Dubai Capitals is a

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franchise

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team based in

Dubai Dubai (Help:IPA/English, /duːˈbaɪ/ Help:Pronunciation respelling key, ''doo-BYE''; Modern Standard Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic: ; Emirati Arabic, Emirati Arabic: , Romanization of Arabic, romanized: Help:IPA/English, /diˈbej/) is the Lis ...

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that competes in the International League T20 tournament since 2023. The team's home-ground is the

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. The team is coached by Hemang Badani. The franchise is owned by the

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History

In August 2022, the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) announced the establishment of the International League T20, a

Cricket competition to be started in 2023. The teams for the competition, representing 6 different cities of

, including

, were put up on auction in UAE in September 2022. The

franchise was purchased was revealed that

Delhi Capitals The Delhi Capitals, formerly the Delhi Daredevils, also known as DC, are a professional Twenty20 cricket team based in Delhi that competes in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The franchise is owned by GMR Group and JSW Sports. Its home groun ...

, led by JSW Sports will be owning a team in the league. The team unveiled their logo and jersey in January 2023, through their social media handles.

Seasons

* C: champions * RU: runner-up * SF team qualified for the semi-final stage of the competition

Season summary

Note: * NR indicates No result. * Abandoned matches are indicated as no result. *Source: Dubai Capitals

Current squad

* Players with international caps are listed in bold

Administration and support staff

Honours

*Champion: 1 **

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*Runners-up: **

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Kit manufacturers and sponsors

References

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