San Francisco Unicorns

United States

Founded

2023

Arena

Oakland Coliseum · 15,000 cap

The San Francisco Unicorns are an American franchise cricket team based in San Francisco, California that competes in Major League Cricket (MLC). In 2023, it was announced as one of the six teams to participate in the league's inaugural season. The team is owned by Anand Rajaraman and Venky Harinarayan, co-founders of Cambrian ventures. Plans are underway to build a stadium at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds. The stadium is expected to have a capacity of 15,000 people. During the first MLC season the team will play at Grand Prairie stadium in Texas. In March 2023, Cricket Victoria announced their partnership with the Unicorns for the opening season.

Seattle Orcas

United States

Founded

2023

Arena

Marymoor Cricket Community Park · 6,000 cap

The Seattle Orcas are an American professional Twenty20 cricket team that competes in Major League Cricket (MLC). The team is based in Seattle, Washington and was announced in 2023 as one of six inaugural franchises to play in Major League Cricket. The Seattle Orcas are owned by an investor group including Satya Nadella, Soma Somasegar, Samir Bodas, Ashok Krishnamurthi, and Sanjay Parthasarathy – and the GMR Group. The Orcas have a minor league affiliate called the Seattle Thunderbolts, who play in Minor League Cricket and were the 2022 champions. The team plans to have their home ground at Marymoor Park in Redmond, Washington. The park's cricket ground is set to have a capacity of up to 6,000 people once it is completed around 2025. The team is coached by former Indian cricketer Pravin Amre.