Los Angeles Knight Riders Cricket Team

Home and away fixtures? A 34,000-seater stadium in New York? If the league can build on the momentum it has already generated, why not?

It was a competition of gripping contests, but MI New York's stunning run through the playoffs and Pooran's unbeaten 55-ball 137 in the final put everything else to shade

Orcas and Freedom are already in the playoffs, while there is a three-way scrap for the last two spots

There was music, fireworks and top-notch on-field action as a sell-out crowd braved the searing heat, with MLC making a grand debut

"The growth progression for the sport [in the USA] is really strong," says MLC tournament director Justin Geale

Big-league cricket is coming to the USA - here's a primer on what to expect

Bharat Arun is the bowling coach and Ryan Ten Doeschate the assistant coach