The first edition of the Global Cricket League is scheduled to start on Friday, January 23, at the Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground, Lauderhill, in Florida. A total of six city-based teams are going to participate in the competition this year.
The tournament will conclude on February 1. Each team will face the other five teams once in the league. The top four teams will qualify for the semi-finals, and both matches will be played on January 30. A total of 18 games will be played in the tournament this year.
List of Teams Participating In Global Cricket League 2026
The tournament will see a host of established international stars in action, with the likes of Ravi Bopara, Saeed Ajmal, Jermaine Blackwood, Thisara Perera, S Sreesanth, Shoaib Malik, Martin Guptill, Shaun Marsh, Kamran Akmal, and Mohammad Asif set to take part.
| Name | Key Players |
|---|---|
| Chicago Windchasers | Ravi Bopara, Saeed Ajmal, and Mohammad Irfan |
| Las Vegas Aces | Thisara Perera, S. Sreesanth, Shehan Jayasuriya, and Denesh Ramdin |
| Washington DC Eagles | Shoaib Malik, Rohan Mustafa, and Raymon Riefer |
| Miami Waves | Martin Guptill, Jesse Ryder, Shaun Marsh, and Sohail Tanveer |
| Houston Riders | Kamran Akmal, Manpreet Gony, Kesrick Williams, and Yasir Shah |
| New York Liberty | Hamad Azam, Fahad Nawaz, Joshua Persaud, and Mohammad Asif |
Team-by-Team Breakdown
Here is the team-by-team breakdown of the Global Cricket League 2026 teams:
New York Liberty
Hamad Azam, Fahad Nawaz, Joshua Persaud, Mohammad Asif, Nisar Wahdat, Affan Bashir, Ali Sheikh, Farhan Ali, Qadeer Ahmed, Mujahid Amin, Sadaf Hussain, Yasir Mohammad, Husnain Bukhari, Usman Ayaz, Ayush Pokharel, Maaz Khurram, Najam Naseer, Muhammad Huzaifa
Houston Riders
Kamran Akmal, Manpreet Gony, Kesrick Williams, Yasir Shah, Kristopher Ramsaran, Khalid Usman, William Bosisto, Waqas Maqsood, Hasan Mohsin, Shubham Ranjane, Matiullah Khan, Muhammad Ahmed Kamal, Mudassir Dar, Tanish Suri, Zawar Farid, Ramiz Raja Jr, Awais Zia, Bilal Sayeedi, Muhammad Riaz, Hanan Manzoor
Miami Waves
Martin Guptill, Jesse Ryder, Shaun Marsh, Sohail Tanveer, Sharjeel Khan, Munir Kakar, Mehran Khan, Muhammad Imran, Unmukt Chand, Trevon Griffith, Hezbullah Dorani, Yosud Zazi, Muhammad Shuja Naqvi, CH M Bahawal Sher, Mohammed Faraazuddin, Eesa Bin Omar
Washington DC Eagles
Shoaib Malik, Rohan Mustafa, Raymond Reifer, Nisar Ahmed, Mukhtar Ahmed, Saif Badar, Ghulam Mudassar, Sunny Patel, Ahad Malik, Ahmad Butt, Soaeb Tai, Rasesh Behera, Umair Goraya, Keshyap Prajapati, Abdullah Hamdani, Maroof Merchant, Jalal Khan, Syed Rafay, Anoop Ravi, Ritwik Behera
Las Vegas Aces
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
Chicago Windchasers
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
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The inaugural Global Cricket League will be held from January 23 to February 1 at the Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground in Lauderhill, Florida.
A total of six city-based teams will compete in the first edition of the Global Cricket League.
Each team will play the other five teams once in the league stage. The top four teams will qualify for the semi-finals, followed by the final.
The tournament will feature a total of 18 matches, including league games, semi-finals, and the final.
The tournament will see several experienced international cricketers in action, including Ravi Bopara, Shoaib Malik, Martin Guptill, Shaun Marsh, Thisara Perera, S Sreesanth, Saeed Ajmal, Kamran Akmal, and Mohammad Asif.
