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Abu Dhabi Knight Riders ILT20 Season 5 Squad
The Abu Dhabi Knight Riders Season 5 list has 20 names, captained by Jason Holder.
Full list
| Player | Role | Nationality | Style | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Holder (captain) | All-rounder | West Indies | Right-hand bat, right-arm fast-medium | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
| Finn Allen | Batter | New Zealand | Right-hand bat | Pre-auction signing, announced 11 August 2026 |
| Kane Williamson | Batter | New Zealand | Right-hand bat | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
| Sunil Narine | All-rounder | West Indies | Left-hand bat, right-arm offbreak | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
| Moeen Ali | All-rounder | England | Left-hand bat, right-arm offbreak | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
| Andre Fletcher | Wicketkeeper | West Indies | Right-hand bat | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
| Colin Munro | Batter | New Zealand | Left-hand bat | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
| Qais Ahmad | Bowler | Afghanistan | Right-arm legbreak | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
| Lorcan Tucker | Wicketkeeper | Ireland | Right-hand bat | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
| Usman Tariq | Bowler | United Arab Emirates | To be announced | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
| Michael Pepper | Wicketkeeper | England | Right-hand bat | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
| Matthew Tromp | To be announced | To be announced | To be announced | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
| Gulbadin Naib | All-rounder | Afghanistan | Right-hand bat, right-arm medium-fast | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
| Amshi de Silva | To be announced | To be announced | To be announced | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
| Jakeem Pollard | To be announced | To be announced | To be announced | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
| Muhammad Rohid | To be announced | To be announced | To be announced | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
| Alishan Sharafu | Batter | United Arab Emirates | Right-hand bat | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
| Arab Gul | To be announced | To be announced | To be announced | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
| Abdullah Tarakhail | To be announced | To be announced | To be announced | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
| Ravija Sandaruwan | To be announced | To be announced | To be announced | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
How to read the blanks
Nationality and role stay on 'To be announced' when they were not verified. Style means batting and bowling hand only for players whose international method is established. Status is 'pre-auction signing' only for Miller, Allen, Klaasen and Stoinis, the four the league headlined on 11 August 2026. A reported auction price is shown where one was published in the reports cited on the auction page.
Sources
Facts checked on 30 October 2026. Published 31 October 2026, 7:30 am GST. Primary public pages used for this build:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_International_League_T20
- https://www.wisden.com/cricket-news/ilt20-202627-schedule-full-fixtures-list-match-timings-and-venues-for-ilt20-season-5
- https://gulfnews.com/sport/ilt20-season-5-schedule-release-dubai-to-host-final-1.500701663
- https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ilt20-auction-mi-emirates-bag-fazalhaq-farooqi-with-record-bid-babar-azam-heads-desert-vipers-pakistan-contingent-1556885
- https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/140322/babar-azam-phil-salt-and-rahmanullah-gurbaz-among-400-players-for-ilt20-auction-cricbuzzcom
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_League_T20
ILT20 Season 5 FAQs
Who is captain?
Jason Holder.
How many players are listed?
20 names are on the compiled list.