The 2017 Emirates Airline T20 kicks off Thursday, March 23rd and concludes on Friday, March 24th.
The one of a kind tournament, supported by Dubai Sports Council, sees six T20 sides from around the world battle it out to be crowned Emirates T20 champions.
Star players include Ian Bell, Jimmy Anderson, Paul Collingwood, Liam Plunket, Graham Onions and Ben Duckett.
The tournament will showcase cricket at its best with an action-packed two-day schedule.
Teams include the hugely popular Zalmi Foundation and Lahore Qalandars from the Pakistan Super League, as well as the top English T20 sides; Lancashire Lightning, Durham Jets, MCC England XI and Birmingham Bears.
The Emirates Airline T20 press conference was held on Tuesday at the Ghaya Grand, official hotel partner of the tournament.
Olwin Desouza, GM of the Ghaya Grand, an avid sports follower himself commented: “We are delighted to host the players and team officials for the tournament and look forward to enjoying some top-quality cricket.”
Tickets for the Emirates Airline T20 tournament are available on www.emiratesT20.com/tickets. For corporate hospitality and sponsorship packages and information please contact [email protected].
Schedule
Thursday 23rd March 2017
10:30 – Lancashire Lightning v Birmingham Bears
14:30 – Durham Jets v Peshawar Zalmi Foundation
18:30 – Birmingham Bears v Lahore Qalandars
Friday 24th March 2017
10:30 – MCC World XI v Durham Jets, Lancashire Lightning v Lahore Qalandars
14.15 – MCC World XI v Peshawar Zalmi Foundation
18:00 – 2017 Emirates Airline T20 Final
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