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Dubai Capitals will take on MI Emirates in the opening match of the International League T20 (ILT20) 2025. This match will be played at Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Each of the six teams will play each other twice in the league stage. The teams that finish in the top two of the table will play Qualifier 1, with the winner advancing to the final. The teams finishing third and fourth will participate in an Eliminator, a knockout fixture. The winner of the Eliminator will then play the losing team of Qualifier 1 to decide the second finalist. Dubai will host Qualifier 1 and the final, Abu Dhabi the eliminator while Qualifier 2 will take place in Sharjah.

The tournament will run till February 9 with a total of 34 games - 30 league games, two qualifiers, one eliminator and a final. This is the same as the last two seasons. Sharjah and Abu Dhabi are the other two venues. The last season was dominated by Emirates from start to finish. They topped the group stage and won the title. Pooran will lead the side. 

Dubai Capitals will be led by David Warner but he is currently in BBL playing for Sydney Thunder and will join the team only after the end of the season. Rovman Powell might take over the captaincy temporarily till the main star arrives. They have a pretty good squad and will be keen to do well in this edition. This promises to be a blockbuster match to start the season. 

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