2022 Minor League Cricket season

2022 Minor League Cricket season
DatesJune 25, 2022 (2022-06-25) – August 28, 2022 (2022-08-28)
Administrator(s)USA Cricket
Major League Cricket
Cricket formatTwenty20
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and knockout
Host(s)United States
ChampionsSeattle Thunderbolts (1st title)
Runners-upAtlanta Fire
Participants26
Matches197
Player of the seriesPhani Simhadri
Most runsUnmukt Chand (SVS) (693)
Most wicketsPhani Simhadri (ST) (43)
Official websiteminorleaguecricket.com
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The 2022 Minor League Cricket season (branded as the 2022 Toyota Minor League Cricket championship presented by Sunoco for sponsorship reasons[1] and sometimes shortened to 2022 MiLC) was the second season of Minor League Cricket,[2] established by USA Cricket (USAC) and Major League Cricket (MLC) in 2019.[3] Toyota returned from the previous season as title sponsor, with Sunoco tapped as the Official Fuel and Convenience Store of MiLC.[4] The season was hosted over 20 venues across the United States,[5] with matches being broadcast through Willow and Sling TV.[6] It was played from June 25 to August 28, 2022.[7]

The tournament was won by the Seattle Thunderbolts, who defeated the Atlanta Fire in the final played in Morrisville, North Carolina by 10 runs,[8][9] with Phani Simhadri of the Seattle Thunderbolts winning the award for Most Valuable Player of the series.[10][11] The Silicon Valley Strikers were the defending champions.

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  2. ^ "Title and presenting partners announced for 2022 Minor League Cricket Championship". The Times of India. 10 May 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  3. ^ "USA Cricket receives $1 billion boost to develop T20 league". ESPNcricinfo. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Minor League Cricket lands Toyota, Sunoco deals". SportBusiness. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  5. ^ Hays, Nate (13 January 2022). "2022 Minor League Cricket season set for June 25 through August 27". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Minor League Cricket: MiLC announces 99-camera streaming plans, sets $350,000 prize money for 2022 season". Inside Sport. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  7. ^ Purohit, Abhishek (13 August 2022). "Cricket chases the American dream". Indian Express Limited. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  8. ^ Patel, Smit (30 August 2022). "Seattle Thunderbolts clinch Minor League title with thrilling win". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  9. ^ Dunmore, Tom (29 August 2022). "Recap: Thunderbolts rattle Atlanta Fire to win first MiLC Crown". Major League Cricket. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  10. ^ "Seattle Thunderbolts win 2022 Minor League Cricket Championship". The Woodinville Weekly. 1 September 2022. Archived from the original on 6 September 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  11. ^ Sharma, Premkumar (2 September 2022). "Seattle Thunderbolts Victorious in 2022 Minor League Cricket Championship". News India Times. The Times of India. Retrieved 5 September 2022.