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| 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) |
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6nd out of 6 | 6th |
| 2024 | 3rd out of 6 | 4th |
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | NR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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:-
- Kolkata Knight Riders
- Trinbago Knight Riders (Mens)
- Los Angeles Knight Riders
- Trinbago Knight Riders (Womens)
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.