ILT20 (International League T20) is a new T20 tournament that will be played between 6th January to 12th February 2023. The first edition of the game will be played among 6 teams in the UAE. A total of 34 matches will be played.
ILT20 Teams 2023
Each ILT20 team can play 9 overseas players of their playing XI. In contrast, IPL can only play have a 4 overseas-player limit with the remaining 7 players being local players. The 2 remaining players on each team must be a UAE player and a player from an Associate Member nation respectively.
| Team | Squad | Owner |
|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi Knight Riders | Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Jonny Bairstow, Paul Stirling, Lahiru Kumara, Charith Asalanka, Colin Ingram, Akeal Hosein, Seekkuge Prasanna, Ravi Rampaul, Raymon Reifer, Kennar Lewis, Ali Khan, Brandon Glover | Knight Riders Group |
| Desert Vipers | Wanindu Hasaranga, Sam Billings, Alex Hales, Colin Munro, Tom Curran, Sandeep Lamichhane, Ruben Trumpelmann, Saqib Mahmood, Sherfane Rutherford, Ben Duckett, Benny Howell, Sheldon Cottrell, Azam Khan | Lancer Capital LLC |
| Dubai Capitals | Rovman Powell, Hazratullah Zazai, Daniel Lawrence, George Munsey, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Niroshan Dickwella, Sikandar Raza, Dasun Shanaka, Fabian Allen, Isuru Udana, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Dushmantha Chameera, Fred Klaassen, Blessing Muzaraban | GMR Group |
| Gulf Giants | Shimron Hetmyer, Chris Jordan, Chris Lynn, Tom Banton, Dominic Drakes, David Weise, Jamie Overton, Richard Gleeson, Rehan Ahmed, Wayne Madsen, Liam Dawson, Ollie Pope, James Vince, Qais Ahmed | Adani Sportsline |
| MI Emirates | Kieron Pollard, Dwayne Bravo, Nicholas Pooran, Trent Boult, Andre Fletcher, Imran Tahir, Samit Patel, Will Smeed, Jordan Thompson, Najibullah Zadran, Zahir Khan, Fazalhaq Farooqui, Bradley Wheal, Bas De Leede | Reliance Strategic Business Ventures Limited |
| Sharjah Warriors | Moeen Ali, Dawid Malan, Evin Lewis, Mohammad Nabi, Chris Woakes, Noor Ahmad, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Naveen-ul-Haq, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Chris Benjamin, Danny Briggs, Mark Deyal, Bilal Khan, JJ Smit | Capri Global Capital Limited |
ILT20 2023 Broadcast TV Channels
India: ZEE’s linear channels, ZEE5 (OTT platform)
Other country broadcast partners are to be announced soon.
