Major League Cricket Inks Deals With CBS Sports Network, SLING TV

Major League Cricket (MLC) has announced today that select matches in its inaugural season will be aired live on CBS Sports Network and also that SLING TV will stream every match nationwide.

CBS Sports Network To Air MLC Matches

The agreement with CBS Sports brings America’s new professional cricket league, featuring many of the world’s top players competing in the United States for the first time, to one of the nation’s leading sports channels.

Programming on CBS Sports Network begins on Monday, July 17, as the Texas Super Kings face MI New York live from 6:30 PM – 12:00 AM, ET. Coverage continues on Friday, July 21, live from 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM, ET, featuring the Seattle Orcas and the Texas Super Kings. The San Francisco Unicorns take on the Texas Super Kings on Monday, July 24, with live coverage from 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM, ET.

The broadcasts, airing live on CBS Sports Network, will feature a world class production, with a 30-camera set-up for the matches at Grand Prairie Stadium in North Texas and Church Street Park in North Carolina. An all-star lineup of announcers includes cricket icon Sunil Gavaskar from India, former South Africa captain Graeme Smith, former New Zealand international Danny Morrison and former Zimbabwe international Mpumelelo Mbangwa. Experienced announcers Natalie Germanos (South Africa) and Alan Wilkins (Wales) along with rising star Nikhil Uttamchandani (Barbados) complete the commentary team.

Six teams will compete in MLC’s inaugural season from July 13-30: the Los Angeles Knight Riders, MI New York, San Francisco Unicorns, Seattle Orcas, Texas Super Kings and Washington Freedom. Superstar players set to take part in MLC include Afghanistan T20 captain Rashid Khan, Pakistan’s Shadab Khan and Haris Rauf, South African internationals Faf du Plessis and David Miller, West Indians Sunil Narine, Kieron Pollard and Andre Russell, Australians Marcus Stoinis and Aaron Finch, England’s Jason Roy and New Zealand’s Trent Boult.

“Major League Cricket showcases the very best players from the world’s second most popular sport playing right here in America,” says Vijay Srinivasan, Co-founder, Major League Cricket. “Billions of fans worldwide love this sport and we’re delighted to bring adrenaline-packed matches taking place this July in front of sold-out crowds in Texas and North Carolina to the wide audience CBS Sports Network reaches.”

The new premier cricket-specific venue in the Dallas-area, Grand Prairie Stadium, will play host to 12 matches in the groundbreaking American professional cricket championship, with seven matches also taking part at Church Street Park in Morrisville, North Carolina. The full schedule for MLC’s inaugural season can be accessed here.

SLING TV Sings on as MLC Sponsor, Will Stream Every Match

Major League Cricket (MLC) has announced that SLING TV is an Official Partner for its historic inaugural season this summer. SLING has long supported growing the sport of cricket within the United States and is partnering with MLC to stream every match nationwide, in addition to brand placements, jersey integration and on-site activations to further connect with the cricket fanbase domestically.

“SLING TV is thrilled to partner with Major League Cricket and support the growth of the game’s national audience,” says Liz Riemersma, vice-president, Strategy, Business Development and International, SLING TV. “SLING offers both domestic and international channels to US-based customers, and we are excited to help bring the world-class cricket MLC will offer to existing cricket fan bases and new American audiences.”

“SLING TV has been a committed supporter of cricket in America for many years and we are delighted to welcome them as an Official Partner for Major League Cricket’s debut season this summer,” says Srinivasan.

Major League Cricket will feature many of the top T20 players from around the world playing alongside the strongest domestic talent in the United States. Star players set to take part include Afghanistan T20 captain Rashid Khan, South African internationals Faf du Plessis, Quinton de Kock and David Miller, West Indies players Kieron Pollard, Andre Russell and Dwayne Bravo, Australians Marcus Stoinis and Aaron Finch, England’s Jason Roy, Zimbabwe’s Sikandar Raza and New Zealand’s Trent Boult.

SLING subscribers can catch all the action for $7 for the first month. The full MLC schedule is available here, with tickets on sale now.