MLC 2026: The Knight Riders and MI have qualified for Major League Cricket, while the Super Kings have been eliminated. So, let's find out who will play in the qualifier and eliminator matches.

Major League Cricket 2026

Major League Cricket 2026: Four teams have qualified for the Major League Cricket 2026 (MLC 2026) currently being played in the United States. Two teams have been eliminated. The qualifying teams include the Los Angeles Knight Riders, the franchise of the Knight Riders, and MI New York, the franchise of the Mumbai Indians.

The eliminated teams include the Super Kings' franchise, the Texas Super Kings, and the Seattle Orcas. In this league, the top four teams play Qualifier 1 and Eliminator matches, similar to the IPL.

These 4 teams qualified

The four teams include the Los Angeles Knight Riders and MI New York, as well as the San Francisco Unicorns and Washington Freedom. Thus, four teams have qualified for the playoffs. Now let's explore how the four teams will play their playoff matches.

Qualifier-1 will be held between the top-2 teams.

The San Francisco Unicorns and Los Angeles Knight Riders have qualified for the top two. The first qualifier of the tournament between the two will be played on July 16 (IST) at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland.

The third- and fourth-ranked teams will play the eliminator.

The Eliminator will also take place on July 16. This match will be played between the third-ranked Washington Freedom and fourth-ranked MI New York in Oakland.

The team that wins Qualifier 1 will directly qualify for the final, while the losing team will have another chance to reach the final.

The losing team in Qualifier 1 will play Qualifier 2, facing the winner of the Eliminator. The winning team will become the second finalist.

Let us tell you that the title match will be played on June 19 as per Indian time at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland.

MI New York won last season

Last season, in 2025, MI New York won the title by defeating Washington Freedom by 5 runs in the final. MI has qualified this time as well. It will be interesting to see whether the team can defend its title.