PRIME VIDEO ANNOUNCED AS HOME OF 2024 COGNIZANT MAJOR LEAGUE CRICKET SEASON IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
Prime Video and Cognizant Major League Cricket (MLC) announced 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 off the back of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, which saw co-host USA progress to the Super Eight stage in their tournament debut. The second season of MLC will provide a stage for the best 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.
Key signings include:
- 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 David and bowler Trent Boult return for a second season.
- Australian bowler Adam Zampa will join the Los Angeles Knight Riders.