New Zealand Cricket will invest in a new franchise that will join Major League Cricket in the United States from 2027.

A new Major League Cricket franchise team will launch in 2027 with direct investment from New Zealand Cricket (NZC). Terms have been agreed between NZC and a US-based consortium True North Sports Ventures (TNS) in what will be an unprecedented overseas franchise investment for a national governing body.

Major League Cricket (MLC) and New Zealand Cricket (NZC) have partnered to establish one of the competition's new franchises in 2027, making NZC the first national governing body to invest directly in an international T20 league.