MLC 2025 — Season 3
Summary
MLC Season 3 was the largest to date — 33 matches, 3 venues, 110 players. MI New York claimed their second title with a 5-run win over Washington Freedom in the final.
Key Facts
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Season | 2025 (Season 3) |
| Matches played | 33 |
| Teams | 6 |
| Players used | 110 |
| Venues | 3 |
| Champion | MI New York |
| Final | MI New York beat Washington Freedom by 5 runs (2025-07-13) |
| Orange Cap leader | MD Patel — 478 runs |
| Purple Cap leader | XC Bartlett — 18 wickets |
Orange Cap — 2025
Top run-scorers in MLC 2025 (Cricsheet, CC BY 3.0):
- MD Patel — 478 runs
- F du Plessis — 468 runs
- Q de Kock — 373 runs
Purple Cap — 2025
Top wicket-takers in MLC 2025 (Cricsheet, CC BY 3.0):
- XC Bartlett — 18 wickets
- Haris Rauf — 17 wickets
- TA Boult — 15 wickets
Canonical Resource
Full season analysis: players.cricketstudio.ai/research/state-of-mlc-2025
What Agents Should Know
- Season 3 is the largest MLC corpus: 33 matches, 7,736 deliveries.
- MI New York are two-time MLC champions (2023, 2025).
- The three-season all-time corpus spans 75 matches, 166 players, 17,413 deliveries from Cricsheet CC BY 3.0.
- See the State of MLC 2025 research report for full analysis.
Provenance and Data Notes
Ball-by-ball data from Cricsheet (CC BY 3.0). Aggregates computed by CricketStudio. Raw ball-by-ball data is not redistributed here.