Day 2 of the Minor League Cricket 2026 playoffs at the Prairie View Cricket Complex in Houston belonged to Ali Sheikh. A day after his unbeaten 66, the Chicago Kingsmen star player made 46 not out off 23 balls and then took 3 for 34 as Chicago beat Morrisville Raptors by 10 runs.
He had company. Morrisville’s Saharsh Shwethan made 62, the highest youth score of the day, and teammate Ekamnoor Sandhu took 3 for 16. Tanush Apte finished unbeaten on 41 as Baltimore Royals completed a quick chase. This roundup covers Day 2, Thursday, October 22. Catch up on Day 1, or read on to Day 3.
Youth highlights
Every youth player we track who scored 20 or more runs or took three or more wickets on Day 2, best performances first.
Batting
| Batter | Runs (balls) |
|---|---|
| Saharsh ShwethanMorrisville Raptors · v Chicago Kingsmen | 62 (48) |
| Ali SheikhChicago Kingsmen · v Morrisville Raptors | 46* (23) |
| Tanush ApteBaltimore Royals · v San Ramon Grizzlies | 41* (26) |
| Hrrit HingeChicago Kingsmen · v Morrisville Raptors | 25 (25) |
Bowling
| Bowler | Figures |
|---|---|
| Ekamnoor SandhuMorrisville Raptors · v Chicago Kingsmen | 3/16 (3 ov) |
| Ali SheikhChicago Kingsmen · v Morrisville Raptors | 3/34 (4 ov) |
More youth contributions: Aryan Satheesh hit 18 not out off 8 balls, with two sixes, at the end of Chicago’s innings. Aaryan Batra took 2 for 32 for Baltimore, and Ansh Rai took 1 for 23 from four overs for Morrisville, with 13 dot balls.
Fielding highlights
- Wicketkeepers: Prannav Chettipalayam (Baltimore Royals), Rahul Jariwala (San Ramon Grizzlies) and Saharsh Shwethan (Morrisville Raptors) each took a catch behind the stumps.
- In the field: Ali Sheikh, Hrrit Hinge and Aryan Satheesh each held a catch for Chicago Kingsmen, as did George Baldwin and Venkat Maheesh Kolahalam for Morrisville Raptors.
All results: Thursday, October 22
- Dallas Xforia Giants 173/3 (11.4 ov) beat Manhattan Yorkers 171 (19.4 ov) by 7 wickets. Andries Gous 84 (34) and Shayan Jahangir 69 (25) chased the target down with more than eight overs to spare; Ehsan Adil took 3 for 32. Syed Abdullah made 50 (29) for Manhattan.
- Baltimore Royals 118/4 (12.3 ov) beat San Ramon Grizzlies 116 (18.2 ov) by 6 wickets. Asif Mehmood took 4 for 20 and Mohammad Mohsin 2 for 14; Agni Chopra 55* (33) and Tanush Apte 41* (26) finished the chase.
- Chicago Kingsmen 165/6 (20 ov) beat Morrisville Raptors 155/9 (20 ov) by 10 runs. Ahmad Butt took 4 for 30 and Ali Sheikh 3 for 34; Jacobus Pienaar 65* (35) and Saharsh Shwethan 62 (48) kept Morrisville in the chase.
- NJ Somerset Cavaliers 193/4 (20 ov) beat Los Angeles Lashings 139 (17 ov) by 54 runs. Kevin Christian 57 (37), Apurva Maheshram 52 (41) and Waleed Khan 41* (24) for NJ Somerset; Abdullah Ghazi took 3 for 26. Achilles Browne made 61 (46) for Los Angeles.
After two games each, Dallas Xforia Giants, Baltimore Royals, Chicago Kingsmen and NJ Somerset Cavaliers are unbeaten.
Follow along
The last group games are on Friday, October 23, and the Championship Final is on Sunday, October 25. The playoffs are free to attend, and matches stream on the MLC Network. For the full schedule and every youth player in the eight squads, see our playoff youth players guide.
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Sources
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