2021 Minor League Cricket season

The 2021 Minor League Cricket season (branded as the 2021 Toyota Minor League Cricket championship presented by Sling TV for sponsorship reasons and sometimes shortened to 2021 MiLC) was the inaugural season of Minor League Cricket, established by USA Cricket (USAC) and Major League Cricket (MLC) in 2019. The season was hosted over 27 venues across the United States, with matches broadcast through Willow and Sling TV. It was played from July 31 to October 3, 2021.

The tournament was won by the Silicon Valley Strikers, who defeated the New Jersey Stallions in the final played in Morrisville, North Carolina by 6 wickets, with Hammad Azam of the Golden State Grizzlies winning the award for Most Valuable Player of the series.

Venues

 * Orange pog.svg - Western Division (Pacific Conference)
 * DeepPink pog.svg - Central Division (Pacific Conference)
 * Lightgreen pog.svg - Eastern Division (Atlantic Conference)
 * Turquoise pog.svg - Southern Division (Atlantic Conference)

Squads
Each team released their squad on June 10, 2021.

League stage
The league stage ran from July 31, 2021, to September 19, 2021. The schedule and the venues of the playoffs was released on 20 September 2021 by Major League Cricket.

The season had a total prize pool of $250,000, in which the winner took home $125,000.

Southern Division

 * Top two teams advance to the Quarterfinals
 * advances to Quarterfinals to play 2nd-place Eastern Division team
 * advances to Quarterfinals to play 1st-place Eastern Division team

Eastern Division

 * Top two teams advance to the Quarterfinals
 * advances to Quarterfinals to play 2nd-place Southern Division team
 * advances to Quarterfinals to play 1st-place Southern Division team

Central Division

 * Top two teams advance to the Quarterfinals
 * advances to Quarterfinals to play 2nd-place Western Division team
 * advances to Quarterfinals to play 1st-place Western Division team

Western Division

 * Top two teams advance to the Quarterfinals
 * advances to Quarterfinals to play 2nd-place Central Division team
 * advances to Quarterfinals to play 1st-place Central Division team