The Abu Dhabi T20 Trophy was a 20-over cricket franchise tournament held in the United Arab Emirates. It took place between 4 and 6 October 2018 at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium. Six franchise teams took part in the first edition. The International Cricket Council (ICC) sanctioned the competition in June 2018.
Lahore Qalandars qualified for the final after winning both their games in Group A. The Titans from South Africa also qualified for the final after winning both their games in Group B. Lahore Qalandars won the title, after beating Titans by fifteen runs in the final.
Teams and squads The tournament featured the following teams: Boost Defenders – Shpageeza Cricket League, Afghanistan Hobart Hurricanes – Big Bash League, Australia Lahore Qalandars – Pakistan Super League Titans – Ram Slam T20 Challenge, South Africa Yorkshire Vikings – Twenty20 Cup, England Auckland Aces – Super Smash, New Zealand
The following squads were announced for the tournament.
Auckland Aces Boost Defenders Hobart Hurricanes Lahore Qalandars Titans Yorkshire Vikings Craig Cachopa (c) Finn Allen Michael Barry Jamie Brown Graeme Beghin Danru Ferns Michael Guptill-Bunce Ben Horne Ben Lister Matt McEwan Robbie O'Donnell Sean Solia Will Somerville Cameron Delport (c) Colin Ingram (vc) Kyle Abbott Yamin Ahmadzai Younas Ahmadzai Rokhan Barakzai Ronsford Beaton Ben Cox Noor-ul-Haq Ryan Higgins Munir Ahmad Nijat Masood Abdullah Mazari Jeevan Mendis Ramith Rambukwella Hashmatullah Shahidi Paul Stirling Charlie Wakim (c) Johan Botha Ben Duckett Nathan Ellis Jordan Clark Caleb Jewell Darren McNees Lawrence Neil-Smith Keegan Oates Jerome Taylor Jack White Sean Willis Mac Wright Sohail Akhtar (c) Shaheen Afridi Majid Ali Shahzad Ali Zulfiqar Babar Bilal Irshad Salman Irshad Faizan Khan Maaz Khan Nuwan Kulasekara Mitchell McClenaghan Ahsan Jamil Imran Nazir Raja Farzan Haris Rauf Abdul Razzaq Phil Salt Agha Salman Albie Morkel (c) Andrea Agathagelou Farhaan Behardien Henry Davids Theunis de Bruyn Dean Elgar Tony de Zorzi Eldred Hawken Heino Kuhn Gregory Mahlokwana Rivaldo Moonsamy Tshepo Moreki Chris Morris Alfred Mothoa Shaun von Berg Steven Patterson (c) Adam Lyth (vc) Gary Ballance Tim Bresnan Harry Brook Karl Carver Ben Coad Tom Kohler-Cadmore Jack Leaning Josh Poysden Josh Shaw Jonathan Tattersall Jordan Thompson Matthew Waite
Titans' Heino Kuhn replaced Dean Elgar as he was added in South Africa's squad for the Zimbabwe ODI series.
Group stage The following fixtures were confirmed:
Group A Team Lahore Qalandars2200+1.344 Yorkshire Vikings2110+1.572 Hobart Hurricanes2020–2.850
Group B Team Titans2200+2.354Boost Defenders2110–0.182 Auckland Aces2020–2.080
Final
References
External links Series home at ESPN Cricinfo