Andre Fletcher

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Andre Fletcher

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Abu Dhabi Knight Riders

The veteran keeper-batter

Fletcher is a right-handed wicketkeeper-batter from Grenada, and at 38 he is one of the most experienced players in the Knight Riders squad. He keeps wicket, opens the batting, and has done both at the highest level: he was part of the West Indies side that won the 2016 T20 World Cup.

His ILT20 history runs deep. He played for MI Emirates in the league's early seasons — scoring a fifty against the Knight Riders in January 2023 — and he knows these grounds better than almost any overseas player in the competition. The Knight Riders have three wicketkeepers in the squad, with Fletcher, Lorcan Tucker and Michael Pepper, so his place is not guaranteed; but his experience of winning T20 tournaments, and of batting in the UAE, is exactly what a side still chasing its first ILT20 title needs in its dressing room.

Career so far

Fletcher made his West Indies debut in 2008 and has played more than 50 T20Is, winning the 2016 T20 World Cup in India. He has been a franchise cricketer for well over a decade, playing in the Caribbean Premier League, the Bangladesh Premier League and the ILT20.

His T20 game is built on power at the top of the order and clean striking through the off side, and he has kept wicket in most of his franchise sides. In the ILT20 he has played for MI Emirates, where he was a regular in the side that reached the Season 4 final, and his move to the Knight Riders for Season 5 puts him in a new dressing room with a familiar job: open, keep, and help a young side believe it can win the whole thing.

The keeping group around him

Three keepers, one pair of gloves — and the contest between them is one of the most interesting selection battles in the squad. Tucker is Ireland's first-choice keeper and a proven international batter, Pepper is the young English keeper who hits the ball hard at the top of the order, and Fletcher is the veteran.

Only one of the three can keep in any given game, so Fletcher's path to the eleven is through his batting as much as his gloves. If the Knight Riders want experience at the top — a man who has won a World Cup and batted in the UAE for years — Fletcher is the pick. If they want youth, Pepper or Tucker get the nod. That competition is healthy for a side that needs every spot earned.

What’s next

Fletcher's first chance to stake his claim comes early: Dubai Capitals on 22 November, then MI Emirates twice in five days in Abu Dhabi. The full list of every ILT20 fixture is on the ILT20 Schedule.

• Match 3 — Dubai Capitals: Sunday 22 November 2026, evening session, Dubai.
• Match 7 — MI Emirates: Thursday 26 November 2026, evening session, Abu Dhabi.
• Match 11 — Sharjah Warriorz: Sunday 29 November 2026, afternoon session, Abu Dhabi.
• Match 13 — MI Emirates: Monday 30 November 2026, evening session, Abu Dhabi.
• Match 15 — Desert Vipers: Wednesday 2 December 2026, afternoon session, Abu Dhabi.
• Match 17 — Gulf Giants: Thursday 3 December 2026, evening session, Dubai.
• Match 19 — Gulf Giants: Saturday 5 December 2026, evening session, Abu Dhabi.
• Match 24 — Sharjah Warriorz: Wednesday 9 December 2026, evening session, Sharjah.
• Match 27 — Desert Vipers: Saturday 12 December 2026, evening session, Dubai.
• Match 30 — Dubai Capitals: Monday 14 December 2026, evening session, Abu Dhabi.
• Playoffs: Qualifier 1 on Tuesday 16 December, the Eliminator on Wednesday 17 December, Qualifier 2 on Friday 18 December, and the final on Sunday 20 December in Dubai.

Follow every ILT20 result as it happens on SialTV, with the points table updated after every match day.