OAKLAND, Calif. - Oakland's oldest sports stadium will host a new sport for the first time on Thursday evening: Major League Cricket.

Fans cheer during the inaugural Major League Cricket opener between the San Francisco Unicorns and the Washington Freedom at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, June 12, 2025.

Major League Cricket opens its season this week at the Oakland Coliseum, with the San Francisco Unicorns playing in three of the nine matches. Here's a primer if you are new to the sport.

Fans cheer during the inaugural Major League Cricket opener between the San Francisco Unicorns and the Washington Freedom at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, June 12, 2025.

“With the San Francisco Unicorns already established and the Oakland Coliseum becoming available, the opportunity made sense,” said Anurag Jain, co-owner of Major League Cricket and the Texas ...

Major League Cricket's week-long stop in the Bay Area last month had top officials in the sport thrilled with how the old Oakland Coliseum provides an ideal spot for the sport to thrive — even ...

Major League Cricket returns in the early hours of Friday morning in the UK for its third edition. The T20 tournament is the United States' franchise competition and was launched in 2023 as the ...