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.
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.
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders: Aditya Shetty, Ali Khan, Alishan Sharafu, Andre Russell, Andries Gous, Charith Asalanka, David Willey, Joe Clarke, Laurie Evans, Micheal Pepper and Sunil Narine.
Desert Vipers: Adam Hose, Alex Hales, Ali Naseer, Azam Khan, Bas de Leede, Luke Wood, Micheal Jones, Mohammad Amir, Nathan Sowter, Sherfane Rutherford, Tanish Suri and Wanindu Hasaranga.
Dubai Capitals: 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: Aayan Afzal Khan, Blessing Muzarabani, Chris Jordan, Dipendra Singh Airee, Gerhard Erasmus, Jamie Overton, James Vince, Jamie Smith, Jordan Cox, Mohammad Zohaib Zubair, Rehan Ahmed, Richard Gleeson and Shimron Hetmyer.
MI Emirates: Akeal Hosein, Andre Fletcher, Daniel Mousley, Dwayne Bravo, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Jordan Thompson, Kieron Pollard, Kusal Perera, Muhammad Rohid Khan, Muhammad Waseem, Nicholas Pooran, Nosthush Kenjige, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth and Waqar Salamkheil.
Sharjah Warriors: Dilshan Madushanka, Johnson Charles, Junaid Siddique, Muhamad Jawadullah, Kusal Mendis, Luke Wells, Peter Hatzoglou and Tom Kohler-Cadmore.
International League T20 2024 Schedule
As mentioned earlier, the Emirates Board-sanctioned ILT20 will be in its second edition in 2024 and will kick-start on January 19. The league stage of the tournament will go all the way up to February 11 before the playoffs will be played. 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.
The first Qualifier and Eliminator will be held on February 13 and 14 respectively while the second Qualifier will be played on February 15. Two days later, on February 17, the final of the 2024 ILT20 will be hosted.
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.
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 2024 Tickets?
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 |