Every player sold at the DP World ILT20 Season 5 auction
Six franchises gear up for DP World ILT20 with completed rosters
Dubai: The DP World International League T20 Season 5 Player Auction will take place on Thursday, October 1, 2026, at the ICC Academy Indoors in Dubai. The auction will see the league’s six franchises complete their squads ahead of the fifth season of the UAE-based T20 competition.
The DP World ILT20 features six teams and a 34-match tournament. Season 5 will be played from November 21 to December 20, 2026, across three venues: Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi, Dubai International Stadium and Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
Several prominent international players have already been secured through the pre-auction signing process, while several established stars have returned to their previous franchises.
Check the live updates after each round as Muhammad Waseem makes history becoming the costliest UAE player in ILT20 history.
Meanwhile Faf du Plessis became the costliest player of all time surpassing Andre Fletcher who cost MI Emirates $260,000 in the season 4 auction. However, Afghanistan's Rahmanullah Gurbaz surpassed him in the throne within few minutes.
Gulf Giants made the Right to Match as Abu Dhabi Knight Riders made the $310,000 bid. Nevertheless, Liam Livingstone $350,000's price tag surpassed them both who was also bought by Giants. Another Afghanistan star Fazalhaq Farooqi then joined MI Emirates for the historic price tag of $380,000.
Surprisingly, Babar Azam was sold for base price to Desert Vipers, joining his Pakistani teammates Fakhar Zaman and Naseem Shah. Phil Salt was also sold for the base price despite being an aggressive T20 batter.
While Livingstone is amongst the highest earning players of the upcoming tournament, his fellow countrymen remained the majority in the unsold list. Meanwhile the Afghani players turned out to be the biggest winners of the auction.
Though many English players remain unsold initially, they did manage to find a team later in the auction. Jonny Bairstow, Chris Jordan, Tom Banton were some of the players who got sold after remaining unsold in the first attempt.
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders
Pre-auction signings:
Finn Allen (New Zealand)
Jason Holder (West Indies)
Matthew Tromp (USA)
Sunil Narine (West Indies)
Bought from the Auction:
Muhammad Rohid (UAE) sold for $95,000
Alishan Sharafu (UAE) sold for $110,000 - RTM
Ibrar Ahmed (UAE) sold for $46,000
Ajay Kumar (UAE) sold for $40,000
Moeen Ali (England) sold for $80,000
Andre Fletcher (West Indies) sold for $40,000
Arab Gul (Afghanistan) sold for $80,000
Jakeem Pollard (West Indies) sold for $10,000
Gulbadin Naib (Afghanistan) sold for $75,000
Colin Munro (New Zealand) sold for $40,000
Amish De Silva (USA) sold for $100,000
Michael Pepper (England) sold for $10,000
Lorcan Tucker (Ireland) sold for $10,000
Usman Tariq (Pakistan) sold for $80,000
Abdullah Tarakhail (Afghanistan) sold for $10,000
Qais Ahmed (Afghanistan) sold for $38,000
Ravija Sandaruwan (Kuwait) sold for $10,000
Desert Vipers
Pre-auction signings:
Andries Gous (USA)
Dan Lawrence (England)
Mujeeb-ur-Rahman (Afghanistan)
Shimron Hetmyer (West Indies)
Bought from the Auction:
Khuzaima Bin Tanveer (UAE) sold $75,000 - RTM
Vriitya Anand (UAE) sold for $70,000
Nilansh Keshwani (UAE) sold for $10,000
Babar Azam (Pakistan) sold for $80,000
Naseem Shah (Pakistan) sold for $80,000
Fakhar Zaman (Pakistan) sold for $80,000
Aneurin Donald (England) sold for $40,000
David Payne (England) sold for $150,000
Nangeyalia Kharote (Afghanistan) sold for $28,000
Sanjay Pahal (UAE) sold for $10,000
Harry Tector (Ireland) sold for $12,000
Joe Clarke (England) sold for $40,000
Saleem Safi (Afghanistan) sold for $10,000
Abdullah Ahmadzai (Afghanistan) sold for $40,000
Shadab Khan (Pakistan) sold for $80,000
Bilal Tahir (Kuwait) sold for $10,000
Ishtiaq Ahmed (Saudi Arabia) sold for $12,000
Wali Muhammad (UAE) sold for $10,000
Dubai Capitals
Pre-auction signings:
Marcus Stoinis (Australia)
Mustafizur Rahman (Bangladesh)
Noor Ahmad (Afghanistan)
Rovman Powell (West Indies)
Bought from the Auction:
Zuhaib Zubair (UAE) sold for $26,000
Aayan Khan (UAE) sold for $95,000
Haider Ali (UAE) sold for $38,000
Faf du Plessis (South Africa) sold for $300,000
Dasun Shanaka (Sri Lanka) sold for $100,000 - RTM
Phil Salt (England) sold for $80,000
Max Holden (England) sold for $100,000
Darwish Rasooli (Afghanistan) sold for $10,000
Sadiqullah Atal (Afghanistan) sold for $70,000
Karim Janat (Afghanistan) sold for $40,000
Mark Adair (Ireland) sold for $55,000
Muhammad Arfan (UAE) sold for $10,000
Matt Potts (England) sold for $10,000
Hassan Khan (USA) sold for $90,000
Anudeep Chenthamara (Kuwait) sold for $10,000
Usman Najeeb (Saudi Arabia) sold for $10,000
Tom Moores (England) sold for $40,000
Luke Wood (England) sold for $40,000
Masood Ul Gurbaz (UAE-19) sold for $10,000
Gulf Giants
Pre-auction signings:
Azmatullah Omarzai (Afghanistan)
Blessing Muzarabani (Zimbabwe)
David Miller (South Africa)
Heinrich Klaasen (South Africa)
Bought from the Auction:
Matiullah Khan (UAE) sold for $10,000
Dhruv Parashar (UAE) sold for $10,000
Ibrahim Zadran (Afghanistan) sold for $65,000
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Afghanistan) sold for $310,000 - RTM
Liam Livingstone (England) sold for $350,000
Curtis Campher (Ireland) sold for $22,000
Haider Razzaq (UAE) sold for $10,000
Shamar Joseph (West Indies) sold for $80,000
Imran Mir (Afghanistan) sold for $10,000
Alzarri Joseph (West Indies) sold for $230,000
David Wiese (South Africa) sold for $70,000
Shubham Ranjane (USA) sold for 10,000
Meet Bhavsar (Kuwait) sold for $10,000
Imtiaz Khan (Saudi Arabia) sold for $10,000
Alick Athanaze (West Indies) sold for $10,000
Tabraiz Shamsi (South Africa) sold for $40,000
Sagar Kalyan (UAE) sold for $10,000
Awais Ahmed (UAE) sold for 10,000
Wahidullah Zadran (UAE) sold for 10,000
MI Emirates
Pre-auction signings:
Nicholas Pooran (West Indies)
Rashid Khan (Afghanistan)
Romario Shepherd (West Indies)
Sherfane Rutherford (West Indies)
Bought from the Auction:
Muhammad Waseem (UAE) sold for $210,000 - RTM
Zahoor Khan (UAE) sold for $30,000
Fazalhaq Farooqi (Afghanistan) sold for $380,000
Kusal Perera (Sri Lanka) sold for $40,000
Wasim Akram (UAE) sold for $10,000
Am Ghazanfar (Afghanistan) sold for $150,000 - RTM
Asa Tribe (England) sold for $10,000
Mohamed Shafeeq (Kuwait) sold for $10,000
Zain ul Abidin (Saudi Arabia) sold for $10,000
Chris Jordan (England) sold for $170,000
James Cole (England) sold for $100,000
Lizard Williams (South Africa) sold for $110,000
Jonny Bairstow (England) sold for $80,000
Jordan Thompson (England) sold for $40,000
Ross Adair (Ireland) sold for $10,000
Faridoon Dawoodzai (Afghanistan) sold for $10,000
Sanjay Krishnamurthi (USA) sold for $10,000
Raizal Nadir Nather Shah (UAE) sold for $10,000
Sharjah Warriorz
Pre-auction signings:
Adam Milne (New Zealand)
James Vince (England)
Waqar Salamkheil (Afghanistan)
Sikandar Raza (Zimbabwe)
Bought from the Auction:
Tanish Suri (UAE) sold for $10,000
Ali Ameer Naseer (UAE) sold for $40,000
Adil Rashid (England) sold for $80,000
Mohammad Nabi (Afghanistan) sold for $140,000
Richard Gleeson (England) sold for $180,000
George Linde (South Africa) sold for $40,000
Paul Walter (England) sold for $110,000
Nabeel Aziz (UAE-19) sold for $10,000
George Dockrell (Ireland) sold for $10,000
Brandon McMullen (Scotland) sold for $80,000
Arunraj Selvaraj (Kuwait) sold for $10,000
Mohammad Saqib (Saudi Arabia) sold for $10,000
Craig Overton (England) sold for $80,000
James Rew (England) sold for $10,000
Tom Banton (England) sold for $80,000
Logan Van Beek (Netherlands) sold for $40,000
Sharafuddin Ashraf (Afghanistan) sold for $40,000
Fareed Malik (Afghanistan) sold for $40,000
Unsold players:
Harpreet Singh Bhatia (UAE)
Basil Hameed (UAE)
Junaid Siddique (UAE)
Mohammed Sohaib Khan (UAE)
Muhammad Jawadullah (UAE)
Wanindu Hasaranga (Sri Lanka)
Chris Woakes (England)
Pathum Nissanka (Sri Lanka)
Alex Hales (England)
William Smeed (England)
Nathan Sowther (England)
Qais Ahmed (Afghanistan)
Matthew Forde (West Indies)
Rehan Ahmed (England)
Liam Dawson (England)
Udish Suri (UAE)
