DP World ILT20 Season 4: Full squads, fixtures, ticket information and how to watch on TV

Dubai Capitals will begin their title defence with a rematch from last year’s final against Desert Vipers in the UAE franchise league

Left to right: Abu Dhabi Knight Riders captain Jason Holder, Desert Vipers captain Lockie Ferguson, Gulf Giants player Moeen Ali and Sharjah Warriorz captain Tim Southee. ILT20

The fourth season of the UAE’s leading franchise cricket competition, the DP World International League T20, will begin on Tuesday, December 2.

It has come around slightly quicker than usual. Because of its proximity to the T20 World Cup, the league has switched from its preferred window of January-February.

As such, it is 10 months since the final of last season, when Dubai Capitals snatched a first title from the grasp of two-time runners up Desert Vipers.

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Opening ceremony

There will be little love lost between those two sides when they play the tournament opener at Dubai International Stadium.

The match will be preceded by a performance by Pakistani singer Ali Zafar, starting at 6pm, with the first ball scheduled for 6.45pm.

Fixtures

Tickets

Admission to the stands is available from Dh20, with hospitality packages from Dh325. There is also a lounge experience available for Dh395, which includes unlimited food and drink.

Tickets are available at tickets.ilt20.ae and Virgin Megastores.

TV

The 34 matches will be shown live on Starzplay in the UAE.

Squads

Abu Dhabi Knight Riders

Jason Holder, Brandon McMullen, Piyush Chawla, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Alex Hales, Olly Stone, Liam Livingstone, George Garton, Phil Salt, Khary Pierre, Sherfane Rutherford, Michael Pepper, Shadley van Schalkwyk, Unmukt Chand

UAE players: Alishan Sharafu, Mayank Chowdary, Ibrar Ahmed, Ajay Kumar

Saudi Arabia player: Manan Ali

Kuwait player: Adnan Idrees

Desert Vipers

Lockie Ferguson, Tom Bruce, Andries Gous, Sam Curran, Noor Ahmed, David Payne, Maz Holden, Fakhar Zaman, Hassan Nawaz, Qais Ahmed, Naseem Shah, Shimron Hetmyer, Dan Lawrence, Wanindu Hasaranga, Faridoon Dawoodzai

UAE players: Vriitya Aravind, Khuzaima Tanveer, Sanjay Pahal, Matiullah Khan

Saudi Arabia player: Faisal Khan

Kuwait player: Bilal Tahir

Dubai Capitals

Dasun Shanaka, Sediqullah Atal, Leus de Plooy, Gulbadin Naib, Tony Albert, Mohammed Nabi, Scott Currie, Navin Bidaisie, Jimmy Neesham, Waqar Salamkhil, Tymal Mills, Jordan Cox, David Willey, Rovman Powell, Mustafizur Rahman, Dushmantha Chemeera, Shayan Jahangir, Rushil Ugarkar

UAE players: Mohammed Jawadullah, Farhan Khan, Haider Ali, Mohammed Farooq

Saudi Arabia player: Usman Najeeb

Kuwait player: Anudeep Chenthamara

Dubai Capitals celebrate winning the 2024 ILT20. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Gulf Giants

James Vince, Mark Adair, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Moeen Ali, Azmatullah Omarzai, Kyle Mayers, Matthew Forde, Sean Dickson, Tabraiz Shamsi, Liam Dawson, Lorcan Tucker, Chris Wood, Tom Moores, Nuwan Thushara, Pathum Nissanka, Gerhard Erasmus, Fred Klaassen

UAE players: Aayan Khan, Asif Khan, Haider Razzaq, Zuhaib Zubair

Saudi Arabia player: Ishtiaq Ahmed

Kuwait player: Meet Bhavsar

MI Emirates

Kieron Pollard, Nicholas Pooran, Romario Shepherd, Andre Fletcher, Jonny Bairstow, Shakib Al Hasan, Kamindu Mendis, Jordan Thompson, Tom Banton, Chris Woakes, Naveen ul Haq, AM Ghazanfar, Arab Gul, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Ackeem Auguste, Nosthush Kenjige, Tajinder Dhillon,

UAE players: Muhammad Waseem, Mohammed Rohid, Zahoor Khan, Usman Khan

Saudi Arabia player: Zain ul Abidin

Kuwait player: Mohammed Shafeeq

Sharjah Warriorz

Tim Southee, Adil Rashid, Dinesh Karthik, Dwaine Pretorius, Johnson Charles, James Rew, Nathan Sowter, Richard Ngarava, Sikandar Raza, Taskin Ahmed, Tim David, Tom Abell, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Mark Chapman, Wafiullah Tarakhil, Maheesh Theekshana, Matheesha Pathirana, Harmeet Singh, Saurabh Netravalkar, Shubham Ranjane

UAE players: Junaid Siddique, Ethan D’Souza, Wasim Akram, Raees Ahmed

Saudi Arabia player: Abdul Salman Khan

Kuwait player: Mohammed Aslam

Past winners

2023: Gulf Giants

2024: MI Emirates

2025: Dubai Capitals

What’s new?

The six teams still have an obligation to field at least two UAE players in each starting XI. These players have to either be qualified to represent the national team, or have at least stated their intention to do so.

For the first time, each squad will also feature one player from Saudi Arabia and one from Kuwait. The regulation has come about as a result of agreement with the federations of each of those countries, by which the ILT20 is trying to expand its footprint in the region.

The switch in timing of the season has also brought some differences. Now almost all of the campaign coincides with school holidays. It also starts on National Day, and goes over Christmas and New Year towards the end.

The organisers have bought into the festive spirit, setting up a “Crickmas Wonderland” in the fan village outside the stands.