Asian Legends League 2026 Schedule and Team Squads: The second season of the Asian Legends League 2026 begins on July 31st in Lusaka, the capital of Zambia. Many of Asia’s legendary former cricketers will once again take the field in this tournament, which runs until August 10th. A total of six teams will participate in the competition, and the new champion will be decided after 19 matches. In India, the Asian Legends League 2026 will be broadcast live on Sony Sports Network, while online streaming will be available on the FanCode app and website.
The most anticipated match of the tournament will be played on August 2nd, when the Indian Royals and Pakistan Panthers face each other. Cricket fans are already quite excited about the clash between former Indian and Pakistani greats.
Six teams participating in the Asian Legends League 2026
1. Asian Stars
2. Afghanistan Pathans
3. Bangladesh Tigers
4. Sri Lankan Lions
5. Pakistan Panthers
6. Indian Royals
The tournament format will be as follows:
The competition will be played in two phases. In the first phase, all six teams will play one match against each other. The winning team will receive two points, one point for a cancelled match, and the losing team will receive no points.
After the league stage, the top four teams will advance to the playoffs. The first and second-place teams will play in Qualifier 1, while the third and fourth-place teams will play in the Eliminator. The losing team in Qualifier 1 and the winner of the Eliminator will face off in Qualifier 2. The winners of the two qualifiers will then play in the final on August 10.
Squads for all teams:
Indian Royals: Shikhar Dhawan, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, Faiz Fazal, Yusuf Pathan, Stuart Binny, Rishi Dhawan, Pawan Negi, Naman Ojha, Dinesh Karthik, Harbhajan Singh, Shahbaz Nadeem, Sudeep Tyagi, Anureet Singh, Manpreet Gony, Shadab Jakati.
Asian Stars: Tillakaratne Dilshan, Robin Uthappa, Saurabh Tiwary, Dilshan Munaweera, Mehran Khan, Chundangapoyil Rizwan, Farman Ahmed, Sarul Kanwar, Angelo Perera, Asela Gunaratne, TM Sampath, Isuru Udana, Raghav Dhawan, Bipul Sharma, Ankit Rajput, Pawan Suyal
Afghanistan Pathans: Asghar Afghan (captain), Hazratullah Zazai, Shabbir Noori, Riaz Hasan, Sediqullah Pacha, Samiullah Shinwari, Nijat Masood, Mohammad Shahzad, Munir Ahmed Kakar, Aftab Alam, Dawlat Zadran, Waqarullah Ishaq, Rokhan Barakzai, Wafdar Momand, Khaiber Umar, Batin Shah, Wasim Akram.
Bangladesh Tigers: Shakib Al Hasan (captain), Tushar Imran, Alok Kapali, Nadif Chowdhury, Mehedi Maroof, Asif Ahmed, Shuvagata Hom, Najmus Sadat, Ariful Haque, Naim Islam, Ziaur Rahman, Jubair Hossain, Dhiman Ghosh, Abul Hasan, Muktar Ali, Elias Sunny, Shafiul Islam, Rubel Hossain.
Pakistan Panthers: Sharjeel Khan, Umar Akmal, Sami Aslam, Imran Nazir, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Kamran Akmal, Abdur Rehman, Yasir Shah, Sohail Tanvir, Naved-ul-Hasan, Mohammad Irfan, Rahat Ali, Rana Naeem Anwar, Wahab Riaz, Saeed Ajmal.
Sri Lankan Lions: Kumar Sangakkara, Upul Tharanga, Chamara Kapugedera, Gihan Rupasinghe, Danushka Gunathilaka, Chaturanga de Silva, Shehan Jayasuriya, Thisara Perera, Jeevan Mendis, Malinda Pushpakumara, Seekkuge Prasanna, Nuwan Pradeep, Akalanka Ganegama, Ajantha Mendis, Thilan Thushara, Vikum Sanjaya
Asian Legends League 2026 Schedule –
Date Match Time (IST)
July 30: Sri Lankan Lions vs Afghanistan Pathans 3:30 PM
July 31: Pakistan Panthers vs Asian Stars 1:00 PM
Indian Royals vs Bangladesh Tigers 5:00 PM
August 1: Afghanistan Pathans vs Asian Stars 1:00 PM
Sri Lankan Lions vs Bangladesh Tigers 5:00 PM
August 2: Indian Royals vs Pakistan Panthers 4:00 PM
August 3: Afghanistan Pathans vs Bangladesh Tigers 1:00 PM
Indian Royals vs Sri Lankan Lions 5:00 PM
August 4: Pakistan Panthers vs. Afghanistan Pathans 1:00 PM
Sri Lankan Lions vs. Asian Stars 5:00 PM
August 5: Asian Stars vs. Indian Royals 3:00 PM
August 6: Pakistan Panthers vs. Bangladesh Tigers 1:00 PM
Indian Royals vs. Afghanistan Pathans 5:00 PM
August 7: Pakistan Panthers vs. Sri Lankan Lions 1:00 PM
Asian Stars vs. Bangladesh Tigers 5:00 PM
August 8: Qualifier 1 1:00 PM
Eliminator 5:00 PM
August 9: Qualifier 2 3:00 PM
August 10: Final 4:30 PM
Impact Players for All Teams –
1. Asian Stars – Robin Uthappa, Dilshan Munaweera, CP Rizwan, Bipul Sharma
2. Afghanistan Pathans – Asghar Afghan, Hazratullah Zazai, Sediqullah Pacha, Dawlat Zadran
3. Bangladesh Tigers – Alok Kapali, Ariful Haque, Shuvagata Hom, Rubel Hossain
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4. Sri Lankan Lions – Kumar Sangakkara, Danushka Gunathilaka, Thisara Perera, Chaturanga de Silva
5. Pakistan Panthers – Sharjeel Khan, Umar Akmal, Imran Nazir, Sohail Tanvir
6. Indian Royals – Shikhar Dhawan, Ambati Rayudu, Pawan Negi, Dinesh Karthik