As many as 47 MLC stars have featured in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 DALLAS: Team USA have made history by advancing to the Super 8 stage of the International Cricket Council Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 for the first time, decided by a wash-out in Broward County. The US’s advancement ahead of cricketing powerhouse Pakistan has sent shockwaves around the globe and is rallying Americans to get behind their national team. Team USA, as the host nation making its World Cup debut, has captured the world’s attention. After defeating Canada convincingly in the opening game, the team also emerged victorious against Pakistan in a thrilling super-over, putting them in a position to finish second in Group A. Cognizant Major League Cricket players in Team USA are: Ali Khan, Nitish Kumar and Shadley Van Schalkwyk (Los Angeles Knight Riders); Steven Taylor, Nosthush Kenjige, Monank Patel and Shayan Jahangir (MI New York); Corey Anderson (San Francisco Unicorns); Harmeet Singh, (Seattle Orcas); Milind Kumar (Texas Super Kings); and Andries Gous, Saurabh Netravalkar and Yasir Mohammad (Washington Freedom). With the USA set to face South Africa, the West Indies and England in Group 2 of the Super 8 round, MLC Chief Executive Vijay Srinivasan said the advancement of the team to the next stage of the home world cup was an incredible achievement. “Congratulations to Team USA who, in their first-ever World Cup appearance, gave us three thrilling matches of cricket against the world’s best teams and earned their position in the Super 8. “This is a historic moment for the sport, especially for our players from Major League Cricket who are representing the USA. We hope that this inspires boys and girls around the country to pick up a bat and ball this summer and encourages sports fans to attend an MLC game or tune into the broadcast. “The USA’s advancement to the Super 8 means they’ll automatically qualify for the 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, providing Major League Cricket with a strong platform for continued growth.” MLC’s six teams — Los Angeles Knight Riders, MI New York, San Francisco Unicorns, Seattle Orcas, Texas Super Kings and Washington Freedom — boast some of the world’s best international and domestic talent who are preparing to represent their respective countries in the World Cup. All 47 MLC players who have featured in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, listed by team, are: Los Angeles Knight Riders Ali Khan — USA Nitish Kumar — USA Shadley Van Schalkwyk — USA Andre Russell — WI Shakib Al Hasan — Bangladesh David Miller — South Africa Josh Little — Ireland MI New York Steven Taylor — USA Nosthush Kenjige — USA Monank Patel — USA Shayan Jahangir — USA Tim David — Australia Nicholas Pooran — West Indies Rashid Khan — Afghanistan Kagiso Rabada — South Africa Trent Boult — New Zealand Anrich Nortje — South Africa Romario Shepherd — West Indies San Francisco Unicorns Corey Anderson — USA Matt Henry — New Zealand Josh Inglis — Australia Sherfane Rutherford — West Indies Haris Rauf — Pakistan Pat Cummins — Australia Seattle Orcas Harmeet Singh — USA Quinton de Kock — South Africa Heinrich Klaasen — South Africa Michael Bracewell — New Zealand Ryan Rickelton — South Africa Obed McCoy — West Indies Imad Wasim — Pakistan Texas Super Kings Milind Kumar — USA Mitchell Santner — New Zealand Devon Conway — New Zealand Aiden Markram — South Africa Daryl Mitchell — New Zealand Naveen-ul-Haq — Afghanistan Marcus Stoinis — Australia Washington Freedom Andries Gous — USA Saurabh Netralvakar — USA Yasir Mohammad — USA Marco Jansen — South Africa Akeal Hosein — West Indies Glenn Maxwell — Australia Travis Head — Australia Lockie Ferguson — New Zealand Rachin Ravindra — New Zealand The second MLC season kicks off on July 5.