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  • Sony Sports Network acquires exclusive television rights for Major League Cricket 2024 in India

    Sony Sports Network acquires exclusive television rights for Major League Cricket 2024 in India

    Mumbai: Culver Max Entertainment Private Ltd, who owns and operates Sony Sports Network, the leading sports broadcaster in India, is delighted to announce the acquisition of exclusive television rights for T20 cricket spectacle Major League Cricket (MLC) for one year in India. The second edition of the league will kickstart with reigning champions MI New York facing Seattle Orcas in the opener at Church Street Park, Morrisville and will be live telecast in India 6 July 2024. The grand finale of the tournament will be played at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Texas and will be live telecast in India on 29 July 2024.

    A major share from the ongoing cricket revolution in the United States can be attributed to MLC, which has attracted eyeballs of India’s evergreen cricket fraternity. The participation from Indian cricket franchises Mumbai Indians, Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings brings a whole new level of excitement for fans of the respective teams. Some of the most popular cricketers including Quinton de Kock, Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran are expected to feature in the upcoming edition of the league.

    The MLC’s second season features an all-star lineup of announcers, including the former captain of the Indian national cricket team and great batsman Sunil Gavaskar, Pakistani legendary bowler Wasim Akram, former New Zealand and Auckland cricketer Danny Morrison, alongside Daren Ganga, Pommie Mbangwa, Matthew Hayden, Chris Morris, Natalie Germanos, Scott Styris, and Mike Haysmen.

    The inaugural edition of MLC attained critical success with six teams participating i.e. San Francisco Unicorns, Washington Freedom, Texas Super Kings, Seattle Orcas, Los Angeles Knight Riders and MI New York. Team MI New York was crowned champions after they defeated Seattle Orcas in the final played at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Texas. Nicholas Pooran, who featured for the champions, registered 388 runs and was adjudged the Player of the Season last year.

    With the acquisition of television rights for Major League Cricket, Sony Sports Network has asserted its solid footprint in broadcasting cricket properties. The broadcaster’s cricket portfolio already boasts of rights for New Zealand Cricket, England Cricket Board, Sri Lanka Cricket & the recent addition of India Tour of Zimbabwe T20I series.

    Match

    Date 

    Time (IST)

    Channel

    MI New York vs. Seattle Orcas

    06/07/24

    01:00

    Sony Sports Ten 1 SD & HD

    Texas Super Kings vs. Los Angeles Knight Riders

    06/07/24

    06:00

    Sony Sports Ten 5 SD & HD

    Washington Freedom vs. MI New York

    07/07/24

    00:30

    Sony Sports Ten 1 SD & HD

    San Francisco Unicorns vs. Los Angeles Knight Riders

    08/07/24

    06:00

    Sony Sports Ten 5 SD & HD

    Washington Freedom vs. Texas Super Kings

    09/07/24

    00:30

    Sony Sports Ten 5 SD & HD

    Los Angeles Knight Riders vs. Seattle Orcas

    10/07/24

    06:00

    Sony Sports Ten 5 SD & HD

    Seattle Orcas vs.

    Washington Freedom

    12/07/24

    06:00

    Sony Sports Ten 5 SD & HD

    MI New York vs. Texas Super Kings

    13/07/24

    00:30

    Sony Sports Ten 5 SD & HD

    Los Angeles Knight Riders vs. San Francisco Unicorns

    14/07/24

    00:30

    Sony Sports Ten 1 SD & HD

    Texas Super Kings vs. MI New York

    15/07/24

    06:00

    Sony Sports Ten 1 SD & HD

    Seattle Orcas vs. San Francisco Unicorns

    16/07/24

    00:30

    Sony Sports Ten 5 SD & HD

    MI New York vs. Washington Freedom

    17/07/24

    06:00

    Sony Sports Ten 5 SD & HD

    Seattle Orcas vs. Los Angeles Knight Riders

    18/07/24

    00:30

    Sony Sports Ten 5 SD & HD

    MI New York vs. San Francisco Unicorns

    19/07/24

    06:00

    Sony Sports Ten 5 SD & HD

    Texas Super Kings vs. Washington Freedom

    20/07/24

    06:00

    Sony Sports Ten 5 SD & HD

    San Francisco Unicorns vs. Seattle Orcas

    21/07/24

    06:00

    Sony Sports Ten 5 SD & HD

    Los Angeles Knight Riders vs. MI New York

    22/07/24

    06:00

    Sony Sports Ten 5 SD & HD

    San Francisco Unicorns vs. Washington Freedom

    23/07/24

    06:00

    Sony Sports Ten 5 SD & HD

    Texas Super Kings vs. Seattle Orcas

    24/07/24

    06:00

    Sony Sports Ten 5 SD & HD

    Eliminator (3 v 4)

    25/07/24

    06:00

    Sony Sports Ten 5 SD & HD

    Qualifier (1 v 2)

    26/07/24

    06:00

    Sony Sports Ten 5 SD & HD

    Challenger

    27/07/24

    06:00

    Sony Sports Ten 5 SD & HD

    Final

    29/07/24

    06:00

    Sony Sports Ten 5 SD & HD
  • ICC U19 Cricket WC gets underway today in UAE

    ICC U19 Cricket WC gets underway today in UAE

    MUMBAI: The tenth edition of the tournament will be staged across seven venues in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from 14 February to 1 March, and the International Cricket Council’s (ICC’s) global broadcast partner Star Sports is stepping up its production, as it gets set to make history.

     

    More cricket fans than ever before will be able to enjoy watching the most far-reaching and comprehensive coverage of an ICC U19 Cricket World Cup (ICC U19 CWC).

     

    Following up on its world-class production of the ICC Champions Trophy 2013, Star Sports will produce 11 matches in High Definition (HD) – the most matches ever at an ICC U19 CWC.

     

    Star Sports business head sports Nitin Kukreja said, “The ICC U19 Cricket World Cup is a premier tournament which showcases cricket’s future super stars. We have mounted an unprecedented production and broadcast effort to take cricket aficionados even closer to the action than ever before. We are confident that cricket fans will enjoy introduction of LED stumps for the very first time in an ICC tournament which will further enhance the broadcast experience.”

     

    The event is set to reach an estimated audience of 1.3 billion, with broadcast agreements secured by Star Sports. This includes the continued coverage by ICC broadcast partners, Fox Sports in Australia, Sky Sports in the United Kingdom, OSN across Middle East and North Africa, ESPN in North America and the Caribbean and Sky NZ in New Zealand.

     

    The Dubai International Cricket Stadium will be the main TV venue for the tournament while one match from the Sharjah Cricket Stadium will also be broadcast live. All televised matches will be covered using 14 cameras, including ball tracking and virtual graphics provided by Hawk-Eye.

     

    ICC chief executive David Richardson said: “The expanded broadcast and digital reach of this edition of the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup will ensure that more fans globally now have an opportunity to see the sport’s future stars in action.”

     

    For the first-time in an ICC event, LED stumps will be used to provide the television viewers and spectators at the venue an enhanced experience.  The stumps and bails illuminate when the bails are dislodged, giving the broadcaster and the crowd a true indication of when a batsman is out. They will be used for the semi-finals and final only.

     

    The live broadcast will be complimented by a world-class commentary team, which includes Harsha Bhogle, Sanjay Manjrekar, Damien Martyn, Danny Morrison, Jonty Rhodes, Wasim Akram and Alan Wilkins.

                                                                                

    The TV broadcast of the event will be a truly interactive one for fans, who can stay engaged through polls on the event website www.icc-cricket.com and via the social media using the hashtag #futurestars and #u19cwc.

     

    Fans can also stay updated on the event via the event website www.icc-cricket.com which will feature live scores of all the matches and video clips of the key moments from the televised matches.