46 players went under the hammer in the accelerated round of the ILT20 2026 auction. Here's how the auction went, and the list of players that went under the hammer in as many as 24 rounds of bidding.
ILT20 2026 auction: Follow the live updates here
That is all we have from the ILT20 2026/27 auction. The big news was that Liam Livingstone and Rahmanullah Gurbaz were acquired by Gulf Giants for USD 350,000 and USD 310,000 respectively. To add to that, Babar Azam was sold to the Desert Vipers for USD 80,000.
Accelerated Round:
Chris Jordan - MI Emirates (USD 170,000)
Dushmantha Chameera - unsold
Chris Woakes - unsold
Craig Overton - Sharjah Warriorz (USD 80,000)
James Coles - MI Emirates (USD 100,000)
Michael Pepper - Abu Dhabi Knight Riders (USD 40,000)
Tom Moores - Dubai Capitals (USD 40,000)
James Rew - Sharjah Warriorz (USD 10,000)
Lorcan Tucker - Abu Dhabi Knight Riders (USD 10,000)
Usman Tariq - Abu Dhabi Knight Riders (USD 80,000)
Dwayne Pretorius - unsold
Alick Athanaze - Gulf Giants (USD 10,000)
Jaydon Seales - unsold
Lizaad Williams - MI Emirates (USD 110,000)
Luke Wood - Dubai Capitals (USD 40,000)
Ollie Stone - unsold
Jordon Thompson - MI Emirates (USD 40,000)
Ross Adair - MI Emirates (USD 10,000)
Tabraiz Shamsi - Gulf Giants (USD 40,000)
Tymal Mills - unsold
Henry Crocombe - unsold
Zahir Khan Pakteen - unsold
Faridoon Dawoodzai - MI Emirates (USD 10,000)
Qais Ahmad - Abu Dhabi Knight Riders (USD 38,000)
Jai Moondra - unsold
Fareed Malik - Sharjah Warriorz (USD 40,000)
Abdullah Tarakhail - Abu Dhabi Knight Riders (USD 10,000)
Tom Banton - Sharjah Warriorz (USD 80,000)
Bas de Leede - unsold
Shayan Jahangir - unsold
Ali Khan - unsold
Saurabh Netravalkar - unsold
Sanjay Krishnamurthi - MI Emirates (USD 10,000)
Logan van Beek - Sharjah Warriorz (USD 40,000)
Luqmen Faisal - unsold
Masood ul Rahman Gurbaz - Dubai Capitals (USD 10,000)
Sagar Kalyan - Gulf Giants (USD 10,000)
KS Bharat - unsold
Adithya Shetty - unsold
Ansh Tandon - unsold
Raizal Nadir Nather Shah - MI Emirates (USD 10,000)
Usaid Amin - unsold
Wali Muhammad - Desert Vipers (USD 10,000)
Awais Ahmad - Gulf Giants (USD 10,000)
Muhammad Jawadullah - unsold
Ravija Sandaruwan - Abu Dhabi Knight Riders (USD 10,000)
Sarafuddin Ashraf - Sharjah Warriorz (USD 40,000)
Wahidullah Zadran - Gulf Giants (USD 10,000)
Jonny Bairstow - MI Emirates (USD 80,000)
That concludes all the rounds. The franchises will now make their submissions for the accelerated rounds. They are to submit not more than 10 names per franchise.
We shall be back in 15 minutes.
Round 24 results:
Ishtiaq Ahmed - Desert Vipers (USD 12,000)
Imtiaz Khan - Gulf Giants (USD 10,000)
Mohammad Saqib - Sharjah Warriorz (USD 10,000)
Mohammed Ahmed Raza - unsold
Md Shaikh Saif - unsold
Faisal Tahir - unsold
Imran Yousuf - unsold
Round 23 results:
Usman Najeeb - Dubai Capitals, RTM (USD 10,000)
Siddharth Sankar - unsold
Zain ul Abidin - MI Emirates (USD 10,000)
Syed Ali Abbas - unsold
Faisal Khan - unsold
Zahid Iqbal - unsold
Saeed Naqqash - unsold
Mohammed Hisham Shaikh - unsold
Abdul Mannan Ali - Abu Dhabi Knight Riders (USD 10,000)
Mohammed Atif - unsold
Round 22 results:
Arunraj Selvaraj - Sharjah Warriorz (USD 10,000)
Vishwa Teja Nettem - unsold
Prasath Jeyaprakash - unsold
Ansal Nazar - unsold
Naveen Raj - unsold
Manjula Prasana - unsold
Mohammad Adnan - unsold
Ummer Abbas - unsold
Umar Abdullah - unsold
Sandaruwan Chinthaka - unsold
Nimish Latheef - unsold
Anudeep Chenthamara - Dubai Capitals (USD 10,000)
Mohammad Shafeeq - MI Emirates (USD 10,000)
Round 21 results:
Santosh Kumar - unsold
Shiraz Khan - unsold
Ravija Sandaruwan - unsold
Bilal Tahir - Desert Vipers, RTM (USD 10,000)
Adnan Idrees - unsold
Ali Zaheer Uddin - unsold
Usman Ghani Patel - unsold
Yasin Patel - unsold
Clinto Anto - unsold
Mohamed Aslam - unsold
Jude Saldanha - unsold
Meet Bhavsar - Gulf Giants, RTM (USD 10,000)
Just four more sets to go, says Richard Madley...
Round 20 results:
Najibullah Zadran - unsold
Rilee Russouw - unsold
Tim Tector - unsold
Shadab Khan - Desert Vipers (USD 80,000)
Rahmat Shah - unsold
Najmul Hossain Shanto - unsold
Fabian Allen - unsold
Mohammad Ishaq - unsold
Noor ul Rahman Akakhail - unsold
Hassan Nawaz - unsold
Andrew Balbirnie - unsold
Jason Roy - unsold
Round 19 results:
Colin Ackermann - unsold
Shubham Ranjane - Gulf Giants (USD 10,000)
Yuvraaj Samra - unsold
Dipendra Singh Airee - unsold
Carmi le Roux - unsold
Obus Pienaar - unsold
Mark Watt - unsold
Aryan Dutt - unsold
Round 18 results:
Tom Bruce - unsold
Rushil Ugarkar - unsold
Ali Khan - unsold
Saurabh Netravalkar - unsold
Jon Jon Smuts - unsold
Monank Patel - unsold
Harmeet Singh Baddhan - unsold
Shadley van Schalkwyk - unsold
Tajinder Singh Dhillon - unsold
Round 17 results:
Asa Tribe - MI Emirates (USD 10,000)
George Munsey - unsold
David Wiese - Gulf Giants (USD 70,000)
Gerhard Erasmus - unsold
Sanjay Krishnamurthi - unsold
Hassan Khan - Dubai Capitals (USD 90,000)
Shayan Jahangir - unsold
Amshi de Silva - Abu Dhabi Knight Riders (USD 100,000)
Brandon McMullen - Sharjah Warriorz (USD 80,000)
Bas de Leede - unsold
Tom Kohler-Cadmore - unsold
We'll be back after a 10-minute break.
Round 16 results:
Shahidullah Kamal - unsold
Sharafuddin Ashraf - unsold
Imran Tahir - unsold
Alzarri Joseph - Gulf Giants (USD 230,000)
Khalil Gurbaz - unsold
Dan Worrall - unsold
Hasan Mahmud - unsold
Abdullah Ahmadzai - Desert Vipers (USD 40,000)
Josh Little - unsold
Shakib al Hasan - unsold
Farmanullah Safi - unsold
Nooristani Omarzai - unsold
Round 15 results:
Jordan Clark - unsold
Bilal Sami - unsold
Yama Arab - unsold
Ollie Stone - unsold
Ziaur Rahman Sharifi - unsold
Hasan Ali - unsold
Saleem Safi - Desert Vipers (USD 10,000)
Tymal Mills - unsold
Sachindu Colombage - unsold
George Dockrell - Sharjah Warriorz (USD 10,000)
Wahidullah Zadran - unsold
Round 14 results:
Imran Mir - Gulf Giants (USD 10,000)
Tom Alsop - unsold
Ollie Sykes - unsold
Max Chu - unsold
Ben Calitz - unsold
Ross Adair - unsold
Michael Pepper - unsold
Tom Abell - unsold
Joe Clarke - Desert Vipers (USD 40,000)
Kamil Pooran - unsold
Tom Moores - unsold
Brandon King - unsold
Round 13 results:
Gareth Delany - unsold
Lewis Gregory - unsold
Dwayne Pretorius - unsold
Paul Stirling - unsold
Caleb Falconer - unsold
Dan Mousley - unsold
Jordon Thompson - unsold
Roston Chase - unsold
Alick Athanaze - unsold
Round 12 results:
Reece Topley - unsold
Jai Moondra - unsold
Shamar Joseph - Gulf Giants (USD 80,000)
Gudakesh Motie - unsold
Zaheer Khan Pakteen - unsold
Lizaad Williams - unsold
Henry Crocombe - unsold
Izharulhaq Naveed - unsold
Matthew Potts - Dubai Capitals (USD 10,000)
Allah Ghazanfar - MI Emirates, RTM (USD 150,000)
Jayden Seales - unsold
Round 11 results:
Wafiullah Tarakhil - unsold
Hassan Eisakhil - unsold
Quentin Sampson - unsold
Kyle Mayers - unsold
Reeza Hendricks - unsold
Colin Munro - Abu Dhabi Knight Riders (USD 40,000)
Adam Hose - unsold
Rassie van der Dussen - unsold
Harry Tector - Desert Vipers (USD 12,000)
Round 10 results:
Zeeshan Naseer - unsold
Mohammad Ibrahim Masood - unsold
Wasim Akram - MI Emirates (USD 10,000)
Falaknoor Noor - unsold
Muhammad Farooq - unsold
Hilal Afghan - unsold
Awais Ahmad - unsold
Farhan Khan - unsold
Round 9 results:
Sanjay Pahal - Desert Vipers (USD 22,000)
Saeed Nazeer - unsold
Muhammad Arfan - Dubai Capitals (USD 10,000)
Uddish Suri - unsold
Haider Rarraq - Gulf Giants (USD 10,000)
Wali Muhammad - unsold
Tahir Zaman - unsold
Usaid Amin - unsold
Nabeel Aziz - Sharjah Warriorz (USD 10,000)
Muhammad Uzair Khan - unsold
Asel Sigera - unsold
Round 8 results:
Ethan D'souza - unsold
Ronak Panoly - unsold
Ansh Tandon - unsold
Israr Ahmad - unsold
Masood ul Rahman Gurbaz - unsold
Harshit Kaushik - unsold
Akshdeep Nath - unsold
KS Bharat - unsold
Junaid Shamshuddin - unsold
Luqmen Faisal - unsold
That concludes Round 7, as auctioneer Richard Madlley announces a 10-minute break.
Round 7 results:
Gulbadin Naib - Abu Dhabi Knight Riders (USD 75,000)
Curtis Campher - Gulf Giants (USD 22,000)
Nangeyalia Kharote - Desert Vipers (USD 28,000)
George Linde - Sharjah Warriorz (USD 40,000)
Rehan Ahmed - unsold
Karim Janat - Dubai Capitals (USD 40,000)
Liam Dawson - unsold
James Coles - unsold
Paul Walter - Sharjah Warriorz (USD 110,000)
Mark Adair - Dubai Capitals (USD 55,000)
Round 6 results:
Richard Gleeson - Sharjah Warriorz (USD 180,000)
Arab Gul - Abu Dhabi Knight Riders (USD 80,000)
Faridoon Dawoodzai - unsold
David Payne - Desert Vipers (USD 150,000)
Nathan Sowter - unsold
Jakeem Pollard - Abu Dhabi Knight Riders (USD 10,000)
Usman Tariq - unsold
Qais Ahmad - unsold
Matthew Forde - unsold
Round 5 results:
Andre Fletcher - Abu Dhai Knight Riders (USD 40,000)
Lorcan Tucker - unsold
Max Holden - Dubai Capitals (USD 100,000)
James Rew - unsold
Will Smeed - unsold
Aneurin Donald - Desert Vipers (USD 40,000)
Darwish Rasooli - Dubai Capitals (USD 10,000)
Sediqullah Atal - Dubai Capitals (USD 70,000)
Kusal Perera - MI Emirates (USD 40,000)
Round 4 results:
Tom Banton - unsold
Naseem Shah - Desert Vipers (USD 80,000)
Fakhar Zaman - Desert Vipers (USD 80,000)
Luke Wood - unsold
Adil Rashid - Sharjah Warriorz (USD 80,000)
Fazalhaq Farooqi - MI Emirates (USD 380,000)
Alex Hales - unsold
Phil Salt - Dubai Capitals, (USD 80,000)
Mohammad Nabi - Sharjah Warriorz (USD 140,000)
Craig Overton - unsold
Moeen Ali - Abu Dhabi Knight Riders (USD 80,000)
Round 3 results:
Ibrahim Zadran - Gulf Giants (USD 65,00)
Faf du Plessis - Dubai Capitals (USD 300,000)
Wanindu Hasaranga - unsold
Chris Jordan - unsold
Rahmanullah Gurbaz - Gulf Giants, RTM (USD 310,000)
Liam Livingstone - Gulf Giants (USD 350,000)
Dasun Shanaka - Dubai Capitals (USD 100,000)
Babar Azam - Desert Vipers (USD 80,000)
Chris Woakes - unsold
Jonny Bairstow - unsold
Pathum Nissanka - unsold
Round 2 results:
Zahour Khan - MI Emirates (USD 30,000)
Ibrar Ahmad - Abu Dhabi Knight Riders (USD 46,000)
Ajay Kumar - Abu Dhabi Knight Riders (40,000)
Nilansh Keswani - Desert Vipers (USD 10,000)
Basil Hameed - unsold
Matiullah Khan - Gulf Giants (USD 10,000)
Muhammad Jawadullah - unsold
Junaid Siddique - Sharjah Warriorz (USD 10,000)
Mohammad Sohaib Khan - unsold
Dhruv Parashar - Gulf Giants (USD 10,000)
Ali Aamer Naseer - Sharjah Warriorz (USD 40,000)
Round 1 results:
Muhammad Rohid - Abu Dhabi Knight Riders (USD 95,000)
Harpreet Singh Bhatia - unsold
Khuzaima Bin Tanveer - Desert Vipers, RTM (USD 75,000)
Muhammad Waseem - MI Emirates, RTM (210,000)
Sagar Kalyan - unsold
Alishan Sharafu - Abu Dhabi Knight Riders, RTM (110,000)
Vriitya Aravind - Desert Vipers (USD 70,000)
Tanish Suri - Sharjah Warriorz (USD 10,000)
Zuhaib Zubair - Dubai Capitals (USD 26,000)
Aayan Khan - Dubai Capitals (USD 95,000)
Haider Ali - Dubai Capitals (USD 38,000)
The ILT20 player auction for season 5 is being held in Dubai on Thursday, October 1. Up to 400 players from 23 countries will go under the hammer as teams look to build their squads for the upcoming season.
T20 superstars like Babar Azam, Faf du Plessis, Phil Salt, and Liam Livingstone, among others, have registered for the auction, while eyes will be on the exciting talent from Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and other associate member nations.
Each franchise has entered the auction with a purse of USD 1.3 million in addition to any remaining amount from USD 700,000 allocated for pre-signings. MI Emirates have started the auction with the largest purse at USD 1.39 million, followed by Abu Dhabi Knight Riders (USD 1.365 million), Desert Vipers and Gulf Giants (USD 1.305 million each).
Dubai Capitals and Sharjah Warriors have entered the auction with the smallest purse at USD 1.3 million each. Each team must spend at least USD 1.5 million, and their squad must comprise a minimum of 18 and a maximum of 23 players.
Squads in 2026/27 ILT20 before the auction
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders (Purse: USD 1.365 million)
Finn Allen – Pre-Auction Signing
Jason Holder – Pre-Auction Signing (played for ADKR as Wildcard in Season 4)
Matthew Tromp – Pre-Auction Signing
Sunil Narine – Returns to the squad
Desert Vipers (Purse: USD 1.305 million)
Andries Gous – Returns to the squad
Dan Lawrence – Returns to the squad
Mujeeb-ur-Rahman – Pre-Auction Signing (played for Dubai Capitals in Season 4)
Shimron Hetmyer – Pre-Auction Signing (played for DV as Wildcard in Season 4)
Dubai Capitals (Purse: USD 1.3 million)
Marcus Stoinis – Pre-Auction Signing
Mustafizur Rahman – Returns to the squad
Noor Ahmad – Pre-Auction Signing (played for the Vipers in Season 4)
Rovman Powell – Returns to the squad
Gulf Giants (Purse: USD 1.305 million)
Azmatullah Omarzai – Returns to the squad
Blessing Muzarabani – Returns to the squad
David Miller – Pre-Auction Signing
Heinrich Klaasen – Pre-Auction Signing
MI Emirates (Purse: USD 1.39 million)
Nicholas Pooran – Returns to the squad
Rashid Khan – Returns to the squad
Romario Shepherd – Returns to the squad
Sherfane Rutherford – Pre-Auction Signing
Sharjah Warriorz (Purse: USD 1.3 million)
Adam Milne – Pre-Auction Signing (played for the Warriorz in Season 3)
James Vince – Pre-Auction Signing
Waqar Salamkheil – Pre-Auction Signing
Sikandar Raza – Returns to the squad
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