| Abu Dhabi T20 Trophy | |
| Fromdate: | 4 |
| Todate: | 6 October 2018 |
| Administrator: | Abu Dhabi Cricket |
| Cricket Format: | Twenty20 |
| Tournament Format: | Round-robin and final |
| Host: | United Arab Emirates |
| Count: | 1 |
| Participants: | 6 |
| Matches: | 7 |
| Most Runs: | Sohail Akhtar (Lahore Qalandars) (193) |
| Most Wickets: | Raja Farzan (Lahore Qalandars) (6) |
| Website: | abudhabit20.ae |
The Abu Dhabi T20 Trophy[1] was a 20-over cricket franchise tournament held in the United Arab Emirates.[2] It took place between 4 and 6 October 2018 at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium.[3] [1] [4] Six franchise teams took part in the first edition.[5] The International Cricket Council (ICC) sanctioned the competition in June 2018.[6]
Lahore Qalandars qualified for the final after winning both their games in Group A.[7] The Titans from South Africa also qualified for the final after winning both their games in Group B.[8] Lahore Qalandars won the title, after beating Titans by fifteen runs in the final.[9]
The tournament featured the following teams:[1] [10]
The following squads were announced for the tournament.
Titans' Heino Kuhn replaced Dean Elgar as he was added in South Africa's squad for the Zimbabwe ODI series.[15]
The following fixtures were confirmed:
| Team[16] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lahore Qalandars | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1.34 | 4 | |
| Yorkshire Vikings | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1.57 | 2 | |
| Hobart Hurricanes | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | –2.85 | 0 |
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| Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Titans | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +2.35 | 4 | |
| Boost Defenders | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | –0.18 | 2 | |
| Auckland Aces | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | –2.08 | 0 |
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