The player pool includes cricketers from 11 Full Member nations, as well as players from Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and 10 other Associate Member countries. The players have been divided into three base-price brackets: $80,000, $40,000 and $10,000.
Phil Salt, Tom Banton, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Wanindu Hasaranga, Alzarri Joseph, Faf du Plessis and Liam Livingstone are among the headline names to register for the auction. The biggest draw will, however, be Babar Azam, who has registered for the tournament for the first time, at the highest price category.
The fifth season of the ILT20 will run from November 21 to December 20, 2026, and will be played across three venues: Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi, Dubai International Stadium and Sharjah Cricket Stadium. The full fixture list is yet to be announced.
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Each franchise will enter the auction with a $1.3 million purse, plus any amount remaining from the $700,000 allocated earlier for pre-auction signings.
The six teams have different amounts available heading into the auction:
Franchise
Auction purse
MI Emirates
$1,390,000
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders
$1,365,000
Desert Vipers
$1,305,000
Gulf Giants
$1,305,000
Dubai Capitals
$1,300,000
Sharjah Warriorz
$1,300,000
Each franchise must finish with a squad of at least 18 and no more than 23 players.
Every squad must include:
- At least 11 players from ICC Full Member countries
- At least four players from Afghanistan
- At least one player from Ireland
- At least four players from the UAE
- At least one player from Kuwait
- At least one player from Saudi Arabia
- At least one additional player from an ICC Associate nation, excluding the UAE, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia
Franchises must spend a minimum of $1.5 million and a maximum of $2 million. They can also sign one wildcard player after the auction for a maximum additional fee of $250,000.
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Full list of registered players for the 2026 ILT20 auction$80,000 base price
Babar Azam, Phil Salt, Tom Banton, David Willey, Fakhar Zaman, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Usman Tariq, Jonny Bairstow, Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Alzarri Joseph, Wanindu Hasaranga, Faf du Plessis, Taskin Ahmed, Alex Hales, Naseem Shah, Sahibzada Farhan, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Chris Woakes and Dasun Shanaka.
$40,000 base price
Jayden Seales, Ibrahim Zadran, Shadab Khan, Tabraiz Shamsi, Avishka Fernando, Hassan Nawaz, Shoriful Islam, Maaz Sadaqat, Kusal Perera, Gulbadin Naib, Chris Green, Andre Fletcher and Hunain Shah.
$10,000 base price
Will Smeed, Lorcan Tucker, Asa Tribe, Shayan Jahangir, Reeza Hendricks, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Ish Sodhi, George Munsey, Matt Potts, Bas de Leede and Tanzim Hasan Sakib.
*All UAE, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia players will enter the auction at a base price of $10,000.
Set No. Player Name Playing Role Country Capped/Uncapped Reserve Price ($) RTM Option 1 Alishan Sharafu Batter United Arab Emirates CAPPED 10000 Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 1 Harpreet Singh Bhatia Batter United Arab Emirates CAPPED 10000 Sharjah Warriorz 1 Sagar Kalyan Wicket Keeper United Arab Emirates CAPPED 10000 Gulf Giants 1 Tanish Suri Wicket Keeper United Arab Emirates CAPPED 10000 Gulf Giants 1 Vriitya Aravind Wicket Keeper United Arab Emirates CAPPED 10000 Desert Vipers 1 Muhammad Waseem All-Rounder United Arab Emirates CAPPED 10000 MI Emirates 1 Aayan Khan All-Rounder United Arab Emirates CAPPED 10000 Gulf Giants 1 Haider Ali All-Rounder United Arab Emirates CAPPED 10000 Dubai Capitals 1 Zuhaib Zubair Bowler United Arab Emirates CAPPED 10000 Gulf Giants 1 Khuzaima Bin Tanveer Bowler United Arab Emirates CAPPED 10000 Desert Vipers 1 Muhammad Rohid Bowler United Arab Emirates CAPPED 10000 MI Emirates 2 Mohammad Sohaib Khan Batter United Arab Emirates CAPPED 10000 Gulf Giants 2 Basil Hameed All-Rounder United Arab Emirates CAPPED 10000 Sharjah Warriorz 2 Ali Aamer Naseer All-Rounder United Arab Emirates CAPPED 10000 MI Emirates 2 Dhruv Parashar All-Rounder United Arab Emirates CAPPED 10000 Sharjah Warriorz 2 Ibrar Ahmad Bowler United Arab Emirates CAPPED 10000 Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 2 Matiullah Khan Bowler United Arab Emirates CAPPED 10000 Desert Vipers 2 Nilansh Keswani All-Rounder United Arab Emirates CAPPED 10000 Desert Vipers 2 Ajay Kumar Bowler United Arab Emirates CAPPED 10000 Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 2 Junaid Siddique Bowler United Arab Emirates CAPPED 10000 Sharjah Warriorz 2 Muhammad Jawadullah Bowler United Arab Emirates CAPPED 10000 Dubai Capitals 2 Zahoor Khan Bowler United Arab Emirates CAPPED 10000 MI Emirates 3 Babar Azam Batter Pakistan CAPPED 80000 3 Faf Du Plessis Batter South Africa CAPPED 80000 3 Pathum Nissanka Batter Sri Lanka CAPPED 80000 Gulf Giants 3 Chris Jordan Bowler England CAPPED 80000 3 Chris Woakes All-Rounder England CAPPED 80000 MI Emirates 3 Dasun Shanaka All-Rounder Sri Lanka CAPPED 80000 Dubai Capitals 3 Liam Livingstone All-Rounder England CAPPED 80000 Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 3 Jonny Bairstow Wicket Keeper England CAPPED 80000 MI Emirates 3 Wanindu Hasaranga All-Rounder Sri Lanka CAPPED 80000 Desert Vipers 3 Rahmanullah Gurbaz Batter Afghanistan CAPPED 80000 Gulf Giants 3 Ibrahim Zadran Batter Afghanistan CAPPED 40000 4 Alex Hales Batter England CAPPED 80000 Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 4 Fakhar Zaman Batter Pakistan CAPPED 80000 Desert Vipers 4 Naseem Shah Bowler Pakistan CAPPED 80000 Desert Vipers 4 Craig Overton All-Rounder England CAPPED 80000 4 Moeen Ali All-Rounder England CAPPED 80000 Gulf Giants 4 Luke Wood Bowler England CAPPED 40000 4 Mohammad Nabi All-Rounder Afghanistan CAPPED 80000 Dubai Capitals 4 Fazalhaq Farooqi Bowler Afghanistan CAPPED 80000 MI Emirates 4 Adil Rashid Bowler England CAPPED 80000 Sharjah Warriorz 4 Phil Salt Wicket Keeper England CAPPED 80000 Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 4 Tom Banton Wicket Keeper England CAPPED 80000 MI Emirates 5 Andre Fletcher Batter West Indies CAPPED 40000 MI Emirates 5 Aneurin Donald Batter England CAPPED 40000 5 Kusal Perera Wicket Keeper Sri Lanka CAPPED 40000 MI Emirates 5 James Rew Wicket Keeper England CAPPED 10000 Sharjah Warriorz 5 Lorcan Tucker Wicket Keeper Ireland CAPPED 10000 Gulf Giants 5 Max Holden Batter England UNCAPPED 40000 Desert Vipers 5 William Smeed Batter England UNCAPPED 10000 5 Sediqullah Atal Batter Afghanistan CAPPED 40000 Dubai Capitals 5 Darwish Rasooli Batter Afghanistan CAPPED 10000 6 David Payne Bowler England CAPPED 80000 Desert Vipers 6 Richard Gleeson Bowler England CAPPED 80000 6 Saqib Mahmood Bowler England CAPPED 80000 6 Usman Tariq Bowler Pakistan CAPPED 80000 Desert Vipers 6 Matthew Forde Bowler West Indies CAPPED 40000 6 Nathan Sowter Bowler England UNCAPPED 40000 Sharjah Warriorz 6 Jakeem Pollard Bowler West Indies UNCAPPED 10000 6 Arab Gul Bowler Afghanistan UNCAPPED 40000 MI Emirates 6 Faridoon Dawoodzai Bowler Afghanistan UNCAPPED 10000 Desert Vipers 6 Qais Ahmad Bowler Afghanistan CAPPED 10000 Desert Vipers 7 David Willey All-Rounder England CAPPED 80000 7 James Coles All-Rounder England UNCAPPED 80000 7 Liam Dawson All-Rounder England CAPPED 80000 Gulf Giants 7 Rehan Ahmed All-Rounder England CAPPED 80000 7 George Linde All-Rounder South Africa CAPPED 40000 7 Paul Walter All-Rounder England UNCAPPED 40000 7 Gulbadin Naib All-Rounder Afghanistan CAPPED 40000 Dubai Capitals 7 Karim Janat All-Rounder Afghanistan CAPPED 40000 7 Mark Adair All-Rounder Ireland CAPPED 40000 Gulf Giants 7 Curtis Campher All-Rounder Ireland CAPPED 10000 7 Nangeyalia Kharote All-Rounder Afghanistan CAPPED 10000 8 Aksh Deep Nath Batter United Arab Emirates CAPPED 10000 Dubai Capitals 8 Israr Ahmad Batter United Arab Emirates UNCAPPED 10000 Desert Vipers 8 Luqman Faisal Batter United Arab Emirates UNCAPPED 10000 Sharjah Warriorz 8 Masood Ul Rahman Gurbaz Wicket Keeper United Arab Emirates UNCAPPED 10000 Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 8 KS Bharat Wicket Keeper United Arab Emirates UNCAPPED 10000 MI Emirates 8 Ansh Tandon Batter United Arab Emirates CAPPED 10000 Gulf Giants 8 Ethan D Souza Batter United Arab Emirates CAPPED 10000 Sharjah Warriorz 8 Harshit Kaushik All-Rounder United Arab Emirates CAPPED 10000 Desert Vipers 8 Junaid Shamsudheen All-Rounder United Arab Emirates UNCAPPED 10000 Gulf Giants 8 Ronak Panoly Batter United Arab Emirates UNCAPPED 10000 Sharjah Warriorz 9 Asel Sigera All-Rounder United Arab Emirates UNCAPPED 10000 Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 9 Usaid Amin All-Rounder United Arab Emirates UNCAPPED 10000 Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 9 Haider Razzaq All-Rounder United Arab Emirates UNCAPPED 10000 Gulf Giants 9 Muhammad Arfan All-Rounder United Arab Emirates CAPPED 10000 Dubai Capitals 9 Muhammad Uzair Khan All-Rounder United Arab Emirates UNCAPPED 10000 Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 9 Nabeel Aziz All-Rounder United Arab Emirates UNCAPPED 10000 Gulf Giants 9 Said Nazeer All-Rounder United Arab Emirates UNCAPPED 10000 MI Emirates 9 Sanjay Pahal All-Rounder United Arab Emirates UNCAPPED 10000 Desert Vipers 9 Tahir Zaman All-Rounder United Arab Emirates UNCAPPED 10000 Dubai Capitals 9 Uddish Suri All-Rounder United Arab Emirates UNCAPPED 10000 Sharjah Warriorz 9 Wali Muhammad All-Rounder United Arab Emirates UNCAPPED 10000 Desert Vipers 10 Farhan Khan Bowler United Arab Emirates UNCAPPED 10000 Dubai Capitals 10 Mohammad Ibrahim Masood Bowler United Arab Emirates UNCAPPED 10000 MI Emirates 10 Awais Ahmed Bowler United Arab Emirates UNCAPPED 10000 Gulf Giants 10 Falaknoor Noor Bowler United Arab Emirates UNCAPPED 10000 Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 10 Hilal Afghan Bowler United Arab Emirates UNCAPPED 10000 Desert Vipers 10 Muhammad Farooq Bowler United Arab Emirates CAPPED 10000 Dubai Capitals 10 Wasim Akram Bowler United Arab Emirates UNCAPPED 10000 Desert Vipers 10 Zeeshan Naseer Bowler United Arab Emirates UNCAPPED 10000 Dubai Capitals 11 Adam Hose Batter England UNCAPPED 40000 11 Colin Munro Batter New Zealand CAPPED 40000 11 Kyle Mayers Batter West Indies CAPPED 40000 11 Rassie Van Der Dussen Batter South Africa CAPPED 40000 11 Ben McKinney Batter England UNCAPPED 10000 11 Quentin Sampson Batter West Indies CAPPED 10000 11 Reeza Hendricks Batter South Africa CAPPED 10000 11 Hassan Eisakhil Batter Afghanistan UNCAPPED 10000 11 Wafiullah Tarakhil Batter Afghanistan CAPPED 10000 Sharjah Warriorz 11 Harry Tector Batter Ireland CAPPED 10000 12 Shamar Joseph Bowler West Indies CAPPED 80000 12 Gudakesh Motie Bowler West Indies CAPPED 40000 12 Jayden Seales Bowler West Indies CAPPED 40000 Sharjah Warriorz 12 Lizaad Williams Bowler South Africa CAPPED 40000 12 Reece Topley Bowler England CAPPED 40000 12 Henry Crocombe Bowler England UNCAPPED 10000 12 Matt Potts Bowler England CAPPED 10000 12 Allah Ghazanfar Bowler Afghanistan CAPPED 40000 MI Emirates 12 Zahir Khan Pakteen Bowler Afghanistan CAPPED 40000 12 Izharulhaq Naveed Bowler Afghanistan UNCAPPED 10000 12 Jai Moondra Bowler Ireland CAPPED 10000 13 Roston Chase All-Rounder West Indies CAPPED 80000 13 Daniel Mousley All-Rounder England CAPPED 40000 MI Emirates 13 Dwaine Pretorius All-Rounder South Africa CAPPED 40000 Sharjah Warriorz 13 Alick Athanaze All-Rounder West Indies CAPPED 10000 13 Jordan Thompson All-Rounder England UNCAPPED 40000 MI Emirates 13 Lewis Gregory All-Rounder England CAPPED 40000 13 Caleb Falconer All-Rounder England UNCAPPED 10000 13 Gareth Delany All-Rounder Ireland CAPPED 80000 13 Paul Stirling All-Rounder Ireland CAPPED 40000 14 Joe Clarke Wicket Keeper England UNCAPPED 80000 14 Max Chu Wicket Keeper New Zealand UNCAPPED 40000 14 Michael Pepper Wicket Keeper England UNCAPPED 40000 Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 14 Tom Moores Wicket Keeper England UNCAPPED 40000 Gulf Giants 14 Ben Calitz Wicket Keeper Ireland CAPPED 10000 14 Tom Abell Batter England UNCAPPED 40000 14 Tom Alsop Batter England UNCAPPED 40000 14 Brandon King Batter West Indies CAPPED 10000 14 Kamil Pooran Batter West Indies UNCAPPED 10000 14 Ollie Sykes Batter England UNCAPPED 10000 14 Imran Mir Batter Afghanistan CAPPED 10000 14 Ross Adair Batter Ireland CAPPED 10000 15 Hassan Ali Bowler Pakistan CAPPED 80000 15 Olly Stone Bowler England CAPPED 40000 Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 15 Jordan Clark All-Rounder England UNCAPPED 10000 Gulf Giants 15 Tymal Mills Bowler England CAPPED 40000 Dubai Capitals 15 George Dockrell All-Rounder Ireland CAPPED 10000 15 Sachindu Colombage All-Rounder Sri Lanka CAPPED 10000 15 Saleem Safi Bowler Afghanistan CAPPED 10000 15 Wahidullah Zadran Bowler Afghanistan UNCAPPED 10000 15 Bilal Sami Bowler Afghanistan CAPPED 10000 15 Yama Arab Bowler Afghanistan UNCAPPED 10000 15 Ziaur Rahman Sharifi Bowler Afghanistan CAPPED 10000 16 Alzarri Joseph Bowler West Indies CAPPED 80000 16 Daniel Worrall Bowler England CAPPED 40000 16 Hasan Mahmud Bowler Bangladesh CAPPED 40000 16 Imran Tahir Bowler South Africa CAPPED 40000 16 Shakib Al Hasan All-Rounder Bangladesh CAPPED 40000 MI Emirates 16 Sharafuddin Ashraf All-Rounder Afghanistan CAPPED 40000 16 Farmanullah Safi All-Rounder Afghanistan CAPPED 10000 16 Shahidullah Kamal All-Rounder Afghanistan CAPPED 10000 16 Khalil Gurbaz Bowler Afghanistan CAPPED 10000 16 Nooristani Omarzai Bowler Afghanistan UNCAPPED 10000 16 Josh Little Bowler Ireland CAPPED 10000 16 Abdullah Ahmadzai Bowler Afghanistan CAPPED 40000 17 Tom Kohler-Cadmore Batter Germany UNCAPPED 80000 Sharjah Warriorz 17 Asa Tribe Batter Jersey CAPPED 10000 17 Bas De Leede Batter Netherlands CAPPED 10000 17 George Munsey Batter Scotland CAPPED 10000 17 Shayan Jahangir Wicket Keeper United States CAPPED 10000 Dubai Capitals 17 Merwe Gerhard Erasmus All-Rounder Namibia CAPPED 10000 Gulf Giants 17 Sanjay Krishnamurthi All-Rounder United States CAPPED 10000 MI Emirates 17 Hassan Khan All-Rounder United States UNCAPPED 80000 17 David Wiese All-Rounder Namibia CAPPED 40000 17 Amshi De Silva All-Rounder United States UNCAPPED 10000 17 Brandon McMullen All-Rounder Scotland CAPPED 10000 Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 18 Tom Bruce Batter Scotland CAPPED 40000 Desert Vipers 18 Monank Patel Batter United States CAPPED 10000 Sharjah Warriorz 18 Ali Khan Bowler United States CAPPED 40000 Gulf Giants 18 Saurabh Netravalkar Bowler United States CAPPED 40000 Sharjah Warriorz 18 Harmeet Singh Baddhan Bowler United States CAPPED 10000 Sharjah Warriorz 18 Rushil Ugarkar Bowler United States CAPPED 10000 Dubai Capitals 18 Shadley Van Schalkwyk All-Rounder United States CAPPED 10000 Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 18 Tajinder Singh Dhillon All-Rounder United States UNCAPPED 10000 MI Emirates 18 Jon Jon Smuts All-Rounder Italy CAPPED 40000 19 Obus Pienaar Batter United States UNCAPPED 10000 19 Yuvraaj Samra Batter Canada CAPPED 10000 19 Aryan Dutt Bowler Netherlands CAPPED 10000 19 Colin Ackermann All-Rounder Netherlands CAPPED 10000 19 Dipendra Singh Airee All-Rounder Nepal CAPPED 10000 19 Mark Watt All-Rounder Scotland CAPPED 10000 19 Carmi Le Roux Bowler United States UNCAPPED 10000 19 Shubham Ranjane All-Rounder United States CAPPED 10000 Sharjah Warriorz 20 Rilee Rossouw Batter South Africa CAPPED 80000 20 Jason Roy Batter England CAPPED 40000 20 Najmul Hossain Shanto Batter Bangladesh CAPPED 40000 20 Fabian Allen All-Rounder West Indies CAPPED 40000 20 Shadab Khan All-Rounder Pakistan CAPPED 40000 20 Najibullah Zadran Batter Afghanistan CAPPED 40000 20 Hassan Nawaz Batter Pakistan CAPPED 40000 Desert Vipers 20 Mohammad Ishaq Wicket Keeper Afghanistan CAPPED 10000 20 Noor Ul Rahman Akakhail Wicket Keeper Afghanistan CAPPED 10000 20 Andrew Balbirnie Batter Ireland CAPPED 10000 20 Tim Tector Batter Ireland CAPPED 10000 20 Rahmat Shah Zurmatai Batter Afghanistan CAPPED 40000 21 Adnan Idrees All-Rounder Kuwait CAPPED 10000 Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 21 Ali ZaheerUddin Batter Kuwait CAPPED 10000 21 Bilal Tahir Batter Kuwait CAPPED 10000 Desert Vipers 21 Clinto Anto Wicket Keeper Kuwait CAPPED 10000 21 Jude Saldanha Batter Kuwait UNCAPPED 10000 21 Meet Bhavsar All-Rounder Kuwait CAPPED 10000 Gulf Giants 21 Mohamed Aslam All-Rounder Kuwait CAPPED 10000 Sharjah Warriorz 21 Ravija Sandaruwan Batter Kuwait CAPPED 10000 21 Santhosh Kumar Batter Kuwait UNCAPPED 10000 21 Shiraz Khan All-Rounder Kuwait CAPPED 10000 21 Usman Ghani Patel Wicket Keeper Kuwait CAPPED 10000 21 Yasin Patel All-Rounder Kuwait CAPPED 10000Accelerated round
25 Albin Alias Batter United Arab Emirates UNCAPPED 10000 Gulf Giants 25 Mayank Choudhary Batter United Arab Emirates CAPPED 10000 Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 25 Vishnu Sukumaran Batter United Arab Emirates CAPPED 10000 MI Emirates 25 Khalid Shah Wicket Keeper United Arab Emirates CAPPED 10000 Dubai Capitals 25 Mohammed Adeeb Usmani Wicket Keeper United Arab Emirates CAPPED 10000 Gulf Giants 25 Muhammad Aftab Alam Wicket Keeper United Arab Emirates UNCAPPED 10000 Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 25 Zeeshan Abid Wicket Keeper United Arab Emirates UNCAPPED 10000 Desert Vipers 25 Adithya Shetty Bowler United Arab Emirates CAPPED 10000 MI Emirates 25 Mohammed Faraazuddin All-Rounder United Arab Emirates CAPPED 10000 Gulf Giants 25 Nawodya Wijayakumara All-Rounder United Arab Emirates UNCAPPED 10000 Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 25 Noorullah Ayobi All-Rounder United Arab Emirates UNCAPPED 10000 Gulf Giants 25 Raizal Nadir Nather Shah All-Rounder United Arab Emirates UNCAPPED 10000 MI Emirates 25 Hafiz Almas Ayub All-Rounder United Arab Emirates UNCAPPED 10000 Sharjah Warriorz 25 Muhammad Shahid Iqbal All-Rounder United Arab Emirates UNCAPPED 10000 Sharjah Warriorz 25 Wahab Hassan All-Rounder United Arab Emirates UNCAPPED 10000 MI Emirates 25 Zahid Ali Bowler United Arab Emirates CAPPED 10000 Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 25 Omid Rahman Bowler United Arab Emirates CAPPED 10000 Sharjah Warriorz 26 Jan Frylinck Batter Namibia CAPPED 10000 26 Michael Jones Batter Scotland CAPPED 10000 26 Richie Berrington Batter Scotland CAPPED 10000 26 Scott Edwards Wicket Keeper Netherlands CAPPED 10000 26 Calvin Savage All-Rounder United States UNCAPPED 10000 26 Harry Manenti All-Rounder Italy CAPPED 10000 26 Ian Holland All-Rounder United States CAPPED 10000 26 Jack Jarvis All-Rounder Scotland CAPPED 10000 26 Michael Leask All-Rounder Scotland CAPPED 10000 26 Saif Badar All-Rounder United States UNCAPPED 10000 26 Fred Klaassen Bowler Netherlands CAPPED 40000 Gulf Giants 26 Logan Van Beek Bowler Netherlands CAPPED 40000 26 Brad Currie Bowler Scotland CAPPED 10000 26 Nosthush Kenjige Bowler United States CAPPED 10000 MI Emirates 26 Paul Van Meekeren Bowler Netherlands CAPPED 10000 26 Ruben Trumpelmann Bowler Namibia CAPPED 10000 26 T