Major League Cricket 2025 starts from June 12. Here are the full squad lists for the tournament, including team news and injury replacements.
The 2025 edition will be the third season of Major League Cricket, which has grown in stature since its inaugural 2023 season. The upcoming season will see a star-studded international lineup, including the likes of Andre Russell, Anrich Nortje, Trent Boult, Quinton de Kock, Faf du Plessis and a trio of players at various stages of retirement from the international game in Heinrich Klaasen, Glenn Maxwell and Nicholas Pooran. All of these three have been named team captains for 2025.
Washington Freedom are the defending champions, having overcome San Francisco Unicorns in last year's final. The two teams will meet again in the 2025 season opener at the Oakland Coliseum on June 12. The final of MLC 2025 is scheduled for July 12.
Major League Cricket 2025, full squad lists
LA Knight Riders
Adithya Ganesh, Ali Khan, Alex Hales, Andre Fletcher, Andre Russell, Anrich Nortje, Corne Dry, Jason Holder, Karthik Gattepalli, Matthew Tromp, Nitish Kumar, Rovman Powell, Saif Badar, Sherfane Rutherford, Shadley van Schalkwyk, Sunil Narine, Tanveer Sangha, Unmukt Chand.
MI New York
Nicholas Pooran (c), Kieron Pollard, Trent Boult, Rashid Khan*, Monank Patel, Nosthush Kenjige, Heath Richards, Ehsan Adil, Sunny Patel, Rushil Ugarkar, George Linde, Quinton de Kock, Michael Bracewell, Naveen-ul-Haq, Azmatullah Omarzai*, Kunwarjeet Singh, Sharad Lumba, Agni Chopra, Tajinder Singh.
*withdrawn
San Francisco Unicorns
Corey Anderson (c), Finn Allen, Matthew Short, Juanoy Drysdale, Romario Shepherd, Xavier Bartlett, Haris Rauf, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Tim Seifert, Callum Stow, Liam Plunkett, Brody Couch, Carmi le Roux, Hassan Khan, Cooper Connolly, Karima Gore, Hammad Azam, Achilles Browne.
Seattle Orcas
Heinrich Klaasen (c), David Warner, Aaron Jones, Steven Taylor, Shimron Hetmyer, Rahul Jariwala, Shayan Jahangir, Sikandar Raza, Gulbadin Naib, Ali Sheikh, Kyle Mayers, Sujit Nayak, Harmeet Singh, Cameron Gannon, Jasdeep Singh, Obed McCoy, Waqar Salamkheil, Fazahaq Farooqi, Ayan Desai.
Texas Super Kings
Faf du Plessis (c), Devon Conway, Saiteja Mukkamalla, Smit Patel, Donovan Ferreira, Milind Kumar, Daryl Mitchell, Mohammad Mohsin, Shubham Ranjane, Joshua Tromp, Mitchell Marsh, Nandre Burger, Akeal Hosein, Adam Milne, Noor Ahmad, Calvin Savage, Zia-ul-Haq.
Washington Freedom
Glenn Maxwell (c), Mukhtar Ahmed, Steven Smith, Mark Chapman, Saurabh Netravalkar, Amila Aponso, Abhishek Paradkar, Yasir Mohammad, Lockie Ferguson, Jason Behrendorff, Ben Sears, Obus Pienaar, Ian Holland, Justin Dill, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Jack Edwards, Mitch Owen, Andries Gous, Lahiru Milantha.
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