T20 Mumbai League 2025 Overview: Format, History & Revenue

Franchise Teams taking part in the T20 Mumbai League 

1.Triumph Knights Mumbai North East

2. Bandra Blasters

3. SoBo Mumbai Falcons 

4. North Mumbai Panthers 

5. ARCS Andheri 

6. Aakash Tigers Mumbai Western Suburbs

7. Eagle Thane Strikers

8. Mumbai South Central Maratha Royals 

All these teams with star studded lineup will feature in T2/ Mumbai League. The presence of Marquee Indian players like Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Ajinkya Rahane , Prithvi Shaw and Shardul Thakur will definitely raise the standards of the league . As the young stars would look to showcase their talent the league promises to be a thriller contest between bat and ball throughout the season and we can see many players from this team featuring in the Syed Mushtaq Ali squad of Mumbai and also in IPL.

T20 Mumbai League Auction Highlights

Each team had to choose one icon player for their team and the icon player would get a fixed amount of 15 lakh . Eight finalised icon players were Ajinkya Rahane, Shivam Dube, Suryakumar Yadav, Shardul Thakur, Tanush Kotian, Prithvi Shaw and Tushar Deshpande. Each team was allotted a purse of 1 crore including the icon player's salary. The maximum number of players in a squad should be 18.Around 280 players went under the hammer as each team came up with a strategic approach to assemble a balanced squad comprising of a mix of young upcoming talent and experienced campaigners. The spotlight was on all-rounders, with 24-year-old Ankolekar securing the highest bid of the auction, to join Eagle Thane Strikers for ₹16.25 lakh. During the T20 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy final 2024, Ankolekar had played a significant role in Mumbai's victory. Musheer Khan, a member of the Punjab Kings squad, and Sairaj Patil were the other all-rounders who attracted mega deals of ₹15 lakh each. Musheer Khan went to ARCS Andheri, while Sairaj was signed by Eagle Thane Strikers.

“It’s truly encouraging to see emerging players gaining the recognition they deserve. This league continues to serve as a platform to identify and promote promising cricketing talent. The strategic approach of teams during today’s auction reflects their deep commitment to the league and its vision. With a balanced mix of experienced players and exciting talent, fans can look forward to high-voltage action as we aim to set a new benchmark for domestic T20 cricket,"  MCA President Ajinkya Naik.

T20 Mumbai League 2025 Squads and Icon Player's 

1.Bandra Blasters 

Owners - PK Sports Ventures Private limited 

Icon Player - Ajinkya Rahane 

Squad: Ajinkya Rahane, Suved Parkar, Akash Anand, Royston Dias, Karsh Kothari, Tushar Singh, Atharva Poojari, Shyamsundar Keshkamat, Dhanit Raut, Naman Pushpak, Parth Ankolekar, Atif Attarwala, Dhrumil Matkar, M Adeeb Usmani, Sagarr Chhabriaa, Tatsat Singh, Rihit Patwal, Vikrant Auti.
 

Icon Player Ajinkya Rahane who is also a former captain of Indian Test team brings so much of experience to this squad . He is also leading the Kolkata Knight Riders in the ongoing IPL . Ajinkya is known for his technique and patience but that doesn't limit his abilities to longer format but in the shorter format as well Ajinkya Rahane has been a explosive batter. We have seen this in the IPL as well over the years . We can definitely expect some top quality cricket from the blasters this season kudos to the leadership of Ajinkya Rahane.

2. Eagle Thane Strikers 

Owners - Eagle Infra India Ltd.

Icon Player - Shardul Thakur 

Squad: Shardul Thakur, Shashank Attarde, Sairaj Patil, Atharva Ankolekar, Harsh Tanna, Varun Lavande, Ajit Yadav, Aryan Chauhan, Harsh Salunkhe, Nutan Goel, Aaryaraj Nikam, Amartya Raje, Kaushik Chikhalikar, Shashikant Kadam, Omkar Tarmale, Anish Chaudhery, Ankur Singh, Shivansh Singh
Shardul Thakur is one of the best fast bowling all rounder in the country , even though after being unsold in IPL 2025 auction Shardul joined the Lucknow Super Giants as a replacement and was in the race of purple cap as well. Known for his three dimensional cricket ,it will be an interesting task for Shardul Thakur as he leads the team. The team bagged Atharva Ankolekar for whooping 16.24 Lakhs the most expensive player of the T20 Mumbai League. 

3. Aakash Tigers Mumbai Western Suburbs 

Owners - World Star Premier League LLP

Icon Player -  Sarfaraz Khan 

Sqaud: Sarfaraz Khan, Hardik Tamore, Jay Bista, Shams Mulani, Sylvester Dsouza, Ayaz Ahmed, Siddharth Akre, Arjun Dani, M Yaseen Saudagar, Zaid Patankar, Karan Shah, Kruthik Hanagavadi, Sufiyan Shaikh, Vasim Khan, Yash Dube, S M Hashim, Ayush Jathwa, Salman Khan

Sarfaraz Khan the player who has been in talks for a while now .After stellar performance in the domestic circuit Sarfaraz finally got a chance to make his India test debut and also scored a half century in his debut test match. Although Sarfaraz Khan is not picked up for the IPL but his T20 game is also top knotch we have seen that in the Syed Mushtaq Ali trophy as well . With experience player like Shams Mulani in the squad these team would be looking forward to have a good season in league .

4. Mumbai South Central Maratha Royals 

Owners -  Alisha Baheti

Icon Player - Tushar Deshpande 

Squad: Tushar Deshpande, Siddhesh Lad, Sachin Yadav, Aditya Dhumal, Awais Khan, Sahil Jadhav, Naman Jhawar, Maxwell Swaminathan, Varun Rao, Rohan Ghag, Ajay Janu, Chinmay Sutar, Irfan Umair, Parag Khanapurkar, Arman Jaffar, Vaibhav Mali, Yash Gadia, Shashwat Jagtap 

Tushar Deshpande has been a pacer to watch out for from the Mumbai squad after Dhawal Kulkarni. Tushar features in IPL teams like Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals in recent times . With experience player like Siddhesh Lad the Royals will be a team to watch out this season.

5. ARCS Andheri 

Owners - Arcs Sports & Entertainment Private Ltd 

Icon Player - Shivam Dube 

Squad: Shivam Dube, Prasad Pawar, Musheer Khan, Himanshu Singh, Akhil Herwadkar, Siddid Tiwari, Raza Mirza, Pragnesh Kanpillewar, Saksham Jha, Prasoon Singh, Aishwary Surve, Ajay Mishra, Badrey Alam, M N Khan, Monil Soni, Deepak Shetty, Onkar Jadhav, Sandeep Kunchikor

Shivam Dube have become the most stylish power hitter for India . His performance in for Chennai Super Kings in the IPL earned him a place in the T20 world cup squad and he played a crucial innings in the final as well. Shivam is known as the product of T20 Mumbai League when he hit 5 sixes in an over. Shivam Dube will be one to watch out for as he will be in the race of hitting the most sixes this season.

6. SoBo Mumbai Falcons 

Owners - Gadhoke Group

Icon Player - Shreyas Iyer
Squad: Shreyas Iyer, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Vinayak Bhoir, Siddharth Raut, Harsh Aghav, Kush Kariya, Nikhil Giri, Prem Devkar, Akash Parkar, Amol Tarpure, Ishan Mulchandani, Mayuresh Tandel, Prathamesh Dake, Shreyansah Rai, Yash Dicholkar, Amogh Bhatkal, Nishit Balla, Sai Chavan

Shreyas Iyer needs no recognition. The Punjab Kings captain also had a good outing in the T20 Mumbai League in his early days . Shreyas is also in the race of being the next Indian Team captain , alongside Angkrish Raghuvanshi this teams looks like a team to beat this season.
 

7. North Mumbai Panthers 

Owners - Horizon Sports India Private Ltd

Icon Player - Prithvi Shaw 

Squad: Prithvi Shaw, Tanush Kotian, Mohit Avasthi, Khizar Dafedar, Divyaansh Saxena, Abhigyan Kundu, Ayush Vartak, Sourabh Singh, Harshal Jadhav, Prince Badiani, Alim Shaikh, Gaurav Jathar, Muzzamil Kadri, Pratik Mishra, Rahul Sawant, Pravesh Pal, Swapnil Salvi, Dharsh Murkute 

Prithvi Shaw will have point to prove this season after being dropped from the Mumbai domestic squad and not getting picked in the IPL. Prithvi have an amazing opportunity ahead of him and he can be among the top run getter this season which eventually lead to team's success in this season as well.
 

8. Triumph Knights Mumbai North East 

Owners - Transcom Triumph Knights Private Ltd 

Icon Player - Suryakumar Yadav 

Squad: Suryakumar Yadav, Sidhaant Aadhhathrao, Ayush Mhatre, Suryansh Shedge, Parikshit Valsangkar, Jay Jain, Hrishikesh Gore, Akash Pawar, Shreyas Gurav, Bharat Sudam Patil, Makarand Patil, Sagar Mishra, Shikhar Thakur, Shivam Nirupam, Parth Naik, Yash Chavan, Minadd Manjrekar

Suryakumar Yadav the captain of India's T20 team will play for Triumph Knights this season . The participation of Suryakumar Yadav will not only be beneficial for his team but for the league as well . The young emerging players will get a chance to watch how Suryakumar Yadav plays from a close view and learn a lot from him as well. Ayush Mhatre and Suryansh Shedge the emerging batters will play under Surya and it is a great opportunity for this two to take their game a step ahead.

Star Players to watch out for in T20 Mumbai League 2025

1 . Ayush Mhatre 

The 17 year old young sensation Ayush Mhatre came into spotlight when he scored a century in his debut Ranji Trophy match against Maharashtra and then got a call from India U19 squad for the U19 Asia cup. After a stellar domestic season Ayush was called by the Chennai Super Kings for trials and later in the season Chennai Super Kings signed Ayush Mhatre as an injury replacement of Ruturaj Gaikwad. Ayush's knock against RCB in Chinnaswamy Stadium showed the amount of talent this kid have and he will definitely be a player to watch out for in this season of T20 Mumbai League. 

2. Abhigyan Kundu

Another young sensation from Mumbai Kundu has been in the spotlight since his childhood for his batting. The stylish left hander has scored tons of runs in junior cricket as a result he was selected for India U19 for a series against Australia U19 . Kundu also managed to score a hundred in that series and the T20 Mumbai League is a great opportunity for Abhigyan Kundu to showcase his talent on a bigger stage.

3.Suryansh Shedge 

The young finisher from Mumbai came into spotlight in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy where he impressed everyone with his power hitting and finishing abilities. Suryansh also played a crucial role in the final of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Picked up by the Punjab Kings this season Suryansh didn't get many opportunities but in T20 Mumbai League he will definitely go all guns blazing .

Prize Money, Awards and Achievements 

The Mumbai Cricket Association and the governing bodies of T20 Mumbai League is yet to reveal the Prize money for the winners in the league .

The League will have feature many awards and it will be a great opportunity for the players to try and showcase their talent on the big stage and win these awards to come in spotlight

Mumbai is the hub of cricket in India and no doubt this city have many exciting players. In 2019 Indian team all rounder Shivam Dube struck 5 Sixes in an over against experienced spinner Pravin Tambe. This brought Shivam Dube into limelight and eventually he was picked up by the Royal Challengers Bengaluru in that season. In the 2019 season Prithvi Shaw who was yet to make it to the big stage scored 249 runs in 6 matches and he was the highest runs scorer of the season. In the same season where it was all batters season one bowler who was hard to score runs was Dhrumil Matkar , He have a best bowling figures of 5/32 and took 15 wickets in the season and was also the highest wicket taker of the season.