2025 International League T20
| Dates | 11 January – 9 February 2025 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Emirates Cricket Board |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin and Playoffs |
| Champions | Dubai Capitals (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Desert Vipers |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 34 |
| Player of the series | Sam Curran (Desert Vipers) |
| Most runs | Shai Hope (527) (Dubai Capitals) |
| Most wickets | Fazalhaq Farooqi (21) (MI Emirates) |
| Official website | www |
The 2025 International League T20 (also known as DP World International League T20 2025 or DP World ILT20 2025 for sponsorship reasons) was the third season of the International League T20, a professional Twenty20 cricket league in the United Arab Emirates, organised by the Emirates Cricket Board. The tournament started on 11 January and the final was held on 9 February 2025. MI Emirates were the defending champions.
In the final, Dubai Capitals defeated Desert Vipers by 4 wickets to win their maiden title.[1]
Background
The 2025 season clashed with the Big Bash League, Super Smash, Bangladesh Premier League and SA20.[2]
The 2025 International League T20 was a professional T20 tournament held between men's franchise cricket teams, organized by the Emirates Cricket Board. The tournament was first played in 2023. The last tournament, held in 2024, was contested by six teams. The defending champions were MI Emirates, who defeated Dubai Capitals in the final of the previous edition.
Squads
Teams had the option of retaining players or acquiring new signings.[3][4]
Venues
| United Arab Emirates | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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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Teams and standings
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Desert Vipers (R) | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0.141 | Advance to Qualifier 1 |
| 2 | Dubai Capitals (C) | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 12 | −0.234 | |
| 3 | MI Emirates | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0.805 | Advance to Eliminator |
| 4 | Sharjah Warriorz | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | −0.349 | |
| 5 | Gulf Giants | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | −0.230 | |
| 6 | Abu Dhabi Knight Riders | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | −0.229 |
Match summary
| Team | Group matches | Playoffs | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Q1/E | Q2 | F | |
| Abu Dhabi Knight Riders | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||
| Desert Vipers | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | L | W | L |
| Dubai Capitals | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | W | W | |
| Gulf Giants | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | |||
| MI Emirates | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | L | ||
| Sharjah Warriorz | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | W | L | |
| Win | Loss | No 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 | Vipers 7 wickets | Dubai 8 wickets | Giants 7 wickets | Emirates 28 runs | Abu Dhabi 30 runs | |
| Desert Vipers | Vipers 53 runs | Dubai 9 wickets | Vipers 5 wickets | Vipers 5 wickets | Vipers 10 wickets | |
| Dubai Capitals | Dubai 26 runs | Dubai 6 wickets | Dubai 5 wickets | Dubai 1 run | Sharjah 9 wickets | |
| Gulf Giants | Abu Dhabi 37 runs | Vipers 6 wickets | Giants 6 wickets | Emirates 5 wickets | Sharjah 3 wickets | |
| MI Emirates | Abu Dhabi 42 runs | Emirates 154 runs | Emirates 26 runs | Giants 2 wickets | Sharjah 8 wickets | |
| Sharjah Warriorz | Sharjah 4 wickets | Vipers 8 wickets | Sharjah 5 wickets | Giants 6 wickets | Emirates 9 wickets |
| Home team won | Visitor team won |
- 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
Dubai Capitals 133/8 (20 overs) | v | MI Emirates 132/7 (20 overs) |
- MI Emirates won the toss and elected to field.
- Farhan Khan (Dubai Capitals) made his T20 debut.
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 166/5 (20 overs) | v | Desert Vipers 168/3 (18.4 overs) |
- Desert Vipers won the toss and elected to field.
- Shahid Bhutta (Abu Dhabi Knight Riders) made his T20 debut.
Gulf Giants 174/7 (20 overs) | v | Sharjah Warriorz 175/7 (20 overs) |
- Sharjah Warriorz won the toss and elected to field.
- Saghir Khan (Gulf Giants) made his T20 debut.
MI Emirates 187/7 (20 overs) | v | Dubai Capitals 161/6 (20 overs) |
- Dubai Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
- Nicholas Pooran (MI Emirates) scored his 50th half-century in T20s.
- Muhammad Waseem (MI Emirates) scored 3,000th run in T20s.
Gulf Giants 119/9 (20 overs) | v | Desert Vipers 121/4 (17.4 overs) |
- Desert Vipers won the toss and elected to field.
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 159/5 (20 overs) | v | Sharjah Warriorz 129 (19.3 overs) |
- Sharjah Warriorz won the toss and elected to field.
MI Emirates 159/6 (20 overs) | v | Desert Vipers 161/5 (19.1 overs) |
- MI Emirates won the toss and elected to bat.
Dubai Capitals 201/5 (20 overs) | v | Sharjah Warriorz 202/5 (18.1 overs) |
- Sharjah Warriorz won the toss and elected to field.
- Avishka Fernando (Sharjah Warriorz) scored the fastest half-century in International League T20. He reached his fifty in just 16 balls.[5][6]
Desert Vipers 193/4 (20 overs) | v | Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 140 (17.4 overs) |
- Desert Vipers won the toss and elected to bat.
Dubai Capitals 165/7 (20 overs) | v | Gulf Giants 168/4 (18.1 overs) |
- Gulf Giants won the toss and elected to field.
- Uzair Khan (Gulf Giants) made his T20 debut.
Sharjah Warriorz 176/9 (20 overs) | v | MI Emirates 177/1 (17.4 overs) |
- MI Emirates won the toss and elected to field.
- Ethan D'Souza (Sharjah Warriorz) made his T20 debut.
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 176/9 (20 overs) | v | Gulf Giants 139/8 (20 overs) |
- Gulf Giants won the toss and elected to field.
- Ibrar Ahmad (Abu Dhabi Knight Riders) made his T20 debut.
Desert Vipers 139 (19.5 overs) | v | Dubai Capitals 140/4 (17.4 overs) |
- Dubai Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
- Dan Lawrence (Desert Vipers) scored his 3,000th run in T20s.
- Gulbadin Naib (Dubai Capitals) scored his 2,000th run in T20s.
MI Emirates 186/6 (20 overs) | v | Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 158/9 (20 overs) |
- Abu Dhabi Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
- Andries Gous (Abu Dhabi Knight Riders) scored 2,000th run in T20s.
Sharjah Warriorz 91 (19.1 overs) | v | Desert Vipers 95/0 (10 overs) |
Fakhar Zaman 71* (39) |
- Desert Vipers won the toss and elected to field.
- Wanindu Hasaranga (Desert Vipers) took his 300th wicket in T20s.[7]
- Sam Curran (Desert Vipers) took his 250th wicket in T20s.
Gulf Giants 153/5 (20 overs) | v | Dubai Capitals 154/5 (18.4 overs) |
- Dubai Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
- Aayan Afzal Khan (Gulf Giants) took his 50th wicket in T20s.
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 182/7 (20 overs) | v | MI Emirates 140/6 (20 overs) |
- MI Emirates won the toss and elected to field.
Sharjah Warriorz 151/8 (20 overs) | v | Desert Vipers 152/2 (14.5 overs) |
- Desert Vipers won the toss and elected to field.
- Khuzaima Tanveer (Desert Vipers) made his T20 debut.
MI Emirates 151/6 (20 overs) | v | Gulf Giants 152/8 (20 overs) |
- Gulf Giants won the toss and elected to field.
- Tom Banton (MI Emirates) scored his 4,000th run in T20s.
- Tom Curran (Gulf Giants) scored his 2,000th run in T20s.
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 203/4 (20 overs) | v | Dubai Capitals 207/2 (19.5 overs) |
- Dubai Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
Sharjah Warriorz 171/6 (20 overs) | v | Gulf Giants 172/4 (19.3 overs) |
- Gulf Giants won the toss and elected to field.
MI Emirates 228/2 (20 overs) | v | Desert Vipers 74 (12.3 overs) |
- Desert Vipers won the toss and elected to field.
- Fazalhaq Farooqi (MI Emirates) took his 150th wicket in T20s.
Dubai Capitals 131/9 (20 overs) | v | Sharjah Warriorz 135/1 (11.5 overs) |
- Sharjah Warriorz won the toss and elected to field.
Gulf Giants 129/8 (20 overs) | v | Desert Vipers 130/5 (19 overs) |
- Desert Vipers won the toss and elected to field.
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 161/8 (20 overs) | v | Sharjah Warriorz 162/6 (19 overs) |
- Sharjah Warriorz won the toss and elected to field.
Gulf Giants 173/6 (20 overs) | v | MI Emirates 174/5 (19.1 overs) |
James Vince 86 (50) Muhammad Rohid 2/36 (4 overs) |
- MI Emirates won the toss and elected to field.
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 123/7 (20 overs) | v | Gulf Giants 124/3 (17.5 overs) |
- Gulf Giants won the toss and elected to field.
- Andre Russell (Abu Dhabi Knight Riders) scored his 9,000th run in T20s.
MI Emirates 173/5 (20 overs) | v | Sharjah Warriorz 176/2 (17.2 overs) |
- Sharjah Warriorz won the toss and elected to field.
Dubai Capitals 217/4 (20 overs) | v | Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 191/5 (20 overs) |
- Abu Dhabi Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Desert Vipers 137 (19.4 overs) | v | Dubai Capitals 138/1 (17.1 overs) |
- Dubai Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
Play-offs
| Qualifier 1 | Qualifier 2 | Final | |||||||||||
| 5 February 2025 - Dubai | 9 February 2025 - Dubai | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Desert Vipers | 189/7 (20 overs) | Q1W | Dubai Capitals | 191/6 (19.2 overs) | ||||||||
| 2 | Dubai Capitals | 193/5 (20 overs) | 7 February 2025 - Sharjah | Q2W | Desert Vipers | 189/5 (20 overs) | |||||||
| Q1L | Desert Vipers | 165/3 (16.4 overs) | |||||||||||
| Eliminator | EW | Sharjah Warriorz | 162/7 (20 overs) | ||||||||||
| 6 February 2025 - Abu Dhabi | |||||||||||||
| 3 | MI Emirates | 146/8 (20 overs) | |||||||||||
| 4 | Sharjah Warriorz | 149/4 (18.5 overs) | |||||||||||
Qualifier 1
Desert Vipers 189/7 (20 overs) | v | Dubai Capitals 193/5 (20 overs) |
- Dubai Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
Eliminator
MI Emirates 146/8 (20 overs) | v | Sharjah Warriorz 149/4 (18.5 overs) |
- Sharjah Warriorz won the toss and elected to field.
Qualifier 2
Sharjah Warriorz 162/7 (20 overs) | v | Desert Vipers 165/3 (16.4 overs) |
- Desert Vipers won the toss and elected to field.
Final
Desert Vipers 189/5 (20 overs) | v | Dubai Capitals 191/6 (19.2 overs) |
- Dubai Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
Statistics
| Runs | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 527 | Shai Hope | Dubai Capitals |
| 493 | Tom Banton | MI Emirates |
| 405 | Alex Hales | Desert Vipers |
| 388 | Tom Kohler-Cadmore | Sharjah Warriorz |
| 387 | Sam Curran | Desert Vipers |
Source: ESPNcricinfo
| Wickets | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Fazalhaq Farooqi | MI Emirates |
| 17 | Jason Holder | Abu Dhabi Knight Riders |
| 16 | Blessing Muzarabani | Gulf Giants |
| 16 | Alzarri Joseph | MI Emirates |
| 14 | Mohammad Amir | Desert Vipers |
| 14 | Adam Milne | Sharjah Warriorz |
- Source: ESPNcricinfo
| Award | Winner | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player | Sam Curran | Desert Vipers |
| Best UAE player | Muhammad Waseem | MI Emirates |
Broadcasting
The league was broadcast live on the following channels:[8]
| Country | TV | Radio | Internet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Ariana TV | ||
| India | Zee Network | FanCode, Zee5 | |
| Nepal | Styx Sports | ||
| Pakistan | TAPMAD | ||
| Sri Lanka | Supreme TV | Dialog ViU App | |
| Caribbean | Rush Sports | ||
| Middle East and North Africa | Abu Dhabi Sports TV Dubai Sports TV | Talk FM Radio 100.3 | YouTube |
| Rest of the world | YouTube |
References
- ^ "Powell, Raza fire Dubai Capitals to maiden ILT20 title". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
- ^ "ILT20 2025 to start and end in Dubai amid clash with SA20, BBL and BPL". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
- ^ "Ferguson, Fakhar, Hope, Shepherd among new signings for ILT20 2025". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
- ^ "ILT20 Season 3: Russell, Narine, Warner, Pooran among top retentions". ESPNcricinfo. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
- ^ "Avishka Fernando Smashes Record-Breaking Fifty in ILT20". Newswire. 17 January 2025. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
- ^ "Avishka Fernando scripts ILT20 history with fastest fifty, surpasses Hardik Pandya, Russell on rare T20 list". India TV. 18 January 2025. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
- ^ "Wanindu becomes the first Sri Lankan bowler to reach 300 wickets in T20 cricket". Hiru News. 23 January 2025. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
- ^ "Zee Network and partners to broadcast DP World ILT20 Season 3 around the world". ILT20. 2025-01-06. Retrieved 2025-01-11.