The DY Patil T20 Cup 2026 is celebrating its 20th edition as one of India’s most popular pre-IPL domestic tournaments. Hosted by the DY Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai, the tournament runs from February 23 to March 6, 2026, featuring 16 teams across 27 matches.
The competing sides come from a wide range of backgrounds, including corporate houses, government departments, banking institutions, and sports clubs, which makes this tournament unique compared to other domestic competitions.
Teams are divided into four groups, and the top two from each group advance to the quarterfinals, followed by the semifinals and the grand final.
DY Patil T20 Cup 2026 Teams and Groups
All 16 teams are evenly split across four groups. Here is how the groups look:
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
|---|---|---|---|
| DY Patil Red | CAG | DY Patil Blue | BPCL |
| Tata Sports Club | Jain Irrigation | Nirlon | Bank of Baroda |
| CGST | DTDC | Canara Bank | Income Tax |
| Mumbai Customs | Route Mobile | Indian Navy | Reliance |
Each group has four teams, with the top two from each group moving into the knockout stage.
DY Patil T20 Cup 2026 Full Squad List
With star names like Shreyas Iyer, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, and Deepak Chahar all set to feature, the 2026 edition is shaping up to be the most exciting one yet.
Here is a look at every team and their confirmed squads for the tournament:
| Team | Key Players | Full Squad |
|---|---|---|
| DY Patil Red | Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Abdul Samad, Musheer Khan | Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Abdul Samad, Musheer Khan, Priyansh Arya, Siddharth Patidar, Priyam Garg, Atharva Kale, Aman Khan, Ranjit Nikam, Suraj Shinde, Prashant Solanki, Suyash Sharma, Naman Tiwari, Prince Badiani, Harsh Rane, Abhigyan Kundu, Parikshit Valsangkar, Saumya Pandey, Shubham Mane |
| Tata Sports Club | Shardul Thakur, Umran Malik, Shahrukh Khan, Ramandeep Singh | Shardul Thakur, Umran Malik, Shahrukh Khan, Ramandeep Singh, Abhijit Shetye, Abul Kalam, Aditya Dhumal, Aditya Giri, Arjun Jaiswal, Aryan Patni, Ayush Jethwa, Harsh Tyagi, Harshwardhan Barmukh, Kevin Almeida, Praful Waghela, Rohan Garg, Salman Khan, Suraj Singh, Vishal Dabholkar |
| CGST | Ninad K, Hiten D, Rohan Marva, Salyajeet B | Ninad K, Hiten D, Rohan Marva, Salyajeet B, Akshay K, Deepak S, Hemant C, Karan V, Nadeem, Prayag B, Rakshit, Savya G, Shreeraj G, Shubham K, Yash C, Yogesh D |
| Mumbai Customs | Sandeep Warrier, Vaibhav Arora, Ankush Jaiswal, Aakash Parkar | Sandeep Warrier, Vaibhav Arora, Aakash Parkar, Abhinandan Singh, Ankush Jaiswal, Chinmay Sutar, Daksh Kamra, Harsh Tanna, Parag Khanapurkar, Prasad Pawar, Prateek Shukla, Rugved More, Sachin Yadav, Shivaji Yadav |
| CAG | Lalit Yadav, Himanshu Rana, Prerak Mankad, Rahul Buddhi | Lalit Yadav, Himanshu Rana, Prerak Mankad, Viswaraj Singh Jadeja, Ajay Singh Kookna, Akash Sen Gupta, Aman Mokhade, Lakshya Thareja, Rahul Buddhi, Sanvir Singh, Swastik Samal, Yash Kadam |
| Jain Irrigation | T. Natarajan, Sameer Rizvi, Nihal Wadhera, Jay Bista | T. Natarajan, Sameer Rizvi, Nihal Wadhera, Jay Bista, Aditya Shrivastav, Ashray Sajnani, Royston Dias, Sagar Chhabria, Sahil Parakh, Shashank Attarde, Shashwat Jagtap, Shubham Sharma |
| DTDC | Maxwell Swaminathan, Minad Manjarekar, Ankit Singh | Maxwell Swaminathan, Minad Manjarekar, Ajinkya Beloshe, Ankit Singh, Gautam Waghela, Omkar Ghule, Sartha Waghela, Shreyas Gurav, Vedant Murkar, Vedant Sakpal, Vinay Kunwar |
| Route Mobile | Shams Mulani, Virat Singh, Yash Thakur, Hardik Tamore | Shams Mulani, Virat Singh, Yash Thakur, Mohit Awasthi, Hardik Tamore, Harshal Kale, Sachin Gupta, Siddharth Akre, Vipraj Nigam, Vedant Patil, Wasim Khan |
| DY Patil Blue | Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Sarfaraz Khan, Yash Dhull, Mayank Yadav | Sarfaraz Khan, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Yash Dhull, Ayush Badoni, Mayank Yadav, Arjun Tendulkar, Jitesh Sharma, Shashank Singh, Karsh Kothari, Rahul Sawant, Sahil Gole |
| Nirlon | Kartik Tyagi, Nipun Panchal, Dhrumil Matkar, Ishan Mulchandani | Kartik Tyagi, Nipun Panchal, Dhrumil Matkar, Ishan Mulchandani, Aarya Desai, Gaurish Jadhav, Hemant Buchade, Kush Kariya, Saurabh Singh, Varun Rao |
| Canara Bank | Abhinav Manohar, K V Siddharth, Atharva Taide, Akash Singh | Abhinav Manohar, K V Siddharth, Atharva Taide, Akash Singh, Lavish Kaushal, Luvnith Sisodia, Raajoo Bhatkal, Rohan Patil, Shreesha Achar, Varun Bisht |
| Indian Navy | Mohit Ahlawat, Jitesh Sharma, Mohit Jangra, Lakhan Singh | Mohit Ahlawat, Jitesh Sharma, Mohit Jangra, Aditya Kumar, Arun Bamal, Lakhan Singh, Nakul Sharma, Nitin Tanwar, Varun Choudhary, Vishal Gaur |
| BPCL | Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Rahul Tripathi, Anukul Roy | Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Rahul Tripathi, Anukul Roy, K M Asif, Sandeep Sharma, Akhil Herwadkar, Tejasvi Dahiya, Chetan Sharma, Sahil Jadhav, Yash Gadia |
| Bank of Baroda | KC Cariappa, Rohan Kadam, CM Gautam, Rahul Dalal | KC Cariappa, Rohan Kadam, CM Gautam, Rahul Dalal, Bobby Yadav, Irfan Umair, Mairaj Khan, Nishant Thakur, Vaibhav Mali, Vaibhav Sood |
| Income Tax | Yuzvendra Chahal, Venkatesh Iyer, Rahul Tewatia, Mahipal Lomror | Yuzvendra Chahal, Venkatesh Iyer, Rahul Tewatia, Mahipal Lomror, Shahbaz Ahmed, Anuj Rawat, Tanush Kotian, Urvil Patel, Harvik Desai, Pramod Chandila, Yash Dubey |
| Reliance | Deepak Chahar, Chetan Sakariya, Mayank Markande, Danish Malewar | Deepak Chahar, Chetan Sakariya, Mayank Markande, Danish Malewar, Naman Dhir, Mayank Rawat, Robin Minz, Raghu Sharma, Ashwani Kumar, Tushar Raheja |
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Conclusion: DY Patil T20 Cup 2026 Teams highlight star players and young talent!
The DY Patil T20 Cup 2026 has no shortage of quality across all 16 teams. From the star-studded lineups of DY Patil Red, BPCL, and Income Tax to the exciting young talent in DY Patil Blue, every group promises competitive cricket.
Underdogs like CGST and DTDC will be looking to cause upsets, while the more fancied sides aim for a deep run. With the Final set for March 6, 2026, fans are in for a thrilling two weeks of cricket.
