The inaugural edition of the International League T20 is set to start tonight with the match between Dubai Capitals and Abu Dhabi Knight Riders. As the name suggests, Dubai Capitals is owned by the owners of Delhi Capitals, whereas Abu Dhabi Knight Riders is owned by the owners of Kolkata Knight Riders.
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There are a total of 6 teams playing in the tournament, out of which three are owned by IPL owners. Apart from Dubai and Abu Dhabi, MI Emirates is owned by Mumbai Indians. A total of 30 games will be played in the league stage of the tournament, and the top 4 teams will qualify for the playoffs.
The tournament will be played across three venues i.e. Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai, Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi and Sharjah Cricket Stadium in Sharjah. All the venues in UAE offer very different conditions, so it will be interesting to see how the matches will fare out.
Rovman Powell (Dubai Capitals), Sunil Narine (Abu Dhabi Knight Riders), Kieron Pollard (MI Emirates), Moeen Ali (Sharjah Warriors), James Vince (Gulf Giants) and Colin Munro (Deser Vipers) are the captains of the respective six sides.
International League T20 squads
Gulf Giants squad
James Vince (c), Chris Jordan, Chris Lynn, Shimron Hetmyer, Tom Banton, Jamie Overton, Qais Ahmad, Richard Gleeson, Ollie Pope, Dominic Drakes, David Wiese, Liam Dawson, CP Rizwan, Rehan Ahmed, Wayne Madsen, Aayan Afzal Khan, Ansh Tandon, Sanchit Sharma, Ashwanth Valthapa.
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders squad
Sunil Narine (c), Andre Russell, Jonny Bairstow, Paul Stirling, Lahiru Kumara, Ravi Rampaul, Raymon Reifer, Kennar Lewis, Charith Asalanka, Brandon Glover, Colin Ingram, Akeal Hosein, Seekkuge Prasanna, Matiullah Khan, Fahad Nawaz, Sabir Ali, Ali Khan, Zawar Farid, Zaman Khan.
MI Emirates squad
Kieron Pollard (c), Dwayne Bravo, Nicholas Pooran, Trent Boult, Andre Fletcher, Imran Tahir, Samit Patel, Will Smeed, Najibullah Zadran, Zahir Khan, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Brad Wheal, Bas de Leede, Basil Hameed, Jordan Thompson, Muhammad Waseem, Vriitya Aravind, Zahoor Khan, Lorcan Tucker, Jonathan Figy.
Dubai Capitals squad
Rovman Powell (c), Dushmantha Chameera, Hazratullah Zazai, Fabian Allen, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Joe Root, Robin Uthappa, Ravi Bopara, Sikandar Raza, Yusuf Pathan, Isuru Udana, Niroshan Dickwella, Dasun Shanaka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dan Lawrence, Blessing Muzarabani, George Munsey, Fred Klaassen, Hazrat Luqman, Chirag Suri, Jash Giyanani, Akif Raja, Rahul Bhatia.
Sharjah Warriors squad
Moeen Ali (c), Dawid Malan, Evin Lewis, Mohammad Nabi, Chris Woakes, Noor Ahmad, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Naveen-ul-Haq, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Danny Briggs, Mark Deyal, Bilal Khan, JJ Smit, Chris Benjamin, Karthik Meiyappan, Alishan Sharafu, Junaid Siddique, Muhammad Jawadullah.
Desert Vipers squad
Colin Munro (c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Sam Billings, Alex Hales, Tom Curran, Sandeep Lamichhane, Saqib Mahmood, Sherfane Rutherford, Ben Duckett, Sheldon Cottrell, Ruben Trumpelmann, Azam Khan, Benny Howell, Rohan Mustafa, Shiraz Ahmed, Ali Naseer, Ronak Panoly, Aryan Lakra.
