2026 · United States
MLC 2026 squads and captains
The MLC 2026 squad directory contains 117 season-scoped names across all six teams. Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle use completed official directories; MI New York, Texas and Washington preserve documented replacement or availability timelines without implying that every listed player was active at the same time.
Six team records, 117 MLC names
What is included in the MLC 2026 squad directory?
Each card follows a completed official team directory or a documented season registration timeline. The roster total is therefore a source-scoped season count, not a claim that 117 players were simultaneously available on one date.
The directory keeps captaincy, squad registration and match appearance as separate facts. Replacement and availability transitions remain visible only where the club published the underlying change.
Los Angeles Knight Riders
19 playersCaptain: Jason Holder
The completed 19-player championship directory. Registered players who made no match appearance remain part of the squad record.
- Jason HolderAll-Rounder
- Rovman PowellBatter
- Sunil NarineAll-Rounder
- Jahmar HamiltonWK-Batter
- Fabian AllenAll-Rounder
- Andre RussellAll-Rounder
- Shadley van SchalkwykAll-Rounder
- Andre FletcherWK-Batter
- Colin MunroBatter
- Alex HalesWK-Batter
- Matthew TrompAll-Rounder
- Ali KhanBowler
- Unmukt ChandBatter
- Lloyd PopeBowler
- Carmi le RouxBowler
- Karthik GattepalliAll-Rounder
- Kristopher RamsaranBowler
- Nitish KumarBatter
- Saif BadarBatter
MI New York
20 playersCaptain: Nicholas Pooran
A 20-name campaign timeline. Shakib Al Hasan temporarily replaced Allah Ghazanfar during Afghanistan duty, so both official directory names are retained without implying simultaneous availability.
- Trent BoultBowler
- Nicholas PooranWK-Batter
- Ryan RickeltonWK-Batter
- Corbin BoschAll-Rounder
- Allah GhazanfarBowler
- Romario ShepherdAll-Rounder
- Tajinder SinghAll-Rounder
- Quinton de KockWK-Batter
- Kieron PollardAll-Rounder
- Rushil UgarkarBowler
- Shakib Al HasanAll-Rounder
- Tristan LuusBowler
- Nosthush KenjigeBowler
- Sunny PatelAll-Rounder
- Corey AndersonAll-Rounder
- Ehsan AdilBowler
- Agni ChopraBatter
- Monank PatelWK-Batter
- Faisal Khan AhmadzaiAll-Rounder
- Kunwarjeet SinghAll-Rounder
San Francisco Unicorns
20 playersCaptain: Matt Short
The current 20-player MLC directory only. Five later Global Super League touring additions are excluded from this MLC page.
- Ravichandran AshwinAll-Rounder
- Haris RaufBowler
- Matt ShortAll-Rounder
- Connor EsterhuizenBatter
- Finn AllenBatter
- Xavier BartlettBowler
- Lhuan-dre PretoriusWK-Batter
- Hassan KhanAll-Rounder
- Hammad AzamAll-Rounder
- Peter SiddleBowler
- Sanjay KrishnamurthiAll-Rounder
- Aaron HardieAll-Rounder
- Brody CouchBowler
- Juanoy DrysdaleAll-Rounder
- Saideep GaneshWK-Batter
- Akarshit GomelBatter
- Anirudh ImmanuelAll-Rounder
- Stephen WiigBowler
- Ollie PeakeBatter
- Ghulam MudassarBowler
Seattle Orcas
19 playersCaptain: Marcus Stoinis
The completed 19-player club directory. Earlier announced Jason Behrendorff and Raymon Reifer are not carried into the final directory without current roster support.
- Tim SeifertWK-Batter
- Matthew BreetzkeBatter
- Marcus StoinisAll-Rounder
- Shimron HetmyerBatter
- Dasun ShanakaAll-Rounder
- Tim RobinsonBatter
- Shayan JahangirWK-Batter
- Ottniel BaartmanBowler
- Lutho SipamlaBowler
- Shehan JayasuriyaAll-Rounder
- Sharad LumbaBatter
- Harmeet SinghAll-Rounder
- Cameron GannonBowler
- Sujit NayakAll-Rounder
- Ali SheikhAll-Rounder
- Ayan DesaiBowler
- Rahul JariwalaWK-Batter
- Jasdeep SinghBowler
- Tanveer SanghaBowler
Texas Super Kings
19 playersCaptain: Faf du Plessis
A 19-name season timeline: the original 18-player group plus Dian Forrester, who replaced injured Nandre Burger after Burger had already appeared.
- Faf du PlessisBatter
- Dian ForresterAll-Rounder
- Akeal HoseinBowler
- Keshav MaharajBowler
- Donovan FerreiraAll-Rounder
- Adam MilneBowler
- Nandre BurgerBowler
- Milind KumarAll-Rounder
- Amshi de SilvaAll-Rounder
- Wiaan MulderAll-Rounder
- Rilee RossouwBatter
- Hardus ViljoenBowler
- Shubham RanjaneAll-Rounder
- Smit PatelAll-Rounder
- Saiteja MukkamallaBatter
- Mohammad MohsinAll-Rounder
- Joshua TrompAll-Rounder
- Calvin SavageAll-Rounder
- Abhimanyu LambaBowler
Washington Freedom
20 playersCaptain: Steve Smith
A 20-name season timeline with ten domestic and ten overseas registrations. Mark Chapman covered the first half before Rachin Ravindra joined as the planned replacement.
- Steve SmithBatter
- Glenn MaxwellAll-Rounder
- Rachin RavindraAll-Rounder
- Marco JansenAll-Rounder
- Mitchell OwenAll-Rounder
- Lockie FergusonBowler
- Ben DwarshuisBowler
- Saurabh NetravalkarBowler
- Nikhil ChaudharyAll-Rounder
- Andries GousWK-Batter
- Asif MehmoodBowler
- Mark ChapmanBatter
- Ian HollandAll-Rounder
- Jack EdwardsAll-Rounder
- Mukhtar AhmedBatter
- Abhishek ParadkarBowler
- Amila AponsoBowler
- Yasir MohammadBowler
- Obus PienaarAll-Rounder
- Lahiru MilanthaWK-Batter
Completed-season leadership
Who captained each MLC team in 2026?
Jason Holder captained champions Los Angeles Knight Riders and Steve Smith led runners-up Washington Freedom. Matt Short captained league-stage leaders San Francisco Unicorns, with Nicholas Pooran, Marcus Stoinis and Faf du Plessis leading MI New York, Seattle Orcas and Texas Super Kings respectively.
The captain labels belong to the completed 2026 MLC season. They are not carried forward as unannounced 2027 appointments.
| Team | MLC 2026 captain | Roster names |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Knight Riders | Jason Holder | 19 |
| MI New York | Nicholas Pooran | 20 |
| San Francisco Unicorns | Matt Short | 20 |
| Seattle Orcas | Marcus Stoinis | 19 |
| Texas Super Kings | Faf du Plessis | 19 |
| Washington Freedom | Steve Smith | 20 |
Three roster transitions
Why do MI New York, Texas and Washington use timeline records?
MI New York's final directory includes both Allah Ghazanfar and temporary replacement Shakib Al Hasan. Texas retains Nandre Burger because he played before Dian Forrester replaced him for the remainder of the tournament.
Washington announced Mark Chapman for the first half while Rachin Ravindra completed international duty, with Ravindra then replacing Chapman. Preserving both names records the full season accurately without turning a handoff into two simultaneous ordinary squad places.
MLC and GSL remain separate
Why are five San Francisco touring players absent here?
San Francisco's broader team page also documents a later Global Super League tour. Tim Robinson, Fabian Allen, Callum Stow, Karima Gore and Gideon Peters belong to that separate GSL touring layer and are not in the club's current 20-player MLC directory.
This league page therefore lists only the 20 MLC names. GSL selections, results and statistics do not become Major League Cricket squad places or appearances merely because the same franchise played both competitions in 2026.
Registration is not an appearance
Does every MLC 2026 squad name count as a match appearance?
No. A player can remain in an official squad directory without entering a match, while an injured or replaced player can still have valid earlier appearances. Squad membership alone does not establish games, runs or wickets.
Performance totals on the statistics page come from completed scorecards. This roster page records who belonged to each sourced 2026 squad or registration timeline and labels the exceptions that materially change how the list should be read.
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Sources and update date
Prepared by StumpScope Cricket Desk. Season information updated 17 August 2026.