International League T20 2026 (ILT20 Season 5) runs 21 November – 20 December 2026 in the UAE across three venues — Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah. Six teams — defending champions Desert Vipers, MI Emirates, Dubai Capitals, Abu Dhabi Knight Riders, Gulf Giants and Sharjah Warriorz — play a double round-robin of 30 league matches, with the top four advancing to Qualifier 1, the Eliminator, Qualifier 2 and the Final in Dubai on 20 December, for 34 matches in total. Watch ILT20 matches live on Smartcric.
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Schedule
1st Match: Desert Vipers vs MI Emirates — Saturday, 21 November 2026 — Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai — 8 pm IST
2nd Match: Sharjah Warriorz vs Gulf Giants — Sunday, 22 November 2026 — Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah — 3.30 pm IST
3rd Match: Dubai Capitals vs Abu Dhabi Knight Riders — Sunday, 22 November 2026 — Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai — 8 pm IST
4th Match: Sharjah Warriorz vs Desert Vipers — Monday, 23 November 2026 — Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah — 8 pm IST
5th Match: Gulf Giants vs MI Emirates — Tuesday, 24 November 2026 — Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai — 8 pm IST
6th Match: Dubai Capitals vs Desert Vipers — Wednesday, 25 November 2026 — Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai — 8 pm IST
7th Match: Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs MI Emirates — Thursday, 26 November 2026 — Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi — 8 pm IST
8th Match: Sharjah Warriorz vs Dubai Capitals — Friday, 27 November 2026 — Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah — 8 pm IST
9th Match: MI Emirates vs Desert Vipers — Saturday, 28 November 2026 — Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi — 3.30 pm IST
10th Match: Gulf Giants vs Dubai Capitals — Saturday, 28 November 2026 — Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai — 8 pm IST
11th Match: Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs Sharjah Warriorz — Sunday, 29 November 2026 — Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi — 3.30 pm IST
12th Match: Desert Vipers vs Gulf Giants — Sunday, 29 November 2026 — Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai — 8 pm IST
13th Match: MI Emirates vs Abu Dhabi Knight Riders — Monday, 30 November 2026 — Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi — 8 pm IST
14th Match: Gulf Giants vs Sharjah Warriorz — Tuesday, 1 December 2026 — Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah — 8 pm IST
15th Match: Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs Desert Vipers — Wednesday, 2 December 2026 — Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi — 3.30 pm IST
16th Match: Dubai Capitals vs MI Emirates — Wednesday, 2 December 2026 — Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai — 8 pm IST
17th Match: Gulf Giants vs Abu Dhabi Knight Riders — Thursday, 3 December 2026 — Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai — 8 pm IST
18th Match: Desert Vipers vs Sharjah Warriorz — Friday, 4 December 2026 — Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah — 8 pm IST
19th Match: Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs Gulf Giants — Saturday, 5 December 2026 — Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi — 8 pm IST
20th Match: MI Emirates vs Sharjah Warriorz — Sunday, 6 December 2026 — Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi — 3.30 pm IST
21st Match: Desert Vipers vs Dubai Capitals — Sunday, 6 December 2026 — Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai — 6:30 pm IST
22nd Match: MI Emirates vs Gulf Giants — Monday, 7 December 2026 — Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi — 8 pm IST
23rd Match: Dubai Capitals vs Sharjah Warriorz — Tuesday, 8 December 2026 — Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai — 8 pm IST
24th Match: Sharjah Warriorz vs Abu Dhabi Knight Riders — Wednesday, 9 December 2026 — Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah — 8 pm IST
25th Match: Dubai Capitals vs Gulf Giants — Thursday, 10 December 2026 — Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai — 8 pm IST
26th Match: Sharjah Warriorz vs MI Emirates — Friday, 11 December 2026 — Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah — 8 pm IST
27th Match: Desert Vipers vs Abu Dhabi Knight Riders — Saturday, 12 December 2026 — Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai — 8 pm IST
28th Match: MI Emirates vs Dubai Capitals — Sunday, 13 December 2026 — Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi — 3.30 pm IST
29th Match: Gulf Giants vs Desert Vipers — Sunday, 13 December 2026 — Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai — 8 pm IST
30th Match: Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs Dubai Capitals — Monday, 14 December 2026 — Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi — 8 pm IST
Qualifier 1: Seed 1 vs Seed 2 — Wednesday, 16 December 2026 — Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi — 8 pm IST
Eliminator: Seed 3 vs Seed 4 — Thursday, 17 December 2026 — Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai — 8 pm IST
Qualifier 2: Loser of Q1 vs Winner of Eliminator — Friday, 18 December 2026 — Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah — 8 pm IST
Final: Winner of Q1 vs Winner of Q2 — Sunday, 20 December 2026 — Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai — 8 pm IST
Results
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Squads
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders
Alishan Sharafu, Amshi De Silva, Muhammad Rohid, Moeen Ali, Arab Gul, Usman Tariq, Gulbadin Naib, Ibrar Ahmed, Andre Fletcher, Ajay Kumar, Colin Munro, Michael Pepper, Qais Ahmad, Jakeem Pollard, Abdul Mannan Ali, Ravija Sandaruwan, Abdullah Tarakhail, Lorcan Tucker, Finn Allen, Jason Holder, Matthew Tromp, Sunil Narine
Desert Vipers
David Payne, Fakhar Zaman, Naseem Shah, Babar Azam, Shadab Khan, Khuzaima Bin Tanveer, Vriitya Aravind, Aneurin Donald, Abdullah Ahmadzai, Joe Clarke, Nangeyalia Kharote, Sanjay Pahal, Harry Tector, Ishtiaq Ahmed, Nilansh Keswani, Saleem Safi, Bilal Tahir, Wali Muhammad, Andries Gous, Dan Lawrence, Mujeeb-ur-Rahman, Shimron Hetmyer
Dubai Capitals
Faf du Plessis, Max Holden, Dasun Shanaka, Aayan Khan, Hassan Khan, Phil Salt, Sediqullah Atal, Mark Adair, Karim Janat, Luke Wood, Tom Moores, Haider Ali, Zuhaib Zubair, Darwish Rasooli, Muhammad Arfan, Matt Potts, Usman Najeeb, Anudeep Chenthamara, Masood Ul Rahman Gurbaz, Marcus Stoinis, Mustafizur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Rovman Powell
Gulf Giants
Liam Livingstone, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Alzarri Joseph, Shamar Joseph, David Wiese, Ibrahim Zadran, Tabraiz Shamsi, Curtis Campher, Dhruv Parashar, Matiullah Khan, Haider Razzaq, Imran Mir, Imtiaz Khan, Meet Bhavsar, Shubham Ranjane, Wahidullah Zadran, Awais Ahmed, Sagar Kalyan, Alick Athanaze, Azmatullah Omarzai, Blessing Muzarabani, David Miller, Heinrich Klaasen
MI Emirates
Fazalhaq Farooqi, Muhammad Waseem, Chris Jordan, Allah Ghazanfar, Lizaad Williams, James Coles, Jonny Bairstow, Kusal Perera, Jordan Thompson, Zahoor Khan, Wasim Akram, Zain Ul Abidin, Muhammad Shafeeq, Asa Tribe, Raizal Nadir Nather Shah, Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Faridoon Dawoodzai, Ross Adair, Nicholas Pooran, Rashid Khan, Romario Shepherd, Sherfane Rutherford
Sharjah Warriorz
Richard Gleeson, Mohammad Nabi, Paul Walter, Adil Rashid, Brandon McMullen, Tom Banton, Craig Overton, George Linde, Ali Aamer Naseer, Fareed Malik, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Logan van Beek, Junaid Siddique, Tanish Suri, Nabeel Aziz, George Dockrell, Mohammad Saqib, Arunraj Selvaraj, James Rew, Adam Milne, James Vince, Waqar Salamkheil, Sikandar Raza
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