The first-ever edition of the UAE’s International League T20 (ILT20) is set to start on the 6th of January, 2023 and will go on till the 12th of February
The first-ever edition of the UAE’s International League T20 (ILT20) is set to start on the 6th of January, 2023 and will go on till the 12th of February. A total of 34 matches have been scheduled to be played across Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah. The six-team tournament is expected to be the second most lucrative domestic T20 competition after the Indian Premier League in terms of capital. Several of the ILT20 franchises are owned by Indian companies, including the Knight Riders Group, Adani Sportsline, Reliance Strategic Business Ventures Limited GMR Group and the owners of Manchester United Football Club, Lancer Capital, are also on the list.
The Playing XI can have a maximum of nine overseas players followed by at least one UAE local and one Associate player. All the matches in the tournament will take place in a round-robin format before the playoffs will decide the eventual champions. The six teams which will be participating are Abu Dhabi Knight Riders, Gulf Giants, MI Emirates, Dubai Capitals, Sharjah Warriors and Desert Vipers. The tournament will see all the international players taking part in it and promises to be very entertaining along with some high-octane drama.
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The International League T20 will be broadcast live on ZEE’s 10 linear channels in English, Hindi, and Tamil as well as on its OTT platform ZEE5. The live broadcast will be available on Zee Cinema (SD & HD), Zee Anmol Cinema, Zee Thirai, Zee Bangla Cinema, Zee Zest (SD & HD), & Pictures HD, &Flix (SD & HD) channels. ZEE5 app and website will live stream the matches in India.
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders: Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Jonny Bairstow, Paul Stirling, Lahiru Kumara, Charith Asalanka, Colin Ingram, Akeal Hosein, Seekkuge Prasanna, Ravi Rampaul, Raymond Reifer, Kennar Lewis, Ali Khan, Brandon Glover
Dubai Capitals: Rovman Powell, Dushmantha Chameera, Hazratullah Zazai, Fabian Allen, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Sikandar Raza, Niroshan Dickwella, Dasun Shanaka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dan Lawrence, Blessing Muzarabani, Isuru Udana, George Munsey, Fred Klaassen
Gulf Giants: Shimron Hetmyer, Chris Jordan, Chris Lynn, Tom Banton, Dominic Drakes, David Wiese, Jamie Overton, Richard Gleeson, Rehan Ahmed, Wayne Madsen, Liam Dawson, James Vince, Qais Ahmad, Ollie Pope
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, Brad Wheal, Bas de Leede
Sharjah Warriors: Evin Lewis, Dawid Malan, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Chris Benjamin, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Moeen Ali, Mohammad Nabi, Chris Woakes, JJ Smit, Mark Deyal, Noor Ahmad, Danny Briggs, Naveen-ul-Haq, Bilal Khan
Desert Vipers: Alex Hales, Ben Duckett, Benny Howell, Colin Munro, Ruben Trumpelmann, Sam Billings, Sandeep Lamichhane, Saqib Mahmood, Sheldon Cottrell, Sherfane Rutherford, Tom Curran, Wanindu Hasaranga
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