- The DP World ILT20 Season 4 Player Auction will be held in Dubai at 2pm GST on 1 October 2025. Franchises can spend between USD 1.5M and USD 2M to build their squads, with a minimum purse of USD 800,000 available on the day
- Squads to feature a minimum of 19 and no more than 21 players, including at least 11 from Full Member nations, four from UAE, one from Kuwait, one from Saudi Arabia and two from other ICC Associate Nations. Two further Wildcard signings are permitted outside the auction as well
- Franchises may use one Right-to-Match for a UAE Player that has been in their development squad or has played for them in DP World ILT20 Season 3.
- The auction will be streamed live on ZEE 5 and DP World ILT20’s YouTube channel
- The DP World International League T20 Season 4 will begin on Tuesday, 2 December – UAE National Day (Eid-Al-Etihad) with a blockbuster opening, the six-team, 34-match tournament will conclude with the final on Sunday, 4 January 2026
Dubai, 19 September 2025: The much-anticipated DP World ILT20 Season 4 Player Auction will be held in Dubai on Wednesday, 1 October 2025, at the Four Seasons Hotel, Jumeriah Beach. The auction will bring together all six franchises as they look to complete their squads for the upcoming season, following their retention picks that were announced in July. The event will be the DP World ILT20’s first Player Auction, a landmark moment in the league’s journey.
Auction rules
- Each franchise will have a purse of USD 800,000 to spend at the auction plus whatever spend remains unutilized from the USD 1.2M that was available for direct signings and retentions.
- At the end of the auction, each franchise must have spent a minimum of USD 1.5M and a maximum of USD 2M. They may also spend an additional USD 250,000 on as many as two Wildcard players outside the auction.
- All franchises must have a minimum of 19 players and a maximum of 21 players by the end of the auction (excluding Wildcards). Within this there must be a minimum of 11 players from ICC Full Member countries, four from UAE, one from Kuwait, one from Saudi Arabia and two from other ICC Associate Nations.
Player registration
- The minimum base price for all players is USD 10,000. Players may also have a base price of USD 40,000 or USD 80,000.
- The DP World ILT20 player registrations were completed between July and September.
- Basis franchises’ interest, the final list of available players will be circulated to them prior to the auction.
- If a player is injured, receives an international call up or does not receive an NOC, they may be replaced at any time until the end of the league phase of DP World ILT20 Season 4. Replacement players do not need to have been featured in the player auction.
Auction mechanics
- Players will be allocated sets on account of status (i.e. Full member/Associate Player/UAE Player/Kuwait Player/Saudi Arabia Player) and specialisation. DP World ILT20 may at its discretion determine to group players by whether they are capped or uncapped and may include a marquee set(s). Full member players will be drawn first.
- Within the sets, players will be drawn at random, and the auctioneer will read out the player’s name and his base price. The auctioneer will then invite bids until there are no further bids. Following the conclusion of all sets, if franchises still have room in their squad, they may request players who have not been signed to return to the auction (Accelerated Rounds).
- Once all franchises have spent their minimum total spend and have fulfilled their minimum quotas for each type of player and do not wish to sign any more players, the auction will be concluded.
UAE Player Right to Match
- Franchises can exercise one Right to Match option for a UAE Player that has been in their development squad or has played for them in DP World ILT20 Season 3.
- This can only be used once in the auction. Only UAE Players are eligible for the Right to Match option.
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