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2023 Abu Dhabi Knight Riders season

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Abu Dhabi Knight Riders in 2023
2023 season
CoachAbhishek Nayar
CaptainSunil Narine
Ground(s)Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi

The 2023 edition is the inaugural season for the International League T20 franchise Abu Dhabi Knight Riders. They are one of the six teams competing in the 2023 International League T20.[1][2]

Background

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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 in 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.

Points table

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Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Gulf Giants (C) 10 7 1 2 16 1.258
2 Desert Vipers (R) 10 7 3 0 14 0.399
3 MI Emirates 10 5 4 1 11 1.059
4 Dubai Capitals 10 4 5 1 9 −0.386
5 Sharjah Warriors 10 3 6 1 7 −0.522
6 Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 10 1 8 1 3 −1.784
Source: ESPNCricinfo
(C) Champion; (R) Runners-up
  • The top 4 teams qualified for the playoffs.
  •   Advanced to Qualifier 1
  •   Advanced to Eliminator

Squad

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Batters Wicket-keepers All rounders Pacers Spinners
Source: ESPNcricinfo[3]

Fixtures

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Match 1
13 January 2023
18:00 (N)
Scorecard
Dubai Capitals
187/6 (20 overs)
v
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders
114/9 (20 overs)
Rovman Powell 48 (29)
Ravi Rampaul 2/36 (4 overs)
Paul Stirling 54 (38)
Rovman Powell 2/15 (2 overs)
Dubai Capitals won by 73 runs.
Dubai International Cricket Stadium , Dubai
Umpires: Simon Taufel (Aus) and Rod Tucker (Aus)
Player of the match: Rovman Powell (Dubai Capitals)
  • Abu Dhabi Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.

Match 3
15 January 2023
14:00
Scorecard
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders
114/9 (20 overs)
v
Gulf Giants
115/4 (14.2 overs)
Andre Russell 26 (12)
Sanchit Sharma 3/9 (3 overs)
James Vince 65 (44)
Sunil Narine 2/21 (4 overs)
Gulf Giants won by 6 wickets
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) and Martin Saggers (Eng)
Player of the match: Sanchit Sharma (Gulf Giants)
  • Abu Dhabi Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 7
18 January 2023
18:00 (N)
Scorecard
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders
133/8 (20 overs)
v
Desert Vipers
135/3 (15.4 overs)
Brandon King 57 (44)
Wanindu Hasaranga 3/18 (4 overs)
Alex Hales 64 (47)
Akeal Hosein 1/24 (4 overs)
Desert Vipers won by 7 wickets
Dubai International Cricket Stadium , Dubai
Umpires: Shiju Sam (UAE) and Rod Tucker (Aus)
Player of the match: Wanindu Hasaranga (Desert Vipers)
  • Desert Vipers won the toss and elected to field.

Match 9
20 January 2023
18:00 (N)
Scorecard
Desert Vipers
219/4 (20 overs)
v
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders
108 (15.1 overs)
Alex Hales 110 (59)
Lahiru Kumara 2/31 (4 overs)
Andre Russell 57 (29)
Sheldon Cottrell 3/13 (4 overs)
Desert Vipers won by 111 runs.
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Leslie Reifer (WI) and Alex Wharf (Eng)
Player of the match: Alex Hales (Desert Vipers)
  • Abu Dhabi Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.

Match 11
21 January 2023
18:00 (N)
Scorecard
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders
170/7 (20 overs)
v
MI Emirates
176/5 (20 overs)
Dhananjaya de Silva 65 (40)
Fazalhaq Farooqi 2/27 (4 overs)
Andre Fletcher 53 (43)
Lahiru Kumara 2/34 (4 overs)
MI Emirates won by 5 wickets.
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Shiju Sam (UAE) and Alex Wharf (Eng)
Player of the match: Najibullah Zadran (MI Emirates)
  • MI Emirates won the toss and elected to field.

Match 16
25 January 2023
18:00 (N)
Scorecard
v
  • Abu Dhabi Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
  • No play was possible due to rain.

Match 19
28 January 2023
13:00
Scorecard
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders
149/4 (20 overs)
v
Sharjah Warriors
150/6 (17 overs)
Paul Stirling 55 (50)
Paul Walter 2/29 (4 overs)
Rahmanullah Gurbaz 56 (39)
Lahiru Kumara 3/36 (4 overs)
Sharjah Warriors won by 4 wickets.
Sharjah Cricket Stadium , Sharjah
Umpires: Richard Kettleborough (Eng) and Leslie Reifer (WI)
Player of the match: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Sharjah Warriors)
  • Sharjah Warriors won the toss and elected to field.

Match 22
30 January 2023
18:00 (N)
Scorecard
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders
149/9 (20 overs)
v
Dubai Capitals
150/3 (17.4 overs)
Joe Clarke 52 (27)
Adam Zampa 3/16 (4 overs)
George Munsey 57 (43)
Akeal Hosein 1/21 (3.4 overs)
Dubai Capitals won by 7 wickets
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Richard Kettleborough (Eng) and Leslie Reifer (WI)
Player of the match: Adam Zampa (Dubai Capitals)
  • Dubai Capitals won the toss and elected to field.

Match 26
3 February 2023
18:00 (N)
Scorecard
MI Emirates
180/4 (20 overs)
v
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders
162 (19.2 overs)
Muhammad Waseem 60 (43)
Sabir Ali 1/21 (2 overs)
Andre Russell 42 (22)
Dwayne Bravo 3/37 (4 overs)
MI Emirates won by 18 runs.
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL)
Player of the match: Kieron Pollard (MI Emirates)
  • Abu Dhabi Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.

Match 28
4 February 2023
18:00 (N)
Scorecard
Sharjah Warriors
130/9 (20 overs)
v
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders
133/5 (16.4 overs)
Tom Kohler-Cadmore 46 (40)
Matiullah Khan 2/24 (3 overs)
Joe Clarke 54 (32)
Muhammad Jawadullah 3/24 (4 overs)
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders won by 5 wickets.
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) and Rod Tucker (Aus)
Player of the match: Joe Clarke (Abu Dhabi Knight Riders)
  • Abu Dhabi Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.

Statistics

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Most runs

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Runs Player Inns HS Ave SR 100 50 4s 6s
196 Jamaica Andre Russell 9 57 21.78 151.94 - 1 15 14
168 Ireland Paul Stirling 6 55 28.00 109.80 - 2 15 5
135 England Joe Clarke 4 54 33.75 158.82 - 2 19 4
128 Jamaica Brandon King 9 57 16.00 107.56 - 1 13 4
107 Sri Lanka Dhananjaya de Silva 5 65 21.40 122.99 - 1 10 3
Last updated: 4 February 2023, Source: ESPNcricinfo[4]

Most wickets

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Wkts. Player Inns Ov Runs BBI Ave Econ SR 4W 5W
8 Sri Lanka Lahiru Kumara 5 18.0 169 3/36 21.13 9.39 13.50 - -
7 Trinidad and Tobago Sunil Narine 9 36.0 237 3/24 33.86 6.58 30.86 - -
Trinidad and Tobago Akeal Hosein 35.0 262 2/22 37.43 7.49 30.00 - -
5 Jamaica Andre Russell 8 24.4 270 3/25 54.00 10.95 29.60 - -
3 Trinidad and Tobago Ravi Rampaul 2 7.0 63 4/33 21.00 9.00 14.00 - -
Last updated: 4 February 2023, Source: ESPNcricinfo[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Knight Riders Acquires Abu Dhabi Franchise in the New T20 League in UAE". Kolkata Knight Riders. 12 May 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  2. ^ "ILT20 brings 'Smartball's' 'Smarter Play' technology to its inaugural tournament". www.adkriders.com. 20 October 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  3. ^ "2022-23 ILT20 squad: Abu Dhabi Knight Riders". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  4. ^ "2022-23 International League T20, batting most runs career Records". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  5. ^ "2022-23 International League T20, bowling most wickets career Records". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 May 2024.