Abu Dhabi T20 Trophy Team Squads

The first ever T20 league in UAE will be played in October 2018 and the competition will be called the Abu Dhabi T20 Trophy. This will consist of six teams from six different countries including Australia, Pakistan, South Africa, Afghanistan, England and New Zealand.

Auckland Aces Squad: Craig Cachopa (c), Finn Allen, Michael Barry, Jamie Brown, Graeme Beghin, Danru Ferns, Michael Guptill-Bunce, Ben Horne, Ben Lister, Matt McEwan, Robbie O’Donnell, Sean Solia, Will Somerville

Boost Defenders Squad: Colin Ingram (c), Paul Stirling, Kyle Abott, Ramith Rambukwella, Cameron Delport, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Ben Cox, Ronsford Beaton, Younis Ahmadzai, Noor Ul Haq, Munir Kakkar, Jeevan Mendis, Nijat Masood, Yamin Ahmadzai, Rokhan Barikzai, Abdullah Mazari

Hobart Hurricanes Squad: Johan Botha, Ben Duckett, Nathan Ellis, Jordan Clark, Caleb Jewell, Lawrence Neil-Smith, Keegan Oates, Jerome Taylor, Charlie Wakim, Jack White, Sean Willis, Mac Wright

Lahore Qalandars Squad: Sohail Akhtar (c), Mohammad Faizan, Imran Nazir, Abdul Razzaq, Ashan Mirza, Shahzad Ali, Muhammad Zulfiqar Babar, Muhammad Bilal, Raja Farzan khan Faizi, Salman Irshad, Maaz Khan, Haris Rauf, Ali Majod Shah, Philip Salt, Mitchell Mcclenaghan, Nuwan Kulasekara

Yorkshire Vikings Squad: Steven Patterson (c), Gary Ballance, Tim Bresnan, Harry Brook, Karl Carver, Ben Coad, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Jack Leaning, Adam Lyth, Josh Poysden, Josh Shaw, Jonathan Tattersall, Jordan Thompson, Matthew Waite

Titans Squad: Albie Morkel (captain), Andrea Agathagelou, Farhaan Behardien, Henry Davids, Theunis de Bruyn, Heino Kuhn, Tony de Zorzi, Eldred Hawken, Gregory Mahlokwana, Rivaldo Moonsamy, Tshepo Moreki, Chris Morris, Alfred Mothoa and Shaun von Berg

The plan is to host this competition for at least the next three seasons with teams from around the world to be invited by Abu Dhabi. The Sheikh Zayed Stadium will be expected to get in about 20,000 fans for those games which will be played over just three days, at least in the first season.