ILT20 2025 Season 3 Preview: Schedule, Squads and Live Streaming Details You Need to Know! !

ILT20 2025 —The third edition of the International League T20 of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is set to take off with a BANG as the defending champions MI Emirates will face off against Dubai Capitals in the tournament’s curtain raiser on January 11 (Saturday).  

Indian movie celebrities Shahid Kapoor, Pooja Hegde, and Sonam Bajwa will also add glamorous appearances to the opening ceremony with their electrifying dance performance at Dubai International Stadium. 

34 matches will be played across three different venues in the UAE, including the league stages and knockouts. The final match is confirmed to take place on February 09 (Sunday). 

Also, here is some good news for all fans! The 4-week tournament marks the return of the former Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh and Pakistan’s ex-pacer Shoaib Akhtar as the brand ambassadors for ILT20 2025. 

The format is similar to the Indian Premier League (IPL) as six teams will contest against each other twice in the league stages twice following a double-round robin format. Out of which, the leading four in the points table will advance into the playoff. 

The countdown for a thrilling franchise T20 league has begun. Let’s look closer at the schedule, participating teams, their squads, live streaming, and telecast details ahead of the ILT20 2025. 

6 Participating Teams and their Owners in ILT20 2025

Similar to the preceding season, these are the six teams set to compete in ILT20 2025:

3 Hosting Venues for ILT20 2025 

All the league stages and playoff matches of the ILT20 2025 take place at these three different venues in the UAE: 

1. Dubai: Dubai International Cricket Stadium
2. Abu Dhabi: Sheikh Zayed Stadium
3. Sharjah: Sharjah Cricket Stadium

ILT20 2025 Schedule: Date, Venue and Timings 

The below-tabulated schedule highlights the fact that the doubleheader contests in ILT20 2025 take place on the 12th, 18th, 19th, and 25th of January and the 02nd of February with the afternoon matches set for 02 pm and evening contests at 06 pm according to the local timings: 

Teams Squads for ILT20 2025 

As the ILT20 League clashes with the ongoing Big Bash League, Super Smash, Bangladesh Premier League, and SA20, possibly a few players might miss the tournament’s third season: 

1. Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 21-Member Squad: 

• Batters (3): Laurie Evans (England), Charith Asalanka (Sri Lanka), Alishan Sharaful (UAE).
  
• Bowlers (8): Adhitya Shetty (UAE), Ali Khan (USA), Terrance Hinds (West Indies), Gudakesh Motie (West Indies), Ibrar Ahmad (Pakistan), Sufyan Moqim (Pakistan), Shahid Bhutta (Pakistan), Vijaykanth Viyaskanth (Sri Lanka).
  
• All-rounders (6): Roston Chase (West Indies), Sunil Narine (CAPTAIN / West Indies), Andre Russell (West Indies), David Willey (England), Jason Holder (West Indies), Kyle Mayers (West Indies).
  
• Wicketkeepers (4): Joe Clarke (England), Andries Gous (USA), Michael-Kyle Pepper (England), Phil Salt (Wild Card Player / England). 

2.  MI Emirates 21-Member Squad: 

• Batters (4): Muhammad Waseem (UAE), Aryan Lakra (UAE), Ben Charlesworth (England), Kusal Perera (Sri Lanka) 
• Bowlers (10): Thomas Jack Draca (Italy), Fareed Ahmad Malik (Afghanistan), Zaroor Khan (UAE), Alzarri Joseph (West Indies), Waqar Salamkheil (Afghanistan), Nosthush Kenjige (USA), Fazalhaq Farooqi (Afghanistan), Muhammad Rohid Bangash (UAE), Allah Ghazanfar (Afghanistan), Akeal Hosein (West Indies)
• All-rounders (4): Kieron Pollard (West Indies), Daniel Mousley (England), Romario Shepherd (West Indies), Jordan Thompson (England)
  
• Wicketkeepers (3): Tom Banton (England), Nicholas Pooran (CAPTAIN / West Indies), Andre Fletcher (West Indies)

3. Gulf Giants 24-Member Squad: 

• Batters (5): Adam Lyth (England), Ibrahim Zadran (Afghanistan), James Vince (CAPTAIN/ England), Shimron Hetmyer (West Indies), Tim David (Australia)
• Bowlers (9): Dominic Drakes (West Indies), Blessing Muzarabani (Zimbabwe), Chris Jordan (England), Muhammad Zuhaib (UAE), Daniel Worrall (Australia), Tymal Mills (England), Aayan Afzal Khan (UAE), Rehan Ahmed (England), Wahidullah Zadran
• All-rounders (6): Dipendra Singh Airee (Nepal), Mark Adair (Ireland), Saghir Khan (Pakistan), Tom Curran (England), Gerhard Erasmus (Namibia), Dushan Hemantha (Sri Lanka), Muhammad Uzair Khan (UAE)
  
• Wicketkeepers (England- 2): Jordan Cox and Ollie Robinson 

4. Dubai Capitals 26-Member Squad: 

• Batters (5): David Warner (Australia), Joe Weatherley (England), Joe Burns (Italy), Najibullah Zadran (Afghanistan), Jake Fraser-McGurk (Australia)
• Bowlers (9): Dushmantha Chameera (Sri Lanka), Akif Raja (UAE), Obed McCoy (West Indies), Garuka Sanketh (Sri Lanka), Haider Ali (UAE), Zahir Khan (Afghanistan), Olly Stone (England),  Zeeshan Naseer (UAE), Aryaman Varma (England)
• All-rounders (8): Rovman Powell (West Indies), Gulbadin Naib (Afghanistan), Scott Kuggeleijn (New Zealand), Dasun Shanaka (Sri Lanka), Brandon McMullen (Scotland), Sikandar Raza (CAPTAIN / Zimbabwe), Sharafuddin Ashraf (Afghanistan), Farhan Khan (UAE)

• Wicketkeepers (4): Sam Billings (England), Shai Hope (West Indies), Adam Rossington (Wild Card Player / England), Ben Dunk (Australia)

5. Desert Vipers 20-Member Squad: 

• Batters (7): Alex Hales (England), Max Holden (England), Fakhar Zaman (Pakistan), Adam Hose (England), Michael Jones (Scotland), Daniel Lawrence (Wild Card Player/ England), Sherfane Rutherford (West Indies)
• Bowlers (6): Lockie Ferguson (CAPTAIN/ New Zealand), Muhammad Amir (Pakistan), David Payne (England), Nathan Sowter (England), Luke Wood (England), Khuzaima Tanveer (UAE)
• All-rounders (5): Ali Naseer (UAE), Wanindu Hasaranga (Sri Lanka), Dhruv Parashar (UAE), Kushal Malla (Nepal), Sam Curran (England)
• Wicketkeepers (2): Azam Khan (Pakistan), Tanish Suri (UAE)

6. Sharjah Warriors 25-Member Squad: 

• Batters (6): Avishka Fernando (Sri Lanka), Jason Roy (England), Johnson Charles (West Indies), Tom Kohler-Cadmore (CAPTAIN / England), Bhanuka Rajapaksa (Sri Lanka), Ethan Carl D’Souza (UAE) 
• Bowlers (9): Junaid Siddique (UAE), Peter Hatzoglou (Australia), Dilshan Madushanka (Sri Lanka), Adam Milne (New Zealand), Muhammad Jawadullah (UAE), Adil Rashid (England), Tim Southee (Bowler), Traveen Mathew (Sri Lanka), Ashton Agar (Australia)
• All-rounders (7): Harmeet Singh (USA), Karim Janat (Afghanistan), Keemo Paul (West Indies), Daniel Sams (Australia), Rohan Mustafa (UAE), Luke Wells (England), Virandeep Singh (Malaysia)
• Wicketkeepers (3): Tim Seifert (New Zealand), Matthew Wade (Australia), , Kusal Mendis (Sri Lanka)

Where to Watch ILT20 2025 Matches? Live Streaming and Telecast Details REVEALED!

The live-streaming and telecast details of ILT20 2025 according to different countries are listed below in a tabular form: