The long-running T20 franchise league in the USA, Houston Open, returns to the spotlight as it gears up for its 2026 edition at the Prairie View Cricket Complex, scheduled from April 13th to 19th, 2026.
This year’s tournament will feature a strong mix of Minor League Cricket (MiLC) franchises alongside several USA Men’s National Team players, all set to represent their respective teams in what promises to be a competitive showcase.
Player Grading (Tournament Fee)
- Elite (1500 USD)
USA capped players, MLC contracted players, players formerly capped with an Associate Nation in ICC-approved tournaments, and players who have represented a Test-playing nation at the international level (ODIs/Tests/T20Is) or at First-Class level. - Platinum (1000 USD)
Players who were part of a MiLC franchise squad during the 2025 season, or represented the USA U19 national team at the U19 World Cups in 2024 or 2026. - Gold (500 USD)
Players participating in city-level leagues.
Tournament Groups
Group A: Atlanta Fire, Baltimore Royals, Columbus Falcons, Bay Blazers, Prime Raider Gladiators
Group B: Clarion Eagles, Seattle Thunderbolts, St. Louis Americans, Space City Cowboys, Future Caps
Each franchise squad will consist of sixteen (16) players, including three (3) Elite category players and a minimum of one (1) U21 player, with the remaining twelve (12) slots open to any combination of tiers and age groups.
Houston Open T20 2026 Schedule (TBA)
Bay Blazers: Abhishek Paradkar, Suliman Arabzai, Yosuf Zazai, Hizbullah Durani, Amir Hamza Hotak, Saideep Ganesh, Nitish Kumar, Faisal Ahmadzai, Gajanand Singh, Husnain Bukhari, Vikash Mohan, Phani Teja Simhadri, Aakash Sundaresan, Gulam Mudassar Khan and Vedant Jain
Seattle Thunderbolts: Ayan Desai, Rahul Jariwala, Soaeb Tai, Shreyas Chitneni, Krish Katre, Rishi Ramesh, Subhash Sankar, Aditya Ganesh, Chaitanya Bishnoi, Rajdeep Darbar, Shashwat Kohli, Sohum Arora, Mayura Lakshmikanth, Honest Ziwira, Atharva Patwardhan and Aryan Parvatkar
Atlanta Fire: Steven Taylor, Obus Pienaar, Saiteja Mukkamalla, Shadley Van Schalkwyk, Nitish Reddy Sudini, Raymon Reifer, Amila Aponso, Abdul Ahad Malik, Zeeshan Maqsood, Paul Palmer, Usman Rafiq, Sagar Patel, Rishi Pandey, Kamrul Islam Rabbi and Juanoy Drysdale
Space City Cowboys: Ali Khan, Ali Sheikh, Nauman Anwar, Calvin Savage, Iandev Chauhan, Karthik Gattepalli, Matthew Tromp, Arya Kannantha, Rameez Raja, Zia Shahzad, Rehman Dar, Naseer Jamali, Shuja Naqvi, Arir Ali, Hrrit Hinge and Umair Mir
Baltimore Royals: Sarabjeet Ladda, Jaskaran Malhotra, Ravi Inder Singh, Aaryan Batra, Ritwik Bahera, Ishaan Vairagiwala, Amshi De Silva, Neil Narvekar, Tajinder Dillon, Unmukt Chand, Zia Ul Haq, Yevin Goonatilake, Aaditya Patel, Keshav Raval, Atharva Kaushal and Tarak Kukatla