The Major League Cricket (MLC) 2024 season is underway in the United States of America (USA), as cricket fever continues in the country following a successful T20 World Cup 2024 where the USA co-hosted the tournament.
This is the second edition of the MLC, where the first season was won by MI New York, an off shoot of the Indian Premier League (IPL) team, Mumbai Indians.
Faf du Plessis, the captain of the Texas Super Kings scored the first century of the 2024 season against Washington Freedom. In the very next match, fellow South African Ryan Rickelton also posted a century for Seattle Orcas against Los Angeles Knight Riders.
In this article, The Sporting News provides you the list of all centuries scored in the Major League Cricket tournament's history.
How many centuries have been scored in the MLC?
Major League Cricket (MLC) tournament has seen 4 centuries over the last 2 seasons so far.
Who scored the first century in Major League Cricket?
The first-ever century in MLC was scored by Seattle Orcas' South African star Heinrich Klaasen against eventual champions MI New York in the 2023 season.
He smashed an unbeaten 110 runs off just 44 balls, striking at 250, in an inning which saw 9 fours and 7 sixes.
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Which batsman has scored the most centuries in MLC?
Only four centuries have been scored in Major League Cricket history, and all of them were scored by different batsmen, namely Nicholas Pooran, Heinrich Klaasen, Faf du Plessis and Ryan Rickelton.
List: All centuries scored in the Major League Cricket
| Player | Match | Score | Venue | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heinrich Klaasen (Seattle Orcas) | SEA vs MINY | 110*(44) | Morrisville | 2023 |
| Nicholas Pooran (MI New York) | MINY vs SEA | 137*(55) | Dallas | 2023 |
| Faf du Plessis (Texas Super Kings) | TSK vs WSH | 100 (58) | Morrisville | 2024 |
| Ryan Rickelton (Seattle Orcas) | SEA vs LAKR | 103*(66) | Dallas | 2024 |