Dubai Capitals is a Twenty20 franchise cricket team based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates that competes in the International League T20 tournament since 2023. The team's home ground is the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. The team is coached by Hemang Badani. The franchise is owned by the GMR Group.
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. The teams for the competition, representing 6 different cities of the United Arab Emirates, including Dubai, were put up for auction in UAE in September 2022. The Dubai franchise was purchased was revealed that Delhi Capitals, led by JSW Sports will be owning a team in the league. The team unveiled their logo and jersey in January 2023, through their social media handles.
Seasons YearLeague standingFinal standing20234th out of 6Playoffs (E1)20244th out of 6 Runners Up20252nd out of 6 Champions C: champions RU: runner-up SF team qualified for the semi-final stage of the competition
Season summary YearPlayedWinsLossesTied/NR202310000Source: ESPNCricinfo
Note:
NR indicates No result. Abandoned matches are indicated as no result. Source: Dubai Capitals
Current squad Players with international caps are listed in bold No.NameNationalityBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleNotes Batsmen31 David Warner Left-handed 24Rahul Bhatia Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 4 Max Holden Left-handed Right-arm off break 52Rovman Powell Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 66 Joe Root Right-handed Right-arm off break All-rounders9Mohammad MohsinLeft-handedLeft-arm leg break googly52 Roelof van der Merwe Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox24 Sikandar Raza Right-handed Right-arm off spin7Dasun ShanakaRight-handedRight-arm fast-medium28Tom AbellRight-handedRight-arm fast-medium Wicketkeepers 33Vriitya Aravind Right-handed — 33Rahul Chopra Right-handed — 7 Sam Billings Right-handed —51Ben DunkRight-handedRight-arm off break21Rahmanullah GurbazRight-handedRight-arm medium fast50Sadeera Samarawickrama Right-handed — 98 Tom Banton Right-handed — Bowlers5Dushmanta ChameeraRight-handedRight-arm fast8 Jason Holder Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Overseas 70Shamar JosephLeft-handedRight-arm fast-medium46Akif RajaLeft-handedRight-arm medium-fast35Nuwan ThusharaRight-handedRight-arm medium-fast68Andrew TyeRight-handedRight-arm medium-fast33Mark WoodRight-handedRight-arm fast
Administration and support staff PositionNameHead coach Hemang BadaniBatting coach Ross Taylor Fielding coach Gnaneswara RaoBowling coach Glen Chappel
Honours Champion: 1 2025 Runners-up: 2024
Kit manufacturers and sponsors SeasonKit manufacturerShirt sponsor (front)Shirt sponsor (back)Chest branding2023 Atithya 1xBet GMR Group2024GMR and Life Nstyle GMR Group Life Nstyle Yolo2025 Tamaska GMR Group2025–26 Vany Sports Wear FUN88 Enclam S&V Group, GMR Group
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