Minor League Cricket

Minor League Cricket is a developmental league for Major League Cricket that plans to begin play in May 2021 (delayed from 2020 due to COVID-19). It will consist of 24 franchise-based teams in four regional conferences. Additionally, the league had began its regional draft process in late-August 2020. 
Teams.
Unlike Major League Cricket, Minor League Cricket will use privately-owned franchises. ACE announced the 24 teams and their owners on August 15, 2020. 
Exhibition Series.
The league held a series franchise exhibition games from the dates of September 12th to October 12th, 2020 in which 14 of the 24 MLC teams would play.