The DP World ILT20 Season 4 launches on Tuesday, 2 December 2025 at the Dubai International Stadium with defending champions Dubai Capitals taking on Desert Vipers, igniting a month-long cricket carnival.
The league runs from 2 December 2025 to 4 January 2026, featuring six franchises across Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Sharjah. All squads include global T20 superstars, bolstered by Indian representation with Dinesh Karthik (Sharjah Warriorz), Piyush Chawla and Unmukt Chand (Abu Dhabi Knight Riders). Teams may add replacements for injuries or non-availability. A total of 34 matches will be played, including afternoon and evening fixtures, culminating in the final on Sunday, 4 January 2026. Live coverage will be exclusive on ‘Z’ TV channels and Zee 5 Hindi with free streaming.
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders
Liam Stephen Livingstone, Alishan Sharafu, Alexander Daniel Hales, Sherfane Eviston Rutherford, Sunil Philip Narine, Andre Dwayne Russell, Philip Dean Salt, Olly Stone, Michael Pepper, George Garton, Brandon McMullen, Abrar Ahmed, Ajay Kumar, Adnan Idrees Muhammad, Abdul Manan Ali, Mayank Choudary, Khary Pierre, Shadley, Van Schalkwyk, Unmukt Chand
Wildcard: Jason Holder, Piyush Chawla
Desert Vipers
Dan Lawrence, Max Holden, David Payne, Khuzaima Bin Tanveer, Lockie Ferguson, Noor Ahmad, Sam Curran, Andries Gous, Vriitya Aravind, Fakhar Zaman, Naseem Shah, Qais Ahmad, Sanjay Pahal, Bilal Tahir, Faisal Khan, Hasan Nawaz, Tom Bruce, Matiullah Khan, Tawanda Muyeye, Faridoon Dawoodzai
Wildcard: Shimron Hetmyer
Dubai Capitals
Jordan Matthew Cox, Rovman Johnrast Powell, Gulbadin Naib, Sediqullah Atal, Mohammad Waqar Salamkheil, Haider Ali, Muhammad Jawad Ullah, James Douglas Sheahan Neesham, Muhammad Farooq, Tymal Mills, Scott Currie, Mohammad Nabi, Farhan Khan, Anudeep Chenthamara, Usman Najeeb, Ritesh Mallikarjuna Grandhi, Shayan Jahangir, Rushil Ugarkar, Navin Bidaisee, Toby Albert, Akshay Wakhare
Wildcard: David Willey, Leus de Plooy
Gulf Giants
Aayan Afzal Khan, Mark Richard Adair, Merwe Gerhard Erasmus, Blessing Muzarabani, Moeen Munir Ali, James Vince, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Asif Khan, Zuhaib Zubair, Sean Dickson, Tabraiz Shamsi, Liam Dawson, Fred Klaassen, Haider Razzaq, Meet Bhavsar, Ishtiaq Ahmad, Lorcan Tucker, Chris Wood, Tom Moores, Ramon Simmonds
Wildcard: Kyle Mayers, Matthew Forde
MI Emirates
Fazalhaq Farooqi, Tom Banton, Romario Shepherd, Chris Woakes, Jonny Bairstow, Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar, Muhammad Waseem, Kamindu Dilanka Mendis, Muhammad Rohid, Jordan Thompson, Naveen - Ul - Haq, Andre Fletcher, Nosthush Kenjige, Mohamed Shafeeq, Zain Ul Abidin, Usman Khan, Ackeem Wayne Jarrell Auguste, Arab Gul, Tajinder Dhillon, Zahoor Khan, Shakib Al Hasan
Wildcard: Kieron Pollard, Nicholas Pooran
Sharjah Warriorz
Dinesh Karthik, Sikandar Raza, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Tim David, Johnson Charles, Tim Southee, Saurabh Netravalkar, Junaid Siddique, James Rew, Nathan Sowter, Dwaine Pretorius, Jayden Seales, Harmeet Singh Baddhan, Wasim Akram, Mohammed Nawfer Mohammed Aslam
Raees Ahmed Ayan, Richard Ngarava, Shubham Ranjane, Ethan D'Souza (Full name: Ethan Carl D'Souza), Taskin Ahmed, Abdul Salam Khan
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Wildcard: Adil Rashid, Tom Abell