ILT20: The inaugural season of the UAE’s brand-new T20 competition, International League T20, popularly known as ILT20, is set to begin on January 13, 2023, at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
A double round-robin will pit six franchise teams against one another, followed by play-offs on the 8th, 9th, and 10th of February. The ILT20 2023’s final game will be in Dubai Stadium on February 12th, 2023.
Lancer Capitals, Adani Group, Reliance Industries, Knight Riders Group, and other franchise owners from the Indian Premier League (IPL) are the teams’ owners. The owners of the Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai Indians, and Delhi Capitals, three of the original IPL franchises, are also eligible to recruit up to four players from their current IPL teams.
ILT20 Rules and Format
In the ILT20, each team is permitted to sign nine foreign players out of a total of 11. Two spaces are set up for UAE players.
In the eagerly awaited first season of UAE T20, six teams will participate. Every club will play every other team twice before moving on to the four playoff matches. The season consists of 34 games. Global cricket fans are anticipating the pairing of their favorite international player with some up-and-coming talents.
ILT20 Team Squads
The ILT20 League franchises, their owners, and the players who play for them are in the list below.
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders
Owner- Knight Rider Group
Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Jonny Bairstow, Paul Stirling, Lahiru Kumara, Charith Asalanka, Colin Ingram, Akeal Hosein, Seekkuge Prasanna. Ravi Rampaul, Raymon Reifer, Kennar Lewis, Ali Khan, Brandon Glover
Desert Vipers
Owners- Lancer Capital
Wanindu Hasaranga, Sam Billings, Alex Hales, Colin Munro, Tom Curran, Sandeep Lamichhane, Saqib Mahmood, Sherfane Rutherford. Ben Duckett, Benny Howell, Sheldon Cottrell, Ruben Trumpelmann, Azam Khan
Dubai Capitals
Owners- GMR Group
Rovman Powell, Dushmantha Chameera, Hazratullah Zazai, Fabian Allen, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Sikandar Raza, Niroshan Dickwella. Dasun Shanaka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dan Lawrence, Blessing Muzarabani, Isuru Udana, George Munsey, Fred Klaassen
Gulf Giants
Owners- Adani Group’s Sports Division
Shimron Hetmyer, Chris Jordan, Chris Lynn, James Vince, Tom Banton, Dominic Drakes, David Wiese, Liam Dawson, Jamie Overto. Qais Ahmad, Richard Gleeson, Ollie Pope, Rehan Ahmed, Wayne Madsen
MI Emirates
Owner- Reliance Industries Limited (RIL)
Kieron Pollard, Dwayne Bravo, Nicholas Pooran, Trent Boult, Andre Fletcher, Imran Tahir, Samit Patel, Will Smeed, Jordan Thompson. Najibullah Zadran, Zahir Khan, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Brad Wheal, Bas de Leede
Sharjah Warriors
Owners- Capri Global
Moeen Ali (Captain), Dawid Malan, Evin Lewis, Mohammad Nabi, Chris Woakes, Noor Ahmad, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Naveen-ul-Haq. Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Chris Benjamin, Danny Briggs, Mark Deyal, Bilal Khan, JJ Smit
