International League T20 (ILT20) 2025: Schedule, Teams, Squad, Captains, Venue and Live Streaming

The International League T20 (ILT20) will be back with its third edition in January-February 2025. The UAE’s T20 league will get underway on January 11 and wrap up on February 9.

Last edition winners MI Emirates will open the tournament by squaring off against Dubai Capitals. It will be a 30-day affair in the UAE, with six teams battling it out in 30 league-stage games.

After the double round-robin stage, the four-match playoffs will kick off on February 5. The final of the tournament will take place on December 9, with the two best teams going against each other.

Tournament	ILT20 2025
Board	Emirates Cricket Board
Participating Teams	6
Teams	Abu Dhabi Knight Riders, Desert Vipers, Dubai Capitals, Gulf Giants, MI Emirates, Sharjah Warriorz
Format	T20, Double Round-Robin and Playoffs
Matches	34
Venues	Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and Sharjah
Dates	January 11 – February 9, 2025
Live Streaming Platform	Zee Network, Zee5

International League T20 (ILT20) 2025: Teams and Captains

Here are the six teams that will feature in the ILT20 2025 season, along with their respective captains.

Team	Captain
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders	Sunil Narine
Desert Vipers	Alex Hales
Dubai Capitals	David Warner
Gulf Giants	James Vince
MI Emirates	Nicholas Pooran
Sharjah Warriorz	Tom Kohler-Cadmore

International League T20 (ILT20) 2025: Squads and Players

Abu Dhabi Knight Riders

Aditya Shetty, Ali Khan, Alishan Sharafu, Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar, Andre Russell, Andries Gous, Charith Asalanka, David Willey, Gudakesh Motie, Hassan Khan, Ibrar Ahmed, Joe Clarke, Laurie Evans, Michael Pepper, Roston Chase, Shahid Bhutta, Sunil Narine (c), Terrance Hinds

Desert Vipers

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

Dubai Capitals

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

Gulf Giants

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

MI Emirates

Akeal Hosein, Andre Fletcher, Ben Charlesworth, Daniel Mousley, Dwayne Bravo, Fareed Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Jordan Thompson, Kieron Pollard, Kusal Perera, Muhammad Rohid Khan, Muhammad Waseem, Nicholas Pooran (c), Nosthush Kenjige, Romario Shepherd, Thomas Jack Draca, Tom Banton, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Waqar Salamkheil

Sharjah Warriorz

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

International League T20 (ILT20) 2025: Venues

Three stadiums will host the 34-match ILT20 2025 edition. Here is the list of the venues, along with the number of matches they will host.

Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai (15 matches)
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah (8 matches)
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi (11 matches)