The ILT20 Season 4 Player Auction on October 1, 2025, brought high drama and record-breaking deals, with franchises assembling their squads for the upcoming six-team, 34-match tournament running from 2 December 2025 to 4 January 2026.
West Indies’ Andre Fletcher emerged as the biggest buy at USD 260,000, retained by MI Emirates for a fourth consecutive season. England’s Scott Currie followed at USD 250,000 to Dubai Capitals, while England’s Liam Dawson topped the pacers at USD 170,000 with Gulf Giants. UAE pacers were in high demand, highlighted by Junaid Siddique (Sharjah Warriorz, USD 170,000) and Muhammad Rohid (MI Emirates, USD 140,000, RTM).
The squads were required to include 19–21 players, with a mix of Full Member nations, UAE, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and ICC Associate Nations, plus two Wildcards outside the auction.
Several standout performers from the ILT20 Development Tournament also earned deals, including UAE pacer Haider Razzaq (Gulf Giants, USD 50,000) and Player of the Tournament Sanjay Pahal (Desert Vipers, USD 10,000).
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders: Brandon McMullen (USD 110,000), Michael Pepper, Unmukt Chand (USD 40,000 each), Ibrar Ahmed (USD 22,000), Ajay Kumar, Adnan Idrees, Abdul Manan Ali, Mayank Chowdary, Khary Pierre, Shadley Van Schalkwyk, George Garton, Liam Livingstone, Alex Hales, Sherfane Rutherford, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Phil Salt, Olly Stone, Alishan Sharafu
Desert Vipers: Fakhar Zaman, Naseem Shah (USD 80,000 each), Qais Ahmad (USD 40,000), Tom Bruce (USD 80,000), Hasan Nawaz (USD 40,000), Sanjay Pahal, Vriitya Aravind, Bilal Tahir, Faisal Khan, Matiullah Khan, Tawanda Muyeye, Faridoon Dawoodzai, Dan Lawrence, Max Holden, Lockie Ferguson, Wanindu Hasaranga, Sam Curran, Andries Gous, Khuzaima Bin Tanveer
Dubai Capitals: Scott Currie (USD 250,000), Mohammad Nabi (USD 80,000), Tymal Mills (USD 80,000), Muhammad Farooq, Farhan Khan, Anudeep Chenthamara, Usman Najeeb, Ritesh Mallikarjuna Grandhi, Shayan Jahangir, Rushil Ugarkar, Naveen Bidiasee, Toby Albert, Akshay Wakhare, Jordan Matthew Cox, Rovman Powell, Gulbadin Naib, Sediqullah Atal, Waqar Salamkheil, Haider Ali, Jimmy Neesham
Gulf Giants: Liam Dawson (USD 170,000), Tabraiz Shamsi (USD 40,000), Fred Klaassen (USD 40,000), Chris Wood (USD 40,000), Ramon Simmonds (USD 40,000), Haider Razzaq (USD 50,000), Meet Bhavsar (USD 14,000), Ishtiaq Ahmad (USD 16,000), Asif Khan (USD 26,000), Zuhaib Zubair (USD 10,000), Sean Dickson (USD 10,000), Tom Moores (USD 40,000), Lorcan Tucker (USD 10,000), Moeen Ali, James Vince, Aayan Afzal Khan, Mark Adair, Gerhard Erasmus, Blessing Muzarabani, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rahmanullah Gurbaz
MI Emirates: Andre Fletcher (USD 260,000), Muhammad Rohid (USD 140,000), Naveen-ul-Haq (USD 100,000), Jordan Thompson (USD 48,000), Shakib Al Hasan (USD 40,000), Nosthush Kenjige, Zahoor Khan, Mohammad Shafiq, Zain Ul Abidin, Usman Khan, Ackeem Auguste, Arab Gul, Tajinder Dhillon, Tom Banton, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Romario Shepherd, Chris Woakes, Jonny Bairstow, AM Ghazanfar, Kamindu Mendis
Sharjah Warriorz: Junaid Siddique (USD 170,000), Dwaine Pretorius (USD 120,000), Nathan Sowter (USD 100,000), Jayden Seales (USD 80,000), Taskin Ahmed (USD 80,000), Wasim Akram (USD 55,000), Ethan D’Souza, Richard Ngarava, Harmeet Singh, Raees Ahmad, Mohamed Nawfer, Mohammed Aslam, Abdul Salman Khan, James Rew, Dinesh Karthik, Sikandar Raza, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Tim David, Johnson Charles, Tim Southee, Saurabh Netravalkar
With a mix of international stars, emerging UAE talent, and Associate Nation players, all six squads are now complete. The tournament promises intense competition, thrilling batting displays, and top-class bowling performances, culminating in the final on 4 January 2026.
