Odisha T20 League 2026 CM Trophy: All franchises finalise squads, Raina, Mohanty named brand ambassadors

Bhubaneswar, Sep 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) All six franchises finalised their squads for the upcoming Odisha T20 League 2026 CM Trophy as the teams confirmed their 16-player draft.

The tournament will have the special presence of former cricketers Suresh Raina and Debasis Mohanty, both of whom have been named as the brand ambassadors for the league, which will be played from September 20 to 29 at the Barabati Stadium.

Six franchises - Bhubaneswar Tigers, Puri Titans, Keonjhar Miners, Rourkela Superstars, Sambalpur Warriors and defending champions Cuttack Panthers will be vying for the state glory as they have put their best foot in finalising their squads on Sunday.

Speaking on the occasion, OCA Honorary Secretary Mr Sanjay Behera highlighted that the players' draft emphasised an important step towards the new season and will give opportunities to the local players.

"As we move into the second edition of the Odisha T20 League 2026 - CM Trophy, I would like to thank all the team owners, coaches, team managers and members of the Odisha Cricket Association for their continued support," Behera said.

"The encouraging interest from franchise owners and investors is a positive sign for the commercial growth of the league. More importantly, this tournament is about creating a strong platform for our players and building a pathway for them to progress to the next level. We will continue to strengthen the league, provide more," he added.

There were more dignitaries present during the ceremony. Pankaj Lochan Mohanty, President, OCA, Sanjay Behera, Secretary, OCA, Jagamohan Pattnaik, Vice-President, OCA, Bikash Pradhan, Treasurer, OCA, and Prabhat Kumar Bhol, Joint Secretary, OCA.

Complete Squads

Bhubaneswar Tigers-

Head Coach- Subit Biswal

Assistant Coach- Bibhudatta Panda

Squad: Swastik Samal (C), Rajesh Mohanty, Shreyansh Bhardwaj, Badal

Biswal, Ashutosh Chhuria, Sambit Beja, MD Sohail Khan, Dinesh Kumar

Majhi, Gyana Ranjan Nayak, Rudra Prasad Mallick, Janam Jay Jena,

Swayambhu Palai, Ritesh Priyaranjan, Rakesh Pattanaik, Umesh Kumar

Goutam, Shashikant Yadav

Puri Titans-

Head Coach- Preetamjit Das

Assistant Coach- Ashish Savita

Full Squad: Aditya Rout (C),nihar B Bhuyan, Deepak Tiwari, Sreeyanshu

Pattnaik, Ayush Sutar, Swayam Srivastava, Chandeep Riar, Anil Parida,

Krishna Mohanty, Sunil Roul, Panakala Sasanka, Aditya Anand, Sumit

Sharma, Aashirwad Swain, Sarbeswar Mohanty, Tarani Sa

Keonjhar Miners-

Head Coach- Suryakant Pradhan

Assistant Coach- Girija Rout

Full Squad: Rajesh Dhupar, Subhransu Senapati (C), Debabrata Pradhan,

Jamala Mohapatra, Sujal Singh, Prayash Kumar Singh, Vageesh Sharma,

Ayush Barik, Vimal Kumar, Jogeswar Bag, Swagat Sourav Mishra, Arnab

Patnaik, Mayank Pattanayak, Kshyama Sagar Bal, Rakesh Biswal,

Soyanshu Pattanayak

Rourkela Superstars-

Coach- Sanjay Raul

Assistant Coach- Prashant Sahoo

Full Squad: Govinda Poddar (C), Sambit Baral, Sawan Pahariya, Biswajeet

Pradhan, Asutosh Marndi, Pappu Roy, Sandeep Pattanaik, Bivash Shaw,

Akash Mohapatra, Subham Priyadarshi, Prayan Samal, Sobhan Dev

Behera, Dibyam Chhapadia, Abhishek Kumar Yadav, Soubhagya Rout,

Omkar Mohanty

Sambalpur Warriors-

Head Coach- Basant Mohanty

Assistant Coach- Rakesh Mohanty

Full Squad: Gaurav Choudhury (C), Swoop Samith Bhuyan, Bikram Kishor

Samal, Ankit Yadav, Debabrata Pradhan Jr, Mahesh Sahoo, Baibhab

Mohanty, Sarthak Panda, Panakala Mokshit, Shantanu Mishra, MD

Danish, Saideep Mohapatra, Pradeep Pradhan, Sayed Tufayl Ahmad, Om T

Munde, Soumya Ranjan Lenka

Cuttack Panthers-

Head Coach- Pravanjan Mullick

Assistant Coach- Deepak Mangaraj

Full Squad: Biplab Samantaray (C), D Ayush, M Goutam Gopal, Soumya

Ranjan Biswal, Sibun Nanda, Abhiroop Das, Sarthak S Prakash, Subhasis

Mallick, Raaz Yadav, Priyansu Mohanty, Piyus Mantri, Abhishek Singh,

Prasant Rana, Kartik Biswal, Sourav Gouda, Subham Satrujit

Source: IANS