Sheikh Zayed Stadium Pitch Report For ADKR vs SWR ILT20 2025 Match

Abhinav Tyagi

Sheikh Zayed Stadium- (Source:@Johns/X.com)Sheikh Zayed Stadium- (Source:@Johns/X.com)

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On Wednesday, January 15, Abu Dhabi Knight Riders will lock horns against Sharjah Warriorz in ILT20. The famous Sheikh Zayed Stadium will host the much-awaited match. Both teams have played just a solitary match so far in the tournament. 

Sharjah are placed third on the table with a win in the first match, while the Knight Riders faced a defeat and are placed last. Ahead of the crucial match, let us look at how the pitch will behave and what it has to offer for the batters and the bowlers. 

Sheikh Zayed Stadium Stats And Records In ILT20 2025

Criterion
Data
Matches played2
Matches won batting 1st1
Matches won bowling 1st1
Average 1st innings score176.5
Average 2nd innings score 174.5

Sheikh Zayed Stadium Pitch Report: Is It Batting Or Bowling Friendly?

It is the perfect place to be if you are a batter. The surface offers nice bounce and the ball comes nicely onto the bat to score big runs. It is the start of the season and the surface will have demons on it. The seamers would not also be effective and the spinners too will get least assistance on this strip. 

Interestingly, the pitch will be same in both innings and since it is an afternoon game, there will be no dew. Further, looking at how the stats have been for the ongoing season, a team that wins the toss wouldn't mind chasing here. 

Players To Watch Out For At Sheikh Zayed Stadium

Phil Salt

  • Phil Salt looked in amazing touch in his previous match where he played a valuable knock of unbeaten 71 (49). He will be looking to replicate his last match heroics and there is no doubting his class in the shortest format of the game. 

Andre Rusell

  • The West Indian power house is also making noise in ILT20 as the all-rounder scored a quickfire 30 (14) and also picked up a wicket. While, ADKR lost their first match, but Russell looked in solid touch and would eye to repeat that against the Warriors. 

Tim Southee

The surface at the Sheikh Zayed stadium won't be helping the bowlers much but one star who can make a case for himself is Tim Southee. The former New Zealand international displayed his class against Gulf Giants when he registered a three-wicket haul.