# 2023 International League T20

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, organised by the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB). In June 2022, it was confirmed that the season would be played in January and February 2023. The fixtures were announced on 29 November with the league set to run from January 13 to February 12.
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.
In the final, Gulf Giants defeated Desert Vipers by seven wickets to win the inaugural title.

## Squads

| Abu Dhabi Knight Riders Coach:Abhishek Nayar | Desert Vipers Coach:James Foster | Dubai Capitals Coach:Phil Simmons | Gulf Giants Coach:Andy Flower | MI Emirates Coach:Shane Bond | Sharjah Warriors Coach:Paul Farbrace |
| Sunil Narine (c) Andre Russell Jonny Bairstow Paul Stirling Lahiru Kumara Charith Asalanka Colin Ingram Akeal Hosein Seekkuge Prasanna Ravi Rampaul Raymon Reifer Kennar Lewis Ali Khan Brandon Glover Matiullah Khan Fahad Nawaz Sabir Ali Zawar Farid Marchant de Lange Dhananjaya De Silva Connor Esterhuizen Traveen Mathew Joe Clarke | Colin Munro (c) Wanindu Hasaranga Sam Billings Alex Hales Tom Curran Sandeep Lamichhane Saqib Mahmood Sherfane Rutherford Ben Duckett Benny Howell Sheldon Cottrell Ruben Trumpelmann Qasim Akram Rohan Mustafa Shiraz Ahmed Ali Naseer Ronak Panoly Aryan Lakra Tymal Mills Matheesha Pathirana Dinesh Chandimal Adam Lyth Mark Watt Gus Atkinson Jake Lintott Saad Bin Zafar* Shiraz Khan* Kushal Malla* Shaheen Afridi | Rovman Powell (c) Dushmantha Chameera Hazratullah Zazai Fabian Allen Mujeeb Ur Rahman Sikandar Raza Niroshan Dickwella Dasun Shanaka Bhanuka Rajapaksa Dan Lawrence Blessing Muzarabani Isuru Udana George Munsey Fred Klaassen Tim Pringle* Ravi Bopara Hazrat Luqman Chirag Suri Jash Giyanani Akif Raja Robin Uthappa Yusuf Pathan Joe Root Chamika Karunaratne Oliver White Jonathan Figy* Adhitya Shetty* Yasir Mohammad* Adam Zampa | James Vince (c) Shimron Hetmyer Chris Jordan Chris Lynn Tom Banton Dominic Drakes David Wiese Liam Dawson Jamie Overton Qais Ahmad Richard Gleeson Ollie Pope Rehan Ahmed Wayne Madsen Aayan Afzal Khan Sanchit Sharma Chundangapoyil Rizwan Ashwanth Valthapa Ansh Tandon* Meet Bhavsar* Thomas Helm Gerhard Erasmus Carlos Brathwaite Finn Allen* Richard Ngarava* Kusal Mendis* Asif Khan* Ritwik Behera* Harry Tector* Phil Salt* Izharulhaq Naveed* Bilal Hassan* Shariz Ahmad* Nipun Malinga* | Kieron Pollard (c) Dwayne Bravo Nicholas Pooran Trent Boult Andre Fletcher Imran Tahir Samit Patel Will Smeed Jordan Thompson Najibullah Zadran Zahir Khan Fazalhaq Farooqi Brad Wheal Bas de Leede Muhammad Waseem Basil Hameed Vriitya Aravind Zahoor Khan Lorcan Tucker Craig Overton Tom Lammonby Dan Mousley Rahul Bhatia* Vatsal Vaghela* Fayyaz Butt* Mohammed Rizlan* Waseeq Ahmed* David Mathias* Rashid Khan | Moeen Ali (c) Dawid Malan Evin Lewis Mohammad Nabi Chris Woakes Noor Ahmad Rahmanullah Gurbaz Naveen-ul-Haq Tom Kohler-Cadmore Chris Benjamin Danny Briggs Mark Deyal Bilal Khan JJ Smit Karthik Meiyappan Alishan Sharafu Junaid Siddique Muhammad Jawadullah Joe Denly Marcus Stoinis Jacob Duffy Paul Walter |
* * indicates Supportive players

## 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 |

## Points table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 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

## Playoffs

| Qualifier 1 and Eliminator | Qualifier 1 and Eliminator | Qualifier 1 and Eliminator | Qualifier 2 | Qualifier 2 | Qualifier 2 | Final | Final | Final |
| 8 February 2023 — Dubai | 8 February 2023 — Dubai | 8 February 2023 — Dubai | | | | 12 February 2023 — Dubai | 12 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 | 10 February 2023 — Dubai | 10 February 2023 — Dubai | 1 | Gulf Giants | 149/3 (18.4 overs) |
| | | | 1 | Gulf Giants | 168/6 (18.1 overs) | | | |
| 9 February 2023 — Sharjah | 9 February 2023 — Sharjah | 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) | | | | | | |

### Final
## Awards

| Award | Winner | Team |
| Most runs | Alex Hales | Desert Vipers |
| Most wickets | Chris Jordan | Gulf Giants |
| Most Valuable Player (MVP) | Chris Jordan | Gulf Giants |
| Best UAE [layer | Muhammad Waseem | MI Emirates |