Johnson Charles

Who is Johnson Charles?

Johnson Charles is a St Lucian opening batter who won the T20 World Cup with the West Indies in both 2012 and 2016. He is a veteran of franchise leagues and has played for many sides around the world.

He is a powerful hitter at the top of the order who looks to attack in the powerplay, especially through the off side and over the top. He has scored one of the fastest T20I hundreds by a West Indies batter.

As Akcel United Kabul's Platinum signing, he is the headline overseas batter and is expected to open and set fast starts for the Kabul side.

Johnson has played 69 T20 internationals and 58 ODIs for West Indies. In T20 internationals he has 1,525 T20I runs at a strike rate of 129.01.

Johnson Charles's role at Akcel United Kabul

Johnson is Akcel United Kabul's Platinum signing, the top draft category, with a confirmed fee of $100,000. Platinum players are the headline overseas or star picks, so he is expected to play every game and win matches on his own. Other batters in the squad include Imran Mir, Hazratullah Zazai, Uzairullah Niazai and Baheer Shah Mehboob.

T20 record explained

With the bat, Johnson scores at a strike rate of 133.36 in T20 cricket, which is attacking by T20 standards, and averages 26.84. He has hit 421 sixes and 804 fours, about one six every 1.0 innings. His best is 119, with 4 hundreds and 48 fifties.

With the ball, Johnson has taken 5 T20 wickets at an average of 14.6 and an economy rate of 8.93, which is on the expensive side, the cost of attacking for wickets for the format. He strikes once every 9.8 balls and his best figures are 1/5.

Johnson Charles batting stats

Johnson Charles bowling stats

"All T20s" covers T20 internationals plus domestic and franchise T20 cricket. Stats from EntitySport, refreshed daily.

How UAE conditions suit him

For batters, Sharjah has some of the shortest boundaries in international cricket, which rewards power, while the bigger grounds in Dubai and Abu Dhabi reward batters who rotate the strike against spin. Dew in the 7:30 PM GST games often makes chasing easier.

Akcel United Kabul fixtures

Where to watch Johnson Charles in the league stage (tentative, times in GST). Full dates on the APL 2026-27 schedule.

Match	Date	Opponent	Venue
3	Tue, 29 Dec, 7:30 PM	Team PaktiaPAK	Dubai International Stadium, Dubai
5	Thu, 31 Dec, 7:30 PM	Nangarhar CosmicNAN	Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
7	Fri, 1 Jan, 7:30 PM	Team BalkhBAL	Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
9	Sat, 2 Jan, 7:30 PM	Kandahar WarriorsKAN	Dubai International Stadium, Dubai
13	Wed, 6 Jan, 7:30 PM	Team PaktiaPAK	Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
15	Fri, 8 Jan, 3:30 PM	Nangarhar CosmicNAN	Dubai International Stadium, Dubai
17	Sat, 9 Jan, 3:30 PM	Kandahar WarriorsKAN	Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
19	Sun, 10 Jan, 7:30 PM	Team BalkhBAL	Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah

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Last updated 13 November 2026