International League T20 is set to take place from 19th January. ILT20 2024 prediction, previews, betting tips and odds. Also find out today match prediction to place bets with 1xbet, 10cric, dafabet and more
The 2nd season of the UAE’s International League T20 is set to take place in January-February. The inaugural season of ILT20 in 2023 was a huge success and became one of the top T20 cricket leagues with its line-up of star players. Six franchise teams will face each other in a double round-robin format in 30 matches across 3 venues in the United Arab Emirates.
Gulf Giants are the current champions as they won the inaugural title by defeating Desert Vipers in the final match. The Giants will start their 2024 campaign against Sharjah Warriors in the 1st match of the ILT20 2024 on 19th January. The final match is scheduled to take place on 17th February at Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
According to our analysis, we are backing MI Emirates to lift the ILT20 trophy in the 2024 edition. They finished at the 3rd spot and reached the 2nd qualifier match.
MI Emirates will be led by the experienced all-rounder Kieron Pollard, who has been associated with the franchise for a long time.
Pollard was the highest run scorer of the team in the last season with 394 runs. 4 players from the MI Emirates crossed the 300-run mark in the last season and these players are still with the squad which signifies a strong batting line-up.
In the bowling attack, Rashid Khan might be absent from few or all the matches as he is recovering from lower-back surgery. Akeal Hosein has been roped in and he will have the responsibility to fill Rashid’s shoes. The pace attack looks strong in MI with Trent Boult leading from the front. He will be supported by Fazalhaq Farooqi, Dwayne Bravo and Odean Smith. Bravo and Farooqi picked 13 and 12 wickets each, respectively in the last season while Boult took 9.
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Here is a complete detail of all the ILT20 2024 team squads, captains, key players.
2023 Result: 6th position
Captain: Sunil Narine
Key Players: Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Joshua Little, Charith Asalanka
ADKR had a poor outing in the inaugural season as they finished at the bottom of the points table with just 1 win in 10 matches.
The key players in the batting line-up are Andre Russell and Charith Asalanka. Russell scored 196 runs in 9 matches and picked 5 wickets as well. He is also in good form and back in the West Indies T20I squad. Asalanka scored 102 runs at a strike rate of 127 in the first season.
The bowling unit has Sunil Narine and Joshua Little as the key players. Narine is leading the team and he picked 7 wickets in 9 matches last season. He also comes as a handy batter. Joshua Little has joined the team for the upcoming season and he is one of the top T20 fast bowlers currently. Little has played 112 T20 matches in which he has picked 132 wickets.
Laurie Evans, Sabir Ali, Sam Hain, Alishan Sharafu, Brandon McMullen, Charith Asalanka, Ravi Bopara, Andre Russell, David Willey, Sunil Narine, Joe Clarke, Michael-Kyle Pepper, Jake Lintott, Joshua Little, Marchant de Lange, Matiullah Khan, Ali Khan, Adhitya Shetty
2023 Result: Runner-up
Captain: Colin Munro
Key Players: Alex Hales, Sherfane Rutherford, Wanindu Hasaranga, Tom Curran
Desert Vipers had a good season in the inaugural edition of the ILT20. They finished at the 2nd position on the points table with 7 wins in 10 matches.
In the batting line-up, opening batter Alex Hales and Sherfane Rutherford are the key players. Hales was in top form last year and he finished as the highest run scorer of the season with 469 runs at a strike rate of 151.77. Rutherford accumulated 247 runs in 11 matches at an impressive strike rate of 184.32.
The Vipers bowling attack has key players Wanindu Hasaranga and Tom Curran. They both performed well in the last season. Hasaranga picked 15 wickets and scored 115 runs in 9 matches. Curran was also good with bat and ball. He picked 12 wickets in 11 matches and scored 150 runs.
Adam Hose, Alex Hales, Colin Munro, Michael Jones, Ali Naseer, Bas de Leede, Rohan Mustafa, Sherfane Rutherford, Aryan Lakra, Luke Wood, Shadab Khan, Tom Curran, Wanindu Hasaranga, Azam Khan, Dinesh Chandimal, Gus Atkinson, Karthik Meiyappan, Matheesha Pathirana, Shaheen Afridi, Sheldon Cottrell
2023 Result: 4th position
Captain: David Warner
Key Players: Rovman Powell, Sikandar Raza, Akif Raja, Mark Wood
Dubai Capitals finished at the 4th spot on the points table with 4 wins in 10 matches. They were eliminated by MI Emirates in the Eliminator match. The Capitals have roped in Australia’s David Warner and appointed him as the captain for the upcoming season.
Dubai Capitals has Rovman Powell and Sikandar Raza as the key batters for their 2023 performance. Powell smashed 350 runs and picked 5 wickets in 11 matches. Sikandar Raza scored 209 runs and picked 3 wickets in 8 matches.
The bowling unit will have Akif Raja and Mark Wood as the key players. Akif Raja is a UAE pacer who picked 9 wickets in the first season of ILT20. He was the leading wicket taker for the Capitals. Mark Wood has been roped in for the upcoming season and he is, undoubtedly, one of the top pacers from England.
David Warner, Joe Root, Max Holden, Rovman Powell, Dasun Shanaka, Sikandar Raza, Mohammad Mohsin, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Sam Billings, Vriitya Aravind, Andrew Tye, Dushmantha Chameera, Mark Wood, Nuwan Thushara, Akif Raja, Roelof van der Merwe
2023 Result: Winner
Captain: James Vince
Key Players: James Vince, Shimron Hetmyer, Chris Jordan, Rehan Ahmad
Gulf Giants will enter the 2nd season as the defending champions. They finished the league stage at the top of the table with 7 wins in 10 matches. They advanced to the playoffs and went on to lift the ILT20 trophy in the inaugural season.
In the batting line-up, skipper James Vince and Shimron Hetmyer are the key players for the next season. Vince smashed 439 runs in 11 matches at a strike rate of 136.76. Hetmyer batted at a strike rate of 174.82 while accumulating 257 runs in last season.
In the bowling attack, England bowlers Chris Jordan and Rehan Ahmad are the frontrunners. Jordan picked 20 wickets and ended as highest wicket taker of the season and scored 61 crucial runs. Rehan Ahmad played just 6 matches in which he picked 8 wickets and we are backing him to play more matches this season.
James Vince, Aayan Afzal Khan, Carlos Brathwaite, Chris Jordan, Chris Lynn, Dominic Drakes, Gerhard Erasmus, Jamie Overton, Jamie Smith, Jordan Cox, Karim Janat, Mohammad Zohaib Zubair, Mujeeb-ur-Rahman, Rehan Ahmad, Richard Gleeson, Sanchit Sharma, Saurabh Netravalkar, Shimron Hetmyer, Usman Khan
2023 Result: 3rd position
Captain: Kieron Pollard
Key Players: Kieron Pollard, Nicholas Pooran, Dwayne Bravo, Fazalhaq Farooqi
MI Emirates finished at the 3rd position on the points table with 5 wins in 10 matches. They advanced to the playoffs and were eliminated by the Gulf Giants in the 2nd Qualifier match.
Skipper Kieron Pollard and his West Indies teammate Nicholas Pooran are the key batters in the MI Emirates. Pollard smashed 394 runs in 10 matches at an aggressive strike rate of 192.19 in the last season. Pooran was the 2nd highest run scorer with 355 runs at 142.57.
The MI Emirates bowling department has Dwayne Brave and Fazalhaq Farooqi as the key players. Bravo has been one of the top T20 bowlers for a long time now. He picked 13 wickets in 9 matches last season. Afghan bowler Farooqi took 12 in 10 matches at a strike rate of 19.0.
Kieron Pollard, Akeal Hosein, Ambati Rayudu, Andre Fletcher, Asif Khan, Corey Anderson, Daniel Mousley, Dwayne Bravo, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Jordan Thompson, Kusal Perera, Mckenny Clarke, Mohammad Rashid Khan, Muhammad Waseem, Nicholas Pooran, Nosthush Kenjige, Odean Smith, Trent Boult, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Waqar Salamkheil, Will Smeed, Zahoor Khan
2023 Result: 5th position
Captain: Tom Kohler-Cadmore
Key Players: Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Martin Guptill, Dilshan Madushanka, Maheesh Theekshana
Sharjah Warriors ended at the 5th position on the points table with 3 wins in 10 matches. They missed the chance to reach the playoffs by just 1 win.
The key players in the batting department are captain Kohler-Cadmore and newly added Martin Guptill who will make his ILT20 debut this year. Cadmore scored 323 runs at a strike rate of 158.33 in the last season. Guptill has a vast experience of 337 T20 matches in which he has accumulated 9445 runs at a strike rate of 130.69.
The bowling unit of the Warriors will have Dilshan Madushanka and Maheesh Theekshana as the key players. Both the Sri Lankan players have been impressive over the last few months. Madushanka gained attention for his performance at the ODI World Cup. He has picked 29 wickets in 28 T20 matches so far while Theekshana has taken 127 in 124 T20 matches.
Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Martin Guptill, Basil Hameed, Chris Sole, Chris Woakes, Daniel Sams, Dilshan Madushanka, James Fuller, Joe Denly, Johnson Charles, Junaid Siddique, Kusal Mendis, Lewis Gregory, Mahesh Theekshana, Mark Deyal, Mark Watt, Muhamad Jawadullah, Nilansh Keswani, Qais Ahmad, Sean Williams
Administrator | Emirates Cricket Board |
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Match Format | T20 |
Tournament Format | Double round-robin & playoffs |
Dates | 19 January 2024 - 17 February 2024 |
Participants | 6 |
Matches | 34 |
Current champions | Gulf Giants |
Latest Edition | 2023 |
Next Edition | 2024 |
After a successful inaugural season in 2023, the International League T20 (ILT20) is back for a more exciting 2nd season which is scheduled to take place in January-February 2024. The league is set to kick-off on 19th January with the opening clash between the defending champions Gulf Giants and Sharjah Warriors.
Six franchise teams are set to face each other in a double round-robin format in a pursuit to advance to the playoffs. Same 6 teams from the inaugural season are going to participate in the league once again. Some of the teams are owned by the IPL team owners.
A total of 34 matches, including the playoffs, will take place across 3 venues in the United Arab Emirates. Gulf Giants are the defending champions as they lifted the trophy in the ILT20 2023 edition by defeating Desert Vipers in the final match.
UAE is home to some of the top cricket stadiums in the world. The Emirates Cricket Board has introduced this competitive T20 cricket league which will take place at 3 top venues of the country.