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Dubai Capitals ILT20 Season 5 Squad
The Dubai Capitals Season 5 list has 22 names, captained by Faf du Plessis.
Full list
| Player | Role | Nationality | Style | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faf du Plessis (captain) | Batter | South Africa | Right-hand bat | Auction, reported at USD 300,000 |
| Phil Salt | Wicketkeeper | England | Right-hand bat | Auction, reported at USD 80,000 |
| Marcus Stoinis | All-rounder | Australia | Right-hand bat, right-arm medium | Pre-auction signing, announced 11 August 2026 |
| Dasun Shanaka | All-rounder | Sri Lanka | Right-hand bat | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
| Rovman Powell | Batter | West Indies | Right-hand bat | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
| Max Holden | Batter | England | Left-hand bat | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
| Tom Moores | Wicketkeeper | England | Left-hand bat | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
| Luke Wood | Bowler | England | Left-arm fast-medium | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
| Matthew Potts | Bowler | England | Right-arm fast-medium | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
| Mark Adair | All-rounder | Ireland | Right-hand bat, right-arm fast-medium | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
| Mustafizur Rahman | Bowler | Bangladesh | Left-arm fast-medium | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
| Noor Ahmad | Bowler | Afghanistan | Left-arm wrist spin | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
| Darwish Rasooli | To be announced | To be announced | To be announced | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
| Sediqullah Atal | To be announced | To be announced | To be announced | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
| Karim Janat | All-rounder | Afghanistan | Right-hand bat | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
| Hassan Khan | To be announced | To be announced | To be announced | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
| Zuhaib Zubair | To be announced | To be announced | To be announced | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
| Aayan Afzal Khan | All-rounder | United Arab Emirates | To be announced | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
| Haider Ali | Batter | United Arab Emirates | Right-hand bat | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
| Masood ul Rahman Gurbaz | To be announced | To be announced | To be announced | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
| Anudeep Chenthamara | To be announced | To be announced | To be announced | Listed in the Season 5 squad |
| Usman Najeeb | 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?
Faf du Plessis.
How many players are listed?
22 names are on the compiled list.