Iconic Baseball Stadium In California To Host Nine MLC Games In 2025

Splendid news is coming for the Major League Cricket (MLC) T20 tournament in the United States of America (USA). According to reports, the iconic Oakland Coliseum stadium will be transformed into a cricket stadium to host nine games in the 2025 edition of the tournament. 

The Coliseum will have a reduced capacity (of around 12,000) after modifications are made in the stadium and since the stadium has only hosted Baseball and American football, drop in pitches would be used by the organisers. 

The stadium will be home to San Francisco, who will play three home games in the season there. The Bay Area in California has been a hotbed for cricket in the USA for some time now, and the addition of this new stadium, which is the third stadium used by the league after Grand Prairie in Texas and Florida Stadium, is set to enhance the experience of cricket fans in the region. 

“The Coliseum is a fantastic location for Major League Cricket, and we are thrilled by the prospect of some of the world's biggest cricket stars playing in such an iconic Californian venue," Johnny Grave, who became the league's CEO earlier this year, said, as quoted by ESPN Cricinfo. 

"Coming to the West Coast and being here in Oakland is a historic move for cricket globally. It reinforces our commitment to growing the game in the United States and providing fans with an exceptional cricket experience."

The 2024 edition of MLC was a big hit and was won by the Steve Smith-led Washington Freedom side.