2024 Abu Dhabi Knight Riders season

Abu Dhabi Knight Riders in 2024

2024 season
Coach	Bharat Arun
Captain	Sunil Narine
Ground(s)	Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
2025 →

The 2024 edition is the second season for the International League T20 franchise Abu Dhabi Knight Riders. They are one of the six teams competing in the 2024 International League T20.[1][2]

Squad

No.	Name	Nationality	Birth date	Batting style	Bowling style
Batters
48	Sam Hain	England	(1995-07-16) 16 July 1995 (age 29)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
	Alishan Sharafu	United Arab Emirates	(2003-01-10) 10 January 2003 (age 22)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
32	Laurie Evans	England	(1987-10-12) 12 October 1987 (age 37)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
Wicket-Keepers
19	Michael Pepper	England	(1998-06-25) 25 June 1998 (age 26)	Right-handed	—
33	Joe Clarke	England	(1996-05-26) 26 May 1996 (age 28)	Right-handed	—
	Andries Gous	United States	(1993-11-24) 24 November 1993 (age 31)	Right-handed	—
All-rounders
74	Sunil Narine(c)	West Indies	(1988-05-26) 26 May 1988 (age 36)	Left-handed	Right-arm off break
	Charith Asalanka	Sri Lanka	(1997-06-29) 29 June 1997 (age 27)	Left-handed	Right-arm off break
	Ravi Bopara	England	(1985-05-04) 4 May 1985 (age 39)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
12	Andre Russell		(1988-04-29) 29 April 1988 (age 36)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
15	David Willey	England	(1990-02-28) 28 February 1990 (age 34)	Left-handed	Left-arm fast-medium
	Brandon McMullen	Scotland	(1999-10-18) 18 October 1999 (age 25)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
9	Imad Wasim	Pakistan	(1988-12-18) 18 December 1988 (age 36)	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
Bowlers
82	Josh Little	Ireland	(1999-11-01) 1 November 1999 (age 25)	Right-handed	Left-arm fast-medium
	Ali Khan	United States	(1990-12-13) 13 December 1990 (age 34)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium

Points table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR	Qualification
1	MI Emirates (C)	10	6	4	0	12	1.469	Advance to Qualifier 1
2	Gulf Giants	10	6	4	0	12	0.386
3	Abu Dhabi Knight Riders	10	5	5	0	10	−0.084	Advance to Eliminator
4	Dubai Capitals (R)	10	5	5	0	10	−0.203
5	Desert Vipers	10	4	6	0	8	−0.010
6	Sharjah Warriors	10	4	6	0	8	−1.608

Source: ESPNcricinfo[3]
(C) Champion; (R) Runners-up

Fixtures

League stage

Match 3 21 January 2024 14:30 (D/N) Scorecard

Desert Vipers 164/8 (20 overs)	v	Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 166/4 (17.4 overs)
Adam Hose 45 (30) Ali Khan 3/29 (4 overs)		Andries Gous 95* (50) Tymal Mills 2/21 (3.4 overs)

Abu Dhabi Knight Riders won by 6 wickets Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Aasif Iqbal (UAE) Player of the match: Andries Gous (Abu Dhabi Knight Riders)

• Abu Dhabi Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
• Matiullah Khan (Abu Dhabi Knight Riders) made his T20 debut.

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Match 6 23 January 2024 18:30 (N) Scorecard

Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 95 (14.1 overs)	v	MI Emirates 96/1 (8.1 overs)
Andre Russell 48 (25) Trent Boult 3/14 (4 overs)		Nicholas Pooran 39* (16) Matiullah Khan 1/17 (1.1 overs)

MI Emirates won by 9 wickets Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi Umpires: Martin Saggers (Eng) and Rod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match: Trent Boult (MI Emirates)

• MI Emirates won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 8 25 January 2024 18:30 (N) Scorecard

Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 183/4 (20 overs)	v	Dubai Capitals 185/5 (16.1 overs)
Sam Hain 77 (49) Dushmantha Chameera 2/35 (4 overs)		Sam Billings 67 (35) Sunil Narine 2/23 (4 overs)

Dubai Capitals won by 5 wickets Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Aasif Iqbal (UAE) Player of the match: Sam Billings (Dubai Capitals)

• Dubai Capitals won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 10 27 January 2024 14:30 (D/N) Scorecard

Desert Vipers 154/8 (20 overs)	v	Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 160/4 (17.2 overs)
Colin Munro 50 (44) Imad Wasim 2/19 (4 overs)		Alishan Sharafu 82* (47) Wanindu Hasaranga 2/12 (4 overs)

Abu Dhabi Knight Riders won by 6 wickets Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Aasif Iqbal (UAE) Player of the match: Alishan Sharafu (Abu Dhabi Knight Riders)

• Abu Dhabi Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 12 28 January 2024 14:30 (D/N) Scorecard

Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 188/5 (20 overs)	v	MI Emirates 189/2 (19 overs)
Sam Hain 40 (31) Fazalhaq Farooqi 3/35 (4 overs)		Muhammad Waseem 89* (62) Ali Khan 1/26 (3 overs)

MI Emirates won by 8 wickets Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) Player of the match: Muhammad Waseem (MI Emirates)

• MI Emirates won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 16 31 January 2024 18:30 (N) Scorecard

Gulf Giants 161/6 (20 overs)	v	Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 164/4 (18.2 overs)
Chris Lynn 67 (48) Imad Wasim 2/31 (4 overs)		Michael Pepper 59 (40) Mujeeb Ur Rahman 2/31 (3.2 overs)

Abu Dhabi Knight Riders won by 6 wickets Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi Umpires: Martin Saggers (Eng) and Rod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match: Michael Pepper (Abu Dhabi Knight Riders)

• Abu Dhabi Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
• Sagar Kalyan (Abu Dhabi Knight Riders) made his T20 debut.

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Match 20 3 February 2024 18:30 (N) Scorecard

Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 183 (20 overs)	v	Dubai Capitals 154/8 (20 overs)
Andre Russell 41 (16) Dushmantha Chameera 2/20 (4 overs)		Jason Holder 42 (21) Sunil Narine 2/22 (3 overs)

Abu Dhabi Knight Riders won by 29 runs Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi Umpires: Shiju Sam (UAE) and Rod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match: David Willey (Abu Dhabi Knight Riders)

• Dubai Capitals won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 23 5 February 2024 18:30 (N) Scorecard

Sharjah Warriors 75 (17 overs)	v	Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 79/3 (10.1 overs)
Daniel Sams 24 (19) Ravi Bopara 4/15 (4 overs)		Joe Clarke 34 (25) Muhammad Jawadullah 3/5 (2 overs)

Abu Dhabi Knight Riders won by 7 wickets Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) Player of the match: Josh Little (Abu Dhabi Knight Riders)

• Abu Dhabi Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 25 7 February 2024 18:30 (N) Scorecard

Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 94 (17.1 overs)	v	Sharjah Warriors 95/3 (13.5 overs)
Michael Pepper 32 (21) Adil Rashid 4/12 (4 overs)		Liam Livingstone 30 (13) Imad Wasim 2/20 (4 overs)

Sharjah Warriors won by 7 wickets Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) Player of the match: Adil Rashid (Sharjah Warriors)

• Sharjah Warriors won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 28 10 February 2024 14:30 (D/N) Scorecard

Gulf Giants 166/3 (20 overs)	v	Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 163/9 (20 overs)
Jordan Cox 57 (38) Ali Khan 2/39 (4 overs)		Jason Roy 47 (31) Jamie Overton 3/32 (4 overs)

Gulf Giants won by 3 runs Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Umpires: Adrian Holdstock (SA) and Martin Saggers (Eng) Player of the match: Jamie Overton (Gulf Giants)

• Gulf Giants won the toss and elected to bat.

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Playoffs

Eliminator

Match 31 13 February 2024 18:30 (N) Scorecard

Dubai Capitals 188/5 (20 overs)	v	Abu Dhabi Knight Riders 103 (16.5 overs)
Sam Billings 46* (26) Sabir Ali 2/35 (3 overs)		David Willey 36 (27) Scott Kuggeleijn 4/17 (3.5 overs)

Dubai Capitals won by 85 runs Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) Player of the match: Sikandar Raza (Dubai Capitals)

• Abu Dhabi Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.

References

1. "Knight Riders Acquires Abu Dhabi Franchise in the New T20 League in UAE". Kolkata Knight Riders. 12 May 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
2. "ILT20 brings 'Smartball's' 'Smarter Play' technology to its inaugural tournament". www.adkriders.com. 20 October 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
3. "INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE T20 POINTS TABLE". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 January 2024.