The Atlanta Open T20 2026 runs from October 13 to 18 at the Param Veers Sports Complex in Rydal, Georgia. It’s one of the biggest club T20 tournaments in the US: 12 teams, a $100,000 prize for the men’s champion, and squads full of international and USA players, including Shakib Al Hasan, Unmukt Chand, KS Bharat, Kesrick Williams and USA captain Monank Patel.
It’s also full of young players. We checked every official squad against the US Junior League (USJL) 2026 roster and our youth player lists, and found at least 39 youth players across 11 of the 12 teams. Twenty-one of them played USJL in Houston only days ago, including five of the Northwest Renegades players who won the title on October 12.
How we counted. A player is listed here only if they appear on the USJL 2026 roster or on our verified youth player lists. Squads come from the official Atlanta Open T20 roster announcements. If we’ve missed a young player, email youthcricketusa@gmail.com and we’ll check and add them.
Five storylines to follow
- The USJL champions are back. Adnit Jhamb (USJL’s top run scorer with 351), Ansh Bhoje, Rayaan Taj and Shriyans Kolipaka all play for St. Louis Americans, the most youth-heavy squad in the tournament. Fellow champion Matthew Tromp plays for Prime Raider Gladiators.
- Mittansh Nithiyanandam goes straight from Houston to Atlanta. The only player to score a century at USJL 2026 (he made two) joins All Stars Cardinals, alongside West Indies Test opener Kieran Powell.
- Prannav Chettipalayam’s busy month. A USJL finalist with Denver Dynamites, he now plays for Atlanta Lightning with Monank Patel, Harmeet Singh and Milind Kumar, before the Minor League Cricket playoffs with Baltimore Royals from October 21. On October 15, Lightning face St. Louis Americans and four of the players who beat him in the USJL final.
- Abhinav Sikharam faces his own club. Minor League Cricket 2026’s top run scorer plays for Prime Raider Gladiators, who meet Michigan Cricket Stars, his MiLC team, on October 15.
- Youth and pros side by side. Saiteja Mukkamalla and Parth Patel share the Atlanta Fire dressing room with Shakib Al Hasan and Unmukt Chand. Rahul Jariwala plays with KS Bharat and Kesrick Williams at Seattle Thunderbolts.
Youth players at the Atlanta Open, team by team
| Team | Youth | Players |
|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Americans | 8 | Adnit Jhamb, Ansh Bhoje, Rayaan Taj, Shriyans Kolipaka, Arnav Jhamb, Aarin Nadkarni, Karan Anand, Baladitya Kathula |
| All Stars Cardinals | 6 | Mittansh Nithiyanandam, Rehman Dar, Yuvan Kiran, Dhruvan Kiran, Vrishin Kattari, Geeth Bolisetty |
| Space City Cowboys | 5 | Ali Sheikh, Arir Ali, Rishi Ramesh, Hrrit Hinge, Arya Kannantha |
| Atlanta Force | 5 | Aryan Tummala, Ekamnoor Sandhu, Adit Kappa, Nitish Sudini, Vivek Kanumuri |
| Prime Raider Gladiators | 4 | Abhinav Sikharam, Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Matthew Tromp, Joshua Tromp |
| Michigan Cricket Stars | 3 | Shiv Shani, Utkarsh Srivastava, Amaan Kothari |
| ICR Falcons | 3 | Amrinder Gill, Nimai Bachu, Pooranjay Yadav |
| Atlanta Fire | 2 | Saiteja Mukkamalla, Parth Patel |
| Atlanta Lightning | 1 | Prannav Chettipalayam |
| RR Stars | 1 | Rinyesh Jayachandran |
| Seattle Thunderbolts | 1 | Rahul Jariwala |
| East Bay Blazers | 0 | — |
Group games to watch
The number in brackets is how many youth players are in the two squads. Times on October 13 are Eastern, from the official schedule.
Tuesday, October 13
- 10:00 AM: ICR Falcons vs All Stars Cardinals (9), the tournament opener, with Mittansh Nithiyanandam
- 10:15 AM: Prime Raider Gladiators vs Atlanta Force (9)
- 10:30 AM: Atlanta Lightning vs East Bay Blazers (1)
- 2:00 PM: Atlanta Fire vs Seattle Thunderbolts (3)
- 2:15 PM: RR Stars vs St. Louis Americans (9), the USJL champions’ first game
- 2:30 PM: Space City Cowboys vs Michigan Cricket Stars (8)
Wednesday, October 14
- Prime Raider Gladiators vs Space City Cowboys (9)
- East Bay Blazers vs St. Louis Americans (8)
- Michigan Cricket Stars vs Atlanta Force (8)
- Seattle Thunderbolts vs All Stars Cardinals (7)
- Atlanta Fire vs ICR Falcons (5)
- Atlanta Lightning vs RR Stars (2)
Thursday, October 15
- Atlanta Force vs Space City Cowboys (10), the most youth players in any group game
- St. Louis Americans vs Atlanta Lightning (9), a USJL final rematch for Prannav Chettipalayam
- All Stars Cardinals vs Atlanta Fire (8)
- Michigan Cricket Stars vs Prime Raider Gladiators (7), Abhinav Sikharam against his MiLC club
- Seattle Thunderbolts vs ICR Falcons (4)
- RR Stars vs East Bay Blazers (1)
The top six teams go through to the knockouts: eliminators on October 16, semi-finals on October 17 and the final on October 18.
How to follow
Matches stream live on FanCode, and the schedule is on the official Atlanta Open T20 site. We’ll update this page with the standout youth performances each day. For the full tournament calendar, see Events & Tournaments, and for last week’s junior league, our USJL 2026 results and stats.
Is your child playing in Atlanta and had a big moment? Email it to youthcricketusa@gmail.com with the team and match. We check every one against the official scorecard before it goes up.
Know a player on this list? Share this page with your team’s WhatsApp group.
Sources
Squads are from the official Atlanta Open T20 roster announcements (October 2026). Schedule and format are from the official tournament schedule and atlantaopent20.com. USJL figures are from the official USJL Edition 3 records on CricClubs.
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