Capitals vs Vipers to raise the curtains of ILT20’s latest season, with four double-header days scheduled as well.
Capitals vs Vipers to kick off ILT20 2025-26 on December 2, final on January 4.
On December 2, 2025, the ILT20’s fourth season will kick off with a rematch of the previous year’s final between the champion Dubai Capitals and Desert Vipers.
The league stage concludes on December 28 and there are four doubleheader days planned. Qualifier 1 will start the elimination stages on December 30 and the Eliminator on January 1. There will be a day off before the final, which takes place in Dubai on January 4, 2026, after the victor of the eliminator must compete in Qualifier 2 the next day.
The Gulf Giants will play their first game against MI Emirates on December 4, while Sharjah Warriorz and Abu Dhabi Knight Riders will start their separate campaigns against one another on December 3.
As in previous years, the games will be held in the Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi, the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, and the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
The Dubai Capitals, who had advanced to the previous two finals, defeated Vipers by four wickets to win the title the season before.
Gulf Giants won the first season in 2023, and MI Emirates won the trophy in 2024.