Pace, yorkers and a World Cup medal
Tymal Solomon Mills was born on 12 August 1992 in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England. He is a left-arm fast bowler and a 2022 T20 World Cup winner, and he joins Kandahar Warriors for APL 2026-27 as their fifth and last Gold pick from the player draft in Dubai on 3 November 2026, for a reported US$40,000.
Mills is a T20 specialist in the truest sense: 341 wickets in 277 T20 matches, 16 T20Is for England with 14 wickets, and a best of 4 for 13 that included a hat-trick against Welsh Fire in 2023. His stock ball is the yorker, bowled at pace, and it is the delivery that wins T20 games in the last four overs.
His career has been shaped by his body as much as by his bowling — a back condition ended his red-ball career early and turned him into a white-ball specialist — and that focus shows in his record. He does one thing, and he does it at the highest level there is.
This is his APL debut. He did not play the 2018 season, and his first APL match will come in the UAE once the season starts on 27 December 2026.
Tymal Mills in numbers
The season has not started, so there are no APL 2026-27 numbers for Tymal Mills yet. The first ball is on Sunday 27 December 2026, and his figures for this season will be added here after Match 1.
His T20 record is the benchmark: 341 wickets in 277 matches, best figures of 4 for 13 with a hat-trick against Welsh Fire in 2023, and 14 wickets in 16 T20Is for England. Add a 2022 T20 World Cup winners’ medal, and the Gold price starts to look like good value.
The death bowler in a spin-heavy side
Kandahar’s attack is built around spin — Rashid Khan and Mohammad Nabi through the middle — so Mills’ job is to own the overs the spinners cannot. His yorkers at the death are the hardest balls in the squad to score off, and Dwaine Pretorius gives Ravi Bopara a second death option to pair with him.
The new ball matters too. Mills’ left-arm pace is a different angle from Muhammad Amir’s left-arm swing, and the two of them together give Kandahar something no other side in the league has: two left-arm quicks opening the bowling, one swinging it and one hurrying batters with pace.
Kandahar play eight league matches with four playoff places for five teams. In a short season, death bowling decides the table — a side that defends 12 off the last over wins games another side loses. That is the over Mills was bought to bowl.
The APL season starts on 27 December 2026, and the death overs will decide where Kandahar finish.
Frequently asked questions
What is Tymal Mills’ role for Kandahar Warriors?
Left-arm fast bowler, bought for the death overs. He was picked in the Gold category at the draft in Dubai on 3 November 2026, for a reported US$40,000.
Did Tymal Mills win the T20 World Cup?
Yes — he was part of England’s 2022 T20 World Cup-winning squad. He has played 16 T20Is for England, taking 14 wickets.
Has Tymal Mills played in the APL before?
No. APL 2026-27 is his APL debut — he did not play the 2018 season. The season starts on Sunday 27 December 2026 in the UAE.