The six teams – Abu Dhabi Knight Riders, Desert Vipers, Dubai Capitals, Gulf Giants, MI Emirates, and Sharjah Warriors – will play in a double round-robin league, between January 13 and February 6, 2023. The 30 league matches will be followed by the Qualifier 1 on February 8, the Eliminator on February 9, the Qualifier 2 on February 10, and the final on February 12.

All matches will be played across three venues – the Dubai International Cricket Stadium (which will host both Qualifiers and the final), the Sharjah Cricket Stadium (which will host the Eliminator), and Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi.

Every playing XI needs to feature at least two UAE cricketers and one more from another Associate Nation. The six teams will be led by Sunil Narine, Colin Munro, Rovman Powell, James Vince, Kieron Pollard, and Moeen Ali.

ILT20 squad 2023: Full team lists for all six franchises

Abu Dhabi Knight Riders: Sunil Narine (c), Andre Russell, Connor Esterhuizen, Paul Stirling, Lahiru Kumara, Charith Asalanka, Brandon Glover, Colin Ingram, Akeal Hosein, Dhananjaya de Silva, Ravi Rampaul, Raymon Reifer, Kennar Lewis, Matiullah Khan, Marchant de Lange, Fahad Nawaz, Sabir Ali, Treveen Mathew, Ali Khan, Zawar Farid. Coach: Abhishek Nayar

Desert Vipers: Colin Munro (c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Gus Atkinson, Sam Billings, Alex Hales, Tom Curran, Adam Lyth, Jake Lintott, Dinesh Chandimal, Sherfane Rutherford, Benny Howell, Sheldon Cottrell, Mark Watt, Ruben Trumpelmann, Rohan Mustafa, Shiraz Ahmed, Ali Naseer, Matheesha Pathirana, Ronak Panoly, Tymal Mills. Coach: James Foster.

Dubai Capitals: Rovman Powell (c), Hazratullah Zazai, Fabian Allen, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Sikandar Raza, Isuru Udana, Chamika Karunaratne, Niroshan Dickwella, Dasun Shanaka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dan Lawrence, George Munsey, Fred Klaassen, Joe Root, Robin Uthappa, Ravi Bopara, Hazrat Luqman, Ollie White, Chirag Suri, Jash Giyanani, Akif Raja, Yusuf Pathan. Coach: Phil Simmons.

Gulf Giants: James Vince (c), Chris Jordan, Chris Lynn, Shimron Hetmyer, Tom Banton, Dominic Drakes, David Wiese, Liam Dawson, CP Rizwan, Gerhard Erasmus, Jamie Overton, Qais Ahmad, Richard Gleeson, Ollie Pope, Rehan Ahmed, Tom Helm, Aayan Afzal Khan, Sanchit Sharma, Ashwanth Valthapa. Coach: Andy Flower.

MI Emirates: Kieron Pollard (c), Dwayne Bravo, Nicholas Pooran, Trent Boult, Andre Fletcher, Imran Tahir, Samit Patel, Will Smeed, Basil Hameed, Jordan Thompson, Najibullah Zadran, Zahir Khan, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Brad Wheal, Bas de Leede, Muhammad Waseem, Tom Lammonby, Vriitya Aravind, Zahoor Khan, Dan Mousley, Lorcan Tucker, Craig Overton, McKenny Clarke. Coach: Shane Bond.

Sharjah Warriors: Moeen Ali (c), Dawid Malan, Evin Lewis, Mohammad Nabi, Chris Woakes, Marcus Stoinis, Noor Ahmad, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Naveen-ul-Haq, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Chris Benjamin, Joe Denly, Mark Deyal, Bilal Khan, JJ Smit, Karthik Meiyappan, Alishan Sharafu, Javed Siddique, Muhammad Jawadullah. Coach: Paul Farbrace.