# 2024 Los Angeles Knight Riders season

The 2024 season is the 2nd season for the Major League Cricket franchise Los Angeles Knight Riders. They are one of the six teams competing in the 2024 Major League Cricket. They finished last in previous season's League stage.
Sunil Narine will serve as the team captain and Phil Simmons will be the Head-coach.

## Squad

* Players with international caps are listed in bold.
* Direct signings are those players that have been bought by the team for undisclosed prices overseas.
Los Angeles Knight Riders squad :
| Position | Name | Nationality | Date of birth (age) | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Notes |
| Batters | Jason Roy | England | (1990-07-21) July 21, 1990 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2023 | Direct signing |
| Batters | David Miller | South Africa | (1989-06-10) 10 June 1989 (age 35) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2024 | |
| Batters | Nitish Kumar | United States | (1994-05-21) May 21, 1994 (age 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | 2023 | |
| Batters | Saif Badar | United States | (1998-07-03) July 3, 1998 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm legbreak | 2023 | |
| Batters | Unmukt Chand | United States | (1993-03-26) March 26, 1993 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | 2023 | |
| All-Rounders | Andre Russell | West Indies | (1988-04-29) April 29, 1988 (age 36) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2023 | Direct signing |
| All-Rounders | Shadley van Schalkwyk | United States | (1988-08-05) August 5, 1988 (age 35) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | 2023 | |
| All-Rounders | Sunil Narine | West Indies | (1988-05-26) May 26, 1988 (age 36) | Left-handed | Right-arm off-break | 2023 | Direct signing; Captain |
| All-Rounders | Matthew Tromp | United States | (2005-04-01) April 1, 2005 (age 19) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2024 | |
| All-Rounders | Shakib Al Hasan | Bangladesh | March 24, 1987 (age 37 ) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2024 | Direct Signing |
| Wicket-Keepers | Aditya Ganesh | United States | (1991-10-09) October 9, 1991 (age 32) | Left-handed | - | 2024 | - |
| Wicket-Keepers | Alex Carey | Australia | (1991-08-27) August 27, 1991 (age 32) | Left-handed | - | 2024 | - |
| Bowlers | Adam Zampa | Australia | (1992-03-31) March 31, 1992 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm legbreak | 2023 | Direct signing |
| Bowlers | Ali Khan | United States | (1990-12-13) December 13, 1990 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2023 | - |
| Bowlers | Corne Dry | United States | (1993-02-04) February 4, 1993 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2024 | released & re-drafted in 2024 |
| Bowlers | Spencer Johnson | Australia | (1995-12-16) December 16, 1995 (age 28) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast | 2023 | Direct signing |
| Bowlers | Derone Davis | United States | (1992-10-14) October 14, 1992 (age 31) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2024 | - |
| Bowlers | Josh Little | Ireland | (1999-11-01) 1 November 1999 (age 24) | Right-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2024 | Direct signing |
| Bowlers | Waqar Salamkheil | Afghanistan | (2001-10-02) October 2, 2001 (age 22) | Right-handed | Left-arm wrist spin | 2024 | Direct signing |

## League Stage
### Fixtures and Results

* Match 2 July 5, 2024 7:30 PM (N) Scorecard
| Texas Super Kings | v | Los Angeles Knight Riders |
* Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas
* Match 4 July 7, 2024 7:30 PM (N) Scorecard
| San Francisco Unicorns | v | Los Angeles Knight Riders |
* Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas
* Match 6 July 9, 2024 7:30 PM (N) Scorecard
| Los Angeles Knight Riders | v | Seattle Orcas |
* Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas
* Match 10 July 13, 2024 3:00 PM Scorecard
| Los Angeles Knight Riders | v | San Francisco Unicorns |
* Church Street Park, Morrisville
* Match 11 July 14, 2024 3:30 PM (D/N) Scorecard
| Washington Freedom | v | Los Angeles Knight Riders |
* Church Street Park, Morrisville
* Match 15 July 17, 2024 3:00 PM Scorecard
| Seattle Orcas | v | Los Angeles Knight Riders |
* Church Street Park, Morrisville
* Match 19 July 21, 2024 7:30 PM (N) Scorecard
| Los Angeles Knight Riders | v | MI New York |
* Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas