On Friday, January 13, the Dubai International Cricket Stadium will host the much-anticipated International League T20 (ILT20 2023). The competition will feature six teams MI Emirates, Dubai Capitals, Abu Dhabi Knight Riders, Desert Vipers, Sharjah Warriors, and Gulf Giants.

The United Arab Emirates has launched its new T20 league, which ranks second only to the Indian Premier League (IPL) in terms of payments to cricketers. International League T20, in contrast to other leagues, is a franchise league with players from all over the world making up the majority of the starting XI.

In the inaugural International League T20 2023, notable players such as Kieron Pollard, Dwayne Bravo, Yusuf Pathan, Robin Uthappa, Trent Boult, Colin Ingram, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Moeen Ali, Sam Billings, and others will compete.

International League T20 Captains List :

Ready to conquer! 🏆

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— International League T20 (@ILT20Official) January 12, 2023

Here is the list of six captains for the inaugural season of the International League T20 2023:

1. MI Emirates – Kieron Pollard.
2. Dubai Capitals – Rovman Powell.
3. Abu Dhabi Knight Riders – Sunil Narine.
4. Sharjah Warriors – Moeen Ali.
5. Gulf Giants – James Vince.
6. Desert Warriors – Colin Munro.

The first match of the league is between Dubai Capitals and Abu Dhabi Knight Riders. The game will start at 7:30 pm IST on January 13.

International League T20 Squads and player list :

Abu Dhabi Knight Riders Squad: 

• 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

MI Emirates Squad: 

• 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

Desert Vipers Squad: 

• 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, Azam Khan

Sharjah Warriors Squad: 

• 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

Dubai Capitals Squad: 

• 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

Gulf Giants Squad: 

• 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