International League T20: Franchises, Squads, Venues, and Live Streaming 

The ILT20 has brought together some of the most prestigious and well-known brands in the industry, such as Kolkata Knight Riders, Capri Global, Reliance Industries, GMR, Lancer Capital and many others, to work together to take the shortest format of the game to a higher level.

The inaugural season of ILT20 is expected to occur in January and February 2023. The league's inaugural match will occur on January 6, 2023, and will conclude on February 12, 2023. 

Six franchises will participate in the International League T20, playing 34 matches in the UAE. The ILT20 teams are Kolkata Knight Riders, Delhi Capitals, and Mumbai Indians and the other three teams of Adani Sportsline, Lancer Capitals and Capri Global.

All 34 ILT20 T20 matches will be played in first-class stadiums in the United Arab Emirates, providing entertainment on the field and first-class hospitality for the fans.

ILT20 is a professional franchise-based cricket tournament in the T20 format with six franchise teams:

• Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 
• Desert Vipers 
• Dubai Capitals

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• Gulf Giants 
• MI Emirates 
• Sharjah Warriors 

Squad

Abu Dhabi Knight Riders

Jonny Bairstow, Paul Stirling, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Lahiru Kumara, Charith Asalanka, Seekkuge Prasanna, Colin Ingram, Akeal Hosein, Ravi Rampaul, Matiullah Khan, Fahad Nawaz, Sabir Ali, Zawar Farid, Raymond Reifer, Kennar Lewis, Ali Khan, Brandon Glover

Dubai Capitals 

Robin Uthappa, Ravi Bopara, Yusuf Pathan, Joe Root, Rovman Powell, Dushmantha Chameera, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Sikandar Raza, Niroshan Dickwella, Hazratullah Zazai, Fabian Allen, Dasun Shanaka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Hazrat Luqman, Chirag Suri, Jash Ginyani, Raja Akif Ullah Khan, Dan Lawrence, Blessing Muzarabani, Isuru Udana, George Munsey, Fred Klaassen

Gulf Giants

Shimron Hetmyer, Tom Banton, Dominic Drakes, Chris Jordan, Chris Lynn, Richard Gleeson, Rehan Ahmed, David Wiese, Jamie Overton, Wayne Madsen, Liam Dawson, Sanchit Sharma, CP Rizwaan, Ashwant Valthapa, James Vince, Qais Ahmad, Ollie Pope, Aayan Khan

MI Emirates

Kieron Pollard, Dwayne Bravo, Nicholas Pooran, Samit Patel, Will Smeed, Trent Boult, Andre Fletcher, Imran Tahir, Zahir Khan, Fazalhaq Farooqui, Jordan Thompson, Najibullah Zadran, Basil Hameed, Vriitya Aravind, Zahoor Khan, Brad Wheal, Bas de Leede, Muhammad Waseem

Sharjah Warriors

Evin Lewis, Dawid Malan, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Moeen Ali, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Chris Benjamin, Mark Deyal, Noor Ahmad, Mohammad Nabi, Chris Woakes, JJ Smit, Paul Walter, Junaid Siddique, Muhammad Jawadullah, Joe Denly, Naveen-ul-Haq, Bilal Khan, Karthik Meiyappan, Alishan Sharafu

Desert Vipers

Alex Hales, Ben Duckett, Sam Billings, Benny Howell, Colin Munro, Ruben Trumpelmann, Wanindu Hasaranga, Matheesha Pathirana, Mark Watt, Sheldon Cottrell, Sherfane Rutherford, Tom Curran, Tymal Mills, Adam Lyth, Gus Atkinson, Dinesh Chandimal, Jake Lintott, Rohan Mustafa, Sheraz Ahmad, Ali Naseer, Ronak Panoly 

All games will be played in these stadiums.

1. Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai

2. Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

3. Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah

Broadcast and live streaming

The event will be broadcast on Zee Cinema (SD & HD), Zee Anmol Cinema, Zee Bangla Cinema, Zee Zest (SD & HD), Zee Thirai, & Pictures HD, &Flix (SD & HD), and ZEE5 in India and worldwide. The 34-match event will feature six teams competing for the ILT20 trophy.