Dubai:On Tuesday, December 2, the fourth edition of the International League T20 will begin in Dubai with a rematch of last year's final between the Desert Vipers and the reigning champions, Dubai Capitals. It's been less than 10 months and the tournament is back because of T20 World Cup is being scheduled in the February window.The teams have changed somewhat since the initial auction, but it has also improved because there are currently no other leagues that compete with it.
There is familiarity to most of the teams, since they were able to retain five to seven of their core players. The Pollards and the Poorans will be back in blue, while and Lockie Ferguson will be back leading the Sharjah Warriorz and Desert Vipers, respectively. , Gulbadin Naib and Rovman Powell will be back in the hot seat for the Capitals, while James Vince will be back leading the inaugural champions Gulf Giants. A few players, including Naveen ul Haq, Tom Banton, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Liam Livingstone, and others, will have a chance to draw in potential buyers as the auction approaches.
From the Indian standpoint, and Piyush Chawla will be the two capped Indian players taking part in the competition, while Unmukt Chand, the former Indian U19 World Cup-winning captain and now an American cricketer, will also be representing the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders alongside the veteran leggie. The teams have already prepared for the contingencies, with a number of players scheduled to depart for the Big Bash League and SA20 later on. It will be interesting to see which team can endure the longest.
In India, when and where can I watch the International League T20 live on TV and over-the-top?On Tuesday, December 2, at 8 PM IST (6:30 PM local), the fourth edition of the International League T20 will begin in Dubai. The games will start at 3:30 PM IST (2 PM local) on days with double headers.All 34 games will be live-streamed on the Fancode app and website, as well as on Zee5. The ILT20 will be televised live in India on a number of Zee Network channels, including Zee Cinema & Pictures, Flix, and other language-specific channels.
SquadsAbu Dhabi Knight RidersJason Holder (c), Andre Russell, Alishan Sharafu, Charith Asalanka, Phil Salt, , , Liam Livingstone, Sherfane Rutherford, Usman Tariq, Michael Pepper, George Garton, Brandon McMullen, Ibrar Ahmed, Ajay Kumar, Adnan Idrees Muhammad, Abdul Manan Ali, Mayank Chowdary, Khary Pierre, Shadley Van Schalkwyk, Unmukt Chand
Liam Livingstone, Sherfane Rutherford, Usman Tariq, Michael Pepper, George Garton, Brandon McMullen, Ibrar Ahmed, Ajay Kumar, Adnan Idrees Muhammad, Abdul Manan Ali, Mayank Chowdary, Khary Pierre, Shadley Van Schalkwyk, Unmukt Chand, Jason Holder (c), Andre Russell, Alishan Sharafu, Charith Asalanka, Phil Salt,Aayan Afzal Khan, Gerhard Erasmus, Mark Adair, James Vince, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, , Kyle Mayers, Matthew Forde, Asif Khan, Zuhaib Zubair, Sean Dickson, , Liam Dawson, Fred Klaassen, Haider Razzaq, Meet Bhavsar, Ishtiaq Ahmad, Lorcan Tucker, Chris Wood, Tom Moores, Nuwan Thushara, Pathum Nissanka
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