IPL 2025 live updates - Which overseas players are returning and when?

All three of Jos Buttler, Jacob Bethell and Will Jacks are part of England's white-ball squads for the home series against West Indies. The ODI series starts on May 29 and the trio is likely to miss the playoffs of IPL 2025 that also start on May 29. Their teams - GT, RCB and MI - are well placed to finish in the top four and make the playoffs.

"We're keen to support the IPL and the BCCI in getting the schedule up and running, and to facilitate players' return should they choose to go back," an ECB spokesperson said. "We'll continue to work closely with the BCCI and the IPL as the situation develops."

South Africa have named their World Test Championship (WTC) final squad, which includes eight IPL players: Kagiso Rabada (GT), Lungi Ngidi (RCB), Tristan Stubbs (DC), Aiden Markram (LSG), Ryan Rickelton, Corbin Bosch (both MI), Marco Jansen (PBKS) and Wiaan Mulder (SRH).

Cricket South Africa (CSA) has not officially confirmed whether any of their players will return to the IPL and how long the WTC-bound players will be available for at the tournament, but has indicated that the Test squad will assemble in England on May 31. Initially, all South African players' NOCs were to run until May 25, the original date of IPL final. The IPL has since been extended until June 3, when South Africa are due to begin a four-day warm-up match against Zimbabwe at Arundel. The non-IPL players will leave South Africa on May 30.

"It is an individual decision, obviously, to return or to play or continue. But one thing we've made it clear, and we are finalising that with IPL and BCCI, is sticking to our original plan when it comes to the WTC preparations. Obviously, with May 26 being the latest for the Test guys to come back,” Enoch Nkwe, CSA’s director of national teams, said.

Jos Buttler (GT), Jacob Bethell (RCB) and Will Jacks (MI) are the players in focus. They have been named in England's ODI squad for the three-match series against West Indies that starts on May 29.

As per the revised IPL 2025 schedule, the league stage is set to run until May 27 followed by the playoffs. All of GT, RCB and MI are in the top four of the points table, as things stand, and are well-placed to qualify for the playoffs.

“No Objection Certificates have been granted based on the original IPL dates, so we’ll need to review any potential extensions, particularly in relation to any clash with the final white-ball squad," an England Cricket Board spokesperson said on Tuesday.

There are doubts over Josh Hazlewood’s availability for the remainder of IPL 2025, considering a shoulder niggle kept him out of RCB’s last match before the tournament was suspended. While Hazlewood was named in the Australia squad for the WTC final, Cricket Australia (CA) did not provide any direct update on whether he would travel back for the IPL.

It is understood that the franchise is in talks with all the overseas players and are yet to get confirmations on their availability. RCB have been the form team of IPL 2025, and the overseas pair of Hazlewood and Tim David have played a significant role in the victories.

RCB's overseas players list: Tim David, Phil Salt, Jacob Bethell, Liam Livingstone, Romario Shepherd, Josh Hazlewood, Lungi Ngidi, Nuwan Thushara,

Elsewhere, Afghanistan spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman will be available for Mumbai Indians (MI) for their last three games. Mujeeb, who has played just one match so far this season, arrived in Mumbai early on Tuesday from Kabul.

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) will welcome back assistant coach Lance Klusener and top-order batter Matthew Breetzke, who will both arrive in New Delhi on Tuesday evening and fly onwards to Lucknow later at night. Meanwhile, Dushmantha Chameera is set to rejoin Delhi Capitals (DC).

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) are regrouping in Delhi from May 17 as the IPL 2025 resumes. It is learned that CSK management has entrusted head coach Stephen Fleming to decide on which overseas players to recall, considering the five-time champions are out of the playoffs race.

Among those available from their overseas contingent are Afghanistan left-arm wristspinner Noor Ahmad and Sri Lanka's Matheesha Pathirana. ESPNcricinfo understands that Noor had stayed back in Chennai to complete his USA visa formalities ahead of next month's Major League Cricket (MLC) season in the USA, where he'll represent the Texas Super Kings (TSK).

Meanwhile, it’s unclear if Rachin Ravindra and Devon Conway will return. The New Zealand duo is currently at home in Wellington and are awaiting clarity on their travel plans from the franchise. As of Tuesday, they’d been asked to wait for a further update.

CSK's overseas players: Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Sam Curran, Dewald Brevis, Jamie Overton, Nathan Ellis, Noor Ahmad, Matheesha Pathirana

Three of Punjab Kings' (PBKS) overseas players - Xavier Bartlett, Azmatullah Omarzai and Mitchell Owen - have confirmed to the franchise of their return to the IPL post resumption. PBKS will resume training from Thursday in Jaipur, their new temporary home base.

Despite all the players returning home, most of PBKS' overseas coaching staff did not go back. This includes head coach Ricky Ponting along with the pair of assistant coaches Brad Haddin and James Hopes. The franchise has asked all players and support staff to reassemble in the next two days.

PBKS overseas players list: Josh Inglis, Mitchell Owen, Aaron Hardie, Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen, Marcus Stoinis, Xavier Bartlett

Most of Kolkata Knight Riders' (KKR) overseas players are expected to arrive in Bengaluru between Wednesday night and Thursday morning. The West Indian contingent of Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, and Rovman Powell, along with team mentor Dwayne Bravo, have been in transit in Dubai for the past three days. Their journey back to the Caribbean was paused amid speculation over IPL 2025 resuming.

Afghanistan’s Rahmanullah Gurbaz, currently in Kabul, will link up with the West Indian contingent in Dubai before flying into India, while South Africa fast bowler Anrich Nortje will join the squad in Bengaluru from the Maldives, where he’s been on holiday.

Geographically, Moeen Ali and Spencer Johnson are the farthest - in the UK and Australia, respectively and an update on their availability is awaited; indications are they will return. Meanwhile, KKR's Indian players and support staff are all expected to arrive at Bengaluru in batches from Wednesday.

KKR overseas players list Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Quinton de Kock, Rovman Powell, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Moeen Ali, Spencer Johnson, Anrich Nortje

The Australian pair of Pat Cummins and Travis Head are set to return to rejoin Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH).

It is understood that Cummins, who is the SRH captain and Head, indicated to the franchise that they would rejoin. Cummins’ manager, Neil Maxwell, too, hinted that Cummins was heading to the IPL. “Pat has a responsibility as captain of the franchise and is looking at returning,” Maxwell told News Corp on Tuesday.

Overseas players list: Travis Head, Pat Cummins, Heinrich Klaasen, Kamindu Mendis, Wiaan Mulder, Eshan Malinga

Overseas players list: Jos Buttler, Sherfane Rutherford, Rashid Khan, Karim Janat, Dasun Shanaka, Gerald Coetzee, Kagiso Rabada

Jos Buttler and Gerald Coetzee, the two Gujarat Titans (GT) overseas players who had left India last week, will join the franchise on Wednesday. They were the only two GT players who had returned home as soon as the IPL was suspended.

GT are currently leading the IPL 2025 points table with 16 points and are a step away from sealing a playoffs spot. Buttler is GT's third-highest run-getter of the season (and fifth overall) with 500 runs in 11 innings at an average of 71.42 and a strike rate of 163.93. Coetzee, on the other hand, played GT's last two games before the season was suspended.

Earlier on May 13, Cricket Australia (CA) released a statement about the resumption of IPL 2025, saying: “Following the announcement that the IPL will resume on Saturday, Cricket Australia will support players in their individual decisions whether to return to India or not.

“Team management will work through preparation implications for the World Test Championship final for those players who choose to play in the remaining IPL matches. We are maintaining communication with the Australian government and BCCI around security arrangements and safety.”

Meanwhile, according to a report in NZ Herald, New Zealand Cricket(NZC) has communicated to the players, coaches, and commentators who left India last weekend that they can choose whether they return or not, after the league’s resumption was confirmed.