2023 International League T20
| Dates | 13 January – 12 February |
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| Administrator(s) | Emirates Cricket Board |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin and Playoffs |
| Champions | Gulf Giants (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Desert Vipers |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 34 |
| Player of the series | Chris Jordan (Gulf Giants) |
| Most runs | Alex Hales (Desert Vipers) (469) |
| Most wickets | Chris Jordan (Gulf Giants) (20) |
| Official website | https://www.ilt20.ae/ |
The 2023 International League T20, also known as the DP World ILT20 2023 for sponsorship reasons, was the inaugural season of the International League T20 (ILT20), a professional Twenty20 cricket league in the United Arab Emirates,[1] organised by the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB). In June 2022, it was confirmed that the season would be played in January and February 2023.[2][3] The fixtures were announced on 29 November with the league set to run from January 13 to February 12.[4]
Although matches were played using standard Twenty20 formats, players' statistics were not included in official records because Emirates Cricket Board is not a full-member of the International Cricket Council.[5]
In the final, Gulf Giants defeated Desert Vipers by seven wickets to win the inaugural title.
Squads
- * indicates Supportive players
Venues
| United Arab Emirates | ||
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| Dubai | Sharjah | Abu Dhabi |
| Dubai International Cricket Stadium | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium |
| Capacity: 25,000 | Capacity: 16,000 | Capacity: 20,000 |
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Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | Gulf Giants (C) | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 1.258 |
| 2 | Desert Vipers (R) | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0.399 |
| 3 | MI Emirates | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 1.059 |
| 4 | Dubai Capitals | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 9 | −0.386 |
| 5 | Sharjah Warriors | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 7 | −0.522 |
| 6 | Abu Dhabi Knight Riders | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | −1.784 |
- The top 4 teams qualified for the playoffs.
- Advanced to Qualifier 1
- Advanced to Eliminator
League stage
| 13 January 2023 | Dubai Capitals 187/6 (20 overs) | v | Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 114/9 (20 overs) | Dubai Capitals won by 73 runs. | |
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| Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Umpires: Simon Taufel (Aus) and Rod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match: Rovman Powell (Dubai Capitals) | |||||
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| 14 January 2023 | MI Emirates 204/5 (20 overs) | v | Sharjah Warriors 155/9 (20 overs) | MI Emirates won by 49 runs. | |
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| Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Richard Kettleborough (Eng) Player of the match: Muhammad Waseem (MI Emirates) | |||||
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| 15 January 2023 | Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 114/9 (20 overs) | v | Gulf Giants 115/4 (14.2 overs) | Gulf Giants won by 6 wickets | |
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| Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) and Martin Saggers (Eng) Player of the match: Sanchit Sharma (Gulf Giants) | |||||
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| 15 January 2023 | Sharjah Warriors 145/5 (20 overs) | v | Desert Vipers 148/3 (16.4 overs) | Desert Vipers won by 7 wickets | |
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| Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Umpires: Leslie Reifer (WI) and Shiju Sam (UAE) Player of the match: Alex Hales (Desert Vipers) | |||||
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| 16 January 2023 | Dubai Capitals 182/8 (20 overs) | v | Gulf Giants 183/4 (19 overs) | Gulf Giants won by 6 wickets | |
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| Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Umpires: Rod Tucker (Aus) and Alex Wharf (Eng) Player of the match: James Vince (Gulf Giants) | |||||
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| 17 January 2023 | Sharjah Warriors 146/7 (20 overs) | v | MI Emirates 147/4 (17.1 overs) | MI Emirates won by 6 wickets | |
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| Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) Player of the match: Dwayne Bravo (MI Emirates) | |||||
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| 18 January 2023 | Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 133/8 (20 overs) | v | Desert Vipers 135/3 (15.4 overs) | Desert Vipers won by 7 wickets | |
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| Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Umpires: Shiju Sam (UAE) and Rod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match: Wanindu Hasaranga (Desert Vipers) | |||||
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| 19 January 2023 | Gulf Giants 181/6 (20 overs) | v | Dubai Capitals 80 (14.3 overs) | Gulf Giants won by 101 runs. | |
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| Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) Player of the match: James Vince (Gulf Giants) | |||||
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| 20 January 2023 | Desert Vipers 219/4 (20 overs) | v | Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 108 (15.1 overs) | Desert Vipers won by 111 runs. | |
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| Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi Umpires: Leslie Reifer (WI) and Alex Wharf (Eng) Player of the match: Alex Hales (Desert Vipers) | |||||
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| 21 January 2023 | Dubai Capitals 177/4 (20 overs) | v | Sharjah Warriors 182/3 (14.4 overs) | Sharjah Warriors won by 7 wickets | |
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| Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) and Martin Saggers (Eng) Player of the match: Tom Kohler-Cadmore (Sharjah Warriors) | |||||
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| 21 January 2023 | Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 170/7 (20 overs) | v | MI Emirates 176/5 (20 overs) | MI Emirates won by 5 wickets. | |
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| Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi Umpires: Shiju Sam (UAE) and Alex Wharf (Eng) Player of the match: Najibullah Zadran (MI Emirates) | |||||
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| 22 January 2023 | Desert Vipers 195/4 (20 overs) | v | Gulf Giants 196/5 (19.3 overs) | Gulf Giants won by 5 wickets | |
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| Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Martin Saggers (Eng) Player of the match: Shimron Hetmyer (Gulf Giants) | |||||
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| 22 January 2023 | Dubai Capitals 222/3 (20 overs) | v | MI Emirates 206/5 (20 overs) | Dubai Capitals won by 16 runs | |
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| Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi Umpires: Leslie Reifer (WI) and Alex Wharf (Eng) Player of the match: Rovman Powell (Dubai Capitals) | |||||
| Kieron Pollard 86 (38) Hazrat Luqman 2/24 (4 overs) | |||||
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| 23 January 2023 | Sharjah Warriors 151/7 (20 overs) | v | Gulf Giants 130 (19.4 overs) | Sharjah Warriors won by 21 runs | |
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| Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Richard Kettleborough (Eng) Player of the match: Naveen-ul-Haq (Sharjah Warriors) | |||||
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| 24 January 2023 | MI Emirates 169/5 (20 overs) | v | Desert Vipers 170/3 (16.3 overs) | Desert Vipers won by 7 wickets. | |
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| Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi Umpires: Leslie Reifer (WI) and Shiju Sam (UAE) Player of the match: Sherfane Rutherford (Desert Vipers) | |||||
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| 25 January 2023 | v | Match Abandoned. | | ||
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| Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Umpires: Richard Kettleborough (Eng) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) | |||||
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| 26 January 2023 | Dubai Capitals 17/4 (5 overs) | v | No Result. | | |
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| 27 January 2023 | v | Match Abandoned. | | ||
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| Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) and Martin Saggers (Eng) | |||||
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| 28 January 2023 | Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 149/4 (20 overs) | v | Sharjah Warriors 150/6 (17 overs) | Sharjah Warriors won by 4 wickets. | |
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| Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah Umpires: Richard Kettleborough (Eng) and Leslie Reifer (WI) Player of the match: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Sharjah Warriors) | |||||
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| 28 January 2023 | Desert Vipers 149/9 (20 overs) | v | Dubai Capitals 137/5 (20 overs) | Desert Vipers won by 12 runs. | |
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| Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Umpires: Martin Saggers (Eng) and Rod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match: Adam Zampa (Dubai Capitals) | |||||
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| 29 January 2023 | MI Emirates 241/3 (20 overs) | v | Desert Vipers 84 (12.1 overs) | MI Emirates won by 157 runs. | |
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| Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah Umpires: Richard Kettleborough (Eng) and Alex Wharf (Eng) Player of the match: Muhammad Waseem (MI Emirates) | |||||
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| 30 January 2023 | Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 149/9 (20 overs) | v | Dubai Capitals 150/3 (17.4 overs) | Dubai Capitals won by 7 wickets | |
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| Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi Umpires: Richard Kettleborough (Eng) and Leslie Reifer (WI) Player of the match: Adam Zampa (Dubai Capitals) | |||||
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| 31 January 2023 | Desert Vipers 148/6 (20 overs) | v | Sharjah Warriors 126/8 (20 overs) | Desert Vipers won by 22 runs | |
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| Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah Umpires: Martin Saggers (Eng) and Rod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match: Wanindu Hasaranga (Desert Vipers) | |||||
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| 1 February 2023 | MI Emirates 139 (19.5 overs) | v | Gulf Giants 143/5 (20 overs) | Gulf Giants won by 5 wickets | |
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| Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi Umpires: Martin Saggers (Eng) and Rod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match: Chris Jordan (Gulf Giants) | |||||
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| 2 February 2023 | Desert Vipers 182/7 (20 overs) | v | Dubai Capitals 160/7 (20 overs) | Desert Vipers won by 22 runs. | |
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| Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Umpires: Richard Kettleborough (Eng) and Alex Wharf (Eng) Player of the match: Sherfane Rutherford (Desert Vipers) | |||||
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| 3 February 2023 | MI Emirates 180/4 (20 overs) | v | Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 162 (19.2 overs) | MI Emirates won by 18 runs. | |
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| Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) Player of the match: Kieron Pollard (MI Emirates) | |||||
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| 4 February 2023 | Gulf Giants 180/6 (20 overs) | v | Desert Vipers 155/6 (20 overs) | Gulf Giants won by 25 runs. | |
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| Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Umpires: Leslie Reifer (WI) and Shiju Sam (UAE) Player of the match: Shimron Hetmyer (Gulf Giants) | |||||
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| 4 February 2023 | Sharjah Warriors 130/9 (20 overs) | v | Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 133/5 (16.4 overs) | Abu Dhabi Knight Riders won by 5 wickets. | |
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| Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) and Rod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match: Joe Clarke (Abu Dhabi Knight Riders) | |||||
| Tom Kohler-Cadmore 46 (40) Matiullah Khan 2/24 (3 overs) | Joe Clarke 54 (32) Muhammad Jawadullah 3/24 (4 overs) | ||||
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| 5 February 2023 | MI Emirates 164/7 (20 overs) | v | Dubai Capitals 166/3 (18.1 overs) | Dubai Capitals won by 7 wickets. | |
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| Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Umpires: Shiju Sam (UAE) and Alex Wharf (Eng) Player of the match: Dasun Shanaka (Dubai Capitals) | |||||
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| 6 February 2023 | Sharjah Warriors 107 (18.3 overs) | v | Gulf Giants 108/3 (16.3 overs) | Gulf Giants won by 7 wickets | |
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| Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Martin Saggers (Eng) Player of the match: David Wiese (Gulf Giants) | |||||
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Playoffs
| Qualifier 1 and Eliminator | Qualifier 2 | Final | |||||||||||
| 8 February 2023 — Dubai | 12 February 2023 — Dubai | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Gulf Giants | 159 (19.4 overs) | 2 | Desert Vipers | 146/8 (20 overs) | ||||||||
| 2 | Desert Vipers | 178/7 (20 overs) | 10 February 2023 — Dubai | 1 | Gulf Giants | 149/3 (18.4 overs) | |||||||
| 1 | Gulf Giants | 168/6 (18.1 overs) | |||||||||||
| 9 February 2023 — Sharjah | 3 | MI Emirates | 167/5 (20 overs) | ||||||||||
| 3 | MI Emirates | 152/2 (16.4 overs) | |||||||||||
| 4 | Dubai Capitals | 151/5 (20 overs) | |||||||||||
Qualifier 1
| 8 February 2023 | Desert Vipers 178/7 (20 overs) | v | Gulf Giants 159 (19.4 overs) | Desert Vipers won by 19 runs | |
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| Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Umpires: Richard Kettleborough (Eng) and Alex Wharf (Eng) Player of the match: Tom Curran (Desert Vipers) | |||||
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Eliminator
| 9 February 2023 | Dubai Capitals 151/5 (20 overs) | v | MI Emirates 152/2 (16.4 overs) | MI Emirates won by 8 wickets | |
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| Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah Umpires: Richard Kettleborough (Eng) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) Player of the match: Nicholas Pooran (MI Emirates) | |||||
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Qualifier 2
| 10 February 2023 | MI Emirates 167/5 (20 overs) | v | Gulf Giants 168/6 (18.1 overs) | Gulf Giants won by 4 wickets | |
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| Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Umpires: Leslie Reifer (WI) and Martin Saggers (Eng) Player of the match: James Vince (Gulf Giants) | |||||
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Final
| 12 February 2023 | Desert Vipers 146/8 (20 overs) | v | Gulf Giants 149/3 (18.4 overs) | Gulf Giants won by 7 wickets | |
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| Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Umpires: Richard Kettleborough (Eng) and Alex Wharf (Eng) Player of the match: Carlos Brathwaite (Gulf Giants) | |||||
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Awards
| Award | Winner | Team |
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| Most runs | Alex Hales | Desert Vipers |
| Most wickets | Chris Jordan | Gulf Giants |
| Most Valuable Player (MVP) | Chris Jordan | Gulf Giants |
| Best UAE Player | Muhammad Waseem | MI Emirates |
References
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- ^ "UAE's International League T20 locked in for January-February 2023". ANI News. Archived from the original on 6 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ "ILT20 will start with Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs Dubai Capitals fixture on January 13". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
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