ILT20 2025: All squads, full schedule, where to watch, Fantasy & more

The third season of the UAE's International League T20 (ILT20) will commence on January 11 (Saturday), with MI Emirates taking on Dubai Capitals at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Apart from these two, Abu Dhabi Knight Riders, Desert Vipers, Gulf Giants and Sharjah Warriors are the other four teams in the 20-over tournament.

Each of the aforementioned six teams will play against each other twice in the league stage. It will be played in an IPL-like format. The top two teams will play the Qualifier 1, while the teams at No.3 and 4 will be involved in the Eliminator. The winner of the Qualifier 1 will make it through to the final, while the loser will play the winner of the Eliminator for the place in the finale.

All 34 matches will be played across three venues - Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah.

All squads

Abu Dhabi Knight Riders - Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar, Gudakesh Motie, Hassan Khan, Roston Chase, Terrance Hinds, Aditya Shetty, Ali Khan, Alishan Sharafu, Andre Russell, Andries Ghous, Charith Asalanka, David Willey, Joe Clarke, Laurie Evans, Michael Pepper, Sunil Narine

Desert Vipers - Dan Lawrence, David Payne, Fakhar Zaman, Lockie Ferguson, Max Holden, Adam Hose, Alex Hales, Ali Naseer, Azam Khan, Bas de Leede (injured), Luke Wood, Michael Jones, Mohammad Amir, Nathan Sowter, Sherfane Rutherford, Tanish Suri, Wanindu Hasaranga

Dubai Capitals - Adam Rossington, Brandon McMullen, Garuka Sanketh, Gulbadin Naib, Jeffrey Vandersay, Joe Burns, Joe Weatherley, Najibullah Zadran, Obed McCoy, Scott Kuggeleijn, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Shai Hope, Dasun Shanaka, David Warner, Dushmantha Chameera, Haider Ali, Raja Akif, Rovman Powell, Sam Billings, Sikandar Raza, Zahir Khan, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Oliver Stone

Gulf Giants - Adam Lyth, Dominic Drakes, Daniel Worrall, Ibrahim Zadran, Mark Adair, Tom Curran, Tymal Mills, Wahidullah Zadran, Aayan Afzal Khan, Blessing Muzarabani, Chris Jordan, Dipendra Singh Airee, Gerhard Erasmus, Jamie Overton, James Vince, Jamie Smith, Jordan Cox, Mohammad Zuhaib Zubair, Rehan Ahmed, Shimron Hetmyer

MI Emirates - Romario Shepherd, Tom Banton, Fareed Ahmad, Thomas Jack Draca, Ben Charlesworth, 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, Waqar Salamkheil

Sharjah Warriors - Adam Milne, Adil Rashid, Ashton Agar, Avishka Fernando, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Daniel Sams, Gus Atkinson, Harmeet Singh, Jason Roy, Karim Janat, Keemo Paul, Matthew Wade, Virandeep Singh, Tim Seifert, Dilshan Madushanka, Johnson Charles, Junaid Siddique, Muhammad Jawadullah, Kusal Mendis, Luke Wells, Peter Hatzoglou, Tom Kohler-Cadmore

You can check all the squads here.

Full schedule

- January 11: Dubai Capitals vs MI Emirates, 1st Match at Dubai International Cricket Stadium ¹

- January 12:

    - Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs Desert Vipers, 2nd Match at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

    - Gulf Giants vs Sharjah Warriors, 3rd Match at Dubai International Cricket Stadium

- January 13: MI Emirates vs Dubai Capitals, 4th Match at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

- January 14: Gulf Giants vs Desert Vipers, 5th Match at Dubai International Cricket Stadium

- January 15: Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs Sharjah Warriors, 6th Match at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

- January 16: Desert Vipers vs MI Emirates, 7th Match at Dubai International Cricket Stadium

- January 17: Sharjah Warriors vs Dubai Capitals, 8th Match at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah

- January 18:

    - Desert Vipers vs Abu Dhabi Knight Riders, 9th Match at Dubai International Cricket Stadium

    - Gulf Giants vs Dubai Capitals, 10th Match at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah

- January 19:

    - Sharjah Warriors vs MI Emirates, 11th Match at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah

    - Gulf Giants vs Abu Dhabi Knight Riders, 12th Match at Dubai International Cricket Stadium

- January 20: Dubai Capitals vs Desert Vipers, 13th Match at Dubai International Cricket Stadium

- January 21: Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs MI Emirates, 14th Match at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

- January 22: Desert Vipers vs Sharjah Warriors, 15th Match at Dubai International Cricket Stadium

- January 23: Dubai Capitals vs Gulf Giants, 16th Match at Dubai International Cricket Stadium

- January 24: MI Emirates vs Abu Dhabi Knight Riders, 17th Match at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

- January 25:

    - Sharjah Warriors vs Desert Vipers, 18th Match at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah

    - MI Emirates vs Gulf Giants, 19th Match at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

- January 26:

    - Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs Dubai Capitals, 20th Match at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

    - Sharjah Warriors vs Gulf Giants, 21st Match at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah

- January 27: MI Emirates vs Desert Vipers, 22nd Match at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

- January 28: Dubai Capitals vs Sharjah Warriors, 23rd Match at Dubai International Cricket Stadium

- January 29: Desert Vipers vs Gulf Giants, 24th Match at Dubai International Cricket Stadium

- January 30: Sharjah Warriors vs Abu Dhabi Knight Riders, 25th Match at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah

- January 31: Gulf Giants vs MI Emirates, 26th Match at Dubai International Cricket Stadium

- February 1: Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs Gulf Giants, 27th Match at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

- February 2:

    - MI Emirates vs Sharjah Warriors, 28th Match at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

    - Dubai Capitals vs Abu Dhabi Knight Riders, 29th Match at Dubai International Cricket Stadium

- February 3: Desert Vipers vs Dubai Capitals, 30th Match at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah

- February 5: TBC vs TBC, Qualifier 1 at Dubai International Cricket Stadium

- February 6: TBC vs TBC, Eliminator at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

- February 7: TBC vs TBC, Qualifier 2 at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah

- February 9: TBC vs TBC, Final at Dubai International Cricket Stadium

You can check the entire schedule here.

Where and how to watch the ILT20 2025?

You can watch all the matches live on Zee Network's TV channels in India. The single-header games will start at 8 PM IST, while on the double-header days, the first match will start at 3:30 PM IST, and the second will commence at 7:30 PM IST. You can watch it on digital platforms - FanCode (English commentary) and Zee5.

Fantasy

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You can watch all the ILT20 2025 matches live with English commentary on Fancode.