Travis Head, Steve Smith, Kagiso Rabada and David Miller not retained. Smith, Head, Miller, Rabada not retained ahead of MLC 2025 draft. Seattle Orcas, with the least retained players (seven), are set to undergo the biggest squad overhaul. MI New York, who claimed the inaugural MLC title, have retained Kieron Pollard, Trent Boult, Nicholas Pooran and Rashid Khan. San Francisco Unicorns also kept most of their core intact, including their explosive opening pair of Finn Allen and Jake Fraser-McGurk. Texas Super Kings have retained Faf du Plessis and Devon Conway at the top of their order for the new season. They have also kept all-rounder Marcus Stoinis and Afghan left-arm wristspinner Noor Ahmad. Among the players released are Mitchell Santner, Matheesha Mathirana, Daryl Mitchell and Naveen-ul-Haq. Seattle Orcas’ Shehan Jayasuriya, and Washington Freedom’s Jasdeep Singh.
