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| Dates | 13 January – 12 February | 
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| Administrator(s) | Emirates Cricket Board | 
| Cricket format | Twenty20 | 
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin and Playoffs | 
| Host(s) | United Arab Emirates | 
| Champions | Gulf Giants (1st title) | 
| Participants | 6 | 
| Matches | 34 | 
| Player of the series | Chris Jordan (Gulf Giants) | 
| Most runs | Alex Hales (Desert Vipers) (469) | 
| Most wickets | Chris Jordan (Gulf Giants) (20) | 
| Official website | https://www.ilt20.ae/ | 
The 2023 International League T20, also known as the DP World ILT20 2023 for sponsorship reasons, was the inaugural season of the International League T20 (ILT20), a professional Twenty20 cricket league in the United Arab Emirates,[1] organised by the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB). In June 2022, it was confirmed that the season would be played in January and February 2023.[2][3] The fixtures were announced on 29 November with the league set to run from January 13 to February 12.[4]
Although matches were played using standard Twenty20 formats, players' statistics were not included in official records because Emirates Cricket Board is not a full-member of the International Cricket Council.[5]
In the final, Gulf Giants defeated Desert Vipers by seven wickets to win the inaugural title.
Squads
- * Supportive players
 
Venues
| United Arab Emirates | ||
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| Dubai | Sharjah | Abu Dhabi | 
| Dubai International Cricket Stadium | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium | 
| Capacity: 25,000 | Capacity: 16,000 | Capacity: 20,000 | 
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Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | 
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| 1 | Gulf Giants (C) | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 1.258 | 
| 2 | Desert Vipers (R) | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0.399 | 
| 3 | MI Emirates | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 1.059 | 
| 4 | Dubai Capitals | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 9 | −0.386 | 
| 5 | Sharjah Warriors | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 7 | −0.522 | 
| 6 | Abu Dhabi Knight Riders | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | −1.784 | 
- The top 4 teams qualified for the playoffs.
 - Advanced to Qualifier 1
 - Advanced to Eliminator
 
League stage
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 13 January 2023  | 
 Dubai Capitals 187/6 (20 overs)  | 
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 Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 114/9 (20 overs)  | 
 Dubai Capitals won by 73 runs.  | 
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 Dubai International Cricket Stadium , Dubai  Umpires: Simon Taufel (Aus) and Rod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match: Rovman Powell (Dubai Capitals)  | |||||
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 14 January 2023  | 
 MI Emirates 204/5 (20 overs)  | 
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 Sharjah Warriors 155/9 (20 overs)  | 
 MI Emirates won by 49 runs.  | 
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 Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi  Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Richard Kettleborough (Eng) Player of the match: Muhammad Waseem (MI Emirates)  | |||||
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 15 January 2023  | 
 Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 114/9 (20 overs)  | 
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 Gulf Giants 115/4 (14.2 overs)  | 
 Gulf Giants won by 6 wickets  | 
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 Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi  Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) and Martin Saggers (Eng) Player of the match: Sanchit Sharma (Gulf Giants)  | |||||
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 15 January 2023  | 
 Sharjah Warriors 145/5 (20 overs)  | 
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 Desert Vipers 148/3 (16.4 overs)  | 
 Desert Vipers won by 7 wickets  | 
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 Dubai International Cricket Stadium , Dubai  Umpires: Leslie Reifer (WI) and Shiju Sam (UAE) Player of the match: Alex Hales (Desert Vipers)  | |||||
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 16 January 2023  | 
 Dubai Capitals 182/8 (20 overs)  | 
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 Gulf Giants 183/4 (19 overs)  | 
 Gulf Giants won by 6 wickets  | 
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 Dubai International Cricket Stadium , Dubai  Umpires: Rod Tucker (Aus) and Alex Wharf (Eng) Player of the match: James Vince (Gulf Giants)  | |||||
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 17 January 2023  | 
 Sharjah Warriors 146/7 (20 overs)  | 
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 MI Emirates 147/4 (17.1 overs)  | 
 MI Emirates won by 6 wickets  | 
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 Sharjah Cricket Stadium , Sharjah  Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) Player of the match: Dwayne Bravo (MI Emirates)  | |||||
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 18 January 2023  | 
 Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 133/8 (20 overs)  | 
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 Desert Vipers 135/3 (15.4 overs)  | 
 Desert Vipers won by 7 wickets  | 
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 Dubai International Cricket Stadium , Dubai  Umpires: Shiju Sam (UAE) and Rod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match: Wanindu Hasaranga (Desert Vipers)  | |||||
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 19 January 2023  | 
 Gulf Giants 181/6 (20 overs)  | 
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 Dubai Capitals 80 (14.3 overs)  | 
 Gulf Giants won by 101 runs.  | 
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 Sharjah Cricket Stadium , Sharjah  Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) Player of the match: James Vince (Gulf Giants)  | |||||
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 20 January 2023  | 
 Desert Vipers 219/4 (20 overs)  | 
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 Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 108 (15.1 overs)  | 
 Desert Vipers won by 111 runs.  | 
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 Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi  Umpires: Leslie Reifer (WI) and Alex Wharf (Eng) Player of the match: Alex Hales (Desert Vipers)  | |||||
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 21 January 2023  | 
 Dubai Capitals 177/4 (20 overs)  | 
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 Sharjah Warriors 182/3 (14.4 overs)  | 
 Sharjah Warriors won by 7 wickets  | 
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 Dubai International Cricket Stadium , Dubai  Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) and Martin Saggers (Eng) Player of the match: Tom Kohler-Cadmore (Sharjah Warriors)  | |||||
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 21 January 2023  | 
 Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 170/7 (20 overs)  | 
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 MI Emirates 176/5 (20 overs)  | 
 MI Emirates won by 5 wickets.  | 
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 Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi  Umpires: Shiju Sam (UAE) and Alex Wharf (Eng) Player of the match: Najibullah Zadran (MI Emirates)  | |||||
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 22 January 2023  | 
 Desert Vipers 195/4 (20 overs)  | 
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 Gulf Giants 196/5 (19.3 overs)  | 
 Gulf Giants won by 5 wickets  | 
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 Dubai International Cricket Stadium , Dubai  Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Martin Saggers (Eng) Player of the match: Shimron Hetmyer (Gulf Giants)  | |||||
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 22 January 2023  | 
 Dubai Capitals 222/3 (20 overs)  | 
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 MI Emirates 206/5 (20 overs)  | 
 Dubai Capitals won by 16 runs  | 
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 Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi  Umpires: Leslie Reifer (WI) and Alex Wharf (Eng) Player of the match: Rovman Powell (Dubai Capitals)  | |||||
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 Kieron Pollard 86 (38) Hazrat Luqman 2/24 (4 overs)  | |||||
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 23 January 2023  | 
 Sharjah Warriors 151/7 (20 overs)  | 
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 Gulf Giants 130 (19.4 overs)  | 
 Sharjah Warriors won by 21 runs  | 
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 Dubai International Cricket Stadium , Dubai  Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Richard Kettleborough (Eng) Player of the match: Naveen-ul-Haq (Sharjah Warriors)  | |||||
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 24 January 2023  | 
 MI Emirates 169/5 (20 overs)  | 
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 Desert Vipers 170/3 (16.3 overs)  | 
 Desert Vipers won by 7 wickets.  | 
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 Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi  Umpires: Leslie Reifer (WI) and Shiju Sam (UAE) Player of the match: Sherfane Rutherford (Desert Vipers)  | |||||
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 25 January 2023  | 
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 Match Abandoned.  | 
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 Dubai International Cricket Stadium , Dubai  Umpires: Richard Kettleborough (Eng) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL)  | |||||
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 26 January 2023  | 
 Dubai Capitals 17/4 (5 overs)  | 
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 No Result.  | 
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 27 January 2023  | 
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 Match Abandoned.  | 
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 Dubai International Cricket Stadium , Dubai  Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) and Martin Saggers (Eng)  | |||||
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 28 January 2023  | 
 Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 149/4 (20 overs)  | 
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 Sharjah Warriors 150/6 (17 overs)  | 
 Sharjah Warriors won by 4 wickets.  | 
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 Sharjah Cricket Stadium , Sharjah  Umpires: Richard Kettleborough (Eng) and Leslie Reifer (WI) Player of the match: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Sharjah Warriors)  | |||||
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 28 January 2023  | 
 Desert Vipers 149/9 (20 overs)  | 
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 Dubai Capitals 137/5 (20 overs)  | 
 Desert Vipers won by 12 runs.  | 
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 Dubai International Cricket Stadium , Dubai  Umpires: Martin Saggers (Eng) and Rod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match: Adam Zampa (Dubai Capitals)  | |||||
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 29 January 2023  | 
 MI Emirates 241/3 (20 overs)  | 
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 Desert Vipers 84 (12.1 overs)  | 
 MI Emirates won by 157 runs.  | 
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 Sharjah Cricket Stadium , Sharjah  Umpires: Richard Kettleborough (Eng) and Alex Wharf (Eng) Player of the match: Muhammad Waseem (MI Emirates)  | |||||
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 30 January 2023  | 
 Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 149/9 (20 overs)  | 
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 Dubai Capitals 150/3 (17.4 overs)  | 
 Dubai Capitals won by 7 wickets  | 
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 Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi  Umpires: Richard Kettleborough (Eng) and Leslie Reifer (WI) Player of the match: Adam Zampa (Dubai Capitals)  | |||||
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 31 January 2023  | 
 Desert Vipers 148/6 (20 overs)  | 
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 Sharjah Warriors 126/8 (20 overs)  | 
 Desert Vipers won by 22 runs  | 
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 Sharjah Cricket Stadium , Sharjah  Umpires: Martin Saggers (Eng) and Rod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match: Wanindu Hasaranga (Desert Vipers)  | |||||
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 1 February 2023  | 
 MI Emirates 139 (19.5 overs)  | 
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 Gulf Giants 143/5 (20 overs)  | 
 Gulf Giants won by 5 wickets  | 
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 Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi  Umpires: Martin Saggers (Eng) and Rod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match: Chris Jordan (Gulf Giants)  | |||||
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 2 February 2023  | 
 Desert Vipers 182/7 (20 overs)  | 
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 Dubai Capitals 160/7 (20 overs)  | 
 Desert Vipers won by 22 runs.  | 
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 Dubai International Cricket Stadium , Dubai  Umpires: Richard Kettleborough (Eng) and Alex Wharf (Eng) Player of the match: Sherfane Rutherford (Desert Vipers)  | |||||
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 3 February 2023  | 
 MI Emirates 180/4 (20 overs)  | 
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 Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 162 (19.2 overs)  | 
 MI Emirates won by 18 runs.  | 
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 Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi  Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) Player of the match: Kieron Pollard (MI Emirates)  | |||||
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 4 February 2023  | 
 Gulf Giants 180/6 (20 overs)  | 
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 Desert Vipers 155/6 (20 overs)  | 
 Gulf Giants won by 25 runs.  | 
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 Dubai International Cricket Stadium , Dubai  Umpires: Leslie Reifer (WI) and Shiju Sam (UAE) Player of the match: Shimron Hetmyer (Gulf Giants)  | |||||
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 4 February 2023  | 
 Sharjah Warriors 130/9 (20 overs)  | 
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 Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 133/5 (16.4 overs)  | 
 Abu Dhabi Knight Riders won by 5 wickets.  | 
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 Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi  Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) and Rod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match: Joe Clarke (Abu Dhabi Knight Riders)  | |||||
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 Tom Kohler-Cadmore 46 (40) Matiullah Khan 2/24 (3 overs)  | 
 Joe Clarke 54 (32) Muhammad Jawadullah 3/24 (4 overs)  | ||||
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 5 February 2023  | 
 MI Emirates 164/7 (20 overs)  | 
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 Dubai Capitals 166/3 (18.1 overs)  | 
 Dubai Capitals won by 7 wickets.  | 
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 Dubai International Cricket Stadium , Dubai  Umpires: Shiju Sam (UAE) and Alex Wharf (Eng) Player of the match: Dasun Shanaka (Dubai Capitals)  | |||||
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 6 February 2023  | 
 Sharjah Warriors 107 (18.3 overs)  | 
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 Gulf Giants 108/3 (16.3 overs)  | 
 Gulf Giants won by 7 wickets  | 
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 Sharjah Cricket Stadium , Sharjah  Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Martin Saggers (Eng) Player of the match: David Wiese (Gulf Giants)  | |||||
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Playoffs
| Qualifier 1 and Eliminator | Qualifier 2 | Final | |||||||||||
| 8 February 2023 — Dubai | 12 February 2023 — Dubai | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Gulf Giants | 159 (19.4 overs) | 2 | Desert Vipers | 146/8 (20 overs) | ||||||||
| 2 | Desert Vipers | 178/7 (20 overs) | 10 February 2023 — Dubai | 1 | Gulf Giants | 149/3 (18.4 overs) | |||||||
| 1 | Gulf Giants | 168/6 (18.1 overs) | |||||||||||
| 9 February 2023 — Sharjah | 3 | MI Emirates | 167/5 (20 overs) | ||||||||||
| 3 | MI Emirates | 152/2 (16.4 overs) | |||||||||||
| 4 | Dubai Capitals | 151/5 (20 overs) | |||||||||||
Qualifier 1
Desert Vipers 178/7 (20 overs)  | 
v  | 
Gulf Giants 159 (19.4 overs)  | 
- Gulf Giants won the toss and elected to field.
 
Eliminator
Dubai Capitals 151/5 (20 overs)  | 
v  | 
MI Emirates 152/2 (16.4 overs)  | 
- MI Emirates won the toss and elected to field.
 
Qualifier 2
MI Emirates 167/5 (20 overs)  | 
v  | 
Gulf Giants 168/6 (18.1 overs)  | 
- Gulf Giants won the toss and elected to field.
 
Final
Desert Vipers 146/8 (20 overs)  | 
v  | 
Gulf Giants 149/3 (18.4 overs)  | 
- Gulf Giants won the toss and elected to field.
 
References
- ↑ "UAE's International League T20 locked-in for January-February 2023". TimesNow. Archived from the original on 6 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
 - ↑ "UAE T20 League christened ILT20, to be held in January-February 2023". Cricbuzz. Archived from the original on 6 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
 - ↑ "UAE's International League T20 locked in for January-February 2023". ANI News. Archived from the original on 6 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
 - ↑ "ILT20 will start with Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs Dubai Capitals fixture on January 13". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
 - ↑ "EXPLAINED: Why matches in ILT20 don't have List-A status and even stats won't count in players' T20 records". TimesNow. 2023-01-13. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
 




