Major League Cricket will relocate its corporate headquarters from San Francisco to Grand Prairie, and Grand Prairie Stadium will host every game of the 2025 Major League Cricket (MLC) playoffs, including the championship final, organizers said at a Thursday morning press conference previewing the 2025 season. The stadium will also host an international women’s match between the U.S. women’s team and Zimbabwe’s women’s team, the speakers said.

The announcement, made at the event, included a claim that bringing cricket to the stadium generated about $100 million in economic impact for the area and the broader Dallas–Fort Worth region. “A hundred million dollars of economic and you know, economic impact in the area for bringing cricket here. A hundred million dollars,” said Speaker 1, a press conference speaker. Speaker 1 also described the atmosphere at a prior game, saying, “That night, seeing 7,000 people here, I realize you have to have a flag and a whistle. Oh, my lordy. It was a party.”

Why it matters: City and regional officials, stadium operators and sports leagues often cite headquarters moves and major postseason events as drivers of local activity, from hotel nights to restaurant business and stadium-related jobs. Organizers at the press conference attributed previous local economic benefits to MLC events, and noted Grand Prairie’s role in hosting international matches during last summer’s ICC T20 World Cup.

At the press conference Speaker 2, a press conference speaker, summarized several points about the upcoming season and the city’s relationship to the league: “A Thursday morning press conference to preview the third season for Major League Cricket in Grand Prairie also provided some exciting news for the stadium, the city, and cricket fans all over North Texas,” Speaker 2 said. Speaker 2 added that following the regular season at Grand Prairie Stadium the venue will host the entire 2025 playoff series, and that Major League Cricket will make Grand Prairie its official home when it moves its corporate headquarters from San Francisco to Grand Prairie.

Background and details provided at the event included:
- Grand Prairie Stadium previously hosted multiple sold-out regular-season and playoff games over MLC’s first two seasons and hosted four matches during last summer’s ICC T20 World Cup, organizers said.
- Organizers announced the 2025 MLC season will begin on June 12, 2025, and directed listeners to majorleaguecricket.com for schedule and ticket information.
- Attendance cited by a speaker for a prior event was about 7,000 people; the economic-impact figure cited was $100 million. Those figures were presented by speakers at the press conference and are reported here as stated.

No formal city actions, ordinances, contracts or funding allocations were described in the transcript of the press conference. The statements in this article reflect remarks made at the event and are not independently verified by the meeting record.

The press conference combined promotional updates about the league’s season, club and venue plans, and the announced headquarters move; organizers emphasized local economic benefits and past event attendance as context for the news. The 2025 season start date and information on tickets and schedules were provided at the close of the event.