Minor League Cricket’s 2026 season rolled into its second week on Thursday, September 24. By Sunday night 20 games had been completed and three abandoned, and youth players were at the center of many of them: a 4-for-21 that left Lone Star Athletics at 21 for 5, four-wicket hauls from Adnit Jhamb and Aarin Nadkarni, and a 22-ball fifty with seven sixes.
This roundup covers Thursday to Sunday. We’ll add Monday’s Los Angeles Lashings v San Diego Surf Riders game once it has been played.
Season so far: youth players in the MiLC Top 25
Two weeks in, youth players are near the top of the Minor League Cricket 2026 leaderboards. Abhinav Sikharam leads the whole league in runs, Adnit Jhamb leads it in wickets with 11, including two four-wicket hauls, and Arya Kannantha tops the wicketkeeping and overall fielding tables with 9 dismissals.
Top 25 run scorers: youth players
| Rank | Player | Runs | Avg | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abhinav SikharamMichigan Cricket Stars | 221 | 55.25 | 134.8 |
| 9 | Parth PatelAtlanta Fire | 163 | 81.50 | 177.2 |
| 11 | Arnav JhambSt. Louis Americans | 146 | 29.20 | 171.8 |
| 16 | Prannav ChettipalayamBaltimore Royals | 134 | 44.67 | 155.8 |
| 24 | Nikhil MudaliarMorrisville Raptors | 126 | 31.50 | 122.3 |
Season totals from the official Minor League Cricket statistics, as of Sunday, September 27. Youth bowling and fielding rankings are coming in the next update.
Youth highlights
Every youth player we track who scored 20 or more runs or took three or more wickets in a game this week, best performances first.
Batting
| Batter | Runs (balls) |
|---|---|
| Abhinav SikharamMichigan Cricket Stars · v Chicago Tigers, Sun | 72* (54) |
| Shiv ShaniChicago Tigers · v Michigan Cricket Stars, Sun | 57 (38) |
| Parth PatelAtlanta Fire · v Atlanta Lightning, Sat | 56* (22) |
| Sanjay KrishnamurthiEast Bay Blazers · v Silicon Valley Strikers, Fri | 56 (35) |
| Rahul BasuChicago Tigers · v Michigan Cricket Stars, Sun | 54 (29) |
| Abhinav SikharamMichigan Cricket Stars · v St. Louis Americans, Sat | 54 (39) |
| Vatsal VaghelaSan Ramon Grizzlies · v Silicon Valley Strikers, Sun | 51 (26) |
| Matthew TrompMetroPlex Tracers · v Lone Star Athletics, Sun | 42 (30) |
| Ansh BhojeMetroPlex Tracers · v Lone Star Athletics, Sun | 35 (29) |
| Geeth BolisettyAll Stars · v Dallas Xforia Giants, Fri | 35 (23) |
| Arjun MaheshChicago Kingsmen · v St. Louis Americans, Sun | 30 (32) |
| Aryan TummalaMetroPlex Tracers · v Lone Star Athletics, Sun | 25 (14) |
| Saiteja MukkamallaNew Jersey Stallions · v Manhattan Yorkers, Sat | 24 (20) |
| Geeth BolisettyAll Stars · v Dallas Xforia Giants, Thu | 22 (17) |
| Rahul JariwalaSan Ramon Grizzlies · v Silicon Valley Strikers, Sun | 21 (22) |
| Arnav JhambSt. Louis Americans · v Michigan Cricket Stars, Sat | 21 (15) |
| Suvir GudipatiLone Star Athletics · v MetroPlex Tracers, Sun | 20 (19) |
| Arjun MaheshChicago Kingsmen · v Chicago Tigers, Sat | 20* (13) |
Bowling
| Bowler | O-M-R-W |
|---|---|
| Rishabh ShimpiMetroPlex Tracers · v Lone Star Athletics, Sat | 4-0-21-4 |
| Aarin NadkarniLone Star Athletics · v MetroPlex Tracers, Sun | 4-0-32-4 |
| Adnit JhambSt. Louis Americans · v Michigan Cricket Stars, Sat | 4-0-33-4 |
| Akhileshnandha SudhakarMetroPlex Tracers · v Lone Star Athletics, Sun | 4-0-17-3 |
| Aryan SatheeshChicago Kingsmen · v St. Louis Americans, Sun | 2-0-17-3 |
| Yash PatelChicago Tigers · v Michigan Cricket Stars, Sun | 4-0-21-3 |
| Utkarsh SrivastavaMichigan Cricket Stars · v St. Louis Americans, Sat | 4-0-21-3 |
Fielding highlights
Youth players with two or more catches or stumpings this week.
- Arya Kannantha · Chicago Kingsmen · 3 catches, 2 stumpings
- Amogh Arepally · Silicon Valley Strikers · 2 catches, 2 stumpings
- Aarin Nadkarni · Lone Star Athletics · 2 catches
- Adit Kappa · Manhattan Yorkers · 2 catches
- Amrinder Gill · Manhattan Yorkers · 2 catches
- Arjun Mahesh · Chicago Kingsmen · 2 catches
- Aryan Tummala · MetroPlex Tracers · 2 catches
- Joshua Tromp · MetroPlex Tracers · 2 catches
- Matthew Tromp · MetroPlex Tracers · 2 catches
- Raghav Prabhune · Dallas Xforia Giants · 2 catches
- Rahul Jariwala · San Ramon Grizzlies · 2 catches
- Shiv Shani · Chicago Tigers · 2 catches
- Utkarsh Srivastava · Michigan Cricket Stars · 2 catches
Season so far: youth in the MiLC Top 25
Where youth players stand on the official Minor League Cricket 2026 leaderboards, season to date before Monday’s game.
Top 25 run scorers
| Rank | Player | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Abhinav SikharamMichigan Cricket Stars · 5 games, avg 55.25, SR 134.8 | 221 |
| #9 | Parth PatelAtlanta Fire · 4 games, SR 177.2 | 163 |
| #11 | Arnav JhambSt. Louis Americans · 5 games, SR 171.8 | 146 |
| #16 | Prannav ChettipalayamBaltimore Royals · 3 games, SR 155.8 | 134 |
| #24 | Nikhil MudaliarMorrisville Raptors · 5 games | 126 |
Abhinav Sikharam leads the whole league in runs. Saharsh Shwethan (Morrisville Raptors) sits just outside at #26 with 123, level on runs with #25.
Two more youth players top league leaderboards: Adnit Jhamb (St. Louis Americans) leads in wickets with 11 and in four-wicket hauls with 2, and Arya Kannantha (Chicago Kingsmen) leads the wicketkeepers and the overall fielding table with 9 dismissals. Full Top 25 bowling and fielding tables will follow in the next update.
All results
Thursday, September 24
| Match | Result |
|---|---|
| All Stars v Dallas Xforia Giants | Dallas Xforia Giants won by 8 wickets |
| San Diego Surf Riders v Los Angeles Lashings | Los Angeles Lashings won by 7 wickets |
Friday, September 25
| Match | Result |
|---|---|
| All Stars v Dallas Xforia Giants | Dallas Xforia Giants won by 4 wickets |
| Seattle Thunderbolts v San Diego Surf Riders | San Diego Surf Riders won by 5 wickets |
| Seattle Thunderbolts v San Diego Surf Riders | San Diego Surf Riders won by 4 wickets |
| East Bay Blazers v Silicon Valley Strikers | Silicon Valley Strikers won by 1 wicket |
Saturday, September 26
| Match | Result |
|---|---|
| Lone Star Athletics v MetroPlex Tracers | Lone Star Athletics won by 7 runs |
| Chicago Tigers v Chicago Kingsmen | Chicago Kingsmen won by 7 wickets |
| Seattle Thunderbolts v Los Angeles Lashings | Los Angeles Lashings won by 6 wickets |
| Atlanta Fire v Atlanta Lightning | Atlanta Fire won by 47 runs |
| New Jersey Somerset Cavaliers v New England Eagles | New Jersey Somerset Cavaliers won by 6 runs (7 overs a side) |
| NYC Titans v The Philadelphians | The Philadelphians won by 10 wickets (10 overs a side) |
| East Bay Blazers v San Ramon Grizzlies | San Ramon Grizzlies won by 6 wickets |
| St. Louis Americans v Michigan Cricket Stars | Michigan Cricket Stars won by 2 wickets |
| New Jersey Stallions v Manhattan Yorkers | Manhattan Yorkers won by 6 wickets (D/L) |
Sunday, September 27
| Match | Result |
|---|---|
| St. Louis Americans v Chicago Kingsmen | Chicago Kingsmen won by 5 wickets |
| Chicago Tigers v Michigan Cricket Stars | Chicago Tigers won by 34 runs |
| Silicon Valley Strikers v San Ramon Grizzlies | San Ramon Grizzlies won by 4 wickets |
| Los Angeles Lashings v Seattle Thunderbolts | Los Angeles Lashings won by 48 runs |
| MetroPlex Tracers v Lone Star Athletics | Lone Star Athletics won by 3 wickets |
| NYC Titans v Manhattan Yorkers | Abandoned |
| New Jersey Stallions v New England Eagles | Abandoned |
| New Jersey Somerset Cavaliers v The Philadelphians | Abandoned |
Monday’s Los Angeles Lashings v San Diego Surf Riders game will be added once it has been played.
The wider weekend
Zahid Zakhil made 72 not out off 61 balls as San Ramon Grizzlies chased down 151 against the East Bay Blazers. Andries Gous hit seven sixes in 70 not out off 30 as the Dallas Xforia Giants beat All Stars by eight wickets with 57 balls to spare on Thursday. The Giants beat All Stars again on Friday.
Mittansh Nithiyanandam followed last week’s 114 by batting through the Chicago Tigers innings for 51 not out, though the Kingsmen won easily. Ali Sheikh had a hand in everything for the Kingsmen: 2 for 28, a run-out and 22 not out off 9 balls to finish the chase.
The four-wicket hauls kept coming. Ahmad Butt took 4 for 16 for the Chicago Kingsmen, Abhishek Paradkar 4 for 21 for the East Bay Blazers, Kamran Hotak 4 for 22 for Silicon Valley Strikers and Gaurav Patanker 4 for 25 for San Diego Surf Riders. Harish Kakani took three of the last four East Bay wickets for 3 runs. On Sunday, Ayan Desai added 4 for 24 to Saturday’s 3 for 31 as San Ramon beat Silicon Valley Strikers.
The tightest spells were Abdul Jabbar Mohammed‘s 2-0-3-2 for the Philadelphians and Elmore Hutchinson‘s 4-1-9-2 for Los Angeles Lashings. Shashwat Kohli scored 90 runs and took eight wickets across four games for the Seattle Thunderbolts, including 4 for 23 on Sunday, though Seattle lost all four.
Worth knowing if your child plays
A short game still counts. Rain cut two of Saturday’s East games to 7 and 10 overs a side. In a game that short, two tight overs can decide the result, as Vraj Desai (3 for 15) and Abdul Jabbar Mohammed (2 for 3) showed.
Watch the scorecards, not just the results. Rishabh Shimpi’s 4 for 21 and Adnit Jhamb’s 4 for 33 both came in defeats.
Follow along
Catch up on Week 1 of Minor League Cricket 2026. Fixtures, results and full scorecards are on the official Minor League Cricket site, minorleaguecricket.com.
Got a highlight? If your child plays Minor League Cricket and had a big moment this season, like a match-winning over, a fifty or a great catch, email it to youthcricketusa@gmail.com with the team and match. We check every one against the official scorecard before it goes up. Spotted a mistake? Tell us and we’ll fix it.
Sources
All results and figures are from the official Minor League Cricket match results and scorecards at minorleaguecricket.com.
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