Sanju Samson of Rajasthan Royals during the 2025 IPL match between Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals on April 16, 2025, in Delhi, India

The latest season of the Kerala Cricket League gets underway on August 21. Here are the full squads and team lists for KCL 2025.

When will KCL 2025 be played?

The tournament will start on August 21 with 30 league stage matches running until September 4. Then the top four sides will battle in the semi-finals on September 5. The second and third-ranked teams will play the first semi-final, while the first and fourth-placed teams will play the second semi-final. The final is on September 7. All matches will be played at the Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram.

For double-header match days, the first match will start at 2:30 pm local time and the second at 6:45 pm local time, except on the opening day when the second match will begin one hour later than usual at 7:45 pm local time.

How many teams will play KCL 2025?

The six teams that will participate in the second edition of the competition are Aries Kollam Sailors (led by Sachin Baby), Alleppey Ripples (led by Mohammad Azharuddeen), Calicut Globstars (led by Rohan S Kunnumal), Trivandrum Royals (led by Krishna Prasad), Kochi Blue Tigers (led by Saly Samson) and Thrissur Titans (led by Sijomon Joseph).

Samson became the most expensive buy in the tournament after Kochi Blue Tigers acquired his service for INR 26.8 lakh. Samson, who was announced as the brand ambassador of the league in the first season, skipped the league. He will be playing under the leadership of his brother, Saly Samson.

KCL 2025 squads: Full team lists for each team

Alleppey Ripples

Mohammed Azharuddeen (c), Akshay Chandran, Vignesh Puthur, Akshay TK, Basil NP, Jalaj Saxena, Sreehari S Nair, Mohammed Kaif, Aadithya Baiju, Anuj Jotin, Rahul Chandran, Sreeroop MP, Balu Babu, Arun KA, Abhishek P Nair, Akash Pillai, Mohammed Nazil, Arjun Nambia

Trivandrum Royals

Krishna Prasad (c), Govind Dev Pai, Subin S, Vinil T S, Basil Thampi, Abhilith Prabhakaran, Abdul Basith, Farooq Fazil, Riya Basheer, Nikhil M, Sanjeev Satheresan, Ajith V, Asif Salem, Anuraj JS, Advait Prince, Ananthakrishnan J

Aries Kollam Sailors

Sachin Baby(c), Biju Narayanan, Sharafuddeen, Abhishek J Nair, MS Akhil, Vishnu Vinod, Pavan Raj, Eden Apple Tom, Vathsal Govind, Rahul Sharma, Anu, Amal AG, Ashik Muhammad, Bharath Soorya, Sachin PS, Vijay Viswanath, Jose S. Perayil, Ajayaghosh NS

Kochi Blue Tigers

Saly Samson (c), Vinoop Manoharan, Sanju Samson, Asif KM, Akhin Sathar, Nikhil Thottath, Jerin PS, Ajeesh K, Muhammed Shanu, Vipul Shakti, Afrad N, Rakesh KJ, Jobin Joby, Muhammad Ashik, Alfi Francis John, Akhil KG

Calicut Globstars

Rohan Kunnummal(c), Salman Nizar, Akhil Scaria, Anfal Pallam, Ajnas M, S Midhun, Sachin Suresh, Manu Krishnan, Akhil Dev, Monu Krishna, Ibnul Afthab, Ajith Raj, Preethish Pavan, Krishna Devan, Harikrishnan MU, Shine John Jacob, Ameersha SN, Krishna Kumar TV

Thrissur Titans

Sijomon Joseph (c), Shoun Roger, Anand Krishnan, Varun Nayanar, Ahamed MI, Nideesh MD, Vinod Kumar CV, Mohammed Ishaque, Akshay Manohar, Rohith K, Arun Poulose, Vishnu Menon, Adithya Vinod, Athif Bin Ashraf, Ajnas K, Anand Joseph, Amal Ramesh, Sibin Gireesh, Arjun AK, Aju Paulose

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