2025 International League T20

2025 International League T20

Dates	11 January – 9 February 2025
Administrator(s)	Emirates Cricket Board
Cricket format	Twenty20
Tournament format(s)	Double round-robin and Playoffs
Host(s)	United Arab Emirates
Participants	6
Matches	34
Official website	www.ilt20.ae
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The 2025 International League T20 (also known as DP World International League T20 2025 or DP World ILT20 2025 for sponsorship reasons) is the third season of the International League T20, a professional Twenty20 cricket league in the United Arab Emirates, organised by the Emirates Cricket Board. The tournament started on 11 January with the final scheduled to be held on 9 February 2025. MI Emirates are the defending champions.

Background

The 2025 season clashed with the Big Bash League, Super Smash, Bangladesh Premier League and SA20. ^[1]

The 2025 International League T20 is a professional T20 tournament held between men's franchise cricket teams, organized by the Emirates Cricket Board. The tournament, first played in 2023, has quickly gained popularity. The last tournament, held in 2024, was contested by six teams. The defending champions were MI Emirates, who defeated Dubai Capitals in the final of the previous edition.

Squads

Teams had the option of retaining players or acquiring new signings. ^{[2] [3]}

Abu Dhabi Knight Riders	Desert Vipers	Dubai Capitals	Gulf Giants	MI Emirates	Sharjah Warriorz
Last year Performance
4th position (Group Stage- 3rd)	5th position (Group Stage)	Runner-up (Group Stage- 4th)	3rd position (Group Stage- 2nd)	Champions (Group Stage- 1st)	6th position (Group Stage)
Head Coaches
Dwayne Bravo	James Foster	Hemang Badani	Andy Flower	Robin Singh	JP Duminy
Captains
Sunil Narine	Lockie Ferguson	David Warner	James Vince	Nicholas Pooran	Tim Southee
Players
Andre Russell Joe Clarke David Willey Charith Asalanka Michael Pepper Laurie Evans Ali Khan Terrance Hinds Andries Gous Alishan Sharafu Adhitya Shetty Kyle Mayers Jason Holder Roston Chase Shahid Bhutta Vijayakanth Viyaskanth Gudakesh Motie Hassan Khan Ibrar Ahmed Phil Salt Ismat Alam	Alex Hales Mohammad Amir Bas de Leede Rahmanullah Gurbaz Wanindu Hasaranga Max Holden Adam Hose Michael Jones Azam Khan Dan Lawrence Kushal Malla Ali Naseer David Payne Sherfane Rutherford Nathan Sowter Tanish Suri Luke Wood Fakhar Zaman Sam Curran Dhruv Parashar Khuzaima Tanveer Rahul Chopra	Haider Ali Sam Billings Joe Burns Dushmantha Chameera Shai Hope Zahir Khan Scott Kuggeleijn Obed McCoy Jake Fraser-McGurk Brandon McMullen Gulbadin Naib Rovman Powell Akif Raja Sikandar Raza Adam Rossington Dasun Shanaka Olly Stone Jeffrey Vandersay Joe Weatherley Najibullah Zadran Farhan Khan Zeeshan Naseer Ayman Ahamed Ammar Badami Ankur Sangwan Jash Giyanai	Mark Adair Rehan Ahmed Jordan Cox Tom Curran Tim David Dominic Drakes Gerhard Erasmus Shimron Hetmyer Chris Jordan Aayan Afzal Khan Adam Lyth Tymal Mills Blessing Muzarabani Jamie Overton Dipendra Singh Airee Jamie Smith Daniel Worrall Ibrahim Zadran Wahidullah Zadran Zuhaib Zubair Uzair Khan Omid Shafi Rahman Maroof Merchant Harshit Seth	Fareed Ahmad Tom Banton Ben Charlesworth Thomas Draca Fazalhaq Farooqi Andre Fletcher Akeal Hosein Alzarri Joseph Nosthush Kenjige Dan Mousley Kusal Perera Kieron Pollard Muhammad Rohid Khan Waqar Salamkheil Romario Shepherd Jordan Thompson Muhammad Waseem Aryan Lakra Zahoor Khan Syed Haider Simranjeet Kang Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar Will Jacks	Tom Kohler-Cadmore Jason Roy Johnson Charles Bhanuka Rajapaksa Avishka Fernando Virandeep Singh Ethan D'Souza Dilshan Madushanka Adam Milne Junaid Siddique Adil Rashid Ashton Agar Muhammad Jawadullah Traveen Mathew Daniel Sams Luke Wells Keemo Paul Harmeet Singh Karim Janat Rohan Mustafa Matthew Wade Tim Seifert Adam Zampa

Venues

United Arab Emirates
Dubai	Sharjah	Abu Dhabi
Dubai International Cricket Stadium	Sharjah Cricket Stadium	Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium
Capacity: 25,000	Capacity: 16,000	Capacity: 20,000
Dubai Sharjah Abu Dhabi

Teams and standings

Points table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR	Qualification
1	Desert Vipers	10	7	3	0	14	0.141	Advance to Qualifier 1
2	Dubai Capitals	10	6	4	0	12	−0.234
3	MI Emirates	10	5	5	0	10	0.805	Advance to Eliminator
4	Sharjah Warriorz	10	5	5	0	10	−0.349
5	Gulf Giants	10	4	6	0	8	−0.230
6	Abu Dhabi Knight Riders	10	3	7	0	6	−0.229

Source: ESPNCricinfo

Match summary

Team	Group matches										Playoffs
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Q1/E	Q2	F
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders	0	2	2	4	4	6	6	6	6	6
Desert Vipers	2	4	6	8	8	10	12	12	14	14	L
Dubai Capitals	2	2	2	2	4	6	8	8	10	12	W
Gulf Giants	0	0	2	2	2	4	6	6	6	8
MI Emirates	0	2	2	4	6	6	6	8	10	10	L
Sharjah Warriorz	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	6	8	10	W

Win

Loss

No result

• Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed.
• Note: Click on the points (group matches) or W/L (playoffs) to see the match summary.

Visitor team →	ADKR	DV	DC	GG	MIE	SW
Home team ↓
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders		Vipers 7 wickets	Dubai 8 wickets	Giants 7 wickets	Emirates 28 runs	Abu Dhabi 30 runs
Desert Vipers	Vipers 53 runs		Dubai 9 wickets	Vipers 5 wickets	Vipers 5 wickets	Vipers 10 wickets
Dubai Capitals	Dubai 26 runs	Dubai 6 wickets		Dubai 5 wickets	Dubai 1 run	Sharjah 9 wickets
Gulf Giants	Abu Dhabi 37 runs	Vipers 6 wickets	Giants 6 wickets		Emirates 5 wickets	Sharjah 3 wickets
MI Emirates	Abu Dhabi 42 runs	Emirates 154 runs	Emirates 26 runs	Giants 2 wickets		Sharjah 8 wickets
Sharjah Warriorz	Sharjah 4 wickets	Vipers 8 wickets	Sharjah 5 wickets	Giants 6 wickets	Emirates 9 wickets

Home team won

Visitor team won

• Note: Results listed are according to the home (horizontal) and visitor (vertical) teams.
• Note: Click on a result to see a summary of the match.

League stage

All times are in UAE Standard Time (UTC+04:00)

Match 1 11 January 2025 18:00 (N) Scorecard

Dubai Capitals 133/8 (20 overs)	v	MI Emirates 132/7 (20 overs)
Brandon McMullen 58 (42) Fazalhaq Farooqi 5/16 (4 overs)		Nicholas Pooran 61 (40) Gulbadin Naib 3/13 (4 overs)

Dubai Capitals won by 1 run Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Umpires: Shiju Sam (UAE) and Simon Taufel (Aus) Player of the match: Gulbadin Naib (Dubai Capitals)

• MI Emirates won the toss and elected to field.
• Farhan Khan (Dubai Capitals) made his T20 debut.

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Match 2 12 January 2025 14:00 Scorecard

Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 166/5 (20 overs)	v	Desert Vipers 168/3 (18.4 overs)
Phil Salt 71* (49) Lockie Ferguson 1/26 (4 overs)		Dan Lawrence 70 (39) Andre Russell 1/15 (2 overs)

Desert Vipers won by 7 wickets Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi Umpires: Adrian Holdstock (SA) and Bismillah Jan Shinwari (Afg) Player of the match: Dan Lawrence (Desert Vipers)

• Desert Vipers won the toss and elected to field.
• Shahid Bhutta (Abu Dhabi Knight Riders) made his T20 debut.

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Match 3 12 January 2025 18:00 (N) Scorecard

Gulf Giants 174/7 (20 overs)	v	Sharjah Warriorz 175/7 (20 overs)
Rehan Ahmed 46 (27) Tim Southee 3/30 (4 overs)		Tom Kohler-Cadmore 83* (56) Mark Adair 2/23 (4 overs)

Sharjah Warriorz won by 3 wickets Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Umpires: Ahmad Shah Pakteen (Afg) and Alex Wharf (Eng) Player of the match: Tom Kohler-Cadmore (Sharjah Warriorz)

• Sharjah Warriorz won the toss and elected to field.
• Saghir Khan (Gulf Giants) made his T20 debut.

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Match 4 13 January 2025 18:00 (N) Scorecard

MI Emirates 187/7 (20 overs)	v	Dubai Capitals 161/6 (20 overs)
Tom Banton 74 (52) Gulbadin Naib 3/18 (3 overs)		Shai Hope 101 (59) Fazalhaq Farooqi 2/22 (4 overs)

MI Emirates won by 26 runs Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi Umpires: Martin Saggers (Eng) and Bismillah Jan Shinwari (Afg) Player of the match: Tom Banton (MI Emirates)

• Dubai Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
• Nicholas Pooran (MI Emirates) scored his 50th half-century in T20s.
• Muhammad Waseem (MI Emirates) scored 3,000th run in T20s.

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Match 5 14 January 2025 18:00 (N) Scorecard

Gulf Giants 119/9 (20 overs)	v	Desert Vipers 121/4 (17.4 overs)
James Vince 76* (62) Lockie Ferguson 3/22 (4 overs)		Sam Curran 42* (43) Mark Adair 2/12 (4 overs)

Desert Vipers won by 6 wickets Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Umpires: Ahmad Shah Pakteen (Afg) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) Player of the match: Sam Curran (Desert Vipers)

• Desert Vipers won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 6 15 January 2025 18:30 (N) Scorecard

Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 159/5 (20 overs)	v	Sharjah Warriorz 129 (19.3 overs)
Laurie Evans 39* (31) Adil Rashid 2/14 (4 overs)		Tim Southee 24 (11) Jason Holder 4/23 (4 overs)

Abu Dhabi Knight Riders won by 30 runs Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi Umpires: Adrian Holdstock (SA) and Martin Saggers (Eng) Player of the match: David Willey (Abu Dhabi Knight Riders)

• Sharjah Warriorz won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 7 16 January 2025 18:30 (N) Scorecard

MI Emirates 159/6 (20 overs)	v	Desert Vipers 161/5 (19.1 overs)
Kieron Pollard 36 (23) Lockie Ferguson 2/25 (4 overs)		Fakhar Zaman 67 (52) Zahoor Khan 2/24 (3 overs)

Desert Vipers won by 5 wickets Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Umpires: Shiju Sam (UAE) and Alex Wharf (Eng) Player of the match: Fakhar Zaman (Desert Vipers)

• MI Emirates won the toss and elected to bat.

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Match 8 17 January 2025 18:30 (N) Scorecard

Dubai Capitals 201/5 (20 overs)	v	Sharjah Warriorz 202/5 (18.1 overs)
Shai Hope 83* (52) Tim Southee 2/35 (4 overs)		Avishka Fernando 81 (27) Dushmantha Chameera 3/30 (4 overs)

Sharjah Warriorz won by 5 wickets Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi Umpires: Aasif Iqbal (UAE) and Adrian Holdstock (SA) Player of the match: Avishka Fernando (Sharjah Warriorz)

• Sharjah Warriorz won the toss and elected to field.
• Avishka Fernando (Sharjah Warriorz) scored the fastest half-century in International League T20. He reached his fifty in just 16 balls. ^{[4] [5]}

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Match 9 18 January 2025 14:00 Scorecard

Desert Vipers 193/4 (20 overs)	v	Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 140 (17.4 overs)
Alex Hales 58 (36) Jason Holder 2/24 (4 overs)		Joe Clarke 55 (32) Nathan Sowter 3/44 (4 overs)

Desert Vipers won by 53 runs Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) and Alex Wharf (Eng) Player of the match: Luke Wood (Desert Vipers)

• Desert Vipers won the toss and elected to bat.

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Match 10 18 January 2025 18:00 (N) Scorecard

Dubai Capitals 165/7 (20 overs)	v	Gulf Giants 168/4 (18.1 overs)
Dasun Shanaka 33* (20) Aayan Afzal Khan 2/12 (3 overs)		Gerhard Erasmus 50* (34) Farhan Khan 1/14 (1 over)

Gulf Giants won by 6 wickets Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi Umpires: Adrian Holdstock (SA) and Akbar Ali (UAE) Player of the match: Gerhard Erasmus (Gulf Giants)

• Gulf Giants won the toss and elected to field.
• Uzair Khan (Gulf Giants) made his T20 debut.

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Match 11 19 January 2025 14:00 Scorecard

Sharjah Warriorz 176/9 (20 overs)	v	MI Emirates 177/1 (17.4 overs)
Johnson Charles 59 (42) Fazalhaq Farooqi 4/24 (4 overs)		Tom Banton 102* (55) Dilshan Madushanka 1/36 (3.4 overs)

MI Emirates won by 9 wickets Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi Umpires: Alex Wharf (Eng) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) Player of the match: Tom Banton (MI Emirates)

• MI Emirates won the toss and elected to field.
• Ethan D'Souza (Sharjah Warriorz) made his T20 debut.

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Match 12 19 January 2025 18:00 (N) Scorecard

Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 176/9 (20 overs)	v	Gulf Giants 139/8 (20 overs)
Michael Pepper 57 (35) Aayan Afzal Khan 4/16 (4 overs)		Ibrahim Zadran 24 (22) Ai Khan 2/23 (3 overs)

Abu Dhabi Knight Riders won by 37 runs Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Umpires: Adrian Holdstock (SA) and Martin Saggers (Eng) Player of the match: Michael Pepper (Abu Dhabi Knight Riders)

• Gulf Giants won the toss and elected to field.
• Ibrar Ahmad (Abu Dhabi Knight Riders) made his T20 debut.

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Match 13 20 January 2025 18:30 (N) Scorecard

Desert Vipers 139 (19.5 overs)	v	Dubai Capitals 140/4 (17.4 overs)
Alex Hales 34 (31) Dushmantha Chameera 3/26 (2.5 overs)		Gulbadin Naib 78* (51) Lockie Ferguson 2/29 (4 overs)

Dubai Capitals won by 6 wickets Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Adrian Holdstock (SA) Player of the match: Gulbadin Naib (Dubai Capitals)

• Dubai Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
• Dan Lawrence (Desert Vipers) scored his 3,000th run in T20s.
• Gulbadin Naib (Dubai Capitals) scored his 2,000th run in T20s.

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Match 14 21 January 2025 18:30 (N) Scorecard

MI Emirates 186/6 (20 overs)	v	Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 158/9 (20 overs)
Nicholas Pooran 49 (26) Jason Holder 2/38 (4 overs)		Andre Russell 37* (23) Romario Shepherd 2/14 (2 overs)

MI Emirates won by 28 runs Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi Umpires: Shiju Sam (UAE) and Alex Wharf (Eng) Player of the match: Romario Shepherd (MI Emirates)

• Abu Dhabi Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
• Andries Gous (Abu Dhabi Knight Riders) scored 2,000th run in T20s.

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Match 15 22 January 2025 18:30 (N) Scorecard

Sharjah Warriorz 91 (19.1 overs)	v	Desert Vipers 95/0 (10 overs)
Jason Roy 30* (34) Mohammad Amir 4/24 (3.1 overs)		Fakhar Zaman 71* (39)

Desert Vipers won by 10 wickets Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Umpires: Aasif Iqbal (UAE) and Martin Saggers (Eng) Player of the match: Mohammad Amir (Desert Vipers)

• Desert Vipers won the toss and elected to field.
• Wanindu Hasaranga (Desert Vipers) took his 300th wicket in T20s. ^[6]
• Sam Curran (Desert Vipers) took his 250th wicket in T20s.

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Match 16 23 January 2025 18:30 (N) Scorecard

Gulf Giants 153/5 (20 overs)	v	Dubai Capitals 154/5 (18.4 overs)
Jordan Cox 70 (53) Gulbadin Naib 1/8 (1 over)		Shai Hope 47 (39) Aayan Afzal Khan 2/23 (4 overs)

Dubai Capitals won by 5 wickets Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Umpires: Martin Saggers (Eng) and Alex Wharf (Eng) Player of the match: Shai Hope (Dubai Capitals)

• Dubai Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
• Aayan Afzal Khan (Gulf Giants) took his 50th wicket in T20s.

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Match 17 24 January 2025 18:30 (N) Scorecard

Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 182/7 (20 overs)	v	MI Emirates 140/6 (20 overs)
Alishan Sharafu 55 (38) Alzarri Joseph 3/32 (4 overs)		Kieron Pollard 69* (49) Kyle Mayers 3/25 (3 overs)

Abu Dhabi Knight Riders won by 42 runs Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) and Shiju Sam (UAE) Player of the match: Alishan Sharafu (Abu Dhabi Knight Riders)

• MI Emirates won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 18 25 January 2025 14:00 Scorecard

Sharjah Warriorz 151/8 (20 overs)	v	Desert Vipers 152/2 (14.5 overs)
Jason Roy 55 (38) Khuzaima Tanveer 4/22 (4 overs)		Alex Hales 77* (42) Adam Milne 2/17 (3 overs)

Desert Vipers won by 8 wickets Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Adrian Holdstock (SA) Player of the match: Khuzaima Tanveer (Desert Vipers)

• Desert Vipers won the toss and elected to field.
• Khuzaima Tanveer (Desert Vipers) made his T20 debut.

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Match 19 25 January 2025 18:00 (N) Scorecard

MI Emirates 151/6 (20 overs)	v	Gulf Giants 152/8 (20 overs)
Tom Banton 56 (39) Daniel Worrall 2/19 (4 overs)		Gerhard Erasmus 37 (28) Fazalhaq Farooqi 3/34 (4 overs)

Gulf Giants won by 2 wickets Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) and Alex Wharf (Eng) Player of the match: Mark Adair (Gulf Giants)

• Gulf Giants won the toss and elected to field.
• Tom Banton (MI Emirates) scored his 4,000th run in T20s.
• Tom Curran (Gulf Giants) scored his 2,000th run in T20s.

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Match 20 26 January 2025 14:00 Scorecard

Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 203/4 (20 overs)	v	Dubai Capitals 207/2 (19.5 overs)
Charith Asalanka 74 (38) Sikandar Raza 2/24 (4 overs)		Gulbadin Naib 80 (47) Andre Russell 1/38 (3 overs)

Dubai Capitals won by 8 wickets Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) and Shiju Sam (UAE) Player of the match: Gulbadin Naib (Dubai Capitals)

• Dubai Capitals won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 21 26 January 2025 18:00 (N) Scorecard

Sharjah Warriorz 171/6 (20 overs)	v	Gulf Giants 172/4 (19.3 overs)
Jason Roy 44 (30) Blessing Muzarabani 3/32 (4 overs)		Tom Alsop 85* (60) Dilshan Madushanka 2/49 (4 overs)

Gulf Giants won by 6 wickets Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi Umpires: Aasif Iqbal (UAE) and Martin Saggers (Eng) Player of the match: Tom Alsop (Gulf Giants)

• Gulf Giants won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 22 27 January 2025 18:30 (N) Scorecard

MI Emirates 228/2 (20 overs)	v	Desert Vipers 74 (12.3 overs)
Tom Banton 105 (55) Mohammad Amir 1/36 (4 overs)		Azam Khan 12 (11) Alzarri Joseph 3/17 (3 overs)

MI Emirates won by 154 runs Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi Umpires: Shiju Sam (UAE) and Alex Wharf (Eng) Player of the match: Tom Banton (MI Emirates)

• Desert Vipers won the toss and elected to field.
• Fazalhaq Farooqi (MI Emirates) took his 150th wicket in T20s.

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Match 23 28 January 2025 18:30 (N) Scorecard

Dubai Capitals 131/9 (20 overs)	v	Sharjah Warriorz 135/1 (11.5 overs)
Shai Hope 45 (52) Rohan Mustafa 2/12 (3 overs)		Johnson Charles 71 (33) Sikandar Raza 1/9 (2 overs)

Sharjah Warriorz won by 9 wickets Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Martin Saggers (Eng) Player of the match: Adam Zampa (Sharjah Warriorz)

• Sharjah Warriorz won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 24 29 January 2025 18:30 (N) Scorecard

Gulf Giants 129/8 (20 overs)	v	Desert Vipers 130/5 (19 overs)
Tom Curran 64* (34) Wanindu Hasaranga 3/10 (4 overs)		Max Holden 70* (54) Blessing Muzarabani 3/25 (4 overs)

Desert Vipers won by 5 wickets Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) and Alex Wharf (Eng) Player of the match: Wanindu Hasaranga (Desert Vipers)

• Desert Vipers won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 25 30 January 2025 18:30 (N) Scorecard

Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 161/8 (20 overs)	v	Sharjah Warriorz 162/6 (19 overs)
Kyle Mayers 56 (35) Adam Zampa 3/27 (4 overs)		Johnson Charles 65 (35) Sunil Narine 2/20 (4 overs)

Sharjah Warriorz won by 4 wickets Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) Player of the match: Adam Zampa (Sharjah Warriorz)

• Sharjah Warriorz won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 26 31 January 2025 18:30 (N) Scorecard

Gulf Giants 173/6 (20 overs)	v	MI Emirates 174/5 (19.1 overs)
James Vince 86 (50) Muhammad Rohid 2/36 (4 overs)		Nicholas Pooran 58* (37) Aayan Afzal Khan 2/9 (2 overs)

MI Emirates won by 5 wickets Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Umpires: Martin Saggers (Eng) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) Player of the match: Nicholas Pooran (MI Emirates)

• MI Emirates won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 27 1 February 2025 18:30 (N) Scorecard

Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 123/7 (20 overs)	v	Gulf Giants 124/3 (17.5 overs)
David Willey 41 (29) Chris Jordan 2/20 (4 overs)		Gerhard Erasmus 47 (51) David Willey 2/17 (4 overs)

Gulf Giants won by 7 wickets Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi Player of the match: Daniel Worrall (Gulf Giants)

• Gulf Giants won the toss and elected to field.
• Andre Russell (Abu Dhabi Knight Riders) scored his 9,000th run in T20s.

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Match 28 2 February 2025 14:00 Scorecard

MI Emirates 173/5 (20 overs)	v	Sharjah Warriorz 176/2 (17.2 overs)
Tom Banton 84* (51) Tim Southee 1/22 (4 overs)		Tom Kohler-Cadmore 91* (52) Fazalhaq Farooqi 1/22 (3 overs)

Sharjah Warriorz won by 8 wickets Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi Umpires: Alex Wharf (Eng) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) Player of the match: Tom Kohler-Cadmore (Sharjah Warriorz)

• Sharjah Warriorz won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 29 2 February 2025 18:00 (N) Scorecard

Dubai Capitals 217/4 (20 overs)	v	Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 191/5 (20 overs)
David Warner 93* (57) Ibrar Ahmad 1/24 (2 overs)		Andries Gous 78 (47) Dushmantha Chameera 2/25 (4 overs)

Dubai Capitals won by 26 runs Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Umpires: Martin Saggers (Eng) and Rod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match: David Warner (Dubai Capitals)

• Abu Dhabi Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 30 3 February 2025 18:00 (N) Scorecard

Desert Vipers 137 (19.4 overs)	v	Dubai Capitals 138/1 (17.1 overs)
Dan Lawrence 44 (31) Qais Ahmad 4/25 (4 overs)		Gulbadin Naib 55* (31) David Payne 1/29 (4 overs)

Dubai Capitals won by 9 wickets Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi Umpires: Aasif Iqbal (UAE) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) Player of the match: Qais Ahmad (Dubai Capitals)

• Dubai Capitals won the toss and elected to field.

Play-offs

Qualifier 1

Qualifier 2

Final

5 February 2025

9 February 2025

1

Desert Vipers

189/7 (20 overs)

Q1W

Dubai Capitals

2

Dubai Capitals

193/5 (20 overs)

7 February 2025

Q2W

Winner of Qualifier 2

Q1L

Desert Vipers

Eliminator

EW

Sharjah Warriorz

6 February 2025

3

MI Emirates

146/8 (20 overs)

4

Sharjah Warriorz

149/4 (18.5 overs)

Qualifier 1

Qualifier 1 5 February 2025 18:30 (N) Scorecard

Desert Vipers 189/7 (20 overs)	v	Dubai Capitals 193/5 (20 overs)
Alex Hales 67 (32) Gulbadin Naib 2/25 (3 overs)		Gulbadin Naib 62 (39) Lockie Ferguson 2/32 (3.5 overs)

Dubai Capitals won by 5 wickets Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) and Rod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match: Gulbadin Naib (Dubai Capitals)

• Dubai Capitals won the toss and elected to field.

Eliminator

Eliminator 6 February 2025 18:30 (N) Scorecard

MI Emirates 146/8 (20 overs)	v	Sharjah Warriorz 149/4 (18.5 overs)
Nicholas Pooran 42 (22) Tim Southee 2/24 (4 overs)		Tim Seifert 40* (20) Muhammad Rohid 3/32 (4 overs)

Sharjah Warriorz won by 6 wickets Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi Umpires: Shiju Sam (UAE) and Alex Wharf (Eng) Player of the match: Tim Seifert (Sharjah Warriorz)

• Sharjah Warriorz won the toss and elected to field.

Qualifier 2

Qualifier 2 7 February 2025 18:30 (N) Scorecard

Desert Vipers	v	Sharjah Warriorz

Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah

Final

Final 9 February 2025 18:30 (N) Scorecard

Dubai Capitals	v	Winner of Qualifier 2

Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai

Statistics

Most runs

Runs	Player	Team	Inns	Ave	HS	50s/100s
493	Tom Banton	MI Emirates	11	54.77	105	3/2
484	Shai Hope	Dubai Capitals	11	60.50	101	3/1
376	Gulbadin Naib	Dubai Capitals	11	47.00	80	3/0
353	Alex Hales	Desert Vipers	11	39.22	77*	3/0
347	Tom Kohler-Cadmore	Sharjah Warriorz	8	69.40	91*	3/0
Source: ESPNcricinfo |Last Updated: 6 February 2025

Most wickets

Wkts	Player	Team	Inns	Econ	BBI	4W/5W
21	Fazalhaq Farooqi	MI Emirates	11	7.67	5/16	1/1
17	Jason Holder	Abu Dhabi Knight Riders	10	7.82	4/23	1/0
16	Blessing Muzarabani	Gulf Giants	10	6.64	3/25	0/0
	Alzarri Joseph	MI Emirates	9	8.79	3/17	0/0
13	Mark Adair	Gulf Giants	10	6.83	2/12	0/0
Source: ESPNcricinfo |Updated:6 February 2025

Broadcasting

ILT20 2025 will be broadcast live on following channels: ^[7]

Country	TV Channel	Radio Channel	Internet
Afghanistan	Ariana TV
India	Zee Network		FanCode (Only in English)
Nepal			Styx Sports
Pakistan			TAPMAD
Sri Lanka	Supreme TV		Dialog ViU App
Caribbean	Rush Sports
MENA	Abu Dhabi Sports TV Dubai Sports TV	Talk FM Radio 100.3 - UAE	ILT20 Official – YouTube
Rest of the world			‘ILT20 on Zee’ – YouTube

References

1. "ILT20 2025 to start and end in Dubai amid clash with SA20, BBL and BPL". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 9 December 2024.
2. "Ferguson, Fakhar, Hope, Shepherd among new signings for ILT20 2025". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 2024-09-19.
3. "ILT20 Season 3: Russell, Narine, Warner, Pooran among top retentions". ESPNcricinfo . 21 June 2024. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
4. "Avishka Fernando Smashes Record-Breaking Fifty in ILT20". Newswire. 17 January 2025. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
5. "Avishka Fernando scripts ILT20 history with fastest fifty, surpasses Hardik Pandya, Russell on rare T20 list". India TV . 18 January 2025. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
6. "Wanindu becomes the first Sri Lankan bowler to reach 300 wickets in T20 cricket". Hiru News . 23 January 2025. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
7. "Zee Network and partners to broadcast DP World ILT20 Season 3 around the world". ILT20 . 2025-01-06. Retrieved 2025-01-11.

External links

• Series home at ESPNcricinfo
• Official website