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

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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.
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
Overseas 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
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
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
Players available
Tristan Stubbs (available until the league stage ends) Faf du Plessis Dushmantha Chameera Sediqullah Atal
Players not available
Mitchell Starc Jake Fraser-McGurk (replaced by Mustafizur Rahman) Donovan Ferreira
Players available
Sunil Narine Andre Russell Quinton de Kock Spencer Johnson Rahmanullah Gurbaz Anrich Nortje
Players not available
Moeen Ali Rovman Powell
Players available
Aiden Markram (available until the league stage ends) Mitchell Marsh Nicholas Pooran David Miller Matthew Breetzke Will O’Rourke (replacement for injured Mayank Yadav)
Players not available
Shamar Joseph
Players available
Pat Cummins Travis Head Heinrich Klaasen Kamindu Mendis Eshan Malinga
Players not available
Wiaan Mulder
Players available
Shimron Hetmyer Lhuan-dre Pretorius Fazalhaq Farooqi Kwena Maphaka Wanindu Hasaranga Maheesh Theekshana
Players not available
Jofra Archer Nandre Burger
Players available
Noor Ahmad Matheesha Pathirana Dewald Brevis Devon Conway
Players not available
Jamie Overton Sam Curran Rachin Ravindra Nathan Ellis

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