The six DP World ILT20 franchises completed the Pre-Auction Signing process for foreign players on Monday, 3 August – the submission deadline. New Zealand’s Finn Allen is widely regarded as one of the most fearsome openers in the T20 circuit. The right-hander blazed away to a sensational 33-ball century in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 semi-final against South Africa. He remains one of the most sought-after T20 players on the circuit with nearly 300 T20 appearances and close to 7000 runs in the format. Stoinis, an ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 winner, has remained one of the mainstays of Australia’s white-ball squads for more than a decade.