The fifth edition of the ILT20 will kick off with defending champions Desert Vipers taking on MI Emirates at the Dubai International Stadium. Several marquee players will feature in the tournament, including the likes of Heinrich Klaasen, Finn Allen, Babar Azam, Shimron Hetmyer, Liam Livingstone, and Naseem Shah among others.

The Dubai International Stadium is set to host a total of 15 matches while Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi and Sharjah Cricket Stadium will have 11 and eight games, respectively.

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The format remains the same, with each of the six teams playing 10 matches in the double round-robin group stage, with the top four sides advancing to the playoffs.

The afternoon matches will start at 2pm local time (3:30pm IST, 11am UK time) while the evening fixtures will begin at 6:30pm local time (8pm IST, 3:30pm UK time).

ILT20 2026/27 schedule: Full fixtures list, match timings and venues Date Match Venue Time (Local) 21 November Desert Vipers vs MI Emirates Dubai 6:30pm 22 November Sharjah Warriorz vs Gulf Giants Sharjah 2:00pm 22 November Dubai Capitals vs Abu Dhabi Knight Riders Dubai 6:30pm 23 November Sharjah Warriorz vs Desert Vipers Sharjah 6:30pm 24 November Gulf Giants vs MI Emirates Dubai 6:30pm 25 November Dubai Capitals vs Desert Vipers Dubai 6:30pm 26 November Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs MI Emirates Abu Dhabi 6:30pm 27 November Sharjah Warriorz vs Dubai Capitals Sharjah 6:30pm 28 November MI Emirates vs Desert Vipers Abu Dhabi 2:00pm 28 November Gulf Giants vs Dubai Capitals Dubai 6:30pm 29 November Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs Sharjah Warriorz Abu Dhabi 2:00pm 29 November Desert Vipers vs Gulf Giants Dubai 6:30pm 30 November MI Emirates vs Abu Dhabi Knight Riders Abu Dhabi 6:30pm 1 December Gulf Giants vs Sharjah Warriorz Sharjah 6:30pm 2 December Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs Desert Vipers Abu Dhabi 2:00pm 2 December Dubai Capitals vs MI Emirates Dubai 6:30pm 3 December Gulf Giants vs Abu Dhabi Knight Riders Dubai 6:30pm 4 December Desert Vipers vs Sharjah Warriorz Sharjah 6:30pm 5 December Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs Gulf Giants Abu Dhabi 6:30pm 6 December MI Emirates vs Sharjah Warriorz Abu Dhabi 2:00pm 6 December Desert Vipers vs Dubai Capitals Dubai 6:30pm 7 December MI Emirates vs Gulf Giants Abu Dhabi 6:30pm 8 December Dubai Capitals vs Sharjah Warriorz Dubai 6:30pm 9 December Sharjah Warriorz vs Abu Dhabi Knight Riders Sharjah 6:30pm 10 December Dubai Capitals vs Gulf Giants Dubai 6:30pm 11 December Sharjah Warriorz vs MI Emirates Sharjah 6:30pm 12 December Desert Vipers vs Abu Dhabi Knight Riders Dubai 6:30pm 13 December MI Emirates vs Dubai Capitals Abu Dhabi 2:00pm 13 December Gulf Giants vs Desert Vipers Dubai 6:30pm 14 December Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs Dubai Capitals Abu Dhabi 6:30pm 16 December Qualifier 1: Seed 1 vs Seed 2 Abu Dhabi 6:30pm 17 December Eliminator: Seed 3 vs Seed 4 Dubai 6:30pm 18 December Qualifier 2: Loser of Q1 vs Winner of Eliminator Sharjah 6:30pm 20 December Final: Winner of Q1 vs Winner of Q2 Dubai 6:30pm

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