Archive · 7 Oct 2026
25 Afghan Cricketers Set for DP World ILT20 Season 5
Twenty-five Afghan cricketers are expected to play in Season 5 of the DP World ILT20.
They will be spread across the league’s six teams.
The Afghanistan Cricket Board and Emirates Cricket Board agreed on an arrangement to support their participation.
Each team must have at least four Afghan players in its squad.
At least two Afghan players must play in every match’s starting team.
This gives Afghan cricketers regular chances to compete.
The league can also help emerging players gain experience alongside leading T20 players.
Fast bowler Fazalhaq Farooqi and batter Rahmanullah Gurbaz were among the leading signings.
Twenty-five Afghan players are set to feature across the six franchises in DP World ILT20 Season 5.
The participation follows a strategic alliance between the Afghanistan Cricket Board and Emirates Cricket Board.
Each franchise must include at least four Afghan players in its squad.
Season 5 playing conditions require at least two Afghan players in every playing XI.
Fazalhaq Farooqi and Rahmanullah Gurbaz were among the leading Afghan signings at the Season 5 auction.
- Who
- Twenty-five Afghan cricketers, including Fazalhaq Farooqi and Rahmanullah Gurbaz.
- What
- They are set to feature in DP World ILT20 Season 5, with minimum participation requirements for each franchise and playing XI.
- When
- Season 5; the report is dated October 7, with no year specified.
- Where
- Across the six franchises of the UAE-based DP World ILT20.
- Why
- The participation follows an arrangement under a strategic alliance between the Afghanistan Cricket Board and Emirates Cricket Board, intended to secure opportunities for Afghan players.
- Afghan players expected
- 25
- Franchises
- Six
- Minimum Afghan players per squad
- Four
- Minimum Afghan players per playing XI
- Two
- Competition
- DP World ILT20 Season 5
- Participating boards
- Afghanistan Cricket Board and Emirates Cricket Board