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American T20 cricket finds Aussie home on 7PLUS
Channel 7 has locked in exclusive rights to stream the United States’ Major League Cricket tournament in Australia, with all 34 matches of the 2025 season set to air live and free on 7plus Sport.
The multi-year deal marks a winter expansion of Seven’s cricket coverage, featuring a raft of Aussie stars—David Warner, Glenn Maxwell, Steve Smith and more—alongside American talent and international names across teams from Dallas, San Francisco, New York, Seattle, LA and Washington D.C.
From Seven:
Seven secures Major League Cricket – America’s top T20 competition live and free on 7plus Sport from Friday 13 June
The Seven Network today announced it has secured a multi-year deal for the exclusive rights to America’s Major League Cricket (MLC) tournament in Australia, with all 34 T20 matches to be broadcast live and free on 7plus Sport.
Now in its third year, the top American T20 competition has attracted a number of international superstars, including Australians Xavier Bartlett, Jason Behrendorff, Cooper Connolly, Jack Edwards, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Owen, Steve Smith, Matthew Short, Marcus Stoinis and David Warner.
Former Australian captain and 7Cricket commentator, Ricky Ponting, is also the head coach of Washington Freedom.
MLC is the first professional T20 cricket league in the United States, with Australian talent competing alongside America’s best domestic talent from Dallas, San Francisco, New York City, Seattle, Los Angeles and Washington D.C.
Seven’s Commercial Director, Sport, Renée Quirk, said:
“We’re thrilled to be expanding our cricket footprint with the addition of Major League Cricket to 7plus Sport, offering fans a new and exciting competition to follow through winter.”
“It’s a natural extension of our cricket story after a blockbuster Indian summer, and it sets the stage perfectly as we build towards a huge Ashes summer ahead.”
“This partnership with MLC is just the beginning of a multi-year journey. We’re proud to offer live and free coverage of the competition, with every match on 7plus Sport and the Final simulcast on 7mate and 7plus Sport, helping expose a new wave of talent and excitement to Aussie fans”
The tournament kicks off on Friday 13 June 2025, with San Francisco Unicorns taking on Washington Freedom from 9.00am AEST.
All matches will be streamed live and free on 7plus Sport, with the final broadcast live on 7mate on Monday 14 July.
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