ILT20 2025 - Top Batters to Watch Out for

ILT20 2025 - Top Batters to Watch Out for

The third season of the ILT20 cricket league from the United Arab Emirates will go on the floor from 11th January 2025. The first fixture will be between the runners-up from the previous season Dubai Capitals and the defending champions MI Emirates at the Dubai International Stadium, Dubai.

ILT20 cricket league began in 2023 with the thought of improving cricket quality in the United Arab Emirates. It gives an equal opportunity to the international and domestic cricketers to come together and perform for a single motive. Betting sites in India will have the best odds on these players for ILT20 2025.

With the help of ILT20 cricket, the local players have received immense support from the nation in order to improve their cricketing talent. The first two seasons were immensely successful and hence the management decided to go ahead with the third season.

A total of 6 teams collide for a single motive and that makes the league more interesting. These teams are composed of some of the best players from across the globe. ILT20 is also an opportunity for a player, who is struggling with their form, to perform and gain confidence for future challenges. Check out the match prediction for every match in ILT20.

In this article, we dive deep and study some of the best batsmen who will be part of the league in the upcoming season.

1) James Vince - Gulf Giants

At the top of the list comes the name of England’s T20 expert batsman James Vince. He has been in the spotlight for one year in the T20 format across all the cricket leagues. Vince is known for his short selection and the ability to score quick runs under pressure. In the previous edition of ILT20, James Vince was the leading scorer and in 2024, he continued his form across the globe and became the 3rd highest run-scorer overall.

ILT20 2024 - Stats

Matches

Runs

Average

Strike Rate

James Vince

12

356

29.66

120.27

 

T20 2024 - Stats

Matches

Runs

Average

Strike Rate

James Vince

(GG/HANTS/KK/SB-M/SS)

51

1578

34.3

130.41

 

2) Nicholas Pooran - MI Emirates

When it comes to the T20 format cricket, their no better players than West Indies cricketers. Nicholas Pooran continued the tradition in 2024 and became the leading scorer in T20 format cricket. He was also the 2nd highest scorer in the ILT20 2024. MI Emirates has retained him for the upcoming season and hence his participation makes their batting unit much more strong than other teams.

ILT20 2024 - Stats

Matches

Runs

Average

Strike Rate

Nicholas Pooran

10

354

50.57

170.19

 

T20 2024 - Stats

Matches

Runs

Average

Strike Rate

N Pooran

(DSG/LSG/MI NY/MIE/NSC-M/RAR/TKR/WI)

76

2331

40.89

157.39

 

3) Kusal Perera - MI Emirates

Another reason why MI Emirates was successful last year in ILT20 was the presence of Kusal Perera. The Sri Lankan batter is a T20 expert player who can face any kind of opposition he is also very flexible with his batting position. According to his recent performance, Perera is a specialist in scoring quick boundaries against a pace attack of any kind.

ILT20 2024 - Stats

Matches

Runs

Average

Strike Rate

Kusal Perera

10

335

33.50

157.27

 

T20 2024 - Stats

Matches

Runs

Average

Strike Rate

Kusal Perera (DAS/MIE/PSC/SL/SLC-G)

38

1139

33.50

158.63

 

4) Johnson Charles - Sharjah Warriors

At number 4 comes another West Indian batter Johnson Charles. He is an active participant in the cricket leagues across the globe and carries an immense experience of the format. Johnson Charles was the leading run-scorer for Sharjah Warriors in the previous edition and overall he is currently ranked 11th in the list of most runs in T20 cricket competitions across the globe.

 

ILT20 2024 - Stats

Matches

Runs

Average

Strike Rate

Johnson Charles

8

232

33.14

136.47

 

T20 2024 - Stats

Matches

Runs

Average

Strike Rate

Johnson Charles (CV/MS/SLK/SW/WI/WI-A)

48

1400

31.11

146.90

 

5) Alex Hales - Desert Vipers

At number 5 comes England’s opening batsman Alex Hales. Alex Hales was last seen playing for England in T20 format in 2022 against Pakistan. He didn’t had a positive outing with his national side but Alex has been a key player for multiple franchises in the T20 cricket leagues. Desert Vipers will be highly dependent on him to score runs and win matches for the team.

 

ILT20 2024 - Stats

Matches

Runs

Average

Strike Rate

Alex Hales

10

282

28.20

141

 

T20 2024 - Stats

Matches

Runs

Average

Strike Rate

Alex Hales (DV/GAM/IU/KT/NOTTS/RAR/ST/TR-M)

54

1337

26.21

132.37

 

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