The Minor League Cricket (MiLC) 2026 playoffs run from October 21 to 25 in Houston. Eight teams play three group games each at the Prairie View Cricket Complex from October 21 to 23, and the Championship Final is on Sunday, October 25, at 11 AM Central at Kingsmen Arena.
We checked all eight playoff squads against our verified youth player lists and found 34 youth players. Several are coming straight from the US Junior League (USJL) and the Atlanta Open T20, where they played alongside internationals this month.
How we counted. A player is listed if they are on a playoff team’s MiLC 2026 squad and on our verified youth player lists. Season figures are regular-season MiLC 2026 statistics across all divisions. If we’ve missed a young player, email youthcricketusa@gmail.com.
Eight youth players to watch
- Prannav Chettipalayam (Baltimore Royals). 134 runs in three innings this season, with a top score of 79 and a strike rate of 156. He reached the USJL final with Denver Dynamites on October 12 and is playing the Atlanta Open for Atlanta Lightning this week, so this is his third big tournament in two weeks.
- Ritvik Appidi (Morrisville Raptors). Eight wickets, the most of any youth player on a playoff team.
- Ansh Rai (Morrisville Raptors). Seven MiLC wickets, plus 11 at USJL 2026, where his economy rate of 5.18 was the best among the tournament’s top 10 wicket-takers.
- Nikhil Mudaliar (Morrisville Raptors). 126 runs and a fifty this season, and the wicketkeeper for Dallas Thunders at USJL.
- Supransh Kumar (San Ramon Grizzlies). Five MiLC wickets, and 11 at USJL 2026, including one of only three five-wicket hauls in the tournament.
- Rahul Jariwala (San Ramon Grizzlies). 91 runs with a top score of 56, and this week he’s sharing a dressing room with KS Bharat and Kesrick Williams at the Atlanta Open.
- Aryan Satheesh (Chicago Kingsmen). Five wickets at an average of 9.60, the best average of any youth bowler on a playoff team with five or more wickets.
- Adit Kappa (Manhattan Yorkers). Four wickets at an economy of 5.66, plus a strike rate of 200 with the bat. Like Amrinder Gill and Nimai Bachu, he is also playing the Atlanta Open this week.
Youth players in every playoff squad
| Team | Youth | Players |
|---|---|---|
| Morrisville Raptors | 16 | Ritvik Appidi, Ansh Rai, Nikhil Mudaliar, Saharsh Shwethan, Soham Agashe, Ekamnoor Sandhu, George Baldwin, Abhiram Yeruva, Venkat Maheesh Kolahalam, Advait Badhe, Arjun Patel, Arjun Sharma, Bhuvan Rongali, Mihir Patwardhan, Pranav Gavali, Vedant Patel |
| Baltimore Royals | 4 | Prannav Chettipalayam, Tanush Apte, Aaryan Batra, Ishaan Vairagiwala |
| Manhattan Yorkers | 3 | Adit Kappa, Amrinder Gill, Nimai Bachu |
| Chicago Kingsmen | 3 | Arya Kannantha, Aryan Satheesh, Arjun Mahesh |
| San Ramon Grizzlies | 3 | Rahul Jariwala, Supransh Kumar, Sahil Garg |
| Dallas Xforia Giants | 2 | Raghav Prabhune, Laksh Warty |
| Los Angeles Lashings | 2 | Khush Bhalala, Aryaman Suri |
| New Jersey Somerset Cavaliers | 1 | Pooranjay Yadav |
Morrisville Raptors have the most young players of any playoff team, with 16, and seven of them scored at least 95 runs or took at least five wickets this season: Ritvik Appidi, Ansh Rai, Ekamnoor Sandhu (six wickets), George Baldwin (five wickets), Nikhil Mudaliar, Saharsh Shwethan (123 runs) and Soham Agashe (95 runs at an average of 47.50).
Playoff schedule
All times are Central. Group games are at the Prairie View Cricket Complex.
Wednesday, October 21
- 10:00 AM: San Ramon Grizzlies vs Dallas Xforia Giants
- 10:15 AM: Manhattan Yorkers vs Baltimore Royals
- 2:00 PM: Los Angeles Lashings vs Chicago Kingsmen
- 2:15 PM: NJ Somerset Cavaliers vs Morrisville Raptors
Thursday, October 22
- 10:00 AM: Los Angeles Lashings vs NJ Somerset Cavaliers
- 10:15 AM: Morrisville Raptors vs Chicago Kingsmen
- 2:00 PM: San Ramon Grizzlies vs Baltimore Royals
- 2:15 PM: Dallas Xforia Giants vs Manhattan Yorkers
Friday, October 23
- 10:00 AM: Manhattan Yorkers vs San Ramon Grizzlies
- 10:15 AM: Dallas Xforia Giants vs Baltimore Royals
- 2:00 PM: Morrisville Raptors vs Los Angeles Lashings
- 2:15 PM: Chicago Kingsmen vs NJ Somerset Cavaliers
Sunday, October 25
- 11:00 AM: Championship Final, Kingsmen Arena, Houston
The playoffs are free to attend, and matches stream on the MLC Network.
Also on our radar: Sanjay Krishnamurthi
East Bay Blazers didn’t make the playoffs, but Sanjay Krishnamurthi is one of the young players we’re following most closely. He scored 65 runs in three MiLC innings, including a 56 at a strike rate of 144, and took two wickets. This week he’s playing the Atlanta Open for Prime Raider Gladiators, alongside USJL champion Matthew Tromp and MiLC’s top run scorer Abhinav Sikharam. See our Atlanta Open youth players guide.
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More youth cricket
See our Minor League Cricket guide for the season’s youth leaders, the USJL 2026 results and stats, and the full calendar on Events & Tournaments.
Sources
Season figures are from the official Minor League Cricket 2026 batting, bowling and fielding records (regular season, all divisions). The playoff schedule is from Minor League Cricket’s official announcement. USJL figures are from the official USJL Edition 3 records on CricClubs.
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