The Abu Dhabi Knight Riders (ADKR) is a professional Twenty20 franchise cricket team.[2] that competes from the inaugural season of International League T20 (ILT20).[3] Originally announced in 2022, the team is based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
League | International League T20 | |
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Personnel | ||
Captain | Sunil Narine[1] | |
Owner | Kolkata Knight Riders | |
Team information | ||
City | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |
Colours | Purple and Gold | |
Founded | 2022 | |
Home ground | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi | |
Capacity | 20,000 | |
History | ||
Twenty20 debut | v. Dubai Capitals at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai; 13 January 2023 | |
Official website | www | |
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Knight Riders Group | |
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Current Teams | |
Kolkata Knight Riders (2008-present) X 2 (2012, 2014) Trinbago Knight Riders (2015-present) X 4 (2015, 2017, 2018, 2020) Trinbago Knight Riders Women (2022-present) X 1 (2022) Abu Dhabi Knight Riders (2023-present) Los Angeles Knight Riders (2023-present) | |
Defunct Teams | |
Cape Town Knight Riders (2017) |
Franchise History edit
Background edit
In August 2022, the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) announced the establishment of the International League T20, a Twenty20 Cricket competition to be started in 2023.The teams for the competition, representing 6 different cities of United Arab Emirates, including Abu Dhabi, were put up on auction in UAE on September 2022.The Abu Dhabi franchise was purchased & revealed by Kolkata Knight Riders, part of Knight Riders Franchise.The team unveiled their logo and jersey in January 2023, through their social media handles.
2023 Season edit
In the opening season, the team played a total of 10 matches as home & away matches with 5 other teams. ADKR lost the first match against Dubai Capitals by 73 runs & lost all the first 5 matches in a bad streak. Then the 6th match of ADKR against Gulf Giants was abandoned without a ball bowled. Again, ADKR lost the next 3 matches. So, after 9 matches (5 lost + 1 no-result + 3 lost), ADKR finally won the last match against Sharjah Warriors by 5 wickets but that was not enough to a make place to the playoffs. So, in the first season ADKR won only one match.
2024 Season edit
Statistics edit
Year | League standing | Final standing |
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2023 | 6nd out of 6 | 6th |
2024 | 3rd out of 6 | 4th |
Team | Played | Won | Lost | NR |
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Desart Vipers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
MI Emirates | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Dubai Capitals | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Sharjah Warriors | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Gulf Giants | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Current Squad edit
No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style |
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Batsmens | |||||
48 | Sam Hain | England | 16 July 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break |
Alishan Sharafu | United Arab Emirates | 10 January 2003 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
32 | Laurie Evans | England | 12 October 1987 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break |
Wicket-Keepers | |||||
19 | Michael Pepper | England | 25 June 1998 | Right-handed | — |
33 | Joe Clarke | England | 26 May 1996 | Right-handed | — |
Andries Gous | United States | November 24, 1993 | Right-handed | — | |
All-rounders | |||||
74 | Sunil Narine(c) | West Indies | 26 May 1988 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break |
Charith Asalanka | Sri Lanka | 29 June 1997 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | |
Ravi Bopara | England | 4 May 1985 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
12 | Andre Russell | 29 April 1988 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
15 | David Willey | England | 28 February 1990 | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium |
Brandon McMullen | Scotland | 18 October 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
9 | Imad Wasim | Pakistan | 18 December 1988 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox |
Bowlers | |||||
82 | Josh Little | Ireland | 1 November 1999 | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium |
Ali Khan | United States | December 13, 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium |
Knight Riders Franchise edit
Knight Riders Franchise also include the following teams in various T-20 format league and championship:-
References edit
- ^ "SUNIL NARINE APPOINTED SKIPPER OF ABU DHABI KNIGHT RIDERS FOR THE UPCOMING ILT20 LEAGUE IN UAE". adkriders. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ "Knight Riders Acquires Abu Dhabi Franchise in the New T20 League in UAE". Kolkata Knight Riders. 12 May 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
- ^ "ILT20 brings 'Smartball's' 'Smarter Play' technology to its inaugural tournament". www.adkriders.com. 20 October 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2023.