ILT20 2025 schedule fixtures, teams, live streaming and telecast Info are placed here. The ILT20 2025 will be the 3rd edition of the International League T20 taking place in the UAE from 11 January – 9 February 2025. The full squad and schedule of the International League T20 are placed below.
International League T20 ILT20 Teams Squad 2025
The third season of the ILT20 also features six teams: Dubai Capitals, Abu Dhabi Knight Riders, MI Emirates, Sharjah Warriors, Gulf Giants and Desert Vipers. Three of the franchises are owned by IPL owners.
Each playing XI can have nine overseas players and two Associate overseas players in the squad.
Some of the players to watch out for include Ambati Rayudu, David Willey, Josh Little, Alex Hales, David Warner, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Mark Wood, Akeal Hosein, and Corey Anderson, among others.
There will also be a team auction for the ILT20 which will be held on October 1, 2024. The squads below will be updated once that is over.
Teams had the option to either retain their players or bring in new signings. Below is the latest squad list for all six teams in the ILT20 League 2025.
Desert Vipers
David Payne, Dan Lawrence, Lockie Ferguson, Fakhar Zaman, Max Holden, Alex Hales, Adam Hose, Azam Khan, Ali Naseer, Luke Wood, Bas de Leede, Mohammad Amir, Michael Jones, Sherfane Rutherford, Nathan Sowter, Wanindu Hasaranga, Tanish Suri
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders
Terrance Hinds, Gudakesh Motie, Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar, Roston Chase, Hassan Khan, Ali Khan, Aditya Shetty, Andre Russell, Alishan Sharafu, Charith Asalanka, Andries Ghous, Joe Clarke, David Willey, Michael Pepper, Laurie Evans, Sunil Narine
Gulf Giants
Dominic Drakes, Adam Lyth, Ibrahim Zadran, Daniel Worrall, Tom Curran, Mark Adair, Wahidullah Zadran, Tymal Mills, Blessing Muzarabani, Aayan Afzal Khan, Dipendra Singh Airee, Chris Jordan, Jamie Overton, Gerhard Erasmus, Jamie Smith, James Vince, Mohammad Zuhaib Zubair, Rehan Ahmed, Jordan Cox, Shimron Hetmyer
Dubai Capitals
Jeffrey Vandersay, Brandon McMullen, Adam Rossington, Gulbadin Naib, Garuka Sanketh, Joe Weatherley, Joe Burns, Obed McCoy, Najibullah Zadran, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Scott Kuggeleijn, Shai Hope, David Warner, Dasun Shanaka, Haider Ali, Dushmantha Chameera, Rovman Powell, Raja Akif, Sikandar Raza, Sam Billings, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Zahir Khan, Oliver Stone
MI Emirates
Dwayne Bravo, Tom Banton, Romario Shepherd, Thomas Jack Draca, Fareed Ahmad, Akeal Hosein, Ben Charlesworth, Daniel Mousley, Andre Fletcher, Jordan Thompson, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Kusal Perera, Kieron Pollard, Muhammad Waseem, Muhammad Rohid Khan, Nosthush Kenjige, Nicholas Pooran, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Waqar Salamkheil
Sharjah Warriorz
Adil Rashid, Adam Milne, Avishka Fernando, Ashton Agar, Daniel Sams, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Harmeet Singh, Gus Atkinson, Karim Janat, Jason Roy, Matthew Wade, Keemo Paul, Tim Seifert, Virandeep Singh, Johnson Charles, Dilshan Madushanka, Muhammad Jawadullah, Junaid Siddique, Luke Wells, Kusal Mendis, Peter Hatzoglou, Tom Kohler-Cadmore
International League T20 2025 Schedule
The Emirates Board-sanctioned ILT20 will be in its third edition in 2025 and will kick-start on January 11.
The league stage of the tournament will go all the way up to the end of the first week of February before the playoffs will be played. The final will be held on February 9.
The six-team tournament will be hosted by three grounds in the UAE – Sharjah Cricket Stadium in Sharjah, Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi and Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai. Dubai will host the final this season.
We are still awaiting the dates for the first Qualifier, Eliminator, second Qualifier and the final of the 2025 ILT20.
Each team will play at least 10 matches during the group stages of the competition – two against each of the other sides. The top four sides at the end of the group format will make the playoffs.
Here’s how the schedule for the 2024 edition of the competition looked.
Date | ILT20 Schedule 2024 | Venue |
Friday, 19 January | Sharjah Warriors vs Gulf Giants | Sharjah Cricket Stadium |
Saturday, 20 January | Dubai Capitals vs MI Emirates | Dubai International Stadium |
Sunday, 21 January | Desert Vipers vs Abu Dhabi Knight Riders | Dubai International Stadium |
Sunday, 21 January | MI Emirates vs Gulf Giants | Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
Monday, 22 January | Dubai Capitals vs Sharjah Warriors | Dubai International Stadium |
Tuesday, 23 January | Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs MI Emirates | Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
Wednesday, 24 January | Gulf Giants vs Desert Vipers | Dubai International Stadium |
Thursday, 25 January | Dubai Capitals vs Abu Dhabi Knight Riders | Dubai International Stadium |
Friday, 26 January | Sharjah Warriors vs MI Emirates | Sharjah Cricket Stadium |
Saturday, 27 January | Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs Desert Vipers | Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
Saturday, 27 January | Gulf Giants vs Dubai Capitals | Sharjah Cricket Stadium |
Sunday, 28 January | MI Emirates vs Abu Dhabi Knight Riders | Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
Sunday, 28 January | Desert Vipers vs Sharjah Warriors | Sharjah Cricket Stadium |
Monday, 29 January | Sharjah Warriors vs Dubai Capitals | Sharjah Cricket Stadium |
Tuesday, 30 January | Desert Vipers vs MI Emirates | Dubai International Stadium |
Wednesday, 31 January | Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs Gulf Giants | Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
Thursday, 1 February | Dubai Capitals vs Desert Vipers | Dubai International Stadium |
Friday, 2 February | MI Emirates vs Sharjah Warriors | Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
Saturday, 3 February | Desert Vipers vs Gulf Giants | Dubai International Stadium |
Saturday, 3 February | Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs Dubai Capitals | Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
Sunday, 4 February | MI Emirates vs Desert Vipers | Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
Sunday, 4 February | Gulf Giants vs Sharjah Warriors | Dubai International Stadium |
Monday, 5 February | Sharjah Warriors vs Abu Dhabi Knight Riders | Sharjah Cricket Stadium |
Tuesday, 6 February | Dubai Capitals vs Gulf Giants | Dubai International Stadium |
Wednesday, 7 February | Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs Sharjah Warriors | Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
Thursday, 8 February | Gulf Giants vs MI Emirates | Dubai International Stadium |
Friday, 9 February | Desert Vipers vs Dubai Capitals | Dubai International Stadium |
Saturday, 10 February | Gulf Giants vs Abu Dhabi Knight Riders | Dubai International Stadium |
Saturday, 10 February | MI Emirates vs Dubai Capitals | Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
Sunday, 11 February | Sharjah Warriors vs Desert Vipers | Sharjah Cricket Stadium |
Tuesday, 13 February | Qualifier 1 | Dubai International Stadium |
Wednesday, 14 February | Eliminator | Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
Thursday, 15 February | Qualifier 2 | Sharjah Cricket Stadium |
Saturday, 17 February | Final | Dubai International Stadium |
Saturday, 17 February | ILT20 Season 2 Final | Dubai International Stadium |
For detailed predictions and tips for the International League T20 matches, check out our dedicated article here.
How to Buy IL T20 2025 Tickets?
More information on ticket sale for the 2025 edition of the ILT20 will be revealed closer to the start of the competition. For now, here’s how things looked in the 2024 edition as far as the ticket purchase is concerned.
The tickets for the 34-game league will be on sale at a starting price of AED20 for the general entry with the lounge access costing AED60. The ILT20 tickets for the hospitality and lounges start at AED120, and the price for the VIP Corporate boxes starts at AED2,500.
You can buy the tickets for all the ILT20 2024 games here.
Once you have clicked on the above link, you will reach a page that consists of all the matches. Select which match you want to watch and click on it.
You will then see stand options under it, and depending on the stadium in which the match is being played, the seating area and the corresponding ticket prices will vary.
For example, at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, there’s the North West Stand, North East Stand, East Stand, West Stand, Gold Pavilion, Diamond Pavilion and Platinum Pavilion with the ticket prices for the first match ranging from AED 20 to 60.
Similarly at the Dubai Cricket Stadium, tickets can be bought for the Premium, General Admission East & West, Pavilion East, Pavilion West and Platinum stands. Again, the tickets are priced between AED 20 to 60 for the group games.
Over at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, the seating area is divided into Mound-East, Mound-West, North Stand, South Grandstand-East, South Grandstand-West – West and South Panoramic.
You can also buy your ILT20 tickets for the 2024 edition at offline centres mentioned below:
- Abu Dhabi Mall
- Al Zahia Mall
- Arabian Ranches 2
- DPWORLD ILT20
- Dubai Hills
- Dubai Mall
- Dubai Marina Mall
- IBN Battuta Mall
- Mall of The Emirates
- Mercato Mall
- Mirdif City Centre
- Nakheel Mall
- Sahara Centre
- The Galleria Al Maryah Island
- YAS Mall
Kids aged six to 16 get a child’s discount for these tickets.
ILT20 2025 Live Broadcast in India, Pakistan, USA, UK, Bangladesh
Country | TV Channels & Live Streaming ILT20 |
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India | Zee. Live Stream on the Zee5. |
Pakistan | ARY ZAP, A Sports |
USA | Willow TV |
Caribbean | SportsMax |
UK | Zee TV (accessed via channel 709 on Sky and channel 809 on Virgin Media). The live stream is available on BT Sport (TV/online/app). |
Bangladesh | T Sports |