Desert Vipers ILT20 Season 5 Squad
The Desert Vipers Season 5 list has 22 names, captained by Babar Azam.
Full list
| Player | Role | Nationality | Style | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babar Azam (captain) | Batter | Pakistan | Right-hand bat | Auction, reported at USD 80,000 |
| Joe Clarke | Wicketkeeper | England | Right-hand bat | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
| Andries Gous | Wicketkeeper | United States | Right-hand bat | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
| Shimron Hetmyer | Batter | West Indies | Left-hand bat | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
| Harry Tector | Batter | Ireland | Right-hand bat | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
| Dan Lawrence | Batter | England | Right-hand bat | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | Bowler | Afghanistan | Right-arm offbreak | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
| Shadab Khan | All-rounder | Pakistan | Right-hand bat, legbreak | Auction, reported at USD 80,000 |
| Naseem Shah | Bowler | Pakistan | Right-arm fast | Auction, reported at USD 80,000 |
| Fakhar Zaman | Batter | Pakistan | Left-hand bat | Auction, reported at USD 80,000 |
| David Payne | Bowler | England | Left-arm fast-medium | Auction, reported at USD 150,000 |
| Aneurin Donald | Batter | Wales | Right-hand bat | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
| Khuzaima Tanveer | Bowler | United Arab Emirates | To be announced | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
| Vriitya Aravind | Wicketkeeper | United Arab Emirates | To be announced | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
| Nilansh Keswani | To be announced | To be announced | To be announced | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
| Nangeyalia Kharote | To be announced | To be announced | To be announced | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
| Saleem Safi | To be announced | To be announced | To be announced | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
| Abdullah Ahmadzai | To be announced | To be announced | To be announced | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
| Bilal Tahir | To be announced | To be announced | To be announced | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
| Sanjay Pahal | To be announced | To be announced | To be announced | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
| Wali Muhammad | To be announced | To be announced | To be announced | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
| Ishtiaq Ahmed | 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?
Babar Azam.
How many players are listed?
22 names are on the compiled list.