The six franchise teams competing in the West Indies Breakout League have officially confirmed their seven protected players.

Each team is allowed to protect seven cricketers, with a maximum of three players aged between 27 and 29.

One of the protected seven players must be a leg spinner and, to maintain the league’s focus on emerging talent, all players must also have limited professional experience, defined as having played fewer than 40 List A T20 matches and fewer than 10 International T20s.

The seven protected players from each team are as follows:

The remaining seven players per squad will then be selected during the draft, and must all be 26-years-old or younger.

The 2025 West Indies Breakout League takes place from April 25th to May 10th, with all 17 matches to be hosted at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Trinidad.