The ILT20 2026 Player Auction will be held in Dubai on October 1, 2026.
The player auction for ILT20 Season 5 will take place on October 1 at the ICC Academy's indoor facility in Dubai.
More than 800 players from 20 countries have registered for the auction, and the organizers are currently in the process of shortlisting them to prepare a list of approximately 200 players.
Each franchise will have a purse of USD 1,300,000, in addition to any remaining funds from the USD 700,000 allocated for direct signings and retentions.
By the end of the auction, each franchise must spend a minimum of USD 1.5 million and a maximum of USD 2 million (this excludes the wildcard player who can be added after the auction).
Player registration
The minimum base price for all players is 10,000 USD. A player's base price can also be 40,000 USD or 80,000 USD.
Player registration was completed between July and September (12).
