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| League | International League T20 |
|---|---|
| Personnel | |
| Captain | Dasun Shanaka |
| Coach | Hemang Badani |
| Chairman | Kiran Kumar Grandhi |
| Bowling coach | Glen Chapple |
| Owner | GMR Group |
| Team information | |
| City | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| Colors | Blue and red |
| Founded | 2023 (2023) |
| Home ground | Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai |
| Capacity | 25,000 |
| History | |
| Twenty20 debut | v. Abu Dhabi Knight Riders at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai 13 January 2023 |
| ILT20 wins |  (2025) |
| Global Super League wins | 0 |
| Official website | https://www.gmrsports.in/dubai-capitals |
| Capitals Group | |
|---|---|
| Current teams | |
| Delhi Capitals (2008–present) Delhi Capitals (WPL) (2023–present) Dubai Capitals (2023–present) X 1 (2025)Pretoria Capitals (2022–present) India Capitals X 1 (2022) | |
| Defunct teams | |
| Joburg Giants (2017) |
Dubai Capitals is a Twenty20 franchise cricket team based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates that competes in the International League T20 tournament since 2023.[1][2] The team's home ground is the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. The team is coached by Hemang Badani.[3] The franchise is owned by the GMR Group.
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. The teams for the competition, representing 6 different cities of the United Arab Emirates, including Dubai, were put up for auction in UAE in September 2022. The Dubai franchise was purchased was revealed that Delhi Capitals, led by JSW Sports will be owning a team in the league. The team unveiled their logo and jersey in January 2023, through their social media handles.
Seasons
| Year | League standing | Final standing |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4th out of 6 | Playoffs (E1) |
| 2024 | 4th out of 6 | Runners Up |
| 2025 | 2nd out of 6 | Champions |
- C: champions
- RU: runner-up
- SF team qualified for the semi-final stage of the competition
Season summary
| Year | Played | Wins | Losses | Tied/NR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Source: ESPNCricinfo[4] | ||||
Note:
- NR indicates No result.
- Abandoned matches are indicated as no result.
- Source: Dubai Capitals[5]
Current squad
- Players with international caps are listed in bold
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||||||||
| 31 | David Warner |  Australia | (1986-10-27) 27 October 1986 | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | | 24 | Rahul Bhatia |  United Arab Emirates | (1998-11-24) 24 November 1998 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| 4 | Max Holden |  England | (1997-12-18) 18 December 1997 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | |||||||
| 52 | Rovman Powell |  West Indies | (1993-07-23) 23 July 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||
| 66 | Joe Root | England | (1990-12-30) 30 December 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |||||||
| All-rounders | ||||||||||||
| 9 | Mohammad Mohsin |  United States |
(1996-04-15) 15 April 1996 | Left-handed | Left-arm leg break googly | |||||||
| 52 | Roelof van der Merwe |  Netherlands | (1984-12-31) 31 December 1984 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||||||
| 24 | Sikandar Raza |  Zimbabwe | (1986-04-24) 24 April 1986 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | |||||||
| 7 | Dasun Shanaka |  Sri Lanka |
(1991-09-09) 9 September 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||
| 28 | Tom Abell | England |
(1994-03-05) 5 March 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||
| Wicketkeepers | ||||||||||||
| 33 | Vriitya Aravind | United Arab Emirates | (2002-06-11) 11 June 2002 | Right-handed | — | |||||||
| 33 | Rahul Chopra | United Arab Emirates | (1994-11-07) 7 November 1994 | Right-handed | — | |||||||
| 7 | Sam Billings | England | (1991-06-15) 15 June 1991 | Right-handed | — | |||||||
| 51 | Ben Dunk | Australia | (1987-03-11) 11 March 1987 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |||||||
| 21 | Rahmanullah Gurbaz |  Afghanistan | (2001-11-28) 28 November 2001 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | |||||||
| 50 | Sadeera Samarawickrama | Sri Lanka | (1995-08-30) 30 August 1995 | Right-handed | — | |||||||
| 98 | Tom Banton | England | (1998-11-11) 11 November 1998 | Right-handed | — | |||||||
| Bowlers | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Dushmanta Chameera | Sri Lanka |
(1992-01-11) 11 January 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | |||||||
| 8 | Jason Holder | West Indies | (1991-11-05) 5 November 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Overseas | ||||||
| 70 | Shamar Joseph | West Indies |
(1999-08-31) 31 August 1999 | Left-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||
| 46 | Akif Raja | United Arab Emirates |
(1992-11-24) 24 November 1992 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |||||||
| 35 | Nuwan Thushara | Sri Lanka |
(1994-08-06) 6 August 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |||||||
| 68 | Andrew Tye | Australia |
(1986-12-12) 12 December 1986 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |||||||
| 33 | Mark Wood | England |
(1990-01-11) 11 January 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | |||||||
Administration and support staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Hemang Badani |
| Batting coach | Ross Taylor |
| Fielding coach | Gnaneswara Rao |
| Bowling coach | Glen Chappel |
Honours
Kit manufacturers and sponsors
| Season | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor (front) | Shirt sponsor (back) | Chest branding |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Atithya | 1xBet | GMR Group | |
| 2024 | GMR and Life Nstyle | GMR Group | Life Nstyle | Yolo |
| 2025 | Tamaska | GMR Group | ||
| 2025–26 | Vany Sports Wear | FUN88 | Enclam | S&V Group, GMR Group |
References
- "Gmr Sports names its UAE ILT20 cricket team as Dubai Capitals". gmrsports.in. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- "Dubai Capitals Home". ESPNcricinfo.
- "Dubai Capitals ready for ILT20 Season 3 with star-studded squad and strategic preparations". ANI News. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
- "ILT20 Points Table". ESPNCricinfo. 6 February 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- "Dubai Capitals Squad". crictracker.com. Retrieved 19 January 2024.