The domestic T20 league of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), International League T20 2025 is ready to kickstart on Saturday, 11 January 2025 with the match between MI Emirates and Dubai Capitals. (More Cricket News)
A total of 34 matches will be played in this edition of the ILT20 2025 with the final set to be played on 9 February in Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
Six teams are set to take part in this edition namely, Gulf Giants, Dubai Capitals, MI Emirates, Desert Vipers, Abu Dhabi Knight Riders and Sharjah Warriorz. MI Emirates are the defending champions who defeated Dubai Capitals by 45 runs in last year's final.
The format of the league is quite similar of that of the IPL. All six teams will play each other in the league stage and the top-four teams in the points table will qualify for the playoffs.
The top two teams will play Qualifier 1 and the winner will directly enter the final. The third-placed and fourth-placed teams will face each other in the Eliminator and the winner will enter Qualifier 2, where they will face the loser of Qualifier 1.
The loser of the Eliminator will be exited from the tournament. The winner of the Qualifier 2 will enter the final and face the winner of Qualifier 1 for the trophy.
ILT20 2025 - Full Squads
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders: Gudakesh Motie, Ibrar Ahmad, Jason Holder, Kyle Mayers, Phil Salt (Wildcard), Roston Chase, Shahid Iqbal Bhutta, Sufiyan Muqeem, Terrance Hinds and Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Aditya Shetty, Ali Khan, Alishan Sharafu, Andre Russell, Andries Gous, Charith Asalanka, David Willey, Joe Clarke, Laurie Evans, Michael Pepper and Sunil Narine.
Desert Vipers: Dan Lawrence (Wildcard), David Payne, Dhruv Parashar, Fakhar Zaman, Kushal Malla (replacement for injured Bas de Leede), Khuzaima Bin Tanveer, Lockie Ferguson, Max Holden, Sam Curran, Adam Hose, Alex Hales, Ali Naseer, Azam Khan, Luke Wood, Michael Jones, Mohammad Amir, Nathan Sowter, Sherfane Rutherford, Tanish Suri and Wanindu Hasaranga.
Dubai Capitals: Adam Rossington (Wildcard), Aryaman Varma (signed as a replacement player for Jake Fraser McGurk), Ben Dunk, Brandon McMullen, Garuka Sanketh (signed as replacement player), Farhan Khan, Gulbadin Naib, Joe Burns, Joe Weatherley, Najibullah Zadran, Obed McCoy, Scott Kuggeleijn, Sharafuddin Ashraf (signed as replacement player), Shai Hope, Shahrukh Ahmed and Zeeshan Naseer, Dasun Shanaka, David Warner, Dushmantha Chameera, Haider Ali, Raja Akif, Rovman Powell, Sam Billings, Sikandar Raza, Zahir Khan, Jake Fraser-McGurk and Oliver Stone.
Gulf Giants: Adam Lyth, Dominic Drakes, Daniel Worrall (played for Giants in Season 2 as a wildcard player), Dushan Hemantha (signed as a replacement player), Ibrahim Zadran, Mark Adair, Ollie Robinson (wicketkeeper-batter), Tim David, Tom Curran, Tymal Mills, Muhammad Saghir Khan, Muhammad Uzair Khan and Wahidullah Zadran, Aayan Afzal Khan, Blessing Muzarabani, Chris Jordan, Dipendra Singh Airee, Gerhard Erasmus, James Vince, Jordan Cox, Mohammad Zuhaib Zubair, Rehan Ahmed, and Shimron Hetmyer
MI Emirates: Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar, Alzarri Joseph, Aryan Lakra, Ben Charlesworth, Fareed Ahmad, Romario Shepherd, Tom Banton, Thomas Draca, and Zahoor Khan, Akeal Hosein, Andre Fletcher, Daniel Mousley, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Jordan Thompson, Kieron Pollard, Kusal Perera, Muhammad Rohid Khan, Muhammad Waseem, Nicholas Pooran, Nosthush Kenjige and Waqar Salamkheil.
Sharjah Warriorz: Tim Southee (captain), Adam Milne, Adil Rashid (played for Warriorz in Season 2 as a Wildcard pick), Ashton Agar, Avishka Fernando, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Daniel Sams, Ethan D’ Souza, Harmeet Singh, Jason Roy, Karim Janat, Keemo Paul, Matthew Wade, Rohan Mustafa, Tim Seifert, Traveen Mathew and Virandeep Singh, Dilshan Madushanka, Johnson Charles, Junaid Siddique, Muhammad Jawadullah, Kusal Mendis, Luke Wells, Peter Hatzoglou and Tom Kohler-Cadmore.
ILT20 2025 - Live Streaming Details
When will the ILT20 2025 start?
The ILT20 2025 will start on Saturday, 11th January with the MI Emirates vs Dubai Capitals match.
When will the ILT20 2025 conclude?
The ILT20 2025 will conclude wit the final match on 9th February 2025 in Dubai.
Where to watch the TV broadcast of the ILT20 2025 in India?
The TV broadcast of the ILT20 2025 will be available on Zee Network in India while broadcasting partners for other regions will be announced soon.
Where to watch the live streaming of the ILT20 2025 in India?
The live streaming of the ILT20 2025 will be available on the FanCode app and website.
