ILT20 was watched by 11.3 crore viewers in the first week: World's second most watched T-20 league, final on 17th February

Season 2 of DP World ILT20 has achieved a viewership of 11.3 crores in its initial week. According to BARC, the viewership of this league has seen an increase of 12 percent as compared to the last season.

Additionally, people above 15 years of age in India's urban market spent 32% more time on the league. According to the organizers, DP World ILT20 remains the second most watched World T20 league in the world.

The final will be held on 17th February
The second season of International League T-20 (ILT-20) has started from 19 January and its final will be played in UAE on 17 February. This time the champion will get prize money of around Rs 5.80 crore (700,000 US dollars), while the runner-up will get around Rs 2.50 crore (300,000 US dollars).

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What is ILT20?
Former Indian cricketer and broadcaster Saba Karim told that ILT20 is a franchise based T-20 league, which is organized by the Emirates Cricket Board. Teams of 6 franchises participate in the league. The title of the first season was won by Gulf Giants. The team defeated Desert Vipers by 7 wickets at the Dubai International Stadium on 12 February 2023.

Format of International League T-20
The International League T-20 League (ILT-20) is played in a format similar to the Indian Premier League (IPL). The matches are to be held on 3 grounds. All the teams have to play league matches among themselves. In the league round, there is Qualifier-1 between the top-2 teams of the points table, while there is Eliminator between the third and fourth placed teams.

The team that wins Qualifier-1 advances to the finals, while the losing team plays the winner of the Eliminator in Qualifier-2. The final is held between the winner of Qualifier-2 and Qualifier-1.