Sharjah Warriorz

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Sharjah Warriors
Sharjah Warriors Logo.png
League International League T20
Personnel
Captain Tim Southee
Coach JP Duminy
OwnerCapri Global
Team information
City Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Founded2023;3 years ago (2023)
Home ground Sharjah Cricket Stadium
History
ILT20  wins0

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. [1] [2]

Contents

The team is captained by Tim Southee, and coached by Johan Botha. The team's batting coach is JP Duminy. [3]

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. [4] 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. [2] [5]

Current squad

NameNationalityBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleYear signedNotes
Batsmen
Avishka Fernando Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 5 April 1998 (age 27)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast2025
Bhanuka Rajapaksa Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 24 October 1991 (age 34)Left-handedRight-arm medium2025
Ethan D'Souza Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 17 March 2006 (age 19)Left-handedRight-arm off-break2025
Jason Roy Flag of England.svg  England 21 July 1990 (age 35)Right-handedN/a2025
Rohan Mustafa Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 7 October 1988 (age 37)Left-handedRight-arm off-break2025
All-rounders
Daniel Sams Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 27 October 1992 (age 33)Right-handedLeft-arm fast-medium2024
Harmeet Singh Baddhan Flag of the United States.svg  United States 7 September 1992 (age 33)Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox2025
Karim Janat Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan 11 August 1998 (age 27)Right-handedRight-arm medium2025
Keemo Paul WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 21 February 1998 (age 27)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium2025
Virandeep Singh Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 23 March 1999 (age 26)Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox2025
Wicket-keepers
Johnson Charles WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 14 January 1989 (age 36)Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox2024
Kusal Mendis Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 2 February 1995 (age 30)Right-handedRight-arm leg spin2024
Matthew Wade Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 26 December 1987 (age 38)Left-handedRight-arm medium2025
Tim Seifert Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 14 December 1994 (age 31)Right-handedN/a2025
Tom Kohler-Cadmore Flag of England.svg  England 19 August 1994 (age 31)Right-handedRight-arm off-break2023
Spin bowlers
Adil Rashid Flag of England.svg  England 17 February 1988 (age 37)Right-handedRight-arm leg-break2025
Ashton Agar Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 14 October 1993 (age 32)Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox2025
Maheesh Theekshana Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 1 August 2000 (age 25)Right-handedRight-arm off-break2024
Peter Hatzoglou Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 27 November 1998 (age 27)Right-handedRight-arm leg-break2025
Traveen Mathew Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 14 June 2004 (age 21)Right-handedRight-arm off-break2025
Pace bowlers
Adam Milne Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 13 April 1992 (age 33)Right-handedRight-arm fast2025
Dilshan Madushanka Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 18 September 2000 (age 25)Right-handedLeft-arm fast-medium2024
Gus Atkinson Flag of England.svg  England 19 January 1998 (age 27)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium2025
Junaid Siddique Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 6 December 1992 (age 33)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast2023
Muhammad Jawadullah Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 12 March 1999 (age 26)Left-handedLeft-arm fast-medium2023
Tim Southee Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 11 December 1988 (age 37)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast2025

Statistics and seasons

YearPlayedWinsLossesTied/NR
2023 10361
2024 10460
2025 12660
Source: ESPNCricinfo [6]

Note:

Seasons

YearLeague standingFinal standing
2023 5th out of 55th Place
2024 6th out of 66th Place
2025 4th out of 4Playoffs

Administration and support staff

PositionNameRef.
Head coach JP Duminy
Batting coach Grant Flower [3]
Fielding & assistant coach Ian Westwood [7]
Team director Ramakrishnan Sridhar [8]

Coaching history

SeasonHead coach
2023Flag of England.svg Paul Farbrace
2024Flag of South Africa.svg Johan Botha
2025Flag of South Africa.svg JP Duminy
2025–26

References

  1. ↑ "Capri Global is excited to announce the team sharjah warriors for ILT20" . Retrieved 6 February 2024– via Instagram.
  2. 1 2 "India's Capri Global buys franchise in upcoming UAE T20 League". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Sharjah Warriors name Tom Kohler-Cadmore as captain; Johan Botha, JP Duminy join coaching staff". ANI News. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  4. ↑ "The UAE's Cashed-Up T20 League Is Ready To Make A Serious Mark In Cricket". Forbes. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "Capri Global acquires franchise in UAE's T20 league". The Print. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  6. ↑ "International League T20 Points Table". ESPNCricinfo . February 6, 2023. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
  7. ↑ Collis, Matt. "Westwood ready to learn in first franchise stint". Warwickshire CCC. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  8. ↑ "UAE T20 League: R Sridhar takes charge as Sharjah franchise's director of cricket". Sportstar. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
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