Abu Dhabi T10 2026: Schedule, Squads, And Everything You Need to Know About The Biggest 10-Over Franchise Cricket Tournament In The World

The Abu Dhabi T10 2026 League will be underway in a few days. Today, we will look at the schedule, all six teams participating in the tournament, and everything you need to know about one of the biggest franchise cricket competitions in the world.

Having started in 2017 as part of the franchise cricket boom that was happening all over the world, Abu Dhabi T10 was established to answer a very particular question: does cricket get more exciting the fewer overs a match has?

As the name suggests, unlike T20, which is the standard format for franchise cricket, this league sees each team bat for just 10 overs in a match. This makes each inning more thrilling, with each ball having more significance. At least that is the idea.

Abu Dhabi T10 has not been an out-and-out success so far. While the league has run each year since its conception in 2017, there have been over 30 teams that either currently play in this tournament or have played in it at some point.

Historically, Abu Dhabi T10 has featured teams from around the world. From New York to Kerala, Bengal, UP, and Sri Lanka. However, the 2026 season has seen a complete revamp of the league, with all six teams this season, all of which are playing in the league for the first time, representing the tournament’s home country of the UAE.

With it being their first season, there is not much to say about the six teams playing in Abu Dhabi T10. So, rather than looking at their history, which is nonexistent, we will take a peek at their squads. Here are all six Abu Dhabi T10 2026 squads.

Abu Dhabi T10 2026 All Squads

UAE Bulls

Kieron Pollard (C), Max Bryant, Andre Fletcher (wk), Aneurin Donald (wk), Khawaja Nafay (wk), Azam Khan (wk), Romario Shepherd, Sunil Narine, Khushdil Shah, Shadab Khan, Uddish Suri, Mohammad Amir, Nuwan Thushara, Brad Currie, Mohammad Wasim Jr., Muhammad Rohid Khan

Royal Desser Champions

Nicholas Pooran (C) (wk), Phil Salt (wk), Muhammad Waseem, Brandon King, Sherfane Rutherford, Gulbadin Naib, Dhruv Parashar, Janith Liyanage, Ali Naseer, Keemo Paul, Aayan Afzal Khan, Tajinder Dhillon, MAheesh Theekshana, Nasseem Shah, Chris Jordan, Dushmantha Chameera, Luke Wood, Raizal Nadir

Emirates Eagles

Rovman Powell (C), Shimron Hetmyer, Alex Hales, Hasan Nawaz, KS Bharat (wk), Kusal Perera (wk), Toby Albert (wk), David Wiese, Rehan Ahmed, Chris Green, Harshit Kaushik, Haider Razzaq, Hilal Afghan, Noor Ahmad, Trent Boult, Ali Raza, Akif Javed, Luqman Faisal

Arabian Aces

Moeen Ali (C), Ibrahim Masood, Tom Kohler-Cadmore (wk), Sam Billing (wk), Vritya Aravind (wk),  Liam Livingstone, Paul Walter, Quentin Sampson, Alishan Sharafu, Andre Russel, Dwaine Pretorius, Dunith Wellalage, Imran Tahir, Alzarri Joseph, Salman Irshad, Richard Gleeson, Muhammad Arfan, Amshi de Silva

Yas Lions

Jason Holder (C), James Vince, Kamil Pooran, Ansh Tandon, Andreis Gous (wk), Tom Moores (wk), Masood Gurbaz (wk), Dasun Shanaka, Dawid Willey, Karim Janat, Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Akeal Hossein, Aryan Dutt, Haider Ali, Eshan Malinga, Obed McCoy, Ajay Kumar, Khuzaima Tanveer

United Tigers

Fakhar Zaman (C), Habibur Rahman Sohan, Nurul Hasan (wk), Noor ul Rahman (wk), Mehedi Hasan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Noorullah Ayobi, Shamim Hossain, Azmatullah Omarzai, Odeon Smith, Faheem Ashraf, Yasin Patel, Adithya Shetty, Sufyan Moqim, Abbas Afridi, Paul Meekeren, Zeeshan Naseer, Awais Ali

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As we can see, some of the biggest names in limited-overs cricket play in this league, giving it a lot of credibility, which plays a massive role in the popularity of a franchise cricket league.

As stated before, all the teams playing in the Abu Dhabi T10 2026 are participating in this competition for the first time, with one exception. The UAE Bulls (formerly the Delhi Bulls) are the defending champions of the Abu Dhabi T10. This team has been a part of this league under different names since 2019. Having made it to the final on a couple of occasions in their time in this tournament, they finally lifted the trophy in the 2025 edition.

Having looked at all the teams, we will now reveal the Abu Dhabi T10 2026 schedule.

Abu Dhabi T10 2026 Schedule

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