Inaugural UAE T20 league confirms dates

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The inaugural edition of the UAE's six-team Twenty20 cricket league will be played sometime between January 6 and February 12, 2023.

The brand new competition will be called 'International League T20' or 'ILT20'.

It's expected to feature 34 matches that will be played at venues across the UAE.

The Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) said the tournament will provide a valuable platform for local talent, where UAE-based players currently integrated in the Board’s programme as well as those identified by the High Performance Coaching and Selection Committee teams, will be given the opportunity to train and play alongside some of the world’s best players.

"Emirates Cricket Board is delighted to welcome Reliance Industries, Kolkata Knight Riders, Capri Global, GMR, Lancer Capital, Adani Sportsline, broadcaster ZEE and all other stakeholders to the newly established T20 League of UAE," said His Highness Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence and Chairman of the ECB.

"As we begin this long journey I am confident that together we will achieve new heights and in the process provide entertainment and excitement to the millions of fans around the globe who are waiting for the first ball of the UAE T20 League to be bowled," he added.

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