lauderdale Lions won the toss and elected to bowl
Atlanta Lightning 114 (19.2 overs) |
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Baltimore Royals 83 (19.2 overs) |
Hussain Talat 32 (34) Shamy Ghotra 3/28 (3 overs) |
Jaskaran Malhotra 23 (38) Neive McNally 3/6 (4 overs) |
- Atlanta Lightning won the toss and elected to bat
Atlanta Fire 110/6 (20 overs) |
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Baltimore Royals 88 (19.1 overs) |
- Baltimore Royals won the toss and elected to bowl
Atlanta Fire |
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- Atlanta Fire won the toss and elected to bat
Morrisville Raptors |
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Atlanta Lightning |
- Morrisville Raptors won the toss and elected to bat
Morrisville Raptors 109/2 (14 overs) |
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Ft. Lauderdale Lions |
- Morrisville Raptors won the toss and elected to bat
Eastern Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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1 | The Philadelphians | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0.774 |
2 | New Jersey Stallions | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0.474 |
3 | NJ Somerset Cavaliers | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 0.299 |
4 | New England Eagles | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | −0.092 |
5 | Empire State Titans | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 7 | −1.679 |
6 | Manhattan Yorkers | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | −1.270 |
- Top three teams move on
- advances to Super 8s
- advances to Knockout stage
New Jersey Stallions 94/8 (20 overs) |
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Manhattan Yorkers 95/4 (19.1 overs) |
Raymond Ramrattan 18 (28) Dhruv Pawar 2/6 (4 overs) |
- Manhattan Yorkers won the toss and elected to bowl
New Jersey Stallions 100/6 (20 overs) |
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The Philadelphians 101/5 (15.5 overs) |
- The Philadelphians won the toss and elected to bowl
NJ Somerset Cavaliers 133/5 (20 overs) |
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Manhattan Yorkers 82/9 (20 overs) |
Chandrapaul Hemraj 56 (50) Rahul Mishra 2/19 (2 overs) |
Deep Joshi 23 (29) Junaid Mahsood 3/10 (4 overs) |
- Manhattan Yorkers won the toss and elected to bowl
NJ Somerset Cavaliers |
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The Philadelphians |
- The Philadelphians won the toss and elected to bat
New England Eagles 111/9 (20 overs) |
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NJ Somerset Cavaliers 68 (16.3 overs) |
Sunny Patel 19 (25) Samarth Tiwari 6/5 (3 overs) |
- NJ Somerset Cavaliers won the toss and elected to bowl
NJ Somerset Cavaliers 99/8 (20 overs) |
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Empire State Titans 66/6 (11.5 overs) |
Xavier Marshall 36 (41) Shan Tennakoon 3/11 (3 overs) |
- NJ Somerset Cavaliers won the toss and elected to bat
- Revised target of 66 in 12 overs
New Jersey Stallions 127/5 (20 overs) |
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New England Eagles 114/9 (20 overs) |
Bhaskar Yadram 39 (28) Gourav Grover 4/16 (4 overs) |
- New England Eagles won the toss and elected to bowl
Empire State Titans 124/6 (20 overs) |
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New Jersey Stallions 126/6 (19.1 overs) |
Kwame Patton Jr. 52 (37) Jasdeep Singh 2/14 (4 overs) |
- New Jersey Stallions won the toss and elected to bowl
The Philadelphians 116/7 (20 overs) |
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Manhattan Yorkers 87/7 (20 overs) |
Manoj Acharya 34 (16) Deveshwari Prashad 2/11 (4 overs) |
- Manhattan Yorkers won the toss and elected to bowl
NJ Somerset Cavaliers 81/9 (20 overs) |
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New Jersey Stallions 85/5 (17.4 overs) |
Sunny Patel 22 (8) Stephen Wiig 3/14 (4 overs) |
- New Jersey Stallions won the toss and elected to bowl
The Philadelphians 51 (16.1 overs) |
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Manhattan Yorkers 38 (15.2 overs) |
Jonathan Foo 25 (35) Nisarg Desai 3/10 (4 overs) |
- The Philadelphians won the toss and elected to bat
NJ Somerset Cavaliers 124/6 (20 overs) |
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New Jersey Stallions 116/6 (20 overs) |
Yasir Mohammad 24 (24) Siddarth Matani 2/10 (4 overs) |
- New Jersey Stallions won the toss and elected to bowl
New England Eagles 93 (18 overs) |
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NJ Somerset Cavaliers 90 (17.5 overs) |
Apurva Maheshram 26 (34) Sunny Patel 4/25 (4 overs) |
Karima Gore 28 (25) Hemendra Ramdihal 5/10 (3.5 overs) |
- NJ Somerset Cavaliers won the toss and elected to bowl
New England Eagles 106/4 (20 overs) |
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New Jersey Stallions 107/5 (16.5 overs) |
Apurva Maheshram 23 (28) Sachin Mylavarapu 1/11 (4 overs) |
- New England Eagles won the toss and elected to bat
NJ Somerset Cavaliers 124/8 (20 overs) |
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Empire State Titans 115/8 (20 overs) |
Aman Patel 26 (24) Gajanand Singh 2/4 (2 overs) |
- Empire State Titans won the toss and elected to bowl
New Jersey Stallions 148/5 (16 overs) |
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Empire State Titans 102/6 (16 overs) |
Nehal Tarimela 20 (18) Raymond Ramrattan 3/23 (3 overs) |
- Empire State Titans won the toss and elected to bowl
- Play reduced to 16 overs per side
Empire State Titans 156/5 (20 overs) |
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Manhattan Yorkers 111/9 (20 overs) |
Savan Patel 47 (33) Deep Joshi 2/13 (4 overs) |
Nisarg Desai 25* (25) Aman Patel 3/18 (4 overs) |
- Empire State Titans won the toss and elected to bowl
Empire State Titans 107 (19 overs) |
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The Philadelphians 108/2 (10.2 overs) |
Savan Patel 22 (20) Soripul Islam 3/4 (2.3 overs) |
Ryan Scott 58 (29) Nahid Sarkar 2/17 (3 overs) |
- The Philadelphians won the toss and elected to bowl
The Philadelphians 142/9 (20 overs) |
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New England Eagles 123 (18.4 overs) |
Jaladh Dua 27 (32) Deveshwari Prashad 4/13 (3.4 overs) |
- New England Eagles won the toss and elected to bowl
New England Eagles 64 (19.5 overs) |
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Manhattan Yorkers 65/4 (17.2 overs) |
Gourav Grover 18 (15) Ruchir Joshi 4/17 (3.5 overs) |
Hiram Shallow 33* (35) Gourav Grover 1/3 (4 overs) |
- New England Eagles won the toss and elected to bat
The Philadelphians 63/8 (10 overs) |
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New England Eagles 64/2 (8.5 overs) |
Raj Nannan 31 (20) Gourav Grover 2/6 (2 overs) |
- The Philadelphians won the toss and elected to bat
- Play reduced to 10 overs per side
Empire State Titans 128 (19.3 overs) |
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Manhattan Yorkers 74 (17.1 overs) |
Supreet Madaan 55 (29) Manoj Acharya 2/18 (3.3 overs) |
Abhayjit Khangura 16 (15) Shan Tennakoon 3/12 (4 overs) |
- Empire State Titans won the toss and elected to bat
Manhattan Yorkers 66/8 (20 overs) |
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NJ Somerset Cavaliers 67/3 (16.4 overs) |
Danesh Patel 12 (23) Karima Gore 4/10 (3.1 overs) |
- Manhattan Yorkers won the toss and elected to bat
New Jersey Stallions 111/9 (20 overs) |
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The Philadelphians 112/4 (18.5 overs) |
Bravish Shetty 31 (26) Soripul Islam 2/13 (4 overs) |
- New Jersey Stallions won the toss and elected to bat
New Jersey Stallions 128 (20 overs) |
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Manhattan Yorkers 94/9 (20 overs) |
Dominique Rikhi 43 (31) Dhruv Pawar 3/13 (4 overs) |
- Manhattan Yorkers won the toss and elected to bowl
The Philadelphians 86 (19 overs) |
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NJ Somerset Cavaliers 87/3 (14.4 overs) |
Deveshwari Prashad 31 (46) Sunny Patel 2/14 (4 overs) |
- The Philadelphians won the toss and elected to bat
Central Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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1 | Dallas Mustangs | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 1.395 |
2 | Michigan Cricket Stars | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 0.987 |
3 | Lone Star Athletics | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 0.185 |
4 | Dallas Xforia Giants | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | −0.060 |
5 | Chicago Kingsmen | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 0.369 |
6 | Houston Hurricanes | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | −0.239 |
7 | St. Louis Americans | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | −1.180 |
8 | Chicago Tigers | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | −1.621 |
- Top three teams move on
- advances to Super 8s
- advances to Knockout stage
Chicago Kingsmen 165/6 (20 overs) |
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Chicago Tigers 170/5 (17.4 overs) |
- Chicago Kingsmen won the toss and elected to bat
Dallas Mustangs 148/7 (20 overs) |
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Houston Hurricanes 148/7 (20 overs) |
Hammad Azam 46 (31) Hassan Rashid 3/42 (4 overs) |
Joshua Tromp 52 (38) Rushil Ugarkar 2/21 (4 overs) |
- Dallas Mustangs won the toss and elected to bat
- Super Over: Mustangs 8/2, Hurricanes 10/0
Lone Star Athletics 186/2 (20 overs) |
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Dallas Mustangs 176/7 (20 overs) |
Ali Sheikh 74 (42) Shubham Ranjane 3/43 (4 overs) |
- Dallas Mustangs won the toss and elected to bowl
Dallas Xforia Giants 165/8 (20 overs) |
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Houston Hurricanes 167/2 (15.3 overs) |
Udaybir Walia 44 (19) Usman Shinwari 2/28 (4 overs) |
Joshua Tromp 78 (38) Harmeet Singh 1/43 (4 overs) |
- Houston Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bowl
Michigan Cricket Stars 110/5 (14 overs) |
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St. Louis Americans 86/8 (14 overs) |
- Michigan Cricket Stars won the toss and elected to bat
- Play reduced to 14 overs per side.
Lone Star Athletics 142/7 (20 overs) |
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Dallas Xforia Giants 114 (18.4 overs) |
- Dallas Xforia Giants won the toss and elected to bowl
Michigan Cricket Stars 153/7 (20 overs) |
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St. Louis Americans 156/4 (19 overs) |
- St. Louis Americans won the toss and elected to bowl
Michigan Cricket Stars 189/6 (20 overs) |
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Chicago Tigers 79 (15.2 overs) |
Zeeshan Maqsood 44 (32) Shiv Shani 2/23 (4 overs) |
Mittansh Nithiyanandam 21 (23) Praveen Kumar 3/24 (4 overs) |
- Chicago Tigers won the toss and elected to bowl
Chicago Tigers 163/5 (20 overs) |
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Michigan Cricket Stars 165/3 (19.2 overs) |
Pruthvish Patel 86 (52) Praveen Kumar 4/17 (4 overs) |
- Chicago Tigers won the toss and elected to bat
St. Louis Americans 130/8 (20 overs) |
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Chicago Kingsmen 131/4 (19.2 overs) |
- Chicago Kingsmen won the toss and elected to bowl
St. Louis Americans 61 (20 overs) |
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Chicago Kingsmen 67/3 (10 overs) |
- Chicago Kingsmen won the toss and elected to bowl
Chicago Tigers 105/7 (20 overs) |
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Lone Star Athletics 106/2 (13.3 overs) |
- Lone Star Athletics won the toss and elected to bowl
Chicago Kingsmen 152/6 (20 overs) |
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Houston Hurricanes 142 (20 overs) |
- Houston Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bowl
Michigan Cricket Stars 144/8 (20 overs) |
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Dallas Xforia Giants 146/1 (16 overs) |
- Michigan Cricket Stars won the toss and elected to bat
Dallas Mustangs 162/8 (20 overs) |
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St. Louis Americans 103 (16.4 overs) |
- Dallas Mustangs won the toss and elected to bat
Dallas Mustangs 214/5 (20 overs) |
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Chicago Tigers 146 (19.4 overs) |
Corey Anderson 95 (35) Mittansh Nithiyanandam 2/17 (2 overs) |
Cody Chetty 34 (27) Ali Sheikh 2/14 (4 overs) |
- Chicago Tigers won the toss and elected to bowl
Lone Star Athletics 119/9 (20 overs) |
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Michigan Cricket Stars 124/4 (17 overs) |
Shubham Ranjane 31 (38) Muhammad Kamal 4/24 (4 overs) |
- Michigan Cricket Stars won the toss and elected to bowl
Houston Hurricanes 125/4 (12 overs) |
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St. Louis Americans 111/5 (12 overs) |
Saif Badar 46 (18) Sam Das 2/35 (3 overs) |
Zahid Zakhail 59 (27) Hamza Bangash 3/16 (2 overs) |
- St. Louis Americans won the toss and elected to bowl
Dallas Mustangs 165/5 (20 overs) |
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Chicago Kingsmen 168/3 (16.3 overs) |
- Chicago Kingsmen won the toss and elected to bowl
Chicago Tigers 118/9 (20 overs) |
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Dallas Xforia Giants 120/3 (15.5 overs) |
Aakarshit Gomel 44 (30) Tirth Patel 2/24 (4 overs) |
- Dallas Xforia Giants won the toss and elected to bowl
Lone Star Athletics 192/2 (20 overs) |
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St. Louis Americans 123/4 (14 overs) |
- Lone Star Athletics won the toss and elected to bat
Michigan Cricket Stars 169/6 (20 overs) |
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Houston Hurricanes 119 (18.3 overs) |
Zeeshan Maqsood 48 (34) Hassan Rashid 2/23 (4 overs) |
- Houston Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bowl
Dallas Xforia Giants 26/1 (4.1 overs) |
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St. Louis Americans |
- St. Louis Americans won the toss and elected to bat
Dallas Mustangs 155/5 (20 overs) |
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Michigan Cricket Stars 108 (15.4 overs) |
- Michigan Cricket Stars won the toss and elected to bowl
Houston Hurricanes 178/2 (20 overs) |
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Chicago Tigers 154/7 (20 overs) |
Joshua Tromp 64* (47) Tirth Patel 1/35 (4 overs) |
- Chicago Tigers won the toss and elected to bowl
Chicago Kingsmen 161/6 (20 overs) |
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Dallas Xforia Giants 166/5 (18.3 overs) |
- Dallas Xforia Giants won the toss and elected to bowl
Houston Hurricanes 163/4 (20 overs) |
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Dallas Xforia Giants 87/3 (11 overs) |
- Dallas Xforia Giants won the toss and elected to bowl
- Revised target of 84
Houston Hurricanes 126/7 (20 overs) |
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Dallas Mustangs 127/2 (14.4 overs) |
Nauman Anwar 64 (44) Karthik Gattepalli 1/24 (4 overs) |
- Dallas Mustangs won the toss and elected to bowl
St. Louis Americans 166/9 (20 overs) |
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Chicago Tigers 130 (19.2 overs) |
Angad Singh 41 (17) Calvin Savage 3/26 (4 overs) |
Calvin Savage 43 (29) Angad Singh 4/18 (4 overs) |
- St. Louis Americans won the toss and elected to bat
Dallas Xforia Giants 168/3 (20 overs) |
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Lone Star Athletics 147/8 (20 overs) |
- Lone Star Athletics won the toss and elected to bowl
Chicago Tigers 128/6 (20 overs |
v |
St. Louis Americans 103 (16.4 overs) |
Mittansh Nithiyanandam 51 (44) Sam Das 2/31 (4 overs) |
Zahid Zakhail 28 (15) Mohit Patel 2/15 (4 overs) |
- Chicago Tigers won the toss and elected to bat
Dallas Mustangs 167/7 (20 overs) |
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Lone Star Athletics 126/7 (20 overs) |
- Lone Star Athletics won the toss and elected to bowl
Dallas Mustangs 222/3 (20 overs) |
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Dallas Xforia Giants 179/8 (20 overs) |
Andries Gous 91 (52) Udaybir Walia 1/28 (3 overs) |
- Dallas Xforia Giants won the toss and elected to bowl
Michigan Cricket Stars 146/6 (20 overs) |
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Chicago Kingsmen 108 (19.2 overs) |
- Chicago Kingsmen won the toss and elected to bowl
Houston Hurricanes 146/5 (20 overs) |
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Lone Star Athletics 139/9 (20 overs) |
- Houston Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat
Dallas Xforia Giants 123/9 (20 overs) |
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Dallas Mustangs 124/5 (18.4 overs) |
Nauman Anwar 35 (32) Akhilesh Bodugum 2/29 (4 overs) |
- Dallas Mustangs won the toss and elected to bowl
Houston Hurricanes 130/7 (20 overs) |
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Lone Star Athletics 131/2 (17.5 overs) |
Joshua Tromp 58 (52) Shubham Ranjane 3/14 (4 overs) |
Nitish Kumar 39 (43) Karthik Gattepalli 1/17 (4 overs) |
- Lone Star Athletics won the toss and elected to bowl
Western Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bay Blazers | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0.852 |
2 | Silicon Valley Strikers | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 0.301 |
3 | Golden State Grizzlies | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0.090 |
4 | Seattle Thunderbolts | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | −0.012 |
5 | SoCal Lashings | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | −0.370 |
6 | San Diego Surf Riders | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | −0.755 |
- Top three teams move on
- advances to Super 8s
- advances to Knockout stage
SoCal Lashings 134/8 (20 overs) |
v |
San Diego Surf Riders 124/8 (20 overs) |
- San Diego Surf Riders won the toss and elected to bowl
Bay Blazers 159/5 (20 overs) |
v |
SoCal Lashings 152/7 (20 overs) |
Ruben Clinton 45 (36) Mohammad Katawazai 2/24 (4 overs) |
- Bay Blazers won the toss and elected to bat
Bay Blazers 152/9 (20 overs) |
v |
San Diego Surf Riders 127/8 (20 overs) |
Vikash Mohan 37 (29) Muditha Fernando 4/21 (4 overs) |
Chad Breetzke 32 (18) Musadiq Ahmed 3/11 (3 overs) |
- San Diego Surf Riders won the toss and elected to bowl
SoCal Lashings 144/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Silicon Valley Strikers 123/9 (20 overs) |
Ruben Clinton 64 (55) Saurabh Netravalkar 2/19 (4 overs) |
Shehan Jayasuriya 55 (38) Ayan Desai 2/15 (4 overs) |
- SoCal Lashings won the toss and elected to bat
Silicon Valley Strikers 174/7 (20 overs) |
v |
San Diego Surf Riders 119 (19.3 overs) |
Nisarg Patel 29 (29) Srinivas Raghavan 3/26 (4 overs) |
- Silicon Valley Strikers won the toss and elected to bat
Seattle Thunderbolts 131/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Silicon Valley Strikers 82 (14.4 overs) |
Pranay Suri 21 (13) Rahul Nama 3/19 (3.4 overs) |
- Seattle Thunderbolts won the toss and elected to bat
Seattle Thunderbolts 105 (18.2 overs) |
v |
Silicon Valley Strikers 106/7 (18.2 overs) |
Shehan Jayasuriya 48 (41) Rahul Nama 4/17 (4 overs) |
- Seattle Thunderbolts won the toss and elected to bat
Bay Blazers 179/4 (20 overs) |
v |
Golden State Grizzlies 160/8 (20 overs) |
- Bay Blazers won the toss and elected to bat
Golden State Grizzlies 138/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Silicon Valley Strikers 139/4 (18.2 overs) |
Kakani Harish 34 (27) Saurabh Netravalkar 4/11 (4 overs) |
- Golden State Grizzlies won the toss and elected to bat
Golden State Grizzlies 131/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Silicon Valley Strikers 132/5 (20 overs) |
Kakani Harish 22 (27) Srinivas Raghavan 4/32 (4 overs) |
Rahul Jariwala 37 (32) Neeraj Goel 2/20 (4 overs) |
- Silicon Valley Strikers won the toss and elected to bowl
San Diego Surf Riders 118/7 (20 overs) |
v |
SoCal Lashings 119/5 (19.2 overs) |
Adit Gorawara 37 (30) Ayan Desai 2/22 (4 overs) |
- San Diego Surf Riders won the toss and elected to bat
Golden State Grizzlies 150/8 (20 overs) |
v |
SoCal Lashings 136/8 (20 overs) |
- SoCal Lashings won the toss and elected to bowl
Seattle Thunderbolts 135/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Bay Blazers 125/9 (20 overs) |
Adithya Ganesh 51 (43) Siva Kumar 4/18 (4 overs) |
- Seattle Thunderbolts won the toss and elected to bat
Seattle Thunderbolts 144/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Bay Blazers 146/6 (20 overs) |
Adithya Ganesh 37 (30) Shadley van Schalkwyk 2/30 (4 overs) |
- Seattle Thunderbolts won the toss and elected to bat
San Diego Surf Riders 127/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Seattle Thunderbolts 121 (19.4 overs) |
Greg Hay 52 (54) Rahul Nama 3/16 (4 overs) |
- Seattle Thunderbolts won the toss and elected to bowl
San Diego Surf Riders 130/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Seattle Thunderbolts 129/7 (20 overs) |
- Seattle Thunderbolts won the toss and elected to bowl
Seattle Thunderbolts 184/2 (20 overs) |
v |
SoCal Lashings 156/9 (20 overs) |
Dilpreet Bajwa 91 (57) Rubal Raina 2/39 (4 overs) |
- Seattle Thunderbolts won the toss and elected to bat
San Diego Surf Riders 133/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Golden State Grizzlies 137/5 (19.1 overs) |
Nikhil Dutta 34 (24) Kakani Harish 3/15 (4 overs) |
- San Diego Surf Riders won the toss and elected to bat
Seattle Thunderbolts 144/5 (20 overs) |
v |
SoCal Lashings 145/3 (16.3 overs) |
Dilpreet Bajwa 38 (41) Elmore Hutchinson 3/28 (4 overs) |
Kirstan Kallicharan 50 (45) Cinci Siegertsz 1/25 (3 overs) |
- Seattle Thunderbolts won the toss and elected to bat
Bay Blazers 157/6 (20 overs) |
v |
San Diego Surf Riders 80/9 (20 overs) |
- Bay Blazers won the toss and elected to bat
SoCal Lashings 103/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Silicon Valley Strikers 105/1 (13.3 overs) |
Kirstan Kallicharan 27 (27) Pranay Suri 3/15 (4 overs) |
- SoCal Lashings won the toss and elected to bat
San Diego Surf Riders 141/3 (20 overs) |
v |
Silicon Valley Strikers 142/5 (19.3 overs) |
- San Diego Surf Riders won the toss and elected to bat
SoCal Lashings 155/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Bay Blazers 159/7 (20 overs) |
David White 42 (34) Ayan Desai 2/24 (4 overs) |
- SoCal Lashings won the toss and elected to bat
Bay Blazers 139/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Golden State Grizzlies 117/8 (20 overs) |
- Bay Blazers won the toss and elected to bat
Silicon Valley Strikers 139/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Bay Blazers 140/5 (19.1 overs) |
Gary Graham 40 (32) Mohammad Katawazai 3/24 (4 overs) |
- Bay Blazers won the toss and elected to bowl
Seattle Thunderbolts 108 (19.4 overs) |
v |
Golden State Grizzlies 109/2 (12.4 overs) |
- Seattle Thunderbolts won the toss and elected to bat
Seattle Thunderbolts 162/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Golden State Grizzlies 154/5 (20 overs) |
Aaron Johnson 52 (37) Kakani Harish 2/39 (4 overs) |
Anthony Bramble 74 (50) Cinci Siegertsz 2/17 (4 overs) |
- Golden State Grizzlies won the toss and elected to bowl
Playoffs
Knockouts
The knockout stage was played from September 23 to 25, 2023.[19] It was played to determine the final 4 spots in the Super 8s.
Note: The Atlanta Lightning, the Philadelphians, the Dallas Mustangs, and the Bay Blazers already had qualified for the Super 8s at this point due to first-place finishes in their respective divisions.
Team | Status |
---|---|
NJ Somerset Cavaliers | Qualified for Super 8s |
Atlanta Fire | |
Silicon Valley Strikers | |
Lone Star Athletics | |
New England Eagles | Eliminated |
New Jersey Stallions | |
Ft. Lauderdale Lions | |
Michigan Cricket Stars | |
Dallas Xforia Giants | |
Golden State Grizzlies |
Matches
NJ Somerset Cavaliers 139/7 (20 overs) |
v |
New England Eagles 73 (17.2 overs) |
Sunny Patel 35 (21) Burhan Saeed 2/19 (4 overs) |
Gihan Senanayake 33 (33) Yasir Mohammad 3/11 (3 overs) |
- New England Eagles won the toss and elected to bowl
Golden State Grizzlies 96 (19.3 overs) |
v |
Silicon Valley Strikers 97/9 (20 overs) |
Anthony Bramble 45 (38) Srinivas Raghavan 3/13 (4 overs) |
- Silicon Valley Strikers won the toss and elected to bowl
- The Silicon Valley Strikers qualified for the Super 8s as a result of this match.
NJ Somerset Cavaliers 119/7 (14 overs) |
v |
New Jersey Stallions 119/9 (14 overs) |
Kennar Lewis 65 (41) Stephen Wiig 3/10 (3 overs) |
Bravish Shetty 29 (17) Abir Chippa 3/16 (3 overs) |
- New Jersey Stallions won the toss and elected to bowl
- Play reduced to 14 overs per side
- Super Over: 5/0 (NJS), 8/0 (NJSC)
- The NJ Somerset Cavaliers qualified for the Super 8s as a result of this match.
Lone Star Athletics 163/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Dallas Xforia Giants 156/6 (20 overs) |
- Lone Star Athletics won the toss and elected to bat
Michigan Cricket Stars 141/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Lone Star Athletics 144/3 (17.5 overs) |
Yuvraj Samra 38 (35) Shubham Ranjane 2/33 (4 overs) |
- Michigan Cricket Stars won the toss and elected to bat
- The Lone Star Athletics qualified for the Super 8s as a result of this match.
Ft. Lauderdale Lions 157/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Atlanta Fire 148/7 (20 overs) |
Ravendra Persaud 41 (19) Corné Dry 3/21 (4 overs) |
- Ft. Lauderdale Lions won the toss and elected to bowl
- The Atlanta Fire qualified for the Super 8s as a result of this match.
Super Eights
The Super 8s were played directly after the Knockout stage from September 27 to 29, 2023.[20]
Atlantic Four
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | NJ Somerset Cavaliers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1.440 |
2 | Atlanta Fire | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.233 |
3 | The Philadelphians | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −0.182 |
4 | Atlanta Lightning | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −0.980 |
- Atlantic champion moves on
- advances to Final
Atlanta Lightning 126 (20 overs) |
v |
Atlanta Fire 129/6 (17.5 overs) |
Jesse Bootan 40 (32) Venukalyan Madireddy 4/32 (4 overs) |
Obus Pienaar 44 (27) Phani Simhadri 2/11 (4 overs) |
- Atlanta Lightning won the toss and elected to bat
Atlanta Lightning 124/7 (20 overs) |
v |
NJ Somerset Cavaliers 125/4 (14.3 overs) |
Abdullah Syed 51 (38) Dexter Sween 2/24 (3 overs) |
- NJ Somerset Cavaliers won the toss and elected to bowl
The Philadelphians 119 (20 overs) |
v |
Atlanta Fire 120/6 (19.1 overs) |
Raj Nannan 26 (38) Venukalyan Madireddy 3/26 (3 overs) |
Steven Taylor 30 (24) Raj Nannan 2/19 (4 overs) |
- Atlanta Fire won the toss and elected to bowl
NJ Somerset Cavaliers 161/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Atlanta Fire 150 (19.2 overs) |
- NJ Somerset Cavaliers won the toss and elected to bat
Atlanta Lightning 128 (18.1 overs) |
v |
The Philadelphians 127/9 (20 overs) |
Cassius Burton 32 (28) Deveshwari Prashad 5/21 (3.1 overs) |
Jonathan Foo 31 (24) Phani Simhadri 3/19 (4 overs) |
- The Philadelphians won the toss and elected to bat
Pacific Four
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Dallas Mustangs | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2.261 |
2 | Bay Blazers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.017 |
3 | Lone Star Athletics | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −1.446 |
4 | Silicon Valley Strikers | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −0.825 |
- Pacific champion moves on
- advances to Final
Dallas Mustangs 182/4 (20 overs) |
v |
Lone Star Athletics 110 (17.5 overs) |
Sujith Gowda 70* (52) Hamza Khalid 2/31 (4 overs) |
Shubham Ranjane 41 (32) Rushil Ugarkar 5/27 (3.5 overs) |
- Lone Star Athletics won the toss and elected to bowl
Bay Blazers 151/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Silicon Valley Strikers 118 (19.3 overs) |
David White 58 (32) Ishwarjot Sohi 3/23 (4 overs) |
Ravindra Singh 33 (25) Rusty Theron 2/22 (4 overs) |
- Silicon Valley Strikers won the toss and elected to bowl
Silicon Valley Strikers 135/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Dallas Mustangs 136/5 (18.4 overs) |
Ravindra Singh 33* (30) Rushil Ugarkar 2/31 (4 overs) |
- Silicon Valley Strikers won the toss and elected to bat
Bay Blazers 165/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Lone Star Athletics 145 (19.5 overs) |
Adithya Ganesh 59 (32) Pawan Suyal 2/34 (4 overs) |
- Bay Blazers won the toss and elected to bat
Silicon Valley Strikers 147/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Lone Star Athletics 150/8 (19.4 overs) |
Shehan Jayasuriya 53 (37) Sidhesh Pathare 2/21 (4 overs) |
- Silicon Valley Strikers won the toss and elected to bat
Dallas Mustangs 152/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Bay Blazers 100 (15.4 overs) |
CP Rizwan 31 (22) Rushil Ugarkar 3/63 (3 overs) |
- Bay Blazers won the toss and elected to bowl
Final
The finals were played on October 1, 2023, at Grand Prairie Stadium in Texas.[21][22]
Dallas Mustangs 121/8 (20 overs) |
v |
NJ Somerset Cavaliers 77 (18 overs) |
Ali Sheikh 36 (25) Adil Bhatti 2/4 (4 overs) |
- Dallas Mustangs won the toss and elected to bat
- The Dallas Mustangs won the 2023 Minor League Cricket championship as a result of this match.
Statistics
Most runs
Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Runs | Ave | SR | HS | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Andries Gous | Dallas Mustangs | 12 | 12 | 46.91 | 516 | 140.98 | 91 | 0 | 6 | 39 | 28 | |||
Source: Minor League Cricket |
Most wickets
Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Wkts | BBI | Avg | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | ||||
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Source: Minor League Cricket |
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