2026 International League T20

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2025-26 International League T20
Dates2 December 2025 – 4 January 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 2 December 2025 and the final will be held on 4 January 2026. [1] [2] [3] Dubai Capitals are the defending champions. [4]

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Background

The fourth season of the International League T20 (ILT20) will begin on 2 December 2025, UAE National Day – which is one of the most important days on the UAE calendar, earlier than usual to avoid a clash with the 2026 Men's T20 World Cup in February. The tournament will conclude on 4 January 2026. [5] [6] The revised schedule also helps reduce overlap with other T20 leagues like SA20, Big Bash League, and BPL.

Player auction

The teams had a purse of USD 2 million, out of which USD 1.2 million could be used for retention and direct signings. USD 800,000 and any leftover amount from retention and direct signings can be used in auction, with a minimum of USD 1.5 million needed to be spend.

Each franchise is allowed to build a squad of 19 to 21 players, excluding wildcard picks. Squad composition rules require a minimum of 11 players from ICC Full Member nations, four from the UAE, one each from Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, and two from other Associate Member countries. Teams are also permitted to sign up to two wildcard players after the auction, with a separate budget of USD 250,000 for such additions.

The player auction was held in Jumeirah, Dubai on 1 October 2025. [7] [8]

Squads

Retained players were announced on 7 July 2025. [9] [10]

Abu Dhabi Knight Riders
Coach: Dwayne Bravo 		Desert Vipers
Coach: James Foster 		Dubai Capitals
Coach: Hemang Badani 		Gulf Giants
Coach: Jonathan Trott 		MI Emirates
Coach: Robin Singh 		Sharjah Warriorz
Coach: JP Duminy

Venues

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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
2 December 2025
18:30 (N)
Scorecard
v

Play-offs

Bracket

Qualifier 1 Qualifier 2 Final
30 December 2025 — Abu Dhabi 4 January 2026 — Dubai
11st placed teamQ1WWinner of Qualifier 1
22nd placed team2 January 2026 — Sharjah Q2WWinner of Qualifier 2
Q1LLoser of Qualifier 1
Eliminator EWWinner of Eliminator
1 January 2026 — Dubai
33rd placed team
44th placed team

Qualifier 1

Qualifier 1
30 December 2025
18:30 (N)
Scorecard
1st placed team
v
2nd placed team

Eliminator

Eliminator
1 January 2026
18:30 (N)
Scorecard
3rd placed team
v
4th placed team

Qualifier 2

Qualifier 2
2 January 2026
18:30 (N)
Scorecard
Loser of Qualifier 1
v
Winner of Eliminator

Final

Final
4 January 2026
18:30 (N)
Scorecard
Winner of Qualifier 1
v
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. ↑ "ILT20 to move to December-January window for 2025-26 season". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  4. ↑ "Powell, Raza fire Dubai Capitals to maiden ILT20 title". Cricbuzz . Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  5. ↑ "DP World International League T20 Season 4 to begin with blockbuster clash between defending champions Dubai Capitals and Desert Vipers". ilt20.ae. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  6. ↑ "DP World International League T20 Season 4 to commence on UAE National Day, 2 December 2025". www.ilt20.ae. 2025-05-14. Retrieved 2025-10-02.
  7. ↑ "ILT20 auction details". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  8. ↑ "ILT20 2026 Auction Sold & Unsold Players List with Prices". CricketMan2. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  9. ↑ "ILT20: Powell, Ghazanfar retained; Hales, Livingstone among new signings". ESPNcricinfo .
  10. ↑ "Phil Salt and Andre Russell among star-studded line-up for DP World ILT20 Season 4". MSN.
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