Six franchises feature in the Abu Dhabi T10 2026, the tenth edition of the world’s premier 10-over league, played from 7 to 20 November 2026 at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. Each team is led by a high-profile international and packed with power hitters and match-winning bowlers, with a strong West Indies presence across the board. This page lists all six teams with their lead player and complete squad, grouped by role.

Abu Dhabi T10 2026 Teams Overview

Team	Captain / Lead	Key Players
UAE Bulls	Kieron Pollard	Pollard, Narine, Shepherd, Amir
Royal Desert Champions	Nicholas Pooran	Pooran, King, Rutherford, Naseem Shah
Emirates Eagles	Rovman Powell	Powell, Hetmyer, Hales, Boult
Arabian Aces	Andre Russell	Russell, Moeen, Livingstone, Billings
Yas Lions	Jason Holder	Holder, Vince, Shanaka, McCoy
United Tigers	Odean Smith	Odean Smith, Fakhar, Omarzai, Afridi

Note: UAE Bulls are the defending champions, and the other five are new-look franchises for the 2026 revamp. Pollard, Pooran, Powell and Holder lead their sides, while Andre Russell and Odean Smith are the icon players for the Aces and Tigers, with captaincy confirmed by the franchises ahead of the season.

UAE Bulls

Captain / Lead: Kieron Pollard

Defending champions UAE Bulls are built around a powerful all-round core, with captain Kieron Pollard joined by fellow West Indians Sunil Narine and Romario Shepherd and Pakistan all-rounder Shadab Khan. Explosive keeper-batters Azam Khan and Andre Fletcher add firepower at the top, while left-arm quick Mohammad Amir leads a varied pace attack alongside Nuwan Thushara and Mohammad Wasim Jr. It is a squad with the balance and match-winners to defend the title.

Category	Players
Batters	Max Bryant
All-rounders	Kieron Pollard, Khushdil Shah, Shadab Khan, Romario Shepherd, Sunil Narine
Wicketkeepers	Aneurin Donald, Khawaja Nafay, Azam Khan, Andre Fletcher
Bowlers	Mohammad Amir, Muhammad Rohid Khan, Nuwan Thushara, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Brad Currie, Uddish Suri

Royal Desert Champions

Captain / Lead: Nicholas Pooran

Royal Desert Champions are captained by star keeper-batter Nicholas Pooran and stacked with Caribbean talent, including big-hitting batter Brandon King and all-rounders Sherfane Rutherford and Keemo Paul. England’s Philip Salt gives them another destructive opening option, while the bowling leans on Pakistan pacer Naseem Shah and Sri Lankan spinner Maheesh Theekshana. With depth in both batting and bowling, they look one of the stronger 2026 line-ups.

Category	Players
Batters	Muhammad Waseem, Brandon King
All-rounders	Sherfane Rutherford, Ali Naseer, Gulbadin Naib, Janith Liyanage, Dhruv Parashar, Aayan Afzal Khan, Keemo Paul, Tajinder Dhillon
Wicketkeepers	Nicholas Pooran, Philip Salt
Bowlers	Naseem Shah, Maheesh Theekshana, Dushmantha Chameera, Luke Wood, Chris Jordan, Raizal Nadir

Emirates Eagles

Captain / Lead: Rovman Powell

Emirates Eagles are led by West Indies captain Rovman Powell and pack a fearsome top order, with Shimron Hetmyer and England opener Alex Hales adding serious hitting power. All-rounder David Wiese brings experience to the middle, and the bowling is headlined by New Zealand’s Trent Boult and Afghanistan wrist-spinner Noor Ahmad. It is a squad built for the kind of high scoring that defines T10 cricket.

Category	Players
Batters	Rovman Powell, Shimron Hetmyer, Alex Hales, Hasan Nawaz
All-rounders	David Wiese, Haider Razzaq, Rehan Ahmed, Chris Green, Harshit Kaushik
Wicketkeepers	Srikar Bharat, Toby Albert, Kusal Perera
Bowlers	Trent Boult, Luqman Faisal, Noor Ahmad, Akif Javed, Ali Raza, Hilal Afghan

Arabian Aces

Captain / Lead: Andre Russell

Arabian Aces are headlined by West Indies superstar Andre Russell and boast one of the most star-studded all-round units in the league, with England duo Moeen Ali and Liam Livingstone and South Africa’s Dwaine Pretorius. Keeper-batters Sam Billings and Tom Kohler-Cadmore strengthen the batting, while the attack features quick Alzarri Joseph and veteran leg-spinner Imran Tahir. The Aces have the depth to trouble any side.

Category	Players
Batters	Ibrahim Masood
All-rounders	Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Alishan Sharafu, Paul Walter, Quentin Sampson, Andre Russell, Dwaine Pretorius, Dunith Wellalage
Wicketkeepers	Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Sam Billings, Vriitya Aravind
Bowlers	Muhammad Arfan, Richard Gleeson, Alzarri Joseph, Imran Tahir, Salman Irshad, Amshi de Silva

Yas Lions

Captain / Lead: Jason Holder

Yas Lions are built around West Indies all-rounder Jason Holder, supported by England batter James Vince and Sri Lanka’s Dasun Shanaka in a balanced all-round group. England’s David Willey and Afghanistan’s Karim Janat add seam and depth, while the bowling is led by left-arm quick Obed McCoy and spinner Akeal Hosein. Keeper-batter Andries Gous gives the top order momentum.

Category	Players
Batters	Ansh Tandon, James Vince, Kamil Pooran
All-rounders	Dasun Shanaka, Jason Holder, David Willey, Karim Janat, Sanjay Krishnamurthi
Wicketkeepers	Andries Gous, Tom Moores, Masood Gurbaz
Bowlers	Ajay Kumar, Eshan Malinga, Khuzaima Tanveer, Obed McCoy, Haider Ali, Aryan Dutt, Akeal Hosein

United Tigers

Captain / Lead: Odean Smith

United Tigers are driven by hard-hitting West Indies all-rounder Odean Smith and a strong subcontinental spine, with Pakistan opener Fakhar Zaman and all-rounders Iftikhar Ahmed, Faheem Ashraf and Afghanistan’s Azmatullah Omarzai. Keeper-batter Nurul Hasan anchors the middle order, and the attack mixes pace from Abbas Afridi and Paul van Meekeren with spin from Sufyan Moqim. It is a squad full of power hitting and all-round depth.

Category	Players
Batters	Fakhar Zaman, Habibur Rahman Sohan
All-rounders	Iftikhar Ahmed, Mahedi Hasan, Shamim Hossain, Noorullah Ayobi, Faheem Ashraf, Azmatullah Omarzai, Odean Smith
Wicketkeepers	Nurul Hasan, Noor ul Rahman
Bowlers	Zeeshan Naseer, Awais Ali, Sufyan Moqim, Abbas Afridi, Adhitya Shetty, Paul van Meekeren, Yasin Patel