The European T20 Premier League 2026 runs from 26 August to 20 September, with six city franchises playing a double round-robin (30 league matches) before a Qualifier and Final. Below you will find every confirmed squad, team-by-team, plus captain and differential picks for Fantasy XI, Draft and Predictor on CricketDream.
ETPL 2026: Format, Dates & Teams
ETPL is a standard 20-over T20 tournament hosted across the Netherlands (Voorburg) and Ireland (Malahide). CricketDream scores it using the same T20 fantasy points system as IPL and The Hundred, runs, wickets, catches, strike-rate and economy bonuses, plus a Man of the Match bonus.
- 26 Aug – 20 Sep 2026 · 30 league matches + Qualifier + Final
- 6 teams: Amsterdam Flames, Belfast Wolves, Dublin Guardians, Edinburgh Castle Rockers, Glasgow Cosmic, Rotterdam Dockers
- Venues: Sportpark Duivesteijn, Voorburg (matches 1–15) · The Village, Malahide (matches 16–30 and playoffs)
- Star signings include Faf du Plessis, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Steve Smith, Ravichandran Ashwin, Liam Livingstone and Jason Roy
Top Captain Picks for ETPL 2026
- Ajinkya Rahane (Amsterdam Flames), experienced top-order anchor after replacing Mitchell Marsh
- Glenn Maxwell (Belfast Wolves), 360° batter who bowls handy off-spin
- Faf du Plessis (Rotterdam Dockers), anchor at the top with experience in franchise T20
- Liam Livingstone (Glasgow Cosmic), power hitter and part-time leg-spin
- Mitchell Santner (Edinburgh Castle Rockers), franchise captain and control bowler
Differential Picks After the Squad Refresh
- Jason Roy (Glasgow Cosmic), proven powerplay destroyer; low ownership early since he replaced Finn Allen
- Jimmy Neesham (Glasgow Cosmic), finisher with the bat and handy medium pace in place of Kamindu Mendis
- Oliver Jones (Edinburgh Castle Rockers), Scotland replacement for Charlie Tear; local differential most drafters will miss
- Rushil Ugarkar (Edinburgh Castle Rockers), USA pace bowler added to the ECR attack ahead of the opener
- Liam Naylor (Glasgow Cosmic), Scotland batter who replaced Christopher McBride as a late squad addition
- Andrew Tye (Dublin Guardians), death-overs yorker specialist now listed with Dublin, not Edinburgh
All 6 ETPL Squads (Verified — 25 Aug 2026)
Rotterdam Dockers (17 players)
Faf du Plessis (c), Aneurin Donald, Michael Levitt, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Ben McDermott, Shubham Ranjane, Ben Manenti, Logan van Beek, Roelof van der Merwe, Jai Moondra, Ryan Klein, Jasper Davidson, Saqib Zulfiqar, Vikramjit Singh, David Wiese, Anrich Nortje, Devon Conway.
Amsterdam Flames (17 players)
Max O'Dowd, Steve Smith, Tim David, Scott Edwards (wk & c), Bas de Leede, Curtis Campher, Michael Bracewell, Kyle Klein, Tim Pringle, Richard Gleeson, Ali Hasan, Aryan Dutt, Jordan Neill, David Rushmere, Yuvraj Samra, Ajinkya Rahane, David Payne.
Belfast Wolves (17 players)
Paul Stirling, Tim Tector, Mark Chapman, Lorcan Tucker (wk), David Miller, Glenn Maxwell (c), Chris Jordan, Mark Adair, Matthew Humphreys, Fred Klaassen, Saurabh Netravalkar, Zainullah Ihsan, Alex Roy, Gavin Hoey, Crishan Kalugamage, Harry Manenti, Vijay Shankar.
Dublin Guardians (17 players)
Muhammad Waseem, James Vince, Harry Tector, Daryl Mitchell, Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Benjamin Calitz (wk), George Dockrell, Ravichandran Ashwin (c), Craig Young, Josh Little, Chris Wood, Matt Hollard, Noah Croes (wk), Chris Greaves, Peter Hatzoglou, Harmeet Singh, Andrew Tye.
Edinburgh Castle Rockers (16 players)
Ross Adair, Brandon McMullen, Andries Gous (wk), JJ Smuts, Laurie Evans, Gareth Delany, Mitchell Santner (c), Tom Curran, Mark Watt, Jack Jarvis, Trent Boult, Oliver Jones, Safyaan Sharif, Finlay McCreath, Rushil Ugarkar, Sean Solia.
Glasgow Cosmic (15 players)
Jason Roy, George Munsey, Matthew Cross (wk), Liam Livingstone, Richie Berrington, Moises Henriques, Michael Leask, Keshav Maharaj, Paul van Meekeren, Brad Currie, Lungi Ngidi, Oliver Davidson, Liam Naylor, Ali Khan, Jimmy Neesham.
Squad update (25 August 2026): Edinburgh Castle Rockers have confirmed Oliver Jones (Rep) for Charlie Tear and added USA pacer Rushil Ugarkar. Glasgow Cosmic have added Liam Naylor (Rep) for Christopher McBride, Roy and Neesham remain from the 20 August refresh. See the full breakdown in our Edinburgh & Glasgow squad update post.
ETPL 2026 Trivia
- ETPL is the first-ever franchise T20 competition to bring Cricket Ireland, Cricket Scotland and the Royal Dutch Cricket Association together under one league, with investors including Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan and Rotterdam Dockers co-owned by John Abraham.
- Squads were built through a snake draft (not an IPL-style auction) on 2 July 2026, 36 local players went through six rounds, and salaries are fixed by draft round ($55,000 for Round 1 down to $30,000 for Round 6) rather than bid up.
- Every playing XI must field 7 Ireland/Scotland/Netherlands-affiliated players alongside 4 international marquee stars, local talent is guaranteed a majority of every XI, unlike most franchise T20 leagues.
- Paul Stirling, one of Ireland's most capped T20 batters, fell to Round 4 of the draft, the single biggest under-the-radar value pick of the whole event.
- The tournament splits its single season across two countries: the first 15 matches at Sportpark Duivesteijn, Voorburg, then matches 16–30 plus the playoffs move to The Village, Malahide.
- Glasgow Cosmic's Jason Roy is a 36-year-old former England white-ball regular who hasn't played for his country since 2023, ETPL is his highest-profile franchise assignment of the past two seasons.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who replaced Finn Allen and Kamindu Mendis at Glasgow Cosmic?
Jason Roy (England) replaced Finn Allen, and Jimmy Neesham (New Zealand) replaced Kamindu Mendis. Both changes are confirmed and live on CricketDream, Allen and Mendis are no longer selectable for Glasgow Cosmic in Fantasy XI, Draft or Predictor.
Who replaced Charlie Tear at Edinburgh Castle Rockers?
Oliver Jones (Scotland) has replaced Charlie Tear as a replacement player in the Edinburgh Castle Rockers squad. Tear is no longer listed on the official ETPL squad sheet and is not selectable on CricketDream.
Who is Rushil Ugarkar and which ETPL team does he play for?
Rushil Ugarkar is a USA pace bowler confirmed in the Edinburgh Castle Rockers squad for ETPL 2026. He adds overseas bowling depth alongside Trent Boult, Tom Curran and Mitchell Santner.
Who replaced Christopher McBride at Glasgow Cosmic?
Liam Naylor (Scotland) has joined Glasgow Cosmic as a replacement for Christopher McBride. McBride, Gerhard Erasmus and Duan Jansen are no longer on the confirmed GC squad list.
Has any other ETPL squad changed since the draft?
Yes. Amsterdam Flames swapped Mitch Marsh for Ajinkya Rahane and Dipendra Singh Airee for David Rushmere. Rotterdam Dockers added Aneurin Donald, Ben McDermott and Devon Conway. Vijay Shankar moved to Belfast Wolves and Andrew Tye is listed with Dublin Guardians. See our 25 August squad update for the full list.
Is ETPL fantasy free to play on CricketDream?
Yes, Fantasy XI, Draft, Multi-Draft and Predictor are all free for every ETPL match, with no entry fee and no prize pool. Scoring uses the same T20 fantasy points system as IPL and The Hundred.
When does ETPL 2026 start and how long does it run?
The tournament opens on 26 August 2026 with Rotterdam Dockers hosting Amsterdam Flames, and runs through the Qualifier and Final on 20 September 2026, 30 league matches across a double round-robin plus playoffs.
How is ETPL different from an IPL-style auction league?
ETPL fills its local-player core through a snake draft with salaries fixed by draft round, rather than teams bidding against each other. International marquee stars are then signed separately by each franchise, outside the draft.
Ready to build your ETPL 2026 squad? Head to the ETPL hub for the full points table, fixtures and every team's confirmed roster.
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