ILT20 2025 full schedule announced

The International League T20 (ILT20) has released the schedule for the third season of the tournament. ILT20 2025 will begin on Saturday (11th January) with a blockbuster clash between defending champions Mumbai Indians Emirates and Dubai Capitals at the Dubai International Stadium.

The International League T20 (ILT20) will be played across three venues in Dubai International Stadium, Abu Dhabi’s Zayed Cricket Stadium, and Sharjah Cricket Stadium. The season three of the tournament will see 34 matches being played between six different teams.

ILT20 will be played in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Sharjah

Dubai will be hosting 15 matches, 11 games will be played in Abu Dhabi while be hosting 8 games in the season three. The evening games will begin at 6:30 pm on weekdays, while the match will start at 6:00 pm on the weekends. On the double-header weekends, the afternoon games will be played at 2:00 pm.

After the thrilling opening game, Abu Dhabi Knight Riders will be in action on the second day of the ILT20 2025. They will be locking horns with Desert Vipers on Sunday, 12 January at the Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi. On the same day, Gulf Giants will be taking on Sharjah Warriorz in Dubai.

Some of the big names in Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Alex Hales, David Warner, Shimron Hetmyer, and Nicholas Pooran have been retained by their respective franchises while Jason Roy, Fakhar Zaman, Shai Hope, Lockie Ferguson, and few others will be making their debut.

We are set for a bigger and better edition of the DP World International League T20 - CEO David White

CEO of ILT20, David White, talked about the upcoming third edition of the league, saying that they are set for an even better edition than the last two seasons. While highlighting the world-class batting lineup of teams, he said:

“We are set for a bigger and better edition of the DP World International League T20 as we unveil the schedule for Season 3 with the first ball to be bowled at our iconic Dubai International Stadium on Saturday, 11 January with the defending champions MI Emirates hosted by the Dubai Capitals in what would be a rematch of Season 2’s grand finale.

Our six teams have gathered a line-up of world-class T20 stars besides the best of the UAE talent who will combine to provide rich entertainment to cricket fans during the 34-match tournament."

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Schedule of the International League T20 (ILT20) Season 3

Here's the schedule of the International League T20:

Saturday, 11 January – Dubai Capitals vs MI Emirates, Dubai – 6:00pm

Sunday, 12 January – Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs Desert Vipers, Abu Dhabi – 2:00pm

Sunday, 12 January – Gulf Giants vs Sharjah Warriorz, Dubai – 6:00pm

Monday, 13 January – MI Emirates vs Dubai Capitals, Abu Dhabi – 6:30pm

Tuesday, 14 January – Gulf Giants vs Desert Vipers, Dubai – 6:30pm

Wednesday, 15 January – Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs Sharjah Warriorz, Abu Dhabi – 6:30pm

Thursday, 16 January – Desert Vipers vs MI Emirates, Dubai – 6:30pm

Friday, 17 January – Sharjah Warriorz vs Dubai Capitals, Sharjah – 6:30pm

Saturday, 18 January – Desert Vipers vs Abu Dhabi Knight Riders, Dubai – 2:00pm

Saturday, 18 January – Gulf Giants vs Dubai Capitals, Sharjah – 6:00pm

Sunday, 19 January – Sharjah Warriorz vs MI Emirates, Sharjah – 2:00pm

Sunday, 19 January – Gulf Giants vs Abu Dhabi Knight Riders, Dubai – 6:00pm

Monday, 20 January – Dubai Capitals vs Desert Vipers, Dubai – 6:30pm

Tuesday, 21 January – Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs MI Emirates, Abu Dhabi – 6:30pm

Wednesday, 22 January – Desert Vipers vs Sharjah Warriorz, Dubai – 6:30pm

Thursday, 23 January – Dubai Capitals vs Gulf Giants, Dubai – 6:30pm

Friday, 24 January – MI Emirates vs Abu Dhabi Knight Riders, Abu Dhabi – 6:30pm

Saturday, 25 January – Sharjah Warriorz vs Desert Vipers, Sharjah – 2:00pm

Saturday, 25 January – MI Emirates vs Gulf Giants, Abu Dhabi – 6:00pm

Sunday, 26 January – Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs Dubai Capitals, Abu Dhabi – 2:00pm

Sunday, 26 January – Sharjah Warriorz vs Gulf Giants, Sharjah – 6:00pm

Monday, 27 January – MI Emirates vs Desert Vipers, Abu Dhabi – 6:30pm

Tuesday, 28 January – Dubai Capitals vs Sharjah Warriorz, Dubai – 6:30pm

Wednesday, 29 January – Desert Vipers vs Gulf Giants, Dubai – 6:30pm

Thursday, 30 January – Sharjah Warriorz vs Abu Dhabi Knight Riders, Sharjah – 6:30pm

Friday, 31 January – Gulf Giants vs MI Emirates, Dubai – 6:30pm

Saturday, 1 February – Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs Gulf Giants, Abu Dhabi – 6:00pm

Sunday, 2 February – MI Emirates vs Sharjah Warriorz, Abu Dhabi – 2:00pm

Sunday, 2 February – Dubai Capitals vs Abu Dhabi Knight Riders, Dubai – 6:00pm

Monday, 3 February – Desert Vipers vs Dubai Capitals, Sharjah – 6:00pm

Wednesday, 5 February – Qualifier 1 – Seed 1 vs Seed 2, Dubai – 6:30pm

Thursday, 6 February – Eliminator – Seed 3 vs Seed 4, Abu Dhabi – 6:30pm

Friday, 7 February – Qualifier 2 – Loser of Q1 vs Winner of Eliminator, Sharjah – 6:30pm

Sunday, 9 February – Final – Winner of Q1 vs Winner of Q2, Dubai – 6:00pm