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
- C: champions
- RU: runner-up
- SF team qualified for the semi-final stage of the competition
Season summary
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
Administration and support staff
Honours
- Champion: 1
- 2025
- Runners-up:
- 2024
Kit manufacturers and sponsors
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, February 6, 2023, retrieved June 10, 2023^
- Dubai Capitals Squad crictracker.com, retrieved 2024-01-19^