Sharjah Warriors’ Tom Kohler-Cadmore Credits Coaches for Exciting Approach in ILT20

ND Prashant
13 Jan 2025
17:27

England's wicket-keeper batsman Tom Kohler-Cadmore was the star of Sharjah Warriors' first win in the International League (IL) T20 as they got the better of Gulf Giants in their first match of the season.

Tom Kohler-Cadmore celebrates Sharjah Warriors' three wickets win against the Gulf Giants in Dubai
Tom Kohler-Cadmore celebrates Sharjah Warriors' three wickets win against the Gulf Giants in Dubai

Kohler-Cadmore struck a blazing 83 not out from 56 balls and shared a 105-run partnership with Rohan Mustafa (45) to help the Sharjah Warriors make a superb start to Season 3 of ILT20 as they won by three wickets against the Gulf Giants in Dubai.

In what was a highly entertaining contest at the Dubai International Stadium, the Sharjah Warriors were spurred on by captain Tim Southee’s three wickets as Gulf Giants made 174/7 in 20 overs.

Kohler-Cadmore, who opened the innings, batted right through and took the team over the line with the final delivery of the game. Needing 10 runs off the last six balls to win the match, Kohler-Cadmore helped them reach 175/7 in 20 overs by making two runs off the last ball.

Delighted with his performance and crediting the coaching staff for the change in his approach to the game, he said:

Tom Kohler-Cadmore
It is amazing to start the tournament with a win, and a close one too. It was great to get off with a start. We would have been devastated if we messed that up. I wanted to take full responsibility for the last over. There’s been a couple of close games already, and we are expecting more of the same this season.

Talking about the thought process during the chase, the England batter said:

Tom Kohler-Cadmore
We had a clear message, and that was to go out there and take the game on, and we did that from the beginning as well. It is quite exciting to be part of a team that has so much freedom and we can take the game on. I think our team’s really exciting and there’s a lot of freedom allowed to us, and that I think is down to JP Duminy and the rest of the coaches, who have given us the license to go out there and express ourselves.

Kohler-Cadmore, who finished as the player of the match, smashed six boundaries, and four maximums during his innings. That apart, he claimed a couple of important catches as well.

Speaking about his star performer on the day, captain Southee said:

Tom Kohler-Cadmore
The way Tom Kohler-Cadmore batted tonight was brilliant. We have a deep batting line-up, and you see the value of taking wickets consistently. It was nice to get on the right side of this result though.

The England opener is not alien to the UAE and admittedly enjoys his cricket here as well. Reflecting on his time in UAE, he said:

Tom Kohler-Cadmore
I think Dubai and the UAE is an amazing place and the fans too are brilliant, as are the general conditions for us. The Sharjah Warriors set-up is fantastic too, and coming here, it’s one of my highlights of the year. It’s a shame the tournament isn’t a little bit longer actually.
Tom Kohler-Cadmore
I just want to be able to go out and perform and win games for my team, that’s all I want to do, any time I enter the field, I want to try and win matches for my team,” the hard-hitting right-hand batter signed off.
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