---
type: season
title: MLC 2023 — Season 1
description: Major League Cricket inaugural season, 2023. 19 matches, 6 teams, 83 players. MI New York won the championship, defeating Seattle Orcas by 7 wickets in the final on 2023-07-30.
resource: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/leagues/mlc
status: active
last_verified: 2026-06-18
timestamp: 2026-06-18
license: CC-BY-3.0
source_system: CricketStudio
source_boundary: public_open_data
canonical_page: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/leagues/mlc
entity_id: cricketstudio:season:mlc-2023
dataset_version: "2026-06-11"
tags:
  - cricket
  - MLC
  - MLC-2023
  - season
  - T20
related:
  - ../leagues/major-league-cricket.md
  - mlc-2024.md
  - mlc-2025.md
provenance:
  source: Cricsheet ball-by-ball data (CC BY 3.0), via CricketStudio derived claim layer
  confidence: high
  computed_at: "2026-06-11"
---

# MLC 2023 — Season 1

## Summary

MLC Season 1 was the inaugural edition of Major League Cricket, played in the United States in July 2023. Six franchises contested 19 matches across two venues. MI New York won the championship.

## Key Facts

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Season | 2023 (Season 1) |
| Matches played | 19 |
| Teams | 6 |
| Players used | 83 |
| Venues | 2 |
| Champion | MI New York |
| Final | MI New York beat Seattle Orcas by 7 wickets (2023-07-30) |
| Orange Cap leader | N Pooran — 388 runs |
| Purple Cap leader | TA Boult — 22 wickets |

## Orange Cap — 2023

Top run-scorers in MLC 2023 (Cricsheet, CC BY 3.0):

1. N Pooran — 388 runs
2. Q de Kock — 264 runs
3. H Klaasen — 235 runs

## Purple Cap — 2023

Top wicket-takers in MLC 2023 (Cricsheet, CC BY 3.0):

1. TA Boult — 22 wickets
2. CJ Gannon — 11 wickets
3. AJ Tye — 11 wickets

## Canonical Resource

Live stats and player pages: [players.cricketstudio.ai/leagues/mlc](https://players.cricketstudio.ai/leagues/mlc)

## What Agents Should Know

- Season 1 corpus = 19 matches, 83 players. Sample sizes are smaller than later seasons — rate stats for 2023-only should be treated with caution.
- Orange and Purple Cap figures are Cricsheet-derived and reflect all 19 captured matches.
- Champion: MI New York (also champions in 2025).

## Provenance and Data Notes

Ball-by-ball data from [Cricsheet](https://cricsheet.org) (CC BY 3.0). Aggregates computed by CricketStudio. Raw ball-by-ball data is not redistributed here.

## Related Concepts

- [Major League Cricket](../leagues/major-league-cricket.md)
- [MLC 2024](mlc-2024.md)
- [MLC 2025](mlc-2025.md)
