Sharjah Cricket Stadium Pitch Report For SWR vs DC ILT20 2025 Match

Aashay Chopade

Sharjah Cricket Stadium (Source:@SanjuSamsonFP/X.com)Sharjah Cricket Stadium (Source:@SanjuSamsonFP/X.com)

The third edition of the International League T20 is now into its eighth game and the caravan has moved to Sharjah for the first time this season. The home team, Sharjah Warriorz will take on Delhi Capitals in this encounter and it promises to be quality match with both teams looking to take that upward flight on the points table.

Both the teams started off the season with a win, but lost their second match and would be eyeing to make a comeback in this game. Dubai Capitals won the first game courtesy a brilliant bowling performance while in the second game, despite a century from Shai Hope, Capitals fell short. They need their middle order to fire and score more runs while Sharjah Warriorz would also like to improve their batting.

The conditions would be different in Sharjah compared to Dubai and let's see how the wicket will behave for the clash between two quality teams.

Sharjah Cricket Stadium Stats And Records In T20s

Criterion
Data
Matches Played38
Matches won batting first
23
Matches won batting second15
Average 1st Innings total151
Average 2nd Innings total124.4

Sharjah Cricket Stadium Pitch Report: Is It Batting Or Bowling Friendly?

The Sharjah Cricket Stadium has generally produced good batting decks and there have been plenty of high scores at this ground over the years. When the pitches are fresh, the batters generally can hit through the line and with short boundaries on offer, it gets easy to notch up big scores. 

So, this being the first game of the season at Sharjah, the wicket is expected to be true and from the fantasy point of view, top order batters would be handy and overall there have been 17 scores between 150 to 199 in 38 matches in first innings. The spinners are likely to play some part as the game progresses, but with the wicket expected to be fresh, the batters will dominate the proceedings. 

Team have won more matches batting first at this ground, but many of those games have been played on used wickets. In this game though, the wicket would be fresh and so chasing can be a good option with short boundaries and good batting deck on offer.

Players To Watch Out For At Sharjah Cricket Stadium

Shai Hope

The West Indian star smashed a century in the last game against MI Emirates and has been a consistent run-scorer over the years. He has been prolific in the ODI format, but his T20 game has also improved in the last year or so and is likely to deliver again on the pitch that is expected to be good for batting.

Tom Kohler-Cadmore

The Englishman started off the season with a bang and managed to take his team over the line with his fantastic 83 off 56 balls. So, he has the confidence under his belt and has good record in the league with 559 runs in 21 matches at an average of 32.88 and strike-rate touching 154. So, he is surely a player to watch out on a boundary-hitting ground like Sharjah.

Sikandar Raza

The Dubai Capitals skipper is a world-class all-rounder and has the ability to win the games for his side both with the bat and ball. He has not fired in this season so far but has an average of over 30 in the league and has 16 wickets as well. He is due for a big performance and Sharjah could be a ground where he finds his mojo with the bat.