ADKR vs SWR Dream11 Prediction, Match 25, International League T20 Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Updates

Abu Dhabi Knight Riders are set to face the Sharjah Warriorz in match No. 25 of the International League T20 (ILT20) 2025-26 at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, on Monday, December 22.

By CricTracker Staff

Updated - 22 Dec 2025, 11:45 IST

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Preview

In the 25th T20 match of the ILT20 2025-26, Abu Dhabi Knight Riders (ADKR) are set to face the Sharjah Warriorz (SWR). Abu Dhabi Knight Riders have not performed well in this season, winning 3 out of the 8 games. Moreover, they didn’t do well in the last game against the MI Emirates and lost the game by 35 runs. In batting, Alex Hales and Brandon McMullen performed well for them, scoring 40 and 64 runs, respectively. While Ajay Kumar took two wickets in bowling.

On the other hand, Sharjah Warriorz also did not perform well in this season and won just 2 games out of 7. They also lost the previous game against the Desert Vipers by 4 wickets. Tom Abell performed well with the bat for them and scored 35 runs. While Taskin Ahmed took two wickets.

Match Information

Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs Sharjah Warriorz, Match 25

International League T20, 22 Dec 2025, Mon, 8:00 PM IST ,Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

Broadcast

Fancode

Live Stream

Fancode

Weather Report

Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

Clear

22.0°C

48% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

Abu Dhabi Knight Riders

L
W
W
L
L

Sharjah Warriorz

L
L
W
W
L

Players Stats in current Series

1

Alex Hales

ADKR - bat

213 Runs

8 Matches

2

Liam Livingstone

ADKR - ALL-ROUNDER

200 Runs

8 Matches

3

Alishan Sharafu

ADKR - bat

182 Runs

8 Matches

157 Runs

7 Matches

140 Runs

8 Matches

6

Philip Salt

ADKR - wk

136 Runs

7 Matches

1

Tim David

SWR - bat

204.44

3 Matches

2

Dwaine Pretorius

SWR - ALL-ROUNDER

181.03

6 Matches

3

Tim Southee

SWR - bowl

166.67

3 Matches

4

Andre Russell

ADKR - all

162.65

7 Matches

158.33

2 Matches

6

Liam Livingstone

ADKR - ALL-ROUNDER

155.04

8 Matches

1

Ajay Kumar

ADKR - bowl

12 Wkts

8 Matches

2

Jason Holder

ADKR - ALL-ROUNDER

8 Wkts

6 Matches

3

Adil Rashid

SWR - bowl

8 Wkts

7 Matches

4

Piyush Chawla

ADKR - all

8 Wkts

5 Matches

5

Andre Russell

ADKR - all

7 Wkts

7 Matches

6

Sikandar Raza

SWR - all

6 Wkts

7 Matches

1

Jason Holder

ADKR - ALL-ROUNDER

6.95

6 Matches

2

Sikandar Raza

SWR - all

7.00

7 Matches

3

Adil Rashid

SWR - bowl

7.37

7 Matches

4

Sunil Narine

ADKR - all

7.43

8 Matches

5

Harmeet Singh

SWR - bowl

7.60

3 Matches

6

Ajay Kumar

ADKR - bowl

8.00

8 Matches

Probable Playing XI

Abu Dhabi Knight Riders

PD Salt (wk), A Sharafu, Sherfane Rutherford, SP Narine, AD Russell, B McMullen, Jason Holder (C), LS Livingstone, A Kumar, OP Stone, Piyush Chawla

Bench : Abdul Manan Ali, MS Pepper, UBT Chand, AD Hales, Adnan Idrees, I A Shah, SC van Schalkwyk, GHS Garton, Khary Pierre, M Chowdary

Sharjah Warriorz

Johnson Charles, T Kohler-Cadmore, TB Abell, James Rew, Sikandar Raza (C), Dinesh Karthik (wk), Dwaine Pretorius, Harmeet Singh, Taskin Ahmed, AU Rashid, Wasim Akram

Bench : Tim David, Ethan Dsouza, Raees Ahmed Ayan, Mohammed Aslam, NA Sowter, Tim Southee, SN Netravalkar, SS Ranjane, Jayden Seales, Junaid Siddique, R Ngarava, Abdul Khan, M Theekshana, Matheesha Pathirana, W Tarakhil, MS Chapman, K Mendis, Muhammad Saghir Khan

Injury and availability news

(Will be added when there is an update)

Pitch Report

The pitch at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi is generally offered with a balanced surface. The pitch was a bit slow in the first few matches, but now conditions have become favourable for batting. The average score at this stadium in the last four matches has been 165. Dew can have a significant impact on the second innings, so the captain winning the toss will prefer to bowl first.

55%

Pace Bowling

45%

Spin Bowling

60%

Batting Pitch

159

Average Score

40%

Bowling Pitch

Player Picks

9
C

Alex Hales ADKR | BAT

Alex Hales is an excellent British batter who is in great form this year. Moreover, he scored 40 runs in 27 balls in the previous game against the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders. He is definitely a key player for the Knight Riders.

8.5
VC

Tom Abell SWR | BAT

Tom Abell is an excellent T20 batsman and is currently in excellent form. He has scored 108 runs in the last three innings. Furthermore, in his most recent game against the Desert Vipers, he scored 35* runs.

6

Alishan Sharafu ADKR | BAT

Alishan Sharafu is the UAE's top-order young batsman, having scored 203 runs with an average of 29 in the last ten matches and a strike rate of above 131. Furthermore, he performed well in the recent past.

9

Sikandar Raza SWR | ALL

Zimbabwe all-rounder Sikandar Raza has been in outstanding form. Furthermore, he took a wicket in the previous game against the Desert Vipers. He will undoubtedly be a vital player for the Warriorz this season.

6.5

Ajay Kumar ADKR | BOWL

Ajay Kumar is an excellent bowler from UAE. He took 12 wickets in the last 8 games. Moreover he also took two wickets in the last game against MI Emirates.

7

Tom Kohler-Cadmore SWR | WK

Kohler-Cadmore is an excellent T20 batter, having helped his team win many crucial matches with outstanding performance. Moreover, he scored 264 runs in the last 10 games.

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8

Ethan Dsouza

SWR | BAT

6.5

Harmeet Singh

SWR | BOWL

Teams will be updated after Toss

Last Updated On - Dec 22 2025 11:45 AM

Players
11/11

Team 1

ADKR

6 : 5

SWR

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15/100

Mega League
Johnson Charles

7

Tom Kohler-Cadmore

7

Philip Salt

6.5

Tom Abell
C

8.5

Alishan Sharafu

6

Brandon McMullen
VC

8.5

Alex Hales

9

Piyush Chawla

9.5

Sikandar Raza

9

Ajay Kumar

6.5

Adil Rashid

7.5

Players
11/11

Team 1

ADKR

7 : 4

SWR

Credits Left
13/100

Head To Head
Tom Kohler-Cadmore

7

Philip Salt
C

6.5

Tom Abell

8.5

Alishan Sharafu

6

Brandon McMullen

8.5

Alex Hales

9

Sikandar Raza
VC

9

Jason Holder

8.5

Andre Russell

9

Taskin Ahmed

8.5

Ajay Kumar

6.5

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