The Los Angeles knight riders, also called LA knight riders is a professional t20 cricket county club, that represents the city of Los Angeles in the state of California USA, in the American Professional County Cricket League called T20 Major League Cricket.
LA Knight Riders is owned by Shahrukh Khan, Juhi Chawla and her husband.
The team has officially announced all the 19 players consisting of many domestic players, like Corne Dry, Ali Khan, Saif Badar, Nitish Kumar, and many international players all away from Australia, UK, West Indies And New Zealand.
Los Angeles Knight Riders Stadium :
The home stadium has been constructed with a capacity of 10,000 ten thousand spectators to watch their home team located in Great Park in Irvine California. The approximate cost of the La Knight Riders ground is 30 million $.
MEANWHILE, THEIR MLC GAMES WILL BE PLAYED IN GRAND PRAIRIE STADIUM, GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS AND OAKLAND COLISEUM, OAKLAND
Los Angeles Knight Riders’ Team Owner:

The knight riders cricket club is owned by the knight riders group, famous for owning different county franchises in different countries like Kolkata knight riders in India and Abu Dhabi knight riders in UAE.
The knight Riders Group is owned by the famous Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh khan and his co Bollywood star Juhi Chawla, Juhi’s husband Jay Mehta and Red Chilies entertainment.
Due to the Bollywood star the knight riders group teams (Kolkata knight riders, Abu Dhabi knight riders and Los Angeles knight riders) are also called Shahrukh khan teams.
LA Knight Riders’ Coach And Captain:
Sunil Narine is the captain of LA Knight Riders and Phil Simmons Will carry on his responsibilities as a head couch of the team.
Los Angeles Knight Riders’ Players :
The official website of LA knight riders has announced the complete squad of players drafted for the year 2024. This squad is full of international and domestic players.

LA Knight Riders Retained Players:
The 2025 LAKR team has total of 19 players with 11 retained players from the last season. While there are 8 new entries in the team in Cognizant major League Cricket 2025.
- Ali Khan
- Corne Dry
- Andree Russell
- Adithya Ganesh
- Nitish Kumar
- Shadley Van
- Sunil Narine
- Unmukt Chand
- Matthew Tromp
- Saif Badar
- Spencer Johnson
LA Knight Riders’ Player Names And Nationality :
The names of the La knight riders players with their nationality and specialty are mentioned below:
1. Unmukt Chand
Batsman |
Right – Hand Bat |
Domestic Player |

2. Corne Dry
All Rounder |
Right- Hand Bat |
Fast Bowler |
Domestic Player |

3. Adithya Ganesh
Wicket Keeper |
Left – Hand Bat |
India |

4. Alex Hales
Batsman |
Right- Hand Opening Batsman |
England |

5. Andre Fletcher
Wicket Keeper |
Right- Hand Bat |
South Africa |

6. Ali Khan
Bowler |
Right- Hand Bat |
Fast |
Domestic Player |

7. Nitish Kumar
Batsman |
Right- Hand Bat |
Spin |
Domestic Player |

8. Anrich Nortje
Bowler |
Right- Hand Bat |
Right Arm fast Bowler |
Australia |

9. Sunil Narine
All- Rounder |
Left- Hand Bat |
Spin |
West Indies |

10. Jason Holder
All Rounder |
Right- Hand Bat Right Arm Medium Fast |
West Indies |

11. Matthew Tromp
All-Rounder |
Right- Hand Bat Right- Arm Fast Medium |
South Africa |

12. Andre Russell
All Rounder |
Right- Hand Bat |
Fast |
West Indies |

13. Saif Badar
Batsman |
Right- Hand Bat |
Legbreak Googly |
Pakistan |

14. Shadley Van Schalkwyk
All- Rounder |
Left- Hand Bat |
Fast |
Domestic Player |

15. Tanveer Sangha
Bowler |
Right- Hand Bat |
Right Arm Leg Break |
Australia |

16. Spencer Johnson
Bowler |
Left- Hand Bat |
Left Arm Fast |
Australia |

17. Rovman Powell
Bowler |
Right- Hand Bat |
Right Arm Medium fast |
West Indies |

18. Karthik Gattepalli
All- Rounder |
Left – Hand Bat |
Slow Left arm Arthodox |
Domestic (Under 19) |

19. Sherfane Rutherford
Batsman |
Left – Hand Bat |
Right Arm fast Medium |
West Indies |

Los Angeles Knight Riders’ Anthem:
Each team in Major League Cricket T20 tournament has its unique and beautiful anthem, which will show case their passion and norms. Los Angeles Knight Riders will soon reveal their anthem for 2025.
Los Angeles Knight Riders Jersey, Uniform And Kit:
LA Knight Riders has its own unique uniform for this series of Major Cricket League 2025. The shirts and caps of the LA knight Riders MLC 2025 is available for fans and general public and can be purchased from the franchise.

Los Angeles Knight Riders Matches :
Full Schedule of Major League Cricket T20 Tournament 2025 is available here.
Match | Day/Date | Details | Stadium |
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Match No: 1 | Thu 12th June 6:00 PM PST | San Francisco Unicorns vs Washington Freedom | Oakland Coliseum, Oakland |
Match No: 2 | Fri 13th June 6:00 PM PST | Texas Super Kings vs MI New York | Oakland Coliseum, Oakland |
Match No: 3 | Sat,14th June 2:00 PM PST | San Francisco Unicorns vs Los Angele Knight Riders | Oakland Coliseum, Oakland |
Match No: 4 | Sat, 14th June 6:00 PM PST | Seattle Orcas vs Washington Freedom | Oakland Coliseum, Oakland |
Match No: 5 | Sun, 15th June 2:00 PM PST | Texas Super Kings vs Los Angele Knight Riders | Oakland Coliseum, Oakland |
Match No: 6 | Sun, 15th June 6:00 PM PST | MI New York vs San Francisco Unicorns | Oakland Coliseum, Oakland |
Match No: 7 | Mon, 16th June 6:00 PM PST | Texas Super Kings vs Seattle Orcas | Oakland Coliseum, Oakland |
Match No: 8 | Tue, 17th June 6:00 AM PST | Los Angele Knight Riders vs Washington Freedom | Oakland Coliseum, Oakland |
Match No: 9 | Wed, 18 June 6:00 PM PST | MI New York vs Seattle Orcas | Oakland Coliseum, Oakland |
Match No: 10 | Fri, 20th June 7:00 PM CST | Texas Super Kings vs San Francisco Unicorns | Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas |
Match No: 11 | Sat, 21st June 7:00 PM CST | MI New York vs Washington Freedom | Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas |
Match No: 12 | Sun, 22nd June 3:00 PM CST | Seattle Orcas vs Los Angele Knight Riders | Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas |
Match No: 13 | Sun, 22nd June 7:00 PM CST | Washington Freedom vs Texas Super Kings | Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas |
Match No: 14 | Mon, 23rd June 7:00 PM CST | MI New York vs San Francisco Unicorns | Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas |
Match No: 15 | Tue, 24th June 7:00 PM CST | Texas Super Kings vs Los Angele Knight Riders | Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas |
Match No: 16 | Wed, 25th June 2025 7:00 PM CST | Seattle Orcas vs San Francisco Unicorns | Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas |
Match No: 17 | Thu, 26th June 7:00 PM CST | Los Angele Knight Riders vs Washington Freedom | Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas |
Match No: 18 | Fri, 27th June 2025 7:00 PM CST | Seattle Orcas vs MI New York | Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas |
Match No: 19 | Sat, 28th June 2025 3:00 PM CST | Washington Freedom vs San Francisco Unicorns | Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas |
Match No: 20 | Sat, 28th June 2025 7:00 PM CST | Los Angele Knight Riders vs Seattle Orcas | Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas |
Match No: 21 | Sun, 29th June 2025 7:00 PM CST | Texas Super Kings vs MI New York | Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas |
Match No: 22 | Tue, 1st July 2025 7:00 pm | San Francisco Unicorns vs Seattle Orcas | Broward County Stadium, Florida |
Match No: 23 | Wed, 2nd July 7:00 pm | Texas Super Kings vs Washington Freedom | Broward County Stadium, Florida |
Match No: 24 | Thu, 3rd July 7:00 pm | Los Angele Knight Riders vs MI New York | Broward County Stadium, Florida |
Match No: 25 | Fri, 4thJuly 3:00 pm | San Francisco Unicorns vs Texas Super Kings | Broward County Stadium, Florida |
Match No: 26 | Fri, 4th July 7:00 pm | Seattle Orcas vs Washington Freedom | Broward County Stadium, Florida |
Match No: 27 | Sat, 5th July 3:00 pm | Los Angele Knight Riders vs MI New York | Broward County Stadium, Florida |
Match No: 28 | Sat, 5th July 7:00 pm | Texas Super Kings vs Seattle Orcas | Broward County Stadium, Florida |
Match No: 29 | Sun, 6th July 3:00 pm | Washington Freedom vs MI New York | Broward County Stadium, Florida |
Match No: 30 | Sun, 6th July 7:00 pm | San Francisco Unicorns vs Los Angele Knight Riders | Broward County Stadium, Florida |
Eliminator (3 v 4) | Tue, 8th July 7:00 PM CST | TBC vs TBC | Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas |
Qualifier (1 v 2) | Wed, 9th July 7:00 PM CST | TBC vs TBC | Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas |
Challenger | Fri, 11th July 7:00 PM CST | TBC vs TBC | Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas |
Final | Sun, 13th July 7:00 PM CST | TBC vs TBC | Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas |
Los Angeles Knight Riders Logo :
Los Angels Knight Riders MLC has the same logo as Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL and Abu Dhabi Knight Riders, because it is owned by the same Knight Riders Group.
The logo has a combination of purple and golden, with an additional red color.

Los Angeles Knight Riders Identity:
Los Angeles Knight Riders will be identified with purple color in the Major League Cricket T20 Tournament 2025.