Abu Dhabi Knight Riders

United Arab Emirates

Founded

2022

The Abu Dhabi Knight Riders (ADKR) is a professional Twenty20 franchise cricket team that competes in the International League T20, a Men's Twenty20 franchise-based cricket league hosted by the Emirates Cricket Board. The franchise is owned by the Knight Riders Group, a sporting subsidiary alliance between the Red Chillies Entertainment and the Mehta Group. Their home ground is the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi.

Sharjah Warriorz

United Arab Emirates

Founded

2022

Sharjah Warriors is a Twenty20 franchise cricket team that plays in the International League T20 (ILT20). It was one of the six teams that were announced for the inaugural season of the tournament. It was founded in 2022, and the team is owned by Capri Global. The team is captained by English cricketer, Tom Kohler-Cadmore and coached by Johan Botha. The team's batting coach is JP Duminy.