On January 13 (Friday), Dubai Capitals and Abu Dhabi Knight Riders will face off at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium to begin the first season of the International League T20. The new T20 competition also includes MI Emirates, Gulf Giants, Sharjah Warriors, and Dessert Vipers in addition to these two teams.
Before the Playoffs begin, each team will compete in five home games and five away games in a total of 34 matches across six locations in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). On February 12, Dubai will host the competition’s final.
The competition will surely be a blockbuster to watch since it features famous cricketers like Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Jor Root, Sikandar Raza, Dwayne Bravo, Paul Stirling, Nicholas Pooran, Kieron Pollard, Chris Lynn, and Marcus Stoinis.
ILT20 2023 Schedule -:
| Match No. | Date | Match | Venue |
| 1 | Jan-13 | Dubai Capitals vs Abu Dhabi Knight Riders | Dubai International Stadium |
| 2 | Jan-14 | MI Emirates vs Sharjah Warriors | Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
| 3 | Jan-15 | Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs Gulf Giants | Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
| 4 | Jan-15 | Desert Vipers vs Sharjah Warriors | Dubai International Stadium |
| 5 | Jan-16 | Dubai Capitals vs Gulf Giants | Dubai International Stadium |
| 6 | Jan-17 | Sharjah Warriors vs MI Emirates | Sharjah Cricket Stadium |
| 7 | Jan-18 | Desert Vipers vs Abu Dhabi Knight Riders | Dubai International Stadium |
| 8 | Jan-19 | Gulf Giants vs Dubai Capitals | Sharjah Cricket Stadium |
| 9 | Jan-20 | Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs Desert Vipers | Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
| 10 | Jan-21 | Dubai Capitals vs Sharjah Warriors | Dubai International Stadium |
| 11 | Jan-21 | Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs MI Emirates | Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
| 12 | Jan-22 | Desert Vipers vs Gulf Giants | Dubai International Stadium |
| 13 | Jan-22 | MI Emirates vs Dubai Capitals | Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
| 14 | Jan-23 | Gulf Giants vs Sharjah Warriors | Dubai International Stadium |
| 15 | Jan-24 | MI Emirates vs Desert Vipers | Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
| 16 | Jan-25 | Gulf Giants vs Abu Dhabi Knight Riders | Dubai International Stadium |
| 17 | Jan-26 | Sharjah Warriors vs Dubai Capitals | Sharjah Cricket Stadium |
| 18 | Jan-27 | Gulf Giants vs MI Emirates | Dubai International Stadium |
| 19 | Jan-28 | Sharjah Warriors vs Abu Dhabi Knight Riders | Sharjah Cricket Stadium |
| 20 | Jan-28 | Dubai Capitals vs Desert Vipers | Dubai International Stadium |
| 21 | Jan-29 | Desert Vipers vs MI Emirates | Sharjah Cricket Stadium |
| 22 | Jan-30 | Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs Dubai Capitals | Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
| 23 | Jan-31 | Sharjah Warriors vs Desert Vipers | Sharjah Cricket Stadium |
| 24 | Feb-01 | MI Emirates vs Gulf Giants | Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
| 25 | Feb-02 | Desert Vipers vs Dubai Capitals | Dubai International Stadium |
| 26 | Feb-03 | MI Emirates vs Abu Dhabi Knight Riders | Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
| 27 | Feb-04 | Gulf Giants vs Desert Vipers | Dubai International Stadium |
| 28 | Feb-04 | Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs Sharjah Warriors | Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
| 29 | Feb-05 | Dubai Capitals vs MI Emirates | Dubai International Stadium |
| 30 | Feb-06 | Sharjah Warriors vs Gulf Giants | Sharjah Cricket Stadium |
Qualifier 1
Feb-08
Team 1 vs Team 2
Dubai International Stadium
Eliminator
Feb-09
Team 3 vs Team 4
Sharjah Cricket Stadium
Qualifier 2
Feb-10
Loser of Q1 vs Winner of Eliminator
Dubai International Stadium
Final
Feb-12
Winner of Q1 vs Winner of Q2
Dubai International Stadium
ILT20 2023 Teams & Squads
Gulf Giants
Shimron Hetmyer, Chris Jordan, Chris Lynn, Tom Banton, Dominic Drakes, David Wiese, Jamie Overton, Richard Gleeson, Rehan Ahmed, Wayne Madsen, Liam Dawson, James Vince (c), Qais Ahmad, Ollie Pope
Sharjah Warriors
Evin Lewis, Dawid Malan, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Chris Benjamin, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Moeen Ali (c), Mohammad Nabi, Chris Woakes, JJ Smit, Mark Deyal, Noor Ahmad, Danny Briggs, Naveen-ul-Haq, Bilal Khan
Desert Vipers
Alex Hales, Ben Duckett, Benny Howell, Colin Munro (c), Ruben Trumpelmann, Sam Billings, Sandeep Lamichhane, Saqib Mahmood, Sheldon Cottrell, Sherfane Rutherford, Tom Curran, Wanindu Hasaranga
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders
Sunil Narine (c), Andre Russell, Jonny Bairstow, Paul Stirling, Lahiru Kumara, Charith Asalanka, Colin Ingram, Akeal Hosein, Seekkuge Prasanna, Ravi Rampaul, Raymond Reifer, Kennar Lewis, Ali Khan, Brandon Glover
Dubai Capitals
Rovman Powell (c), 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
MI Emirates
Kieron Pollard (c), Dwayne Bravo, Nicholas Pooran, Trent Boult, Andre Fletcher, Imran Tahir, Samit Patel, Will Smeed, Jordan Thompson, Najibullah Zadran, Zahir Khan, Fazalhaq Farooqui, Brad Wheal, Bas de Leede
The competition’s official broadcast partner is Zee, and Zee5 users may watch the games live streaming.
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