The inaugural edition of the European T20 Premier League 2026, featuring teams from Ireland, Scotland and the Netherlands, is set to get underway from August 26. The six-team tournament will run until September 20, and the teams competing in the league are Amsterdam Flames, Rotterdam Dockers, Belfast Wolves, Dublin Guardians, Edinburgh Castle Rockers and Glasgow Cosmic.
The tournament opener will have a blockbuster clash between Rotterdam Dockers and Amsterdam Flames at the Voorburg Cricket Club on Wednesday. Notably, the tournament is set to be lit up by the presence of big names such as Steve Smith, Tim David, Ajinkya Rahane, Glenn Maxwell, Ravichandran Ashwin, Harry Tector and Daryl Mitchell. Veteran Indian cricketer Ajinkya Rahane, who recently retired from international cricket, will lead Amsterdam, marking his first appearance in franchise cricket since his retirement.
The tournament will follow a double round-robin format, with the team topping the table after the league phase advancing straight to the final, while the second and third meet in the qualifier to compete for a place in the final.
Squads:-
Amsterdam Flames: Steve Smith, Tim David, Ajinkya Rahane, Michael Bracewell, Richard Gleeson, David Payne, Yuvraj Samra, Ali Hassan, Scott Edwards (c), Max O’Dowd, Bas de Leede, Curtis Campher, Tim Pringle, Aryan Dutt, Kyle Klein, Jordan Neill, David Rushmere
Belfast Wolves: Glenn Maxwell (c), Tim Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Devon Conway, David Miller, Mark Chapman, Paul Stirling, Harry Manenti, Mark Adair, Alexander Roy, Crishan Kalugamage, Gavin Hoey, Matthew Humphreys, Chris Jordan, Fred Klaassen, Saurabh Netravalkar, Zainullah Ihsan
Dublin Guardians: Ravichandran Ashwin (c), Harry Tector, James Vince, Muhammad Waseem, Benjamin Calitz, George Dockrell, Daryl Mitchell, Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Harmeet Singh, Vijay Shankar, Chris Greaves, Peter Hatzoglou, Matthew Hollard, Craig Young, Chris Wood, Josh Little, Noah Croes
Edinburgh Castle Rockers: Mitchell Santner (c), Ross Adair, Andries Gous, Charlie Tear, Gareth Delany, JJ Smuts, Laurie Evans, Brandon McMullen, Finlay McCreath, Tom Curran, Sean Solia, Mark Watt, Jack Jarvis, Trent Boult, Safyaan Sharif, Khuzaima Tanveer, AJ Tye
Glasgow Cosmic: George Munsey (c), Richie Berrington, Jason Roy, Jimmy Neesham, Liam Livingstone, Josh Philippe, Matthew Cross, Gerhard Erasmus, Michael Leask, Moises Henriques, Oliver Davidson, Keshav Maharaj, Ali Khan, Brad Currie, Duan Jansen, Lungi Ngidi, Paul van Meekeren, Chris McBride
Rotterdam Dockers: Faf du Plessis (c), Heinrich Klaasen, Anrich Nortje, Aneurin Donald, Ben McDermott, Shubham Ranjane, Ben Manenti, David Wiese, Roelof van der Merwe, Logan van Beek, Jai Moondra, Michael Levitt, Ryan Klein, Jasper Davidson, Saqib Zulfiqar, Vikramjit Singh