Prime Video and Cognizant Major League Cricket (MLC) have unveiled a partnership to grant Prime Video exclusive broadcast rights in Australia and New Zealand for the 2024 MLC season. All 25 matches will be available on Prime Video in Australia and New Zealand from 6 July – 29 July local time (5 July – 28 July in the USA) at no extra cost to a Prime or Prime Video membership. The announcement comes after the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, which Prime Video also had the exclusive broadcast rights to.
Co-host of the tournament the USA progressed to the Super Eight stage in their tournament debut. The second season of MLC will provide a stage for international T20 superstars to compete alongside the USA’s top domestic players from six major cities: Dallas, San Francisco, New York City, Seattle, Los Angeles, and Washington D.C.
Across the six teams, eight Australian players and five New Zealander players have been confirmed to participate in the tournament. • Australian Test and ODI captain Pat Cummins joins the San Francisco Unicorns alongside bowler Josh Inglis , batter Jake Fraser-McGurk , and New Zealand all-rounder Matt Henry. • Seattle Orcas have nabbed Kiwi batsman Michael Bracewell and bowler Lance Morris.
• Washington Freedom have secured Ricky Ponting as coach, as well as Australian batters Steve Smith , Travis Head , and Glenn Maxwell . New Zealand’s bowlers Rachin Ravindra and Lockie Ferguson are also named in the squad. • MI New York will see batter Tim Da.