2023 International League T20 Explained

2023 International League T20
Fromdate:13 January
Todate:12 February
Cricket Format:Twenty20
Tournament Format:Double round-robin and Playoffs
Host: United Arab Emirates
Champions:Gulf Giants
Count:1
Runner Up:Desert Vipers
Participants:6
Matches:34
Player Of The Series:Chris Jordan (Gulf Giants)
Most Runs:Alex Hales (Desert Vipers) (469)
Most Wickets:Chris Jordan (Gulf Giants) (20)
Website:https://ilt20uae.com/
Next Year:2024
Next Tournament:2024 International League T20

The 2023 International League T20, also known as the DP World ILT20 2023 for sponsorship reasons, was the inaugural season of the International League T20 (ILT20), a professional Twenty20 cricket league in the United Arab Emirates,[1] organised by the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB). In June 2022, it was confirmed that the season would be played in January and February 2023.[2] [3] The fixtures were announced on 29 November with the league set to run from January 13 to February 12.[4]

Although matches were played using standard Twenty20 formats, players' statistics were not included in official records because Emirates Cricket Board is not a full-member of the International Cricket Council.[5]

In the final, Gulf Giants defeated Desert Vipers by seven wickets to win the inaugural title.

Squads

Venues

United Arab Emirates
DubaiSharjahAbu Dhabi
Dubai International Cricket StadiumSharjah Cricket StadiumSheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium
Capacity: 25,000Capacity: 16,000Capacity: 20,000

Points table

Playoffs

Final

Awards

BeltAwardWinnerTeam
GreenMost runs Alex HalesDesert Vipers
WhiteMost wickets Chris JordanGulf Giants
BlackFastest FiftyGulf Giants
RedMost Valuable Player (MVP) Chris JordanGulf Giants
BlueBest UAE PlayerMuhammad WaseemMI Emirates

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: UAE’s International League T20 locked-in for January-February 2023 . 6 June 2022 . TimesNow . en . 6 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220606213016/https://www.timesnownews.com/sports/cricket/uaes-international-league-t20-locked-in-for-january-february-2023-article-92033748 . live .
  2. News: UAE T20 League christened ILT20, to be held in January-February 2023 . 6 June 2022 . Cricbuzz . en . 6 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220606213017/https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/122507/uae-t20-league-christened-ilt20-to-be-held-in-january-february-2023 . live .
  3. News: UAE's International League T20 locked in for January-February 2023 . 6 June 2022 . ANI News . en . 6 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220606213023/https://www.aninews.in/news/sports/cricket/uaes-international-league-t20-locked-in-for-january-february-202320220606161858/ . live .
  4. Web site: ILT20 will start with Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs Dubai Capitals fixture on January 13 . 2023-01-08 . ESPNcricinfo.
  5. Web site: 2023-01-13 . EXPLAINED: Why matches in ILT20 don't have List-A status and even stats won't count in players' T20 records . 2023-07-15 . TimesNow . en.