Abu Dhabi Knight Riders set to face Dubai Capitals in match No. 13 of the International League T20 (ILT20) 2025-26 at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, on Saturday, December 13.
Preview
In the 13th T20 match of the ILT20 2025-26, Abu Dhabi Knight Riders (ADKR) are set to face the Dubai Capitals (DCP). Abu Dhabi Knight Riders made a strong start to the season with a win. But they lost the last three matches in a row. They faced defeat in the last game against MI Emirates by 7 wickets. However, Alishan Sharafu performed well in the last game and scored 38 runs in 34 balls. While Sunil Narine scored 26 runs. They will definitely want to get back on the winning track with this match.
On the other hand, Dubai Capitals are the defending champions, but they didn’t get a good start in this season. They faced defeat in the first two games. However, they performed well in the last game and won against the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders by 83 runs. Rovman Powell played well, scoring 96 off 52 balls. While Jordan Cox scored a fifty as well. In bowling, Waqar Salamkheil took four wickets.
Match Information
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs Dubai Capitals, Match 13
International League T20, 13 Dec 2025, Sat, 8:00 PM IST ,Abu Dhabi
Probable PlayingXI
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders
Jason Holder(C), LS Livingstone, GHS Garton, A Sharafu, AD Hales, Sherfane Rutherford, B McMullen, SP Narine, Khary Pierre, PD Salt, A Kumar
Bench: MS Pepper, Abdul Manan Ali, UBT Chand, Adnan Idrees, AD Russell, SC van Schalkwyk, I A Shah, OP Stone, Piyush Chawla, M Chowdary
Dubai Capitals
Jordan Cox, D Shanaka(C), Mustafizur Rahman, Toby Albert, Rovman Powell, Sediqullah Atal, Shayan Jahangir, Muhammad Jawad Ullah, DJ Willey, H Ali-I, Waqar Salamkheil
Bench: JL du Plooy, Navin Bidaisee, Gulbadin Naib, James Neesham, Mohammad Nabi, Usman Najeeb, Farhan Khan, Anudeep – C, Muhammad Farooq, Scott Currie, TS Mills, D Chameera, R Ugarkar
Injury News – (Will be added when there is an update)
Pitch Report
Captains
Philip Salt ADKR | wk – 6.5
English batter Phil Salt has been consistently performing well. He has helped the team win matches many times with his excellent batting. Moreover, he scored 27 runs in their previous clash with the Dubai Capitals and 17 in the last game.
Rovman Powell DCP | bat – 8.5
Caribbean star batter Rovman Powell has been in excellent form. He scored 96 runs in 52 balls in the previous match against the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders. He will definitely be a key player for the Capitals this season.
Top
Andre Russell ADKR | ALL – 9
West Indies’ all-rounder Andre Russell has been consistently performing well. He is capable of turning the match in his team’s favour with bat and ball at any time. He also scored 36 runs in 23 balls and took a wicket in the last game against the Desert Vipers.
Jordan Cox DCP | WICKETKEEPER – 8
English batter Jordan Cox has been performing consistently well in the recent past. Moreover, he scored 52 runs in the previous game against the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders. He definitely has the ability to perform well for the Dubai Capitals.
Budget
Alishan Sharafu ADKR | bat – 6
Alishan Sharafu is the UAE’s top-order young batsman who scored 234 runs in the last 10 matches at a strike rate of over 131. Moreover, he also scored 38 runs in the last game against the MI Emirates.
Waqar Salamkheil DCP | bowl – 7.5
Waqar Salamkheil is currently in outstanding form. He took 7 wickets in the last three games. Moreover, he also took four in the previous game.
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Khary Pierre – ADKR | ALL – 9
Haider Ali-I – DCP | BOWL – 6
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