The ILT20 2025-2026 auction concluded on October 1: here are the updated squads of all six sides after the event.
The first-ever ILT20 auction was filled with drama as R Ashwin went unsold after registering his name at the highest base price of $120,000. He subsequetly pulled out mid-auction even as each team finished with a higher purse remaining than that.
West Indies' Andre Fletcher fetched the highest bid of $260,000 from MI Emirates while former Scotland and current England international Scott Curie was snapped up by Dubai Capitals for $250,000.
Here are the complete squads lists for each of the six sides after the auction.
ILT20 2025-26 full squads list
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders
Retained: Andre Russell, Alishan Sharafu, Charith Asalanka, Phil Salt and Sunil Narine
Pre-signed: Alex Hales, Liam Livingstone, Sherfane Rutherford
Wild card: Jason Holder, Usman Tariq
At the auction: Michael Pepper, George Garton, Brandon McMullen, Ibrar Ahmed, Ajay Kumar, Adnan Idrees Muhammad, Abdul Manan Ali, Mayank Chowdary, Khary Pierre, Shadley Van Schalkwyk, Unmukt Chand
Sharjah Warriorz
Retained: Johnson Charles, Tom Kohler-Cadmore and Tim Southee
Pre-signed: Sikandar Raza, Maheesh Theekshana, Saurabh Netravalkar, Tim David, Dinesh Karthik (in for Kusal Mendis)
Wild card: Tom Abell, Adil Rashid
At the auction: Junaid Siddique, James Rew, Nathan Sowter, Dwaine Pretorius, Jayden Seales, Harmeet Singh, Wasim Akram, Mohamed Nawfer Mohamed Aslam, Raees Ahmad, Richard Ngarava, Shubham Ranjane, Ethan D'Souza, Taskin Ahmed, Abdul Salman Khan
Desert Vipers
Retained: Dan Lawrence, David Payne, Khuzaima Bin Tanveer, Lockie Ferguson, Max Holden, Sam Curran and Wanindu Hasaranga
Pre-signed: Andries Gous
Wild card: Shimron Hetmyer
At the auction: Vriitya Aravind, Fakhar Zaman, Naseem Shah, Qais Ahmad, Sanjay Pahal, Bilal Tahir, Faisal Khan, Hasan Nawaz, Tom Bruce, Matiullah Khan, Tawanda Muyeye, Faridoon Dawoodzai
Dubai Capitals
Retained: Dasun Shanaka, Dushmantha Chameera, Gulbadin Naib, Rovman Powell and Shai Hope
Pre-signed: Luke Wood, Waqar Salamkheil and Muhammad Jawadullah
Wild card: David Willey, Leus de Plooy
At the auction: Muhammad Farooq, Tymal Mills, Scott Currie, Mohammad Nabi, Farhan Khan, Anudeep Chenthamara, Usman Najeeb, Ritesh Mallikarjuna Grandhi, Shayan Jahangir, Rushil Ugarkar, Naveen Bidiasee, Toby Albert, Akshay Wakhare
Gulf Giants
Retained: Aayan Afzal Khan, Blessing Muzarabani, Gerhard Erasmus, Mark Adair and James Vince
Pre-signed: Azmatullah Omarzai,Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Moeen Ali
Wild card: Kyle Mayers, Matthew Forde
At the auction: Asif Khan, Zuhaib Zubair, Sean Dickson, Tabraiz Shamsi, Liam Dawson, Fred Klaassen, Haider Razzaq, Meet Bhavsar, Ishtiaq Ahmad, Lorcan Tucker, Chris Wood, Tom Moores, Ramon Simmonds
MI Emirates
Retained: AM Ghazanfar, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Kusal Perera, Muhammad Waseem, Romario Shepherd, Tom Banton
New signings: Chris Woakes, Kamindu Mendis
Wildcard: NA
At the auction: Muhammad Rohid, Jordan Thompson, Naveen-ul-Haq, Andre Fletcher, Nosthush Kenjige, Mohamed Shafeeq, Zain Ul Abidin, Usman Khan, Ackeem Auguste, Arab Gul, Tajinder Dhillon, Zahoor Khan, Shakib Al Hasan
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