Six Teams Ready For DP World ILT20 Development Tournament Khaleej Times

(MENAFN- Khaleej Times)

The six franchises have finalised their squads for the third edition of the DP World International League T20 Development Tournament via the Player Selection Draft, conducted on August 18 at the Dubai International Stadium.

Each team comprises 15 players from the UAE, with the squads featuring some of the country's most exciting talent, including several who have already appeared in the DP World ILT20.

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The tournament will serve as a platform for UAE's upcoming cricketers to showcase their talent ahead of the DP World ILT20 2025 Player Auction, scheduled a few days after the Asia Cup 2025.

Abu Dhabi Knight Riders Development have included Ibrar Ahmad, who took four wickets in seven appearances for Abu Dhabi Knight Riders in the most recent edition of the DP World ILT20. He is joined by Aditya Shetty, who played for the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders in Season 2 of the ILT20, and Shahid Iqbal Bhutta, who made three outings for the Knight Riders in Season 3 as well.

Dubai Capitals Development boast the inclusion of Farhan Khan, who stood out in the ILT20 Season 3 by defending 11 runs against MI Emirates' Kieron Pollard in the season opener before going on to play seven matches. He is joined by Zeeshan Naseer, who was also part of the Capitals' senior squad last season.

Gulf Giants Development will count on Aayan Khan, who has been part of the senior Giants squad since the inaugural season of the DP World ILT20 and shone last year with 10 wickets in 10 games at an economy of 6.17, along with Muhammad Uzair Khan, who featured twice for the team in ILT20 Season 3.

MI Emirates Development have picked Aryan Lakra, who first appeared in the ILT20 Season 2 before rejoining the senior side in Season 3, and Zahoor Khan, who has been part of the franchise for three years and added five wickets in seven matches last season.

Sharjah Warriorz Development include the experienced Rohan Mustafa, who played 12 matches for the Warriorz in the ILT20 Season 3, helping them to their first playoff run. His campaign was highlighted by a match-winning 45 against Gulf Giants in their opening fixture.

The ILT20 Tournament will be conducted in a single-league, round-robin format between August 24 and September 3 while the DP World ILT20 Season 4 will begin on December 2 and will conclude with the final on January 4.

ILT20 Development Tournament Squads 2025:

Abu Dhabi Knight Riders Development: Syed Muhammad Haider Shah, Ronak Panoly, Ahmed Tariq, Sagar Kalyan, Ali Abid, Uddish Suri, Sanchit Sharma, Usaid Amin, Muhammad Shahdad, Rameez Shahzad, Madhav Manoj, Zia Mukhtar, Adithya Shetty, Muhammad Shahid Iqbal, Ibrar Ahmad

Desert Vipers Development: Nilansh Keswani, Mayank Mayank, Sanjay Pahal, Usman Pandit, Awais Ahmed, Taimoor Ali, Nabeel Aziz, Basil Hameed, Angad Nehru, Hafiz Almas Ayub, Arron Lilley, Daniel Pawson, Ali Naseer, Tanish Suri, Khuzaima Bin Tanveer

Dubai Capitals Development: Daniyal Liaquat, Luqman Faisal, Siyam Khan, Israr Ahmad, Muhammad Irfan, Sohaib Khan, Ihtisham Ul Haq, Junaid Shamsudheen, Harshit Seth, Ritesh Mallikarjuna Grandhi, Said Nazeer, Abdul Rahman Nasir, Zeeshan Naseer, Farhan Khan, Khalid Shah

Gulf Giants Development: Mohammad Ibrahim Masood, Ajay Kumar, Junaid Khan Afridi, Muhammad Aftab Alam, Jonathan Figy John, Zahid Ali, Hameed Khan, Tahir Zaman Noor Zaman, Nawodya Wijayakumara, Jash Nitinkumar Giyanani, Uzair Haider Naheed Ullah, Muhammad Aftab Javed, Ayaan Misbah, Aayan Khan, Muhammad Uzair Khan

MI Emirates Development: Vriitya Aravind, Usman Khan, Muhammad Farooq, Danish Qureshi, Rizwaan CP, Muhammad Kamran Atta, Mohammed Faraazuddin, Yug Sharma, Vishnu Kannath Sukumaran, Aryan Saxena, Rahul Bhatia, Muhammad Mohsin, Sabir Ali, Zahoor Khan, Aryan Lakra

Sharjah Warriorz Development: Wasim Akram, Haider Razzaq, Harsh Desai, Simranjeet Singh, Raees Ahmad, Umair Ali Khan, Mohit Singh Kalyan, Muhammad Shahbaz Ali, Omid Rahman, Yassir Kaleem, Rayan Khan, Mohammed Adeeb Usmani, Zawar Farid, Vaibhav Govekar, Rohan Mustafa.

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