Dubai, Oct. 7 -- Defending champions Desert Vipers will take on last year's finalists and Season 2 champions MI Emirates in the opening match of the International League T20 (ILT20) Season 5 at the Dubai International Stadium on Saturday, 21 November.

The first ball will be delivered at 6:30 pm - all the tournament's evening matches will start at the same time. The season's second fixture will be a clash between the Sharjah Warriorz and Season 1 champions Gulf Giants - the fixture will be the season's first match at the historic Sharjah Cricket Stadium and will be played from 2:00 pm on Sunday, November 22 (all afternoon matches will start at the same time). Season 3 champions Dubai Capitals will launch their title hunt against the Abu D...