ILT20 will begin on January 13, 2024

ILT20: The UAE-based T20 league announced the starting date for the second edition on Saturday. Less than a week after Gulf Giants were crowned inaugural champions in Dubai.

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ILT20: Season 2 will be played on the same 34-match format

“Following the huge success of the DP World ILT20 2023. The work has begun on Season 2 which is set to commence from Saturday, 13 January 2024,” an ILT20 statement read. “Season 2 will play on the same 34-match format with four playoffs including the final. The tournament schedule will announce in due course.”

The ILT20 was one of two new men’s franchise leagues add to the calendar this season

The ILT20 was one of two new men’s franchise leagues add to the calendar this season, along with Cricket South Africa’s SA20. With a crossover of team owners in both leagues – and the IPL – there was plenty of jostling for players and calendar space this year. With the likes of England’s Moeen Ali entering into agreements with both leagues.

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Australia’s Big Bash League too had significant overlap with these leagues

Eventually, both leagues were playing concurrently almost to the day. Moeen turned out for Sharjah Warriors at the ILT20 around international duty in South Africa. Before heading to Bangladesh for a couple of games in the Bangladesh Premier League in a prime example of the fixtures crunch to kick off 2023. Australia’s Big Bash League too had significant overlap with these leagues. And the Pakistan Super League began soon after.

Whether this will be the case in 2024 as well, or if the leagues will be more spaced out in the calendar, remains to be seen