# Sharjah Warriorz

Sharjah Warriorz (founded as Sharjah Warriors) is a professional 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 Tim Southee, and coached by Johan Botha. The team's batting coach is JP Duminy.

## 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. 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.

## Current squad

* Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed |
| Batsmen |||||||
| Avishka Fernando | Sri Lanka | (1998-04-05) 5 April 1998 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2025 |
| Bhanuka Rajapaksa | Sri Lanka | (1991-10-24) 24 October 1991 (age 33) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | 2025 |
| Ethan D'Souza | United Arab Emirates | (2006-03-17) 17 March 2006 (age 18) | Left-handed | Right-arm off-break | 2025 |
| Jason Roy | England | (1990-07-21) 21 July 1990 (age 34) | Right-handed | — | 2025 |
| Rohan Mustafa | United Arab Emirates | (1998-10-07) 7 October 1998 (age 26) | Left-handed | Right-arm off-break | 2025 |
| All-rounders |||||||
| Daniel Sams | Australia | (1992-10-27) 27 October 1992 (age 32) | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2024 |
| Harmeet Singh Baddhan | United States | (1992-09-07) 7 September 1992 (age 32) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2025 |
| Karim Janat | Afghanistan | (1998-08-11) 11 August 1998 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2025 |
| Keemo Paul | West Indies | (1998-02-21) 21 February 1998 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2025 |
| Virandeep Singh | Malaysia | (1999-03-23) 23 March 1999 (age 25) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2025 |
| Wicket-keepers |||||||
| Johnson Charles | West Indies | (1989-01-14) 14 January 1989 (age 36) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2024 |
| Kusal Mendis | Sri Lanka | (1995-02-02) 2 February 1995 (age 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | 2024 |
| Matthew Wade | Australia | (1987-12-26) 26 December 1987 (age 37) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | 2025 |
| Tim Seifert | New Zealand | (1994-12-14) 14 December 1994 (age 30) | Right-handed | — | 2025 |
| Tom Kohler-Cadmore | England | (1994-08-19) 19 August 1994 (age 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | 2023 |
| Spin bowlers |||||||
| Adil Rashid | England | (1988-02-17) 17 February 1988 (age 37) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg-break | 2025 |
| Ashton Agar | Australia | (1993-10-14) 14 October 1993 (age 31) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2025 |
| Maheesh Theekshana | Sri Lanka | (2000-08-01) 1 August 2000 (age 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | 2024 |
| Peter Hatzoglou | Australia | (1998-11-27) 27 November 1998 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg-break | 2025 |
| Traveen Mathew | Sri Lanka | (2004-06-14) 14 June 2004 (age 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | 2025 |
| Pace bowlers |||||||
| Adam Milne | New Zealand | (1992-04-13) 13 April 1992 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2025 |
| Dilshan Madushanka | Sri Lanka | (2000-09-18) 18 September 2000 (age 24) | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2024 |
| Gus Atkinson | England | (1998-01-19) 19 January 1998 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2025 |
| Junaid Siddique | United Arab Emirates | (1992-12-06) 6 December 1992 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2023 |
| Muhammad Jawadullah | United Arab Emirates | (1999-03-12) 12 March 1999 (age 25) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2023 |
| Tim Southee | New Zealand | (1988-12-11) 11 December 1988 (age 36) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2025 |

## Statistics and seasons

| Year | Played | Wins | Losses | Tied/NR |
| 2023 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| 2025 |
| Source: ESPNCricinfo |||||
Note:
* NR indicates No result.
* Abandoned matches are indicated as no result.

### Seasons

| Year | League standing | Final standing |
| 2023 | 5th | 5th |
| 2024 | 6th out of 6 | 6th Place |

## Administration and support staff

| Position | Name |
| Head coach | JP Duminy |
| Batting coach | Grant Flower |
| Fielding & assistant coach | Ian Westwood |
| Team director | Ramakrishnan Sridhar |

## Coaching history

* Johan Botha (2023-2024)