Inaugural ILT20 to launch with blockbuster clash between Dubai Capitals and Abu Dhabi Knight Riders

Inaugural ILT20 to launch with blockbuster clash between Dubai Capitals and Abu Dhabi Knight Riders

The much-anticipated schedule sees the competition played from January 13 through to the final on February 12

The ILT20 trophy launch. — Supplied photo

By Team KT Published: Tue 29 Nov 2022, 5:22 PM

The first edition of the International League T20 is assured to raise the roof of the Dubai International Stadium through a blockbuster opening match between GMR’s Dubai Capitals and Knight Rider Group’s Abu Dhabi Knight Riders as the League gets underway on Friday, January 13, 2023.

The much-anticipated schedule sees the competition played from January 13 through to the final on February 12.

Abu Dhabi’s Zayed Cricket Stadium’s first game is on January 14, a mouth-watering clash between Reliance Group’s MI Emirates and Capri Global’s Sharjah Warriors. The same two teams participate in the opening fixture at the famed Sharjah Cricket Stadium on January 17.

Speaking about the ILT20 schedule, Mubashshir Usmani, General Secretary, Emirates Cricket Board said: "This is a very exciting time for the league and, collectively, we are delighted to announce the 2023 ILT20 playing schedule. To have superstars such as Dubai Capitals' Dasun Shanaka and Abu Dhabi Knight Riders' Andre Russell open their teams’ accounts is very exciting. We cannot wait for the teams to arrive (in early