Cricket News: International League T20 (ILT20) 2023: Match schedule, franchises, squads and live coverage
The United Arab Emirates will host another T20 tournament that will entertain the cricket world for a month: the ILT20.
United Arab Emirates will host: UAE's International League T20 (ILT20) 2023.The Emirates Cricket Board are organizing UAE's International League T20 (ILT20) 2023 tournament. The competition will take place from January 13 to February 12 next year.
Knight Riders Group have the rights to own and operate their franchise in Abu Dhabi and will establish the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders (ADKR) as a permanent fixture in the UAE's premier T20 league.
There are six teams -
- Abu Dhabi Knight Riders (owned by Knight Riders Group)
- Desert Vipers (Lancer Capital LLC)
- Dubai Capitals (GMR Group)
- Gulf Giants (Adani Sportsline)
- MI Emirates (Reliance Strategic Business Ventures Limited)
- Sharjah Warriors (Capri Global Capital Limited)
Each team can field up to 18 cricketers, with a maximum of 12 from overseas, at least four from the UAE and at least four from other associated countries.
The six teams will play a double round-robin, and the four playoffs will follow this.
ILT20 2023 schedule and match timetable
Cricket fans across the world can catch the LIVE telecast of this exciting cricket league on the League’s Official Media Partner ZEE’s linear channels, digital platform Zee5, as well as Zee Cinema SD, Zee Cinema HD, Zee Anmol Cinema, & Pictures HD, & Flix SD, & Flix HD, Zee Zest SD, Zee Zest HD, Zee Bangla Cinema and Zee Thirai.
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Date and Time |
Match Details |
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Fri, January 13 |
Dubai Capitals vs Abu Dhabi Knight Riders, first Match |
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02:00 PM GMT | 06:00 PM LOCAL |
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai |
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Sat, January 14 |
MI Emirates vs Sharjah Warriors, second Match |
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02:00 PM GMT | 06:00 PM LOCAL |
Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
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Sun, January 15 |
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs Gulf Giants, third Match |
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10:00 AM GMT / 02:00 PM LOCAL |
Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
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Sun, January 15 |
Desert Vipers vs Sharjah Warriors, fourth Match |
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02:00 PM GMT | 06:00 PM LOCAL |
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai |
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Mon, January 16 |
Dubai Capitals vs Gulf Giants, fifth Match |
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02:00 PM GMT | 06:00 PM LOCAL |
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai |
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Tue, January 17 |
Sharjah Warriors vs MI Emirates, sixth Match |
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02:00 PM GMT | 06:00 PM LOCAL |
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah |
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Wed, January 18 |
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs Desert Vipers, seventh Match |
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02:00 PM GMT | 06:00 PM LOCAL |
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai |
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Thu, January 19 |
Dubai Capitals vs Gulf Giants, eighth Match |
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02:00 PM GMT | 06:00 PM LOCAL |
Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
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Fri, January 20 |
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs Desert Vipers, ninth Match |
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02:00 PM GMT | 06:00 PM LOCAL |
Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
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Sat, January 21 |
Dubai Capitals vs Sharjah Warriors, 10th Match |
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10:00 AM GMT | 02:00 PM LOCAL |
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai |
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Sat, January 21 |
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs MI Emirates, 11th Match |
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02:00 PM GMT | 06:00 PM LOCAL |
Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
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Sun, January 22 |
Desert Vipers vs Gulf Giants, 12th Match |
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10:00 AM GMT | 02:00 PM LOCAL |
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai |
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Sun, January 22 |
Dubai Capitals vs MI Emirates, 13th Match |
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02:00 PM GMT | 06:00 PM LOCAL |
Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
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Mon, January 23 |
Gulf Giants vs Sharjah Warriors, 14th Match |
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02:00 PM GMT | 06:00 PM LOCAL |
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai |
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Tue, January 24 |
Desert Vipers vs MI Emirates, 15th Match |
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02:00 PM GMT | 06:00 PM LOCAL |
Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
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Wed, January 25 |
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs Gulf Giants, 16th Match |
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02:00 PM GMT | 06:00 PM LOCAL |
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai |
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Thu, January 26 |
Sharjah Warriors vs Dubai Capitals, 17th Match |
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02:00 PM GMT | 06:00 PM LOCAL |
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah |
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Fri, January 27 |
Gulf Giants vs MI Emirates, 18th Match |
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02:00 PM GMT | 06:00 PM LOCAL |
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai |
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Sat, January 28 |
Sharjah Warriors vs Abu Dhabi Knight Riders, 19th Match |
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10:00 AM GMT | 02:00 PM LOCAL |
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah |
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Sat, January 28 |
Dubai Capitals vs Desert Vipers, 20th Match |
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02:00 PM GMT | 06:00 PM LOCAL |
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai |
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Sun, January 29 |
Desert Vipers vs MI Emirates, 21st Match |
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02:00 PM GMT | 06:00 PM LOCAL |
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah |
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Mon, January 30 |
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs Dubai Capitals, 22nd Match |
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02:00 PM GMT | 06:00 PM LOCAL |
Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
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Tue, January 31 |
Sharjah Warriors vs Desert Vipers, 23rd Match |
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02:00 PM GMT | 06:00 PM LOCAL |
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah |
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Wed, February 01 |
Gulf Giants vs MI Emirates, 24th Match |
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02:00 PM GMT | 06:00 PM LOCAL |
Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
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Thu, February 02 |
Dubai Capitals vs Desert Vipers, 25th Match |
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02:00 PM GMT | 06:00 PM LOCAL |
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai |
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Fri, February 03 |
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs MI Emirates, 26th Match |
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02:00 PM GMT | 06:00 PM LOCAL |
Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
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Sat, February 04 |
Desert Vipers vs Gulf Giants, 27th Match |
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10:00 AM GMT | 02:00 PM LOCAL |
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai |
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Sat, February 04 |
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs Sharjah Warriors, 28th Match |
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02:00 PM GMT | 06:00 PM LOCAL |
Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
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Sun, February 05 |
Dubai Capitals vs MI Emirates, 29th Match |
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02:00 PM GMT | 06:00 PM LOCAL |
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai |
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Mon, February 06 |
Sharjah Warriors vs Gulf Giants, 30th Match |
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02:00 PM GMT | 06:00 PM LOCAL |
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah |
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Wed, February 08 |
TBC vs TBC, Qualifier 1 |
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02:00 PM GMT | 06:00 PM LOCAL |
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai |
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Thu, February 09 |
TBC vs TBC, Eliminator |
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02:00 PM GMT | 06:00 PM LOCAL |
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sha |
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