The DP Globe International Organization T20 will begin on Friday, January 13, when Dubai Capitals deal with Abu Dhabi Knight Riders at the Dubai International Arena.
The new competitors is the very first UAE-owned T20 franchise league including top international gamers– along with some locally-based ones.
It will certainly be played over the next 4 weeks throughout Dubai, Sharjah and Abu Dhabi, with the final to be played on February 12.
What is it?
The ILT20 has six franchise teams, consisting of 84 International as well as 24 UAE-based gamers, and also a 34-match season.
The opening component will certainly be come before by an efficiency from Badshah, the Indian rap musician, and RnB star Jason Derulo.
Who are the teams?
The opening fixture pits together two sides that are sister groups of IPL franchise business– Delhi Capitals as well as Kolkata Knight Riders.
A third side, MI Emirates, is also connected to an IPL side– particularly, Mumbai Indians.
The various other three teams included– Sharjah Warriors, Gulf Giants, and also Desert Vipers– are independently-owned startups.
The Vipers are owned by Lancer Capital, whose portfolio of sports teams likewise consists of Manchester United.
Who is playing?
A number of T20 Globe Cup winners– such as Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Evin Lewis as well as Sunil Narine– will certainly be entailed, while Marcus Stoinis is set to join at the verdict of Australia’s Huge Celebration League.
The leading celebrities from India and Pakistan are absent, however Robin Uthappa and also Yusuf Pathan belong to the Dubai Capitals team.
What UAE players are involved?
Each team consists of 4 UAE players, with one ensured an area in the beginning XI for each and every fixture.
Leading lights of the nationwide team such as Muhammed Waseem, Vriitya Aravind as well as Karthik Meiyappan, will likely be vying for a beginning berth.
Appealing young skills such as Ali Naseer, Ronak Panoly as well as Aayan Khan will certainly also be pushing for areas.
Television
Suits will be screened survive CricLife in UAE and the Mena region.
Tickets
Tickets are available at https://dubai.platinumlist.net/ilt20/
Squads
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders
Sunil Narine (captain), Andre Russell, Connor Esterhuizen, Lahiru Kumara, Charith Asalanka, Colin Ingram, Akeal Hosein, Paul Stirling, Zawar Farid, Kennar Lewis, Sabir Ali, Ali Khan, Brandon Glover, Ravi Rampaul, Raymon Reifer, Fahad Nawaz, Matiullah, Dananjaya de Silva, Marchant de Lange, Traveen Mathew
Desert Vipers
Colin Munro (captain), Wanindu Hasaranga, Alex Hales, Tom Curran, Sam Billings, Tymal Mills, Matheesh Pathirana, Sherfane Rutherford, Rohan Mustafa, Shiraz Ahmed, Sheldon Cottrell, Ali Naseer, Adam Lyth, Dinesh Chandimal, Benny Howell, Mark Watt, Ruben Trumpelmann, Ronak Panoly, Jake Lintott, Gus Atkinson
Dubai Capitals
Rovman Powell (captain), Dasun Shanaka, Fabian Allen, Mujeeb Rahman, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Chamika Karunaratne, Isuru Udana, Sikandar Raza, Hazratullah Zazai, Chirag Suri, Daniel Lawrence, Jash Giyanani, Niroshan Dickwella, Fred Klaassen, George Munsey, Hazrat Khan, Akif Raja, Joe Origin, Robin Uthappa, Ravi Bopara, Yusuf Pathan, Ollie White
Gulf Giants
James Vince (captain), Shimron Hetmyer, Chris Jordan, Chris Lynn, Dominic Drakes, Jamie Overton, Liam Dawson, Ollie Pope, Ashwant Valthapa, CP Rizwan, Sanchit Sharma, Aayan Khan, Qais Ahmed, Richard Gleeson, David Wiese, Rehan Ahmed, Tom Banton, Tom Helm, Gerhard Erasmus
MI Emirates
Sharjah Warriors
Moeen Ali (captain), Evin Lewis, Chris Woakes, Mohammed Nabi, Dawid Malan, Marcus Stoinis, Chris Benjamin, Joe Denly, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Karthik Meiyappan, Naveen-ul-Haq, Junaid Siddique, Noor Ahmed, Bilal Khan, Mark Deyal, Alishan Sharafu, Mohammed Jawad Ullah, Jamal Todd
Schedule
Last Updated: 9 January 2023
