IPL 2025: which overseas players are available for the rest of the season?

Full list of available overseas players for the remainder of IPL 2025, and the replacements for the unavailable players

ESPNcricinfo staff16-May-2025 • 13 hrs ago

Which overseas players are returning, and for how long?

A look at the ins and outs across the ten teams as the season resumes on Saturday

IPL 2025 resumes on May 17 after it was interrupted due to cross-border tensions between India and Pakistan. Here's the full list of overseas players who are available for the rest of the season, as well as the temporary replacements signed for those who are not coming back.

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Gujarat Titans

Players available

Jos Buttler (available until the league stage ends, to be replaced by Kusal Mendis for the playoffs), Sherfane Rutherford, Kagiso Rabada (available until the league stage ends), Rashid Khan, Karim Janat, Dasun Shanaka, Gerald Coetzee

Full squad here

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

Players available

Romario Shepherd, Phil Salt, Jacob Bethell (available only for two league-stage games), Tim David, Liam Livingstone, Lungi Ngidi (available until the league stage ends), Nuwan Thushara

Uncertain players

Josh Hazlewood

Full squad here

Punjab Kings

Players available

Mitchell Owen, Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen (available until the league stage ends), Xavier Bartlett, Kyle Jamieson (temporary replacement for injured Lockie Ferguson)

Uncertain players

Josh Inglis, Marcus Stoinis, Aaron Hardie

Full squad here

Mumbai Indians

Players available

Will Jacks (available until the league stage ends, set to be replaced by Jonny Bairstow for the playoffs), Ryan Rickelton (available until the league stage ends, set to be replaced by Richard Gleeson for the playoffs), Bevon Jacobs, Corbin Bosch (available until the league stage ends), Mitchell Santner, Trent Boult, Reece Topley, Mujeeb Ur Rahman

Full squad here