Day 3 of the Minor League Cricket 2026 playoffs, the last day of group games at the Prairie View Cricket Complex in Houston, opened with a big youth innings. Baltimore Royals’ Prannav Chettipalayam hit 59 off 38 balls, with four sixes, in a 116-run opening stand as Baltimore chased down 136 in 12.3 overs to beat Dallas Xforia Giants by 9 wickets.
San Ramon Grizzlies wicketkeeper Rahul Jariwala made 48 off 30 balls in an 8-wicket win over Manhattan Yorkers. For Morrisville Raptors, Arjun Sharma (39) and Saharsh Shwethan (37) led the batting and Ansh Rai took 2 for 12 from four overs in a tight game with Los Angeles Lashings. This roundup covers Day 3, Friday, October 23. Catch up on Day 1 and Day 2, or read on to the Final.
Youth highlights
Every youth player we track who scored 20 or more runs on Day 3, best performances first.
Batting
| Batter | Runs (balls) |
|---|---|
| Prannav ChettipalayamBaltimore Royals · v Dallas Xforia Giants | 59 (38) |
| Rahul JariwalaSan Ramon Grizzlies · v Manhattan Yorkers | 48 (30) |
| Arjun SharmaMorrisville Raptors · v Los Angeles Lashings | 39 (30) |
| Saharsh ShwethanMorrisville Raptors · v Los Angeles Lashings | 37 (22) |
| Nikhil MudaliarMorrisville Raptors · v Los Angeles Lashings | 29 (29) |
| Arya KannanthaChicago Kingsmen · v NJ Somerset Cavaliers | 27 (24) |
| Amrinder GillManhattan Yorkers · v San Ramon Grizzlies | 25 (26) |
With the ball: Ansh Rai took 2 for 12 from four overs for Morrisville, with 18 dot balls, and teammate Ekamnoor Sandhu conceded just 11 runs from his four overs, with 15 dots. Tanush Apte took 2 for 18 from four overs for Baltimore, and Mihir Patwardhan took two wickets for Morrisville, including Achilles Browne for 84.
More youth contributions: Adit Kappa hit 16 off 10 balls and took 1 for 23 from four overs for Manhattan. Laksh Warty made 18 not out for Dallas in an unbroken 35-run stand that lifted the Giants from 100 for 7 to 135. Khush Bhalala bowled four tidy overs for 21 for Los Angeles.
Fielding highlights
- Wicketkeepers: Prannav Chettipalayam (Baltimore Royals) took two catches, and Saharsh Shwethan (Morrisville Raptors) took a catch and a stumping. Rahul Jariwala (San Ramon Grizzlies) and Arya Kannantha (Chicago Kingsmen) each took a catch behind the stumps.
- In the field: Ansh Rai held two catches for Morrisville Raptors, including Achilles Browne. Ali Sheikh (Chicago Kingsmen) and Supransh Kumar (San Ramon Grizzlies) each held a catch.
Youth players in the MiLC 2026 player rankings
Ten youth players are in the top 50 of the MiLC 2026 player rankings, which award points for batting, bowling and fielding across the season. Ali Sheikh is the highest-ranked youth player, at No. 6.
| Rank | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Ali SheikhChicago Kingsmen | 703 |
| 11 | Saharsh ShwethanMorrisville Raptors | 597 |
| 12 | Prannav ChettipalayamBaltimore Royals | 592 |
| 25 | Ansh RaiMorrisville Raptors | 395 |
| 27 | Rahul JariwalaSan Ramon Grizzlies | 381 |
| 28 | Ekamnoor SandhuMorrisville Raptors | 370 |
| 33 | Adnit JhambSt. Louis Americans | 357 |
| 37 | Abhinav SikharamMichigan Cricket Stars | 347 |
| 48 | Baladitya KathulaSt. Louis Americans | 312 |
| 50 | Mittansh NithiyanandamChicago Tigers | 307 |
All results: Friday, October 23
- San Ramon Grizzlies 115/2 (17.4 ov) beat Manhattan Yorkers 113 (19.1 ov) by 8 wickets. Ayan Desai took 3 for 17, Vedant Jain 3 for 30 and Harish Kakani 2 for 4; Zahid Zakhil 53* (58) and Rahul Jariwala 48 (30) saw San Ramon home. Aditya Anand top-scored for Manhattan with 29 (22).
- Baltimore Royals 141/1 (12.3 ov) beat Dallas Xforia Giants 135/7 (20 ov) by 9 wickets. Sarbjeet Ladda took 4 for 17 and Tanush Apte 2 for 18; Prannav Chettipalayam 59 (38) and Jaskaran Malhotra 56* (32) put on 116 for the first wicket, and Asif Mehmood finished it with 24* off 5 balls. Shayan Jahangir made 37 (22) for Dallas.
- Los Angeles Lashings 160/5 (19.3 ov) beat Morrisville Raptors 154/7 (20 ov) by 5 wickets. Achilles Browne hit 84 (47) with eight sixes; Gayan Fernando took 2 for 27 and Elmore Hutchinson 2 for 26. Arjun Sharma 39 (30) and Saharsh Shwethan 37 (22) led Morrisville.
- Chicago Kingsmen 151/6 (19.5 ov) beat NJ Somerset Cavaliers 150/6 (20 ov) by 4 wickets. Ahmad Butt took 5 for 20; Milind Kumar made 52 (41) and Chicago got home with a ball to spare. Kevin Christian 57 (38) and Waleed Khan 41 (43) batted for NJ Somerset, and Abdullah Ghazi took 2 for 37.
Baltimore Royals and Chicago Kingsmen finished the group stage with three wins from three.
Follow along
The Championship Final is on Sunday, October 25, at 11 AM Central at Kingsmen Arena in Houston. The playoffs are free to attend, and matches stream on the MLC Network. For every youth player in the eight squads, see our playoff youth players guide.
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Sources
All results, figures and player rankings are from the official Minor League Cricket scorecards and 2026 player rankings at minorleaguecricket.com. Youth players are those on our verified youth player lists.
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