West Indies’ Andre Fletcher capped a day of high-stakes drama on the first-ever DP World ILT20 Participant Public sale, rising as the most costly participant with a whopping price ticket of USD 260,000. MI Emirates outbid rivals to safe the explosive batter for a fourth consecutive season with the franchise. Shut behind was England’s Scott Currie, snapped up by Dubai Capitals for USD 250,000. England’s Liam Dawson led the pack amongst the bowlers acquired for USD 170,000 by Gulf Giants whereas Naveen-ul-Haq was
UAE pacers have been the flavour of the public sale, with Junaid Siddique going to Sharjah Warriorz for USD 170,000 (Proper-to-Match), making him their most costly purchase. Muhammad Rohid additionally drew a six-figure deal, going to MI Emirates for USD 140,000 (Proper-to-Match), marking an enormous milestone for UAE cricket.
Notably a number of the standout performers from the DP World ILT20 Growth Event additionally transformed their success into franchise offers on the public sale. UAE pacer Haider Razzaq, the main wicket-taker in Sharjah Warriorz Growth’s title-winning marketing campaign earlier this 12 months, was bought by Gulf Giants for USD 50,000. Participant of the Event, Sanjay Pahal, an all-rounder who impressed all through, was retained by Desert Vipers for USD 10,000. Raees Ahmed, who was amongst the highest three run-getters, went again to Sharjah Warriorz at his base value of USD 10,000.
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders eagerly pursued Scotland’s Brandon McMullen for USD 110,000, whereas additionally choosing up Michael Pepper and Unmukt Chand at their base value of USD 40,000, together with England’s George Garton
Desert Vipers acquired Pakistan stars Fakhar Zaman and Naseem Shah at their base value of USD 80,000 apiece, together with Afghanistan leggie Qais Ahmed (USD 40,000). In addition they secured Scotland’s Tom Bruce for USD 80,000 and introduced in Pakistan’s Hasan Nawaz at USD 40,000. Their Affiliate signings noticed UAE keeper Vriitya Aravind (USD 10,000) be part of Bilal Tahir (USD 10,000), whereas Faisal Khan made historical past as the primary Saudi Arabian participant purchased on the public sale, picked up at his base value of USD 10,000.
Dubai Capitals adopted their massive splash for the younger Currie by choosing expertise. Afghanistan’s Mohammad Nabi and England’s Tymal Mills have been
Gulf Giants unfold their web broad and have become the primary group to finish their squad. The Giants snapped up South Africa’s Tabraiz Shamsi and Netherlands’ pacer Fred Klaassen for USD 40,000 every together with England’s Sean Dickson, landed at USD 10,000. The franchise additionally strengthened their bowling division by way of England’s Chris Wooden and West Indies’ Ramon Simmonds with each pacers additionally coming in at USD 40,000 every. Their Affiliate Nation haul included Kuwait’s Meet Bhavsar (USD 14,000) and Saudi Arabia’s Ishtiaq Ahmad (USD 16,000), with UAE’s Asif Khan (USD 26,000) and Zuhaib Zubair ‘s USD 10,000 Proper-to-Match including to their UAE core.
MI Emirates, alongside their document signing of Fletcher, added Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hassan for USD 40,000 and England all-rounder Jordan Thompson for USD 48,000. They additional diversified with Affiliate Nations gamers corresponding to USA’s Nosthush Kenjige, UAE’s Zahoor Khan, Kuwait’s Mohammad Shafiq and Saudi Arabia’s Zain ul Abidin, all at USD 10,000.
Sharjah Warriorz roped in South African all-rounder Dwaine Pretorius at USD 120,000 and English leg-
The DP World ILT20 Season 4 will start on Tuesday, 2 December – UAE Nationwide Day (Eid-Al-Etihad), with the six-team, 34-match match set to conclude with the ultimate on Sunday, 4 January 2026.
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders (Whole Spent: USD 1,457,000)
Public sale Signings: Michael Pepper (USD 40,000), George Garton (USD 10,000), Brandon McMullen (USD 110,000), Ibrar Ahmed (USD 22,000), Ajay Kumar (USD 10,000), Adnan Idrees Muhammad (USD 10,000), Abdul Manan Ali (USD 10,000), Mayank Chowdary (USD 10,000), Khary Pierre (USD 10,000), Shadley Van Schalkwyk (USD 10,000), Unmukt Chand (USD 40,000)
Retentions + Direct Signings: Liam Livingstone, Alishan Sharafu, Alex Hales, Sherfane Rutherford, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Phil Salt, Olly Stone
Desert Vipers (Whole Spent: USD 1,617,500)
Public sale Signings: Vriitya Aravind (USD 10,000), Fakhar Zaman (USD 80,000), Naseem Shah (USD 80,000), Qais Ahmad (USD 40,000), Sanjay Pahal (USD 10,000), Bilal Tahir (USD 10,000), Faisal Khan (USD 10,000), Hasan Nawaz (USD 40,000), Tom Bruce (USD 80,000), Matiullah Khan (USD 10,000), Tawanda Muyeye (USD 40,000), Faridoon Dawoodzai (USD 10,000)
Retentions + Direct Signings: Dan Lawrence, Max Holden, David Payne, Khuzaima Bin Tanveer, Lockie Ferguson, Wanindu Hasaranga, Sam Curran, Andries Gous
Dubai Capitals (Whole Spent: USD 1,475,000)
Public sale Signings: Muhammad Farooq (USD 10,000), Tymal Mills (USD 80,000), Scott Currie (USD 250,000), Mohammad Nabi (USD 80,000), Farhan Khan (USD 10,000), Anudeep Chenthamara (USD 10,000), Usman Najeeb (USD 10,000), Ritesh Mallikarjuna Grandhi (USD 10,000), Shayan Jahangir (USD 10,000), Rushil Ugarkar (USD 10,000), Naveen Bidiasee (USD 10,000), Toby Albert (USD 10,000), Akshay Wakhare (USD 10,000)
Retentions + Direct Signings: Jordan Matthew Cox, Rovman Powell, Gulbadin
Gulf Giants (Whole Spent: USD 1,471,000)
Public sale Signings: Asif Khan (USD 26,000), Zuhaib Zubair (USD 10,000), Sean Dickson (USD 10,000), Tabraiz Shamsi (USD 40,000), Liam Dawson (USD 170,000), Fred Klaassen (USD 40,000), Haider Razzaq (USD 50,000), Meet Bhavsar (USD 14,000), Ishtiaq Ahmad (USD 16,000), Lorcan Tucker (USD 10,000), Chris Wooden (USD 40,000), Tom Moores (USD 40,000), Ramon Simmonds (USD 40,000)
Retentions + Direct Signings: Aayan Afzal Khan, Mark Adair, Gerhard Erasmus, Blessing Muzarabani, Moeen Ali, James Vince, Azmatullah Omarzai,
MI Emirates (Whole Spent: USD 1,868,000)
Public sale Signings: Muhammad Rohid (USD 140,000), Jordan Thompson (USD 48,000), Naveen-ul-Haq (USD 100,000), Andre Fletcher (USD 260,000), Nosthush Kenjige (
Retentions + Direct Signings: Fazalhaq Farooqi, Tom Banton, Romario Shepherd, Chris Woakes, Jonny Bairstow, AM Ghazanfar, Muhammad Waseem, Kamindu Mendis
Sharjah Warriorz (Whole Spent: USD 1,664,000)
Public sale Signings: Junaid Siddique (USD 170,000), James Rew (USD 10,000), Nathan Sowter (USD 100,000), Dwaine Pretorius (USD 120,000), Jayden Seales (USD 80,000), Harmeet Singh (USD 10,000), Wasim Akram (USD 55,000), Mohamed Nawfer Mohamed Aslam (USD 14,000), Raees Ahmad (USD 10,000), Richard Ngarava (USD 10,000), Shubham Ranjane (USD 10,000), Ethan D’Souza (USD 10,000), Taskin Ahmed (USD 80,000), Abdul Salman Khan (USD 10,000)
Retentions + Direct Signings: Dinesh Karthik, Sikandar Raza, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Tim David, Johnson Charles, Tim Southee, Saurabh Netravalkar