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The third season of Major League Cricket will make history at the Okland Colizium in California on Thursday night, which will mark the first top level cricket match on the US West Coast. San Francisco Unicorn and Washington Freedom will face the 2024 finals, using drop-in pitches transported from New York at a place that can accommodate more than 60,000 spectators.Coliziyum, who had previously hosted Oklaland athletics (MLB) and Okland Reders (NFL), would work at a low capacity of 12,000 for cricket matches. The site will host the first nine matches of MLC 2025, including three home fixtures for the unicorn.Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe now!The historic stadium, depicted in the 2011 film Moneyball, starring Brad Pitt, has been without permanent tenants since transferring both professional teams.Athletics have temporarily moved to Sacramento, planning their final transfer to Las Vegas. Unicorns started discussion with Colizium last year to bring the cricket match to the bay area.“We are playing in Okland this year and we are excited about playing in Ockland. We are still in a hurry to find out that we will be permanently finished. The spectrum is very big. We can potentially play permanently in Okalland if everything goes well. We are in the process of evacuating that piece,” when we ask about Auckland, when we ask about time.John Grave, who joined as the chief executive of MLC after the head of the Cricket West Indies for seven years, overthrown the project to modify the 1966 stadium for cricket matches.

“Colisium is a great place for Major League cricket, and we are thrilled with the possibility of some of the world’s largest cricket stars, playing in such a prestigious California site. The West is coming to the Coast, and being in Oklaland is a historic step for cricket globally. This confirms our commitment to enhance the game in the United States and provide fans with an extraordinary cricket experience, “said Johnny Grave, CEO of Major League Cricket in March.“Oklaland Coliseum has long been a destination for sports and entertainment, and we are excited to add cricket to its constant heritage. This step outlines the position of Okland as a diverse and dynamic sports city, and we are ready to support the development of cricket in our community, “said Kevin Jenkins, the interim mayor of the city of Oklaland.San Francisco Unicorn’s, which ended as runners -up in 2024, will play their first three domestic games in Kolizium after spending two years in Neutral Venue.The schedule of the tournament extends beyond Okland, from 20 to 29 June to Grand Perry, Texas, and ends at Browd County Stadium, Florida from 1 July to 6 July. With 34 matches at three places, it will be the largest professional cricket tournament held in the USA.Read | A look at places in MLCMajor League Cricket has announced that the League will give Ouckland a direct economic boost of $ 3 million, which becomes the first western city to host top-level cricket.MLC 2025 season details: