Global Cricket League 2026 Teams | Full Squad List, Format & Match Schedule
The Global Cricket League 2026 is set to begin on January 16, featuring international stars and emerging local talent in a competitive T20 format tournament hosted in the United States.
Here is the complete overview of all six teams, tournament format, and key players participating in the league.
Which Teams Are Playing in Global Cricket League 2026?
The US-based T20 tournament features six competitive franchises:
Chicago Windchasers
Las Vegas Aces
Washington DC Eagles
Miami Waves
Houston Riders
New York Freedom
The league includes several well-known international cricketers such as Ravi Bopara, Saeed Ajmal, Jermaine Blackwood, Thisara Perera, S Sreesanth, Shoaib Malik, Martin Guptill, Shaun Marsh, Kamran Akmal, and Mohammad Asif.
Global Cricket League 2026 Format Explained
The tournament runs from January 16 to January 25, featuring 18 matches, including semifinals and the final.
Each team plays once against every other team in the league stage
Top 4 teams qualify for the semifinals
Winners advance to the final match
All matches will be played at Central Broward Regional Park Stadium, Texas, USA.
Chicago Windchasers – Full Squad
Ravi Bopara, Saeed Ajmal, Mohammad Irfan, Angelo Perera, Jack Taylor, Adam Rossington, Oshane Thomas, Jermaine Blackwood, Chandrapaul Hemraj, Keon Joseph, Rammal Lewis, Chirag Gandhi, Suliman Arabzai, Shubhodh Bhatti, Khalid Shah, Romaine Romario Morris.
Las Vegas Aces – Full Squad
Thisara Perera, S Sreesanth, Shehan Jayasuriya, Denesh Ramdin, William Perkins, Abhishek Paradkar, Malinda Pushpakumara, Zia Shahzad, Ryan Scott, Anureet Singh, Rishi Dhawan, Saideep Ganesh, Abdullah Adil, Faiz Fazal, Amir Hamza Hotak, Adam Khan, Mark Deyal, Manan Sharma.
Washington DC Eagles – Full Squad
Shoaib Malik, Rohan Mustafa, Raymond Reifer, Nisar Ahmed, Mukhtar Ahmed, Saif Badar, Ghulam Mudassar, Sunny Patel, Ahad Malik, Ahmed Butt, Sohail Tanvir, Rasesh Behera, Umair Goraya, Kashyap Prajapati, Abdullah Hamdani, Maroof Merchant, Jalal Khan, Syed Rafi, Anoop Ravi, Rithvik Behera.
Miami Waves – Full Squad
Martin Guptill, Jesse Ryder, Shaun Marsh, Sohail Tanvir, Sharjeel Khan, Munir Kakar, Mehran Khan, Mohammad Imran, Unmukt Chand, Trevon Griffith, Zahir Khan, Yousuf Zazai, Mohammad Shuja Naqvi, Bahawal Sher, Mohammad Farazuddin, Isa Bin Omar.
Houston Riders – Full Squad
Kamran Akmal, Manpreet Gony, Kesrick Williams, Yasir Shah, Christopher Ramsaran, Khalid Usman, William Bosisto, Waqas Maqsood, Hassan Mohsin, Shubham Ranjane, Matiullah Khan, Mohammad Ahmed Kamal, Mudassir Dar, Tanmay Suri, Zawar Farid, Ramiz Raja Jr, Awais Zia, Bilal Saeed, Mohammad Riaz, Hanan Manzoor.
New York Freedom – Full Squad
Hammad Azam, Fahad Nawaz, Joshua Persaud, Mohammad Asif, Nisar Wadat, Afaq Bashir, Ali Sheikh, Farhan Ali, Qadir Ahmed, Mujahid Amin, Sadaf Hussain, Yasir Mohammad, Husnain Bukhari, Usman Ayaz, Ayush Pokharel, Mazhar Khurram, Najam Nasir, Mohammad Huzaifa.
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