Sharjah Warriorz — Squad, Results & ILT20 Season 5

Captain

James Vince

Coach

Adrian Birrell

Home ground

Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah (7 of 10 league matches)

Titles

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Sharjah Warriorz are one of two sides never to have won the ILT20, and Season 5 is their next chance to fix that. The formula has not changed much: James Vince captains, Adrian Birrell coaches, and the team is built around spin and a home ground that suits it.

The spin attack is the best in the league on paper. Adil Rashid, Mohammad Nabi, Sikandar Raza and Waqar Salamkheil give the Warriorz four front-line spinners, and George Linde and Logan van Beek add more. At the top, Vince and Tom Banton set the tempo.

The base is Sharjah, and the schedule is the kindest home draw in the league: seven of the ten league matches are at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, including the opener against Gulf Giants on 22 November. No other side plays seven at home.

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The strength is the spin and the home ground. Sharjah’s small boundaries suit the Warriorz’ batters, and four front-line spinners on a used pitch in December is a combination no other side can match. Seven home matches means the season is won or lost in Sharjah.

The question is the pace attack. Adam Milne and Richard Gleeson are quality, but both have had injury-hit seasons, and beyond them the seam bowling is thin. If either quick misses games, the spinners have to cover the powerplay as well as the middle — and that stretches even this attack.

Watch the opener. Sharjah Warriorz against Gulf Giants on 22 November is the first afternoon match of the season, at home, against the side with the most feared top order in the league. It is the perfect test of the Warriorz’ plan: spin against power, in their own backyard.

Twenty-two players are verified for Season 5 in the ILT20 squads file. The squad leans on experience — Vince, Nabi, Raza, Rashid, Adam Milne and Richard Gleeson — with UAE players including Junaid Siddique, Tanish Suri and Ali Aamer Naseer.

The list shows the 22 players verified for Season 5 in the ILT20 squads file (checked 30 October 2026). Roles shown are the player’s usual role; a dash means the role is not confirmed for this squad. Captain: James Vince. Head coach: Adrian Birrell. Base: Sharjah.

There is no points table yet — the season starts on 21 November. The format is simple: six teams, each plays ten league matches, a win is worth 2 points, and the top four reach the playoffs. In a six-team league, five or six wins usually books a playoff place; four wins leaves a side depending on net run rate and other results. With seven home matches in Sharjah, the Warriorz’ path to the playoffs is the clearest of any side still chasing a first title.

The full standings, once play starts, are on the ILT20 Points Table page, and every result is on the ILT20 Results page. SialTV will update this page after every match day, through the final.