The third edition of the SA20 will run from January 9 to February 8, while the BBL will begin on December 15 and run till January 27, 2025. The BPL is set to begin on December 30 and conclude on February 7 in 2025. The Super Smash competition in New Zealand will go on from December 26 to February 2.

The BBL had suffered a mass exodus of overseas players for the finals last season when the ILT20 started on January 19 but a few foreign players were at least able to play most of the regular season before leaving for the UAE.

A number of other stars have been retained in the ILT20, such as Andre Russell (Abu Dhabi Knight Riders), Sunil Narine (Abu Dhabi Knight Riders), Warner (Dubai Capitals), Rovman Powell (Dubai Capitals), Shimron Hetmyer (Gulf Giants), Nicholas Pooran (MI Emirates). Additionally, Jason Roy (Sharjah Warriorz), Fakhar Zaman (Desert Vipers) and Wade are set to make their debuts in the competition next year.

A total of 34 matches will be staged in the tournament with the final at the Dubai International Stadium. Fifteen matches will be played at the Dubai International Stadium, 11 at Abu Dhabi's Zayed Cricket Stadium and eight in Sharjah. The evening games will begin at 6.30pm on weekdays and at 6pm on the weekends. On the double-header weekends, the afternoon games will be played from 2pm.