2026 International League T20

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2026 International League T20
Dates10 January – 11 February 2026
Administrator(s) Emirates Cricket Board
Cricket format Twenty20
Tournament format(s) Double round-robin and Playoffs
Participants6
Matches34
Official website www.ilt20.ae
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The 2026 International League T20 (also known as DP World International League T20 2026 or DP World ILT20 2026 for sponsorship reasons) will be the fourth season of the International League T20, a professional Twenty20 cricket league in the United Arab Emirates, organised by the Emirates Cricket Board. The tournament will start on 10 January 2026 and the final will be held on 11 February 2026. [1] [2] Dubai Capitals are the defending champions. [3]

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Squads

Retained players were announced on 7 July 2025. [4] [5]

Abu Dhabi Knight Riders Desert Vipers Dubai Capitals Gulf Giants MI Emirates Sharjah Warriors

Venues

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

Points table

PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR
1 Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 00000—
2 Desert Vipers 00000—
3 Dubai Capitals 00000—
4 Gulf Giants 00000—
5 MI Emirates 00000—
6 Sharjah Warriorz 00000—
First match(es) will be played: 10 January 2026. Source: ESPNcricinfo

Match summary

TeamGroup matchesPlayoffs
12345678910Q1/EQ2F
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Desert Vipers ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Dubai Capitals ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Gulf Giants ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
MI Emirates ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Sharjah Warriorz ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
WinLossNo 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 Match 17 Match 13 Match 19 Match 11 Match 25
Desert Vipers Match 4 Match 15 Match 8 Match 24 Match 22
Dubai Capitals Match 7 Match 1 Match 5 Match 18 Match 27
Gulf Giants Match 30 Match 12 Match 23 Match 3 Match 10
MI Emirates Match 21 Match 9 Match 29 Match 26 Match 14
Sharjah Warriorz Match 2 Match 28 Match 20 Match 16 Match 6
  • 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

Match 1
10 January 2026
18:30 (N)
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Match 2
11 January 2026
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Match 3
12 January 2026
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Match 4
13 January 2026
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Match 5
14 January 2026
18:30 (N)
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Match 6
15 January 2026
14:00
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Match 7
15 January 2026
18:30 (N)
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Match 8
16 January 2026
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Match 9
17 January 2026
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Match 10
18 January 2026
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Match 11
19 January 2026
18:30 (N)
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Match 12
20 January 2026
18:30 (N)
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Match 13
21 January 2026
18:30 (N)
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Match 14
22 January 2026
14:00
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Match 15
22 January 2026
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Match 16
23 January 2026
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Match 17
24 January 2026
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Match 18
25 January 2026
18:30 (N)
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Match 19
26 January 2026
18:30 (N)
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Match 20
27 January 2026
18:30 (N)
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Match 21
28 January 2026
14:00
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Match 22
28 January 2026
18:30 (N)
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Match 23
29 January 2026
14:00
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Match 24
29 January 2026
18:30 (N)
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Match 25
30 January 2026
18:30 (N)
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Match 26
31 January 2026
18:30 (N)
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Match 27
1 February 2026
18:30 (N)
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Match 28
2 February 2026
18:30 (N)
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Match 29
3 February 2026
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Match 30
4 February 2026
18:30 (N)
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Play-offs

Qualifier 1

Qualifier 1
6 February 2026
18:30 (N)
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1st placed team
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2nd placed team

Eliminator

Eliminator
8 February 2026
18:30 (N)
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3rd placed team
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4th placed team

Qualifier 2

Qualifier 2
9 February 2026
18:30 (N)
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Loser of Qualifier 1
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Winner of Eliminator

Final

Final
11 February 2026
18:30 (N)
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Winner of Qualifier 1
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Winner of Qualifier 2

References

  1. ↑ "ILT20 moves its schedule for T20 World Cup". BBC Sport . Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  2. ↑ "ILT20 organizers advance 2026 season to avoid T20 World Cup clash". Cricbuzz . Retrieved 25 July 2025.
  3. ↑ "Powell, Raza fire Dubai Capitals to maiden ILT20 title". Cricbuzz . Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  4. ↑ "ILT20: Powell, Ghazanfar retained; Hales, Livingstone among new signings". ESPNcricinfo .
  5. ↑ "Phil Salt and Andre Russell among star-studded line-up for DP World ILT20 Season 4". MSN.
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