International League T20

The International League T20 (ILT20) (also endorsed as the DP World ILT20 for sponsorship reasons) is a ongoing 20-20 cricket tournament being played in the United Arab Emirates. It is sanctioned by Emirates Cricket Board.[1][2]

International League T20
CountriesUnited Arab Emirates
AdministratorEmirates Cricket Board
FormatTwenty20
First edition2023
Next edition2024
Tournament formatRound-robin and playoffs
Number of teams6
Current championGulf Giants
Most successfulGulf Giants (1st title)
Websitewww.ilt20.ae
Seasons

The first edition of the tournament was originally scheduled to take place during January and February 2022, but it was rescheduled to take place from January 2023, with six teams competing.[3] In June 2022, the league was formally named the International League T20, with the dates for the first season also being confirmed.[4]

Shah Rukh Khan inaugurated a performance for the first 2023 edition of ILT20.

Overview

Franchises owners from the Indian Premier League (IPL), such as Knight Riders Group, Reliance Industries, GMR Group along with Lancer Capitals, Adani Group and Capri Global Holdings Pvt. Ltd were announced as owners of the teams.[5][6] Three original IPL franchises owners (i.e. the owners of Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai Indians, Delhi Capitals) also got the chance to sign up to four players from their current IPL squads.[7]

Teams

The following teams and their owners were announced as taking part in the tournament:[8]

Location of International League T20 teams
Team City Owner Coach Captain
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders[9] Abu Dhabi, Emirate of Abu Dhabi Knight Riders Group Abhishek Nayar Sunil Narine
Desert Vipers[10] None Lancer Capital LLC James Foster Colin Munro
Dubai Capitals[11] Dubai, Emirate of Dubai GMR Group Phil Simmons Rovman Powell
Gulf Giants[12] None Adani Sportsline Pvt.Ltd Andy Flower James Vince
MI Emirates[13] Abu Dhabi, Emirate of Abu Dhabi Indiawin Sports Pvt. Ltd Shane Bond Kieron Pollard
Sharjah Warriors[14] Sharjah, Emirate of Sharjah Capri Global Holdings Pvt. Ltd Paul Farbrace Moeen Ali

Tournament season and results
ILT20 season winner
Season Final No. of
teams		 Player of
the series
Venue Winners Result Runners-up
2022-23 Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Gulf Giants
149/3 (18.4 overs)		 Gulf Giants won by 7 wickets Scorecard Desert Vipers
146/8 (20 overs)		 6 Chris Jordan (Gulf Giants)

Rules

Nine out of eleven players on each team can be overseas players,[15] which will be significantly higher than the four or five overseas-player-limit of other major T20 leagues.[16] Two players on each team must be a UAE player and a player from an Associate Member nation respectively.[15]

Reactions

There has been some controversy around the ILT20's plan to only require one local (UAE) player in the playing XI of each team, with several Full Members calling for regulations requiring a higher minimum number of local players in the ILT20 and other T20 leagues.[17] 108 million people tuned in from across India even though attendance was low.[18] Attendance was low due to lack of participation of Indian, Bangladeshi and Pakistani cricketers.[19]

Players
List of Participating Players from 6 Teams (approx 125 players)
Name Team Age Name Team Age Name Team Age
Moeen Ali Sharjah Warriors 34 Sunil Narine Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 33 James Vince Gulf Giants 31
Chris Benjamin Sharjah Warriors 22 Ali Khan Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 31 Aayan Afzal Khan Gulf Giants 17
Bilal Khan Sharjah Warriors 34 Charith Asalanka Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 24 Tom Banton Gulf Giants 24
Joe Denly Sharjah Warriors 35 Merchant De Lange Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 31 Carlos Brathwaite Gulf Giants 34
Mark Deyal Sharjah Warriors 28 Dhananjaya de Silva Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 30 Liam Dawson Gulf Giants 32
Jamal Todd Sharjah Warriors Connor Esterhuizen Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 20 Dominic Drakes Gulf Giants 24
Junaid Siddique Sharjah Warriors 29 Fahad Naveez Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 21 Gerhard Erasmus Gulf Giants 27
Tom Kohler-Cadmore Sharjah Warriors 27 Brandon Glover Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 24 Richard Gleeson Gulf Giants 35
Evin Lewis Sharjah Warriors 30 Akeal Hosein Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 28 Tom Helm Gulf Giants 28
David Malan Sharjah Warriors 34 Colin Ingram Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 36 Shimron Hetmyer Gulf Giants 26
Karthik Meiyappan Sharjah Warriors 21 Brandon King Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 27 Chris Jordan Gulf Giants 34
Mohammad Nabi Sharjah Warriors 37 Lahiru Kumara Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 24 Chris Lynn Gulf Giants 32
Mohammad Jawadullah Sharjah Warriors 22 Kennar Lewis Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 30 Ollie Pope Gulf Giants 25
Noor Ahmed Sharjah Warriors 17 Treveen Matthew Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 17 Qais Ahmed Gulf Giants 22
Alishan Shafaru Sharjah Warriors 18 Matiullah Khan Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 28 Rehan Ahmed Gulf Giants 18
Paul Walter Sharjah Warriors 27 Ravi Rampaul Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 27 Chundangapoyil Rizwan Gulf Giants 34
Chris Woakes Sharjah Warriors 32 Raymon Reifer Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 30 Sanchit Sharma Gulf Giants 21
Marcus Stoinis Sharjah Warriors 32 Andre Russell Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 33 Ashwanth Valthappa Gulf Giants 21
Rahmanullah Gurbaz Sharjah Warriors 20 Sabir Ali Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 30 David Weiss Gulf Giants 37
Paul Stirling Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 31 Zawar Farid Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 29 Jamie Overton Gulf Giants 28
Name Team Age Name Team Age Name Team Age
Rovman Powell Dubai Capitals 29 Robin Uthappa Dubai Capitals 37 Mark Watt Desert Vipers 26
Akif Raja Dubai Capitals 30 Ollie White Dubai Capitals 21 Dwayne Bravo MI Emirates 39
Fabian Allen Dubai Capitals 27 Colin Munro Desert Vipers 35 Mckenny Clarker MI Emirates 19
Ravi Bopara Dubai Capitals 37 Ali Nazeer Desert Vipers 18 Bas de Leede MI Emirates 23
Chirag Suri Dubai Capitals 27 Gus Atkinson Desert Vipers 24 Fazalhaq Farooqi MI Emirates 22
Niroshan Dickwella Dubai Capitals 29 Sam Billings Desert Vipers 31 Andre Fletcher MI Emirates 35
Jash Giyanani Dubai Capitals 18 Dinesh Chandimal Desert Vipers 33 Imran Tahir MI Emirates 43
Hazrat Luqman Dubai Capitals 32 Sheldon Cottrell Desert Vipers 33 Tom Lammonby MI Emirates 22
Hazratullah Zazai Dubai Capitals 24 Tom Curran Desert Vipers 27 Dan Mousley MI Emirates 21
Chamika Karunaratne Dubai Capitals 26 Wanindu Hasaranga Desert Vipers 25 Muhammed Waseem MI Emirates 28
Fred Klaassen Dubai Capitals 30 Alex Hales Desert Vipers 34 Najibullah Zadran MI Emirates 29
Dan Lawrence Dubai Capitals 25 Benny Howell Desert Vipers 34 Craig Overton MI Emirates 28
Mujeeb Ur Rehman Dubai Capitals 21 Jake Lintott Desert Vipers 29 Samit Patel MI Emirates 38
George Munsey Dubai Capitals 29 Adam Lyth Desert Vipers 35 Nicholas Pooran MI Emirates 27
Yusuf Pathan Dubai Capitals 40 Tymal Mills Desert Vipers 30 Will Smeed MI Emirates 21
Bhanuka Rajapaksa Dubai Capitals 31 Ronak Panoly Desert Vipers 20 Jordan Thompson MI Emirates 26
Joe Root Dubai Capitals 32 Matheesha Pathirana Desert Vipers 20 Lorcan Tucker MI Emirates 26
Dasun Shanaka Dubai Capitals 31 Rohan Mustafa Desert Vipers 34 Brad Wheal MI Emirates 26
Sikandar Raza Dubai Capitals 36 Sherfane Rutherford Desert Vipers 24 Zahir Khan MI Emirates 24
Isuru Udana Dubai Capitals 34 Ruben Trumpelmann Desert Vipers 24 Zahoor Khan MI Emirates 33
Kieron Pollard MI Emirates 35 Vriitya Aravind MI Emirates 20 Basil Hameed MI Emirates 30
Trent Boult MI Emirates 33 Shiraz Ahmed Desert Vipers 31

Broadcasters

In May 2021, Essel Group owned Zee Entertainment Enterprises bought the media rights of this league for ten years at a cost of US$120 million.[20][21]

International Broadcasters:[22]

Territory/Region Channel
India Zee Cinema, Zee Anmol Cinema, Zee Zest, Zee Thirai, Zee Bangla Cinema, & Pictures HD, & Flix, Zee5 - Live Streaming
Pakistan PTV Sports and Geo Super
Afghanistan Ariana TV
Sri Lanka Supreme TV
UK BT Sport and Zee Tv
MENA CricLife 3
USA and Canada Willow TV
Bangladesh Gazi TV, T Sports
Australia Fox Cricket
New Zealand Sky Sports NZ
Nepal Sim TV Nepal, Net TV Nepal
Caribbean Flow Sports
Maldives Medianet

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