National Cricket League (United States)
| Countries | USA |
|---|---|
| Administrator | USA Cricket |
| Format | T10 |
| First edition | 2024 |
| Next edition | 2025 |
| Tournament format | Double round robin and playoffs |
| Number of teams | 6 |
| Current champion | Chicago Cricket Club |
| Most runs | Chris Lynn (200 runs) Sam Billings (200 runs)[1] |
| Most wickets | Karthik Gatepalli (12 wickets)[2] |
| TV | Sony Sports Network Sony Max Geo Super Asian Television Network |
| Website | https://nclcricket.com// |
National Cricket League or NCL is a T10 cricket franchise league which is sanctioned by USA Cricket co-owned by Indian former cricketer Sachin Tendulkar.[3] Founded in 2024, the league operates as a single entity consisting of six city-based franchises, each run by individual investor groups[4]
Teams and squads
The following teams, squads and coaches were announced for the tournament.[5]
| Team | Debut | Captain | Coach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Kings | 2024 | Angelo Perera | Jagadeesh Arunkumar |
| Chicago Cricket Club | 2024 | Dilshan Munaweera | JP Duminy |
| Dallas Lonestar | 2024 | Samit Patel | Peter Moores |
| Houston Generals | 2025 | Nisarg Patel | Venkatesh Prasad |
| Los Angeles Waves | 2024 | George Munsey | Paul Nixon |
| New York Lions | 2024 | Wayne Parnell | Trevor Penney |
Squads
Statistics
Most runs
| Runs | Player | Team | Innings | High score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 172 | William Bosisto | Houston Generals | 7 | 63 |
| 152 | George Munsey | Los Angeles Waves | 8 | 48 |
| 137 | Aaron Johnson | Dallas Lonestar | 7 | 47 |
| 119 | Sheldon Jackson | Los Angeles Waves | 8 | 31 |
| 118 | Asa Tribe | Atlanta Kings | 6 | 39 |
Most wickets
| Wickets | Player | Team | Innings | Best bowling |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Rumman Raees | Las Angeles Waves | 8 | 4/9 |
| 10 | Paul van Meekeren | Dallas Lonestar | 5 | 4/10 |
| Samit Patel | 7 | 3/10 | ||
| 8 | Saad Bin Zafar | Houston Generals | 7 | 2/8 |
| Rahul Sharma | Chicago Cricket Club | 6 | 2/11 |
References
- ^ "Most Runs in National Cricket League T10 2024 | List of National Cricket League T10 2024 Most Runs". CricTracker.
- ^ "Most Wickets National Cricket League T10 2024 | Leading Wicket takers in National Cricket League T10 2024". CricTracker.
- ^ "Sachin Tendulkar joins America's National Cricket League ownership group". 6 October 2024 – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.
- ^ USA, National Cricket League (NCL). "National Cricket League Announces October 2025 Tournament Dates". www.newswire.ca.
- ^ "Teams".
- ^ https://www.crictracker.com/national-cricket-t10-league/stats/batting-most-runs/
- ^ "Most Wickets National Cricket League T10 2025 | Leading Wicket takers in National Cricket League T10 2025". CricTracker. Retrieved 31 December 2025.