ILT20 Squads 2025:International League T20 (ILT20) is a franchise-based T20 cricket league held in the UAE , with its first season taking place in early 2023 . Six teams 2023 , the ILT20 quickly drew attention by attracting quality players from around the world.
Sanctioned by the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) , ILT20 is unique as the first league hosted by an Associate-nation cricket board to achieve List-A status , allowing its statistics to hold official recognition. The league has a double round-robin format , with each team playing twice against others before the top four advance to the playoffs. In its debut season, Gulf Giants Desert Vipers
Each team roster nine overseas players , a high limit compared to other T20 leagues , and teams are also required to feature a UAE player and one from an ICC Associate Member nation. The ILT20 further introduces a “Super Sub ” rule, allowing each team one substitution per match at designated intervals.
The league also places an emphasis on young talent , mandating that at least two players under 23 be included in each team. This aspect is designed to support the development of emerging players within the competitive framework of the ILT20 .
In addition to drawing fans across the UAE , the ILT20 has significant international viewership. Media rights are owned by Zee Entertainment for a ten-year period, allowing fans worldwide to watch matches through various channels Fox Cricket in Australia , BT Sport in the UK , and Willow TV in the US .
ILt20 UAE 2025 Schedule
ILT20 has seen strong performances and record-setting moments. For example, James Vince recorded the most runs in a season, while Chris Jordan became the highest wicket-taker . The league’s unique format and high-profile team ownerships have set it up as a prominent T20 competition in the Middle East , with plans to expand its profile globally.
The following 6 teams and their owners are participating in this tournament:
Team City Home Ground Owner Captain Abu Dhabi Knight Riders Abu Dhabi Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium The Knight Riders Group Sunil Narine Dubai Capitals Dubai Dubai International Cricket Stadium GMR Group David Warner Desert Vipers Sharjah Sharjah Cricket Stadium Lancer Capital LLC Colin Munro Sharjah Warriors Sharjah Sharjah Cricket Stadium Capri Global Tom Kohler-Cadmore Gulf Giants Dubai Dubai International Cricket Stadium Adani Sportsline MI Emirates Abu Dhabi Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium Indiawin Sports
Following is the complete detail of all the team’s rosters:
As one may see over here, the full squad of players for the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders (ADKR) team
Name Batting Style Country Joe Clarke Right hand Bat England Laurie Evans Right hand Bat England Andries Gous (WK)Right hand Bat USA Michael Pepper (WK)Right hand Bat England Alishan Sharafu Right hand Bat UAE
Name Batting Style Bowling Style Country Charith Asalanka Left hand Bat Right arm Offbreak Sri Lanka Roston Chase Right hand Bat Right arm Offbreak West Indies Andre Russell Left hand Bat Right arm Offbreak West Indies Sunil Narine Right hand Bat Right arm Fast West Indies Jason Holder Right hand Bat Right arm Medium Fast West Indies Kyle Rico Mayers Left hand Bat Right arm Medium Fast West Indies David Willey Left hand Bat Left arm Fast medium England
Name Bowling Style Country Adhitya Shetty Legbreak Googly UAE Ali Khan Right arm Fast medium USA AM Ghazanfar Slow Left Arm Orthodox Afghanistan Hassan Khan Slow Left arm Orthodox USA Terrance Hinds Right arm medium fast West Indies Gudakesh Motie Right arm medium fast West Indies Shahid Iqbal Bhutta Right arm medium fast UAE Ibrar Ahamd Right arm medium fast UAE
As one may see over here, the full squad of players for the Desert Vipers team
Name Batting Style Country Azam Khan Right hand Bat Pakistan Fakhar Zaman Left hand Bat Pakistan Alex Hales Right hand Bat England Max Holden Left hand Bat England Adam Hose Right hand Bat England Michael Jones Right hand Bat Scotland Dan Lawrence Right hand Bat England Sherfane Rutherford Left hand Bat West Indies Tanish Suri Right hand Bat UAE
Name Batting Style Bowling Style Country Ali Naseer Left hand Bat Right arm Medium UAE Dhruv Parashar Right hand Bat Right arm offbreak UAE Sam Curran Left hand Bat Left arm Medium Fast England Bas de Leede Right hand Bat Right arm Medium Fast Netherlands Wanindu Hasaranga Left hand Bat Leg Break Sri Lanka
Name Bowling Style Country Lockie Ferguson Right arm Fast New Zealand Mohammad Amir Left arm Fast medium Pakistan David Payne Left arm Fast medium England Nathan Sowter Leg break England Luke Wood Left arm Fast medium England Khuzaima Tanveer Right arm Fast UAE
Name Batting Style Country Sam Billings Right hand Bat England Joe Burns Right hand Bat Australia Farhan Khan Right hand Bat Pakistan Shai Hope Right hand Bat West Indies Najibullah Zadran Left hand Bat Afghanistan Rovman Powell Right hand Bat West Indies Adam Rossington Right hand Bat England David Warner Left hand Bat Australia Joe Weatherley Right hand Bat England
Name Batting Style Bowling Style Country Gulbadin Naib Right hand Bat Right arm Medium fast Afghanistan Scott Kuggeleijn Right hand Bat Right arm Fast medium New Zealand Brandon McMullen Right hand Bat Right arm Medium Scotland Dasun Shanaka Right hand Bat Right arm Medium Sri Lanka Sharafuddin Ashraf Right hand Bat Slow Left arm Orthodox Afghanistan Sikandar Raza Right hand Bat Right arm Offbreak, Legbreak Zimbabwe
Name Bowling Style Country Akif Raja Right arm Medium fast UAE Dushmantha Chameera Right arm Fast Sri Lanka Obed McCoy Left arm Fast medium West Indies Garuka Sanketh Right arm Medium India Olly Stone Right arm Fast England Jeffrey Vandersay Legbreak Sri Lanka Zahir Khan Left arm Wrist spin Afghanistan Zeeshan Naseer Right arm Medium Fast UAE Haider Ali Slow Left arm Orthodox Pakistan
As one may see over here, the full squad of players for the Gulf Giants team
Name Batting Style Country Dipendra Singh Airee Right hand Bat Nepal Jordan Cox Right hand Bat England Shimron Hetmyer Left hand Bat West Indies Ibrahim Zadran Right hand Bat Afghanistan Adam Lyth Left hand Bat England Jamie Smith Right hand Bat England James Vince Right hand Bat England
Name Batting Style Bowling Style Country Aayan Afzal Khan Right hand Bat Slow Left arm Orthodox UEA Mark Adair Right hand Bat Right arm Fast Medium Ireland Tom Curran Right hand Bat Right arm Fast medium England Dominic Drakes Left hand Bat Left arm Medium fast West Indies Gerhard Erasmus Right hand Bat Right arm Offbreak Namibia Jamie Overton Right hand Bat Right arm Fast England Rehan Ahmed Right hand Bat Legbreak Googly England
Name Bowling Style Country Chris Jordan Right arm Fast medium England Tymal Mills Left arm Fast England Blessing Muzarabani Right arm Fast medium Zimbabwe Daniel Worrall Right arm Fast medium Australia Muhammad Zuhaib Legbreak Googly UAE Wahidullah Zadran Right arm Off-break New Afghanistan Muhammad Uzair Khan Left Arm Medium UAE Muhammad Saghir Khan Right arm Fast medium UAE
As one may see over here, the full squad of players for the Sharjah Warriors team
Name Batting Style Country Johnson Charles (WK)Right hand Bat West Indies Ethan D’Souza Left hand Bat UAE Avishka Fernando Right hand Bat Sri Lanka Tom Kohler-Cadmore (WK)Right hand Bat England Kusal Mendis (WK)Right hand Bat Sri Lanka Bhanuka Rajapaksa Left hand Bat Sri Lanka Jason Roy Right hand Bat England Tim Seifert (WK)Right hand Bat New Zealand Matthew Wade (WK)Left hand Bat Australia Luke Wells Left hand Bat England Rohan Mustafa Left hand Bat UAE
Name Batting Style Bowling Style Country Harmeet Singh Left hand Bat Slow Left arm Orthodox USA Karim Janat Right hand Bat Right arm Medium Afghanistan Daniel Sams Right hand Bat Left arm Fast medium Australia Virandeep Singh Right hand Bat Slow Left arm Orthodox Malaysia Keemo Paul Right hand Bat Right arm Fast medium West Indies
Name Bowling Style Country Ashton Agar Slow Left arm Orthodox Australia Gus Atkinson Right arm Fast medium England Peter Hatzoglou Legbreak Googly Australia Junaid Siddique Right arm Medium fast UAE Dilshan Madushanka Left arm Fast medium Sri Lanka Adam Milne Right arm Fast New Zealand Muhammad Jawadullah Left arm Fast medium UAE Adil Rashid Leg break England
The squad of MI Emirates is given below:
Name Batting Style Country Tom Banton Right hand Bat England Ben Charlesworth Left hand Bat England Andre Fletcher Right hand Bat West Indies Aryab Lakra Left Hand Batsman UAE Muhammad Waseem Right hand Bat UAE Kusal Perera Left hand Bat Sri Lanka Nicholas Pooran Left hand Bat West Indies
Name Batting Style Left-hand Bat Country Dan Mousley Left hand Bat Right arm Offbreak England Kieron Pollard Right hand Bat Right arm Medium West Indies Romario Shepherd Right hand Bat Right arm Fast medium West Indies Jordan Thompson Left hand Bat Right arm Medium fast England
Name Bowling Style Country Fareed Ahmad Left arm Fast medium Afghanistan Fazalhaq Farooqi Left arm Fast medium Afghanistan Akeal Hosein Slow Left arm Orthodox West Indies Nosthush Kenjige Slow Left arm Orthodox India Muhammad Rohid Left arm Medium fast Pakistan Vijayakanth Viyaskanth Legbreak India Waqar Salamkheil Left arm Wrist spin Afghanistan Alzari Joseph Right Arm Fast West Indies Zahoor Khan Right Arm Medium Fast UAE TJ Draca Right arm Medium Zimbabwe
