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.
Background 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
The top 4 teams qualified for the playoffs. Advanced to Qualifier 1 Advanced to Eliminator
Squad Batters Wicket-keepers All rounders Pacers Spinners Paul Stirling Charith Asalanka Colin Ingram Brandon King Kennar Lewis Connor Esterhuizen Jonny Bairstow Joe Clarke Sunil Narine (c) Andre Russell Akeal Hosein Seekkuge Prasanna Raymon Reifer Dhananjaya de Silva Lahiru Kumara Ravi Rampaul Ali Khan Brandon Glover Matiullah Khan Marchant de Lange Fahad Nawaz Sabir Ali Zawar Farid Traveen MathewSource: ESPNcricinfo
Fixtures
Statistics
Most runs
RunsPlayer196 Andre Russell95721.78151.94-11514168 Paul Stirling65528.00109.80-2155135 Joe Clarke45433.75158.82-2194128 Brandon King95716.00107.56 -1134107 Dhananjaya de Silva56521.40122.99 -1103
Most wickets
Player8 Lahiru Kumara518.01693/3621.139.3913.50--7 Sunil Narine936.02373/2433.866.5830.86-- Akeal Hosein35.02622/2237.437.4930.00--5 Andre Russell824.42703/2554.0010.9529.60--3 Ravi Rampaul27.0634/3321.009.0014.00--
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