The Abu Dhabi Knight Riders had claimed their debut ILT20 Season 3 victory as they got rid of Sharjah Warriorz by 30 runs in the Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi. Jason Holder got four wickets for just 23 runs and David Willey returned with three wickets for 19 runs to keep them at 159/5. Batting first, and unbroken 50 runs partnership in the final overs between Andre Russell and Laurie Evans helped the Knight Riders register 159/5 as Kyle Mayers put on