Haider Ali

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Haider Ali

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Dubai Capitals

A local batter the champions kept

Haider Ali plays for the United Arab Emirates and has been part of the Dubai Capitals set-up in previous ILT20 seasons, including the 2025-26 edition, where he appeared for the Capitals in the Eliminator against Abu Dhabi Knight Riders and bowled four overs in that match. That versatility — a batter in the squad list who has also been trusted with the ball in a knockout game — is part of why the Capitals used their right-to-match card on him rather than letting him go at the auction.

• Role: Batter
• Team: Dubai Capitals
• Batting: TBC
• Bowling: TBC

The published records do not confirm his batting and bowling styles, so this page leaves them out. What the record does show is a player the champions have kept for a reason: local, experienced in this league, and able to fill more than one role when the side needs it. In a 22-man squad built around overseas stars, the UAE players decide how flexible the eleven can be.

The right-to-match decision

The right-to-match card is the clearest signal a franchise can send about a player: it says we would rather match the market than lose him. The Capitals used theirs on Haider Ali at $38,000, a modest fee that reflects his role — squad depth and local cover — rather than a starting place. But squad depth wins short tournaments: ten league matches in 24 days means injuries and dips in form are certain, and the players who step in decide whether a side stays in the top four.

His most likely path into the eleven is as a replacement batter if one of the overseas top order is unavailable, or as an extra batting option on a flat Dubai pitch. Either way, he trains with the squad from day one, and the Capitals' history suggests local players who are ready get their chance.

The UAE core behind the stars

Every ILT20 eleven needs its UAE players, and the Capitals' group — Haider Ali, Aayan Afzal Khan, Zuhaib Zubair, Masood ul Rahman Gurbaz and Anudeep Chenthamara — is the part of the squad that decides whether the champions can keep their overseas stars fresh. Haider Ali is the batter of that group, the one who can step into the middle order without changing the shape of the side.

What’s next

The champions open at home, and Haider Ali starts the season as the local batting cover: Abu Dhabi Knight Riders on Sunday 22 November, in the evening in Dubai.

• Match 3 — vs Abu Dhabi Knight Riders: Sunday 22 November 2026, evening session, Dubai.
• Match 6 — vs Desert Vipers: Wednesday 25 November 2026, evening session, Dubai.
• Match 8 — vs Sharjah Warriorz: Friday 27 November 2026, evening session, Sharjah.

Qualifier 1 is on Tuesday 16 December, the Eliminator on Wednesday 17 December, Qualifier 2 on Friday 18 December in Sharjah, and the final on Sunday 20 December in Dubai.

See the ILT20 Schedule page for every fixture in the season. Results land on SialTV as they happen, with the points table updated after every match day.