The fourth edition of the International League T20 will begin in Dubai on Tuesday, December 2. Defending champions Dubai Capitals will face the Desert Vipers in the opening match, a repeat of last year’s final. The tournament has returned in less than 10 months because the T20 World Cup is scheduled for February. After the first-ever auction, teams have made several changes, but the overall quality has improved, with no other league clashing at the moment.

Most teams still look familiar, as they were able to retain five to seven core players. Kieron Pollard and Nicholas Pooran will return in blue, while Tim Southee and Lockie Ferguson will continue leading Sharjah Warriorz and Desert Vipers. Dasun Shanaka, Gulbadin Naib and Rovman Powell will take charge for the Capitals, while James Vince will again lead the Gulf Giants, the winners of the first season. With the IPL auction coming soon, players such as Naveen-ul-Haq, Jonny Bairstow, Tom Banton, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Liam Livingstone and Jason Holder will have a chance to impress potential buyers.

From India, Dinesh Karthik and Piyush Chawla will be the two capped Indian players in the league. Unmukt Chand, the former India U19 World Cup-winning captain who now plays for the USA, will also represent Abu Dhabi Knight Riders alongside Chawla. Several players are expected to leave later for the Big Bash League and SA20, so teams have already planned for replacements. It will be interesting to see which squad handles these challenges the best.

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ILT20 2025-26: Match Timings and Broadcast Details in India

The fourth edition of the International League T20 will begin in Dubai on Tuesday, December 2 at 8 PM IST (6:30 PM local time). On double-header days, matches will start at 3:30 PM IST (2 PM local time). All 34 matches will stream live on the Fancode app and website, along with Zee5. Zee Network channels such as Zee Cinema, & Pictures, & Flix, and other regional channels will telecast the ILT20 live on TV in India.

ILT20 2025-26 Full Squads

Abu Dhabi Knight Riders

Jason Holder (c), Andre Russell, Alishan Sharafu, Charith Asalanka, Phil Salt, Sunil Narine, Alex Hales, Liam Livingstone, Sherfane Rutherford, Usman Tariq, Michael Pepper, George Garton, Brandon McMullen, Ibrar Ahmed, Ajay Kumar, Adnan Idrees Muhammad, Abdul Manan Ali, Mayank Chowdary, Khary Pierre, Shadley Van Schalkwyk, Unmukt Chand

Gulf Giants

Aayan Afzal Khan, Gerhard Erasmus, Mark Adair, James Vince, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Moeen Ali, Kyle Mayers, Matthew Forde, Asif Khan, Zuhaib Zubair, Sean Dickson, Tabraiz Shamsi, Liam Dawson, Fred Klaassen, Haider Razzaq, Meet Bhavsar, Ishtiaq Ahmad, Lorcan Tucker, Chris Wood, Tom Moores, Nuwan Thushara, Pathum Nissanka

Dubai Capitals

Dasun Shanaka, Dushmantha Chameera, Gulbadin Naib, Rovman Powell, Shai Hope, Luke Wood, Waqar Salamkheil, Muhammad Jawadullah, David Willey, Leus de Plooy, Muhammad Farooq, Tymal Mills, Scott Currie, Mohammad Nabi, Farhan Khan, Anudeep Chenthamara, Usman Najeeb, Mustafizur Rahman, Shayan Jahangir, Rushil Ugarkar, Naveen Bidiasee, Toby Albert

Desert Vipers

Dan Lawrence, David Payne, Khuzaima Bin Tanveer, Lockie Ferguson, Max Holden, Sam Curran, Noor Ahmad, Andries Gous, Shimron Hetmyer, Vriitya Aravind, Fakhar Zaman, Naseem Shah, Qais Ahmad, Sanjay Pahal, Bilal Tahir, Faisal Khan, Hasan Nawaz, Tom Bruce, Matiullah Khan, Tawanda Muyeye, Faridoon Dawoodzai

MI Emirates

Fazalhaq Farooqi, Tom Banton, Romario Shepherd, Chris Woakes, Jonny Bairstow, AM Ghazanfar, Muhammad Waseem, Kamindu Mendis, Muhammad Rohid, Jordan Thompson, Naveen-ul-Haq, Andre Fletcher, Nosthush Kenjige, Mohamed Shafeeq, Zain Ul Abidin, Usman Khan, Ackeem Auguste, Arab Gul, Tajinder Dhillon, Zahoor Khan, Shakib Al Hasan

Sharjah Warriorz

Johnson Charles, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Tim Southee, Sikandar Raza, Maheesh Theekshana, Saurabh Netravalkar, Tim David, Dinesh Karthik, Tom Abell, Adil Rashid, Junaid Siddique, James Rew, Nathan Sowter, Dwaine Pretorius, Harmeet Singh, Wasim Akram, Mohamed Nawfer Mohamed Aslam, Raees Ahmad, Richard Ngarava, Shubham Ranjane, Ethan D'Souza, Taskin Ahmed, Abdul Salman Khan, Mark Chapman, Matheesha Pathirana, Wafiullah Tarakhil