The New Jersey Stallions are an American professional
Twenty20
Twenty20 (T20) is a shortened game format of cricket. At the professional level, it was introduced by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) in 2003 for the inter-county competition. In a Twenty20 game, the two teams have a single inn ...
franchise
cricket team
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that competes in
Minor League Cricket
Minor League Cricket (branded as the Toyota Minor League Cricket Championship presented by Sling TV for sponsorship reasons, and sometimes shortened to MiLC) is an American Twenty20 cricket developmental league for Major League Cricket which com ...
(MiLC). The team is based in
Somerset, New Jersey
Somerset is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Franklin Township, in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. The team is co-owned by businessmen Venu Palaparthi and Ravikumar Suri.
The team's home ground is Howe Athletics Complex in Somerset. Jasdeep Singh took the helm as captain, with ex-South African player
Justin Dill
Justin Dill (born 10 November 1994) is a South African cricketer. He was part of South Africa's squad for the 2014 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup. He was the leading wicket-taker for Western Province in the 2018–19 CSA 3-Day Provincial Cup, ...
the
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.
Americans Saiteja Mukkamala and Stephen Wiig lead the batting and bowling leaderboards for the team with 367 runs and 27 wickets.
Franchise history
Background
Talks of an American
Twenty20
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league started in November 2018 just before
USA Cricket
USA Cricket (USAC) is the governing body of cricket in the United States. USA Cricket operates all of the United States national representative cricket sides, including the men's and women's national teams and youth teams, as well as Minor Lea ...
became the new governing body of
cricket in the United States
Cricket in the United States is a sport played at the amateur, club, intercollegiate and international competition levels with little popularity, with 200,000 players (<0.1% of the population) across the country. USA Cricket
USA Cricket (USAC) is the governing body of cricket in the United States. USA Cricket operates all of the United States national representative cricket sides, including the men's and women's national teams and youth teams, as well as Minor Lea ...
announced they had accepted a bid by American Cricket Enterprises (ACE) for a
US$
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1 billion investment covering the league and other investments benefitting the U.S. national teams.
In an Annual General Meeting on February 21, 2020, it was announced that
USA Cricket
USA Cricket (USAC) is the governing body of cricket in the United States. USA Cricket operates all of the United States national representative cricket sides, including the men's and women's national teams and youth teams, as well as Minor Lea ...
was planning to launch
Major League Cricket
Major League Cricket (MLC) is an upcoming professional Twenty20 cricket league in the United States. Operated by American Cricket Enterprises (ACE) and sanctioned by USA Cricket, it plans to begin play on July 13, 2023, with six teams in major ...
in 2021 and
Minor League Cricket
Minor League Cricket (branded as the Toyota Minor League Cricket Championship presented by Sling TV for sponsorship reasons, and sometimes shortened to MiLC) is an American Twenty20 cricket developmental league for Major League Cricket which com ...
that summer, but it was delayed due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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and due to the lack of high-quality cricket stadiums in the USA.
Major League Cricket
Major League Cricket (MLC) is an upcoming professional Twenty20 cricket league in the United States. Operated by American Cricket Enterprises (ACE) and sanctioned by USA Cricket, it plans to begin play on July 13, 2023, with six teams in major ...
was pushed to a summer-2023 launch and
Minor League Cricket
Minor League Cricket (branded as the Toyota Minor League Cricket Championship presented by Sling TV for sponsorship reasons, and sometimes shortened to MiLC) is an American Twenty20 cricket developmental league for Major League Cricket which com ...
was pushed back to July 31, 2021.
USA Cricket
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CEO Iain Higgins also pointed out cities such as
New York City
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,
Houston
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and
Los Angeles
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with a large cricket fanbase, and targeted them among others as launch cities for
Minor League Cricket
Minor League Cricket (branded as the Toyota Minor League Cricket Championship presented by Sling TV for sponsorship reasons, and sometimes shortened to MiLC) is an American Twenty20 cricket developmental league for Major League Cricket which com ...
USA Cricket
USA Cricket (USAC) is the governing body of cricket in the United States. USA Cricket operates all of the United States national representative cricket sides, including the men's and women's national teams and youth teams, as well as Minor Lea ...
announced the teams participating in the exhibition league matches, also listing the owners for each team. The draft for the exhibition league began on August 22, 2020, with the New Jersey Stallions releasing their squad on August 24. Nikhil Dutta was later named as captain for the New Jersey Stallions in the exhibition league.
2021 season
After the conclusion of the exhibition league,
USA Cricket
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announced that they were planning to launch the inaugural season of
Minor League Cricket
Minor League Cricket (branded as the Toyota Minor League Cricket Championship presented by Sling TV for sponsorship reasons, and sometimes shortened to MiLC) is an American Twenty20 cricket developmental league for Major League Cricket which com ...
in spring 2021. Ahead of the official season, which was announced to kick off on July 31, they announced Jasdeep Singh as captain and
Justin Dill
Justin Dill (born 10 November 1994) is a South African cricketer. He was part of South Africa's squad for the 2014 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup. He was the leading wicket-taker for Western Province in the 2018–19 CSA 3-Day Provincial Cup, ...
as vice-captain.
In their first match of the season, they defeated the Morrisville Cardinals by 20 runs, and also defeated the Param Veers by 83 runs the following day. They then went on to win against the Titans twice, the Philadelphians, the
Hawks
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* The subfamily Accipitrinae includes goshawks, sparrowhawks, sharp-shinned hawks and others. This subfamily ...
, the Yorkers, the Cavaliers twice, and the Eagles twice. They additionally lost against the
Hawks
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* The subfamily Accipitrinae includes goshawks, sparrowhawks, sharp-shinned hawks and others. This subfamily ...
, the Yorkers, the Galaxy, and the Ft. Lauderdale Lions. The Stallions topped the group, and qualified for the quarter-finals.
In the quarterfinals, the Stallions swept the Cardinals 2-0 in a best-of-three series, thus qualifying them for the semifinals. In the semifinals, the Stallions faced the Titans, and defeated them by 5 wickets. In the
finals
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, the Silicon Valley Strikers beat the Stallions by 6 wickets in a thriller to take home the trophy.
Major League Cricket
Major League Cricket (MLC) is an upcoming professional Twenty20 cricket league in the United States. Operated by American Cricket Enterprises (ACE) and sanctioned by USA Cricket, it plans to begin play on July 13, 2023, with six teams in major ...
announced that the draft for that season would take place on May 12.
Current squad
* Players with international caps are listed in bold.