Sharjah Warriorz (founded as Sharjah Warriors) is a professional Twenty20 franchise cricket team that plays in the International League T20 (ILT20), in the United Arab Emirates. It was one of the six teams that were announced for the inaugural season of the tournament. Founded in 2022, the team is owned by Capri Global.
The team is captained by Tim Southee, and coached by Johan Botha. The team's batting coach is JP Duminy.
History 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. Six teams were announced for the competition, the team building took place in an auction held in UAE in September 2022. In August 2022, it was announced that Capri Global would be the owners of a team based in Sharjah.
Current squad Players with international caps are listed in bold. NameNationalityBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleYear signedNotesBatsmenAvishka FernandoRight-handedRight-arm medium-fast2025 Bhanuka Rajapaksa Left-handedRight-arm medium 2025 Ethan D'SouzaLeft-handedRight-arm off-break2025Jason RoyRight-handed2025 Rohan MustafaLeft-handedRight-arm off-break2025All-roundersDaniel SamsRight-handedLeft-arm fast-medium2024Harmeet Singh BaddhanLeft-handedSlow left-arm orthodox2025Karim JanatRight-handedRight-arm medium2025Keemo PaulRight-handedRight-arm fast-medium2025Virandeep SinghRight-handedSlow left-arm orthodox2025Wicket-keepersJohnson CharlesRight-handedSlow left-arm orthodox2024Kusal MendisRight-handedRight-arm leg spin2024Matthew WadeLeft-handedRight-arm medium2025Tim SeifertRight-handed2025Tom Kohler-CadmoreRight-handedRight-arm off-break2023Spin bowlersAdil RashidRight-handedRight-arm leg-break2025Ashton AgarLeft-handedSlow left-arm orthodox2025Maheesh TheekshanaRight-handedRight-arm off-break2024Peter HatzoglouRight-handedRight-arm leg-break2025Traveen MathewRight-handedRight-arm off-break2025Pace bowlersAdam MilneRight-handedRight-arm fast2025Dilshan MadushankaRight-handedLeft-arm fast-medium2024Gus AtkinsonRight-handedRight-arm fast-medium2025Junaid SiddiqueRight-handedRight-arm medium-fast2023Muhammad JawadullahLeft-handedLeft-arm fast-medium2023Tim SoutheeRight-handedRight-arm medium-fast2025
Statistics and seasons YearPlayedWinsLossesTied/NR202310361202410460202512660Source: ESPNCricinfo
Note:
NR indicates No result. Abandoned matches are indicated as no result.
Seasons YearLeague standingFinal standing20235th out of 55th Place20246th out of 66th Place20254th out of 4Playoffs
Administration and support staff PositionNameRef.Head coachAdrian BirrellBatting coachGrant FlowerFielding & assistant coachIan WestwoodTeam directorRamakrishnan Sridhar
Coaching history SeasonHead coach 2023 Paul Farbrace 2024 Johan Botha 2025 JP Duminy 2026-presentAdrian Birrell
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