International League T20: Schedule, Team’s Squad – All you need to know

The inaugural edition of the International League T20 will begin on January 13 with Dubai Capitals taking on the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai. A total of 34 T20 matches will be played in the tournament with the final set to be hosted on February 12 in Dubai.

The league is staged by the Emirates Cricket Board. A total of six teams – Dubai Capitals, Abu Dhabi Knight Riders, MI Emirates, Sharjah Warriors, Gulf Giants, and Desert Vipers – will take part in the league and the top four at the end of the league stage will qualify for the playoff stages.

ILT20 2023: Schedule and full fixtures

13 January: Dubai Capitals v Abu Dhabi Knight Riders, Dubai, 6:00 pm
14 January: MI Emirates, Sharjah Warriors, Abu Dhabi, 6:00 pm
15 January: Abu Dhabi Knight Riders v Gulf Giants, Abu Dhabi, 2:00 pm
15 January: Desert Vipers v Sharjah Warriors, Dubai, 6:00 pm
16 January: Dubai Capitals v Gulf Giants, Dubai, 6:00 pm
17 January: Sharjah Warriors v MI Emirates, Sharjah, 6:00 pm
18 January: Abu Dhabi Knight Riders v Desert Vipers, Dubai, 6:00 pm
19 January: Dubai Capitals v Gulf Giants, Sharjah, 6:00 pm
20 January: Abu Dhabi Knight Riders v Desert Vipers, Abu Dhabi, 6:00 pm
21 January: Dubai Capitals v Sharjah Warriors, Dubai, 2:00 pm
21 January: Abu Dhabi Knight Riders v MI Emirates, Abu Dhabi, 6:00 pm
22 January: Desert Vipers v Gulf Giants, Dubai, 2:00 pm
22 January: Dubai Capitals v MI Emirates, Abu Dhabi, 6:00pm
23 January: Gulf Giants v Sharjah Warriors, Dubai, 6:00pm
24 January: Desert Vipers v MI Emirates, Abu Dhabi, 6:00pm
25 January: Abu Dhabi Knight Riders v Gulf Giants, Dubai 6:00pm
26 January: Sharjah Warriors v Dubai Capitals, Sharjah, 6:00pm
27 January: Gulf Giants v MI Emirates, Dubai, 6:00pm
28 January: Sharjah Warriors v Abu Dhabi Knight Riders, Sharjah, 2:00pm
28 January: Dubai Capitals v Desert Vipers, Dubai, 6:00pm
29 January: Desert Vipers v MI Emirates, Sharjah, 6:00pm
30 January: Abu Dhabi Knight Riders v Dubai Capitals, Abu Dhabi, 6:00pm
31 January: Sharjah Warriors v Desert Vipers, Sharjah, 6:00pm
1 February: Gulf Giants v MI Emirates, Abu Dhabi, 6:00pm
2 February: Dubai Capitals v Desert Vipers, Dubai, 6:00pm
3 February: Abu Dhabi Knight Riders v MI Emirates, Abu Dhabi, 6:00pm
4 February: Desert Vipers v Gulf Giants, Dubai, 2:00pm
4 February: Abu Dhabi Knight Riders v Sharjah Warriors, Abu Dhabi, 6:00pm
5 February: Dubai Capitals v MI Emirates, Dubai, 6:00pm
6 February: Sharjah Warriors v Gulf Giants, Sharjah, 6:00pm

Playoff stages schedule:

8 February: Qualifier – P1 v P2, Dubai, 6:00pm
9 February: Eliminator – P3 v P4, Sharjah, 6:00pm
10 February: Qualifier 2 – Loser of Qualifier 1 v Winner of Eliminator, Dubai, 6:00pm
12 February: Winner Q1 v Winner Q2, Dubai, 6:00pm.

ILT20 squads of all six teams 2023:
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders: Sunil Narine (c), Andre Russell, Jonny Bairstow, Paul Stirling, Lahiru Kumara, Charith Asalanka, Brandon Glover, Colin Ingram, Akeal Hosein, Seekkuge Prasanna, Ravi Rampaul, Raymon Reifer, Kennar Lewis, Matiullah Khan, Fahad Nawaz, Sabir Ali, Ali Khan, Zawar Farid, Zaman Khan. Coach: TBA.
Desert Vipers: Colin Munro (c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Sam Billings, Alex Hales, Tom Curran, Sandeep Lamichhane, Saqib Mahmood, Sherfane Rutherford, Ben Duckett, Benny Howell, Sheldon Cottrell, Ruben Trumpelmann, Azam Khan, Rohan Mustafa, Shiraz Ahmed, Ali Naseer, Ronak Panoly, Aryan Lakra. Coach: James Foster.
Dubai Capitals: Rovman Powell (c), Dushmantha Chameera, Hazratullah Zazai, Fabian Allen, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Sikandar Raza, Isuru Udana, Niroshan Dickwella, Dasun Shanaka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dan Lawrence, Blessing Muzarabani, George Munsey, Fred Klaassen, Joe Root, Robin Uthappa, Ravi Bopara, Hazrat Luqman, Chirag Suri, Jash Giyanani, Akif Raja, Yusuf Pathan, Rahul Bhatia. Coach: Phil Simmons.
Gulf Giants: James Vince (c), Chris Jordan, Chris Lynn, Shimron Hetmyer, Tom Banton, Dominic Drakes, David Wiese, Liam Dawson, CP Rizwan, Jamie Overton, Qais Ahmad, Richard Gleeson, Ollie Pope, Rehan Ahmed, Wayne Madsen, Aayan Afzal Khan, Ansh Tandon, Sanchit Sharma, Ashwanth Valthapa. Coach: Andy Flower.
MI Emirates: Kieron Pollard (c), Dwayne Bravo, Nicholas Pooran, Trent Boult, Andre Fletcher, Imran Tahir, Samit Patel, Will Smeed, Basil Hameed, Jordan Thompson, Najibullah Zadran, Zahir Khan, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Brad Wheal, Bas de Leede, Muhammad Waseem, Vriitya Aravind, Zahoor Khan, Lorcan Tucker, Jonathan Figy. Coach: Shane Bond.
Sharjah Warriors: Moeen Ali (c), 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, Karthik Meiyappan, Alishan Sharafu, Junaid Siddique, Muhammad Jawadullah. Coach: Paul Farbrace.