Rawalakot Hawks have won the toss and elected to bat first against Muzaffarabad Tigers in the seventh match of Kashmir Premier League (KPL) first edition at the Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium.
Squad:
Muzaffarabad Tigers:
Mohammad Hafeez (icon player), Tillakaratne Dilshan, Sohail Tanvir, Sohaib Maqsood, Mohammad Wasim, Arshad Iqbal, Zeeshan Ashraf, Sohail Akhtar, Usama Mir, Anwar Ali, Arsalan Arif, Tahir Hussain, Inzamam Ul Haq, Usman Arshad, Taimoor Sultan
Rawalakot Hawks:
Shahid Afridi (icon player), Matt Prior, Mohammad Hasnain, Hussain Talat, Ahmed Shehzad, Danish Aziz, Waqas Maqsood, Zafar Gohar, Bismillah Khan, M. Imran Randhawa, Kashir Ali, Faisal Ali, Zaman Khan, Samiullah Afridi, Shahid Ilyas
Mirpur Royals won the match against Overseas Warriors by five wickets in the first edition of the Kashmir Premier League (KPL) at the Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium.
Earlier, Overseas Warriors won the toss and elected to bat first against Mirpur Royals.
Squads:
Overseas Warriors: Nasir Nawaz, Uthman Ali Khan, Haider Ali, Azam Khan (Wk), Imad Wasim (C), Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Haris, Agha Salman, Sohail Khan, Mohammad Musal, M.Abbas Afridi
Mirpur Royals: Shoaib Malik (C), Mukhtar Ahmed, Sharjeel Khan, Muhammad Akhlaq (Wk), Khushdil Shah, Ammad Butt, Kashif Bhatti, Salman Irshad, Abrar Ahmed, Shadab Majeed, Sameen Gul Afridi
Overseas Warriors won the toss and elected to bat first but started off pretty low as their first wicket fall after scoring 22 runs. Kamran Ghulam remained the top scorer of the first innings with 47 runs off 35 balls. Azam Khan scored 32 runs off 40 balls. At the end of 20 overs, Overseas … Read more
On the fourth match of the Kashmir Premier League (KPL), Bagh Stallions sets a target of 212 while batting first against Mirpur Royals. Earlier Bagh Stallions won the toss and elected to bat first. On the batting side, Stallions skipper Shan Masood showed splendid performance by scoring 78 runs off 45 balls. Asad Shafique also … Read more
Latest KPL Points Table 2021. The inaugural season of the Kashmir Premier League commenced on 6th August 2021. It is a franchise Twenty20 cricket league. Six teams will contest in a 10-day cricketing event beginning on August 6th till August 17th 2021 in Muzaffarabad. KPL teams include Kotli Lions, Rawalakot Hawks, Mirpur Royals, Muzaffarabad Tigers, … Read more
Today the players of the national T20 squad will join their respective Kashmir Premier League’s (KPL) teams as the mega cricket event is all set to begin at the Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium.
‘Imad Wasim’ and ‘Azam Khan’ will join the squad of ‘Overseas Warriors’. Former South African cricketer ‘Herschelle Gibbs’ is also arriving in Pakistan today to join the tournament.
‘Mohammad Hafeez’ will join the squad of ‘Muzaffarabad Tigers’ as the skipper of the team.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has allowed only the non-centralized players to play in the event.
The players with the central contract did not get NOC from the cricket board to participate in the KPL.
Five pitches at the Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium are prepared for the match, for broadcasting twenty-two HD cameras, Drone Cameras will be used with floodlights.
LED Flex technology will also be used for the KPL matches for the first time in Pakistan and in past, this technology is only been used in matches played in England. All the matches are day and night fixtures
Earlier, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) ask players and other staff not to participate in KPL and ask the International Cricket Council (ICC) to not recognize the tournament, on this ICC responded that they would do no such thing as the KPL does not fall in their dominion.
The Opening Season of the Kashmir Premier League (KPL) is ready to begin on 4th August 2021, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is the Administrator of the KPL. Therefore PCB announces the start date of 6th August Because Pakistan Super League (PSL) reschedules from 1st June.
Initially, the event was held in May but PSL was not yet completed so PCB postponed the Schedule.
It will be the very first Season of the KPL. So the Anthem Song of KPL was released in February.
The Tournament will feature Kashmiri Cricketers along with Pakistan International Cricketers. It will be an Advantage for Young Kashmiri Cricketers to play with Pakistan International Crickets.
PCB announces that International Cricketers will join KPL from Second Edition.
KPL (Pakistan) Anthem Song
Anthem Song of KPL 2021 was released on 16th February. KPL’s official anthem song Released on the official Youtube Channel of KPL. So the official Anthem Song will be available on the Social Media Platforms of the KPL. This song is sung by popular Pakistani Musician Rahat Fateh Ali Khan while it is directed by Shaan Shahid.
The video of Anthem Song features Shahid Afridi a popular Pakistani cricket player. Shahid and Pakistani Celebrities are the Brand ambassadors of KPL (Pakistan) 2021. Also for the Charity Foundation KPL has partnered with Shahid Afridi Foundation
KPL Pakistan All Team Squads
In the Opening Season of KPL (Pakistan), 2021 total of Six teams will feature. Five teams will represent the different cities based in Azaad Kashmir Region. While Team Overseas Warriors will represent Kashmiri outside of Pakistan.
Pakistan International Cricketers will likely be the ICON of six Different Teams. The Captain and Playing XI of Each team will announce very soon. PCB will release all the official Announcements very soon.
The 39-year-old all-rounder, Shoaib Malik, asked fans to watch and support their favorite teams, while ensuring that the tournament will be one of its kind, ahead of the start of KPL. “Keep supporting all the teams in the Kashmir Premier League. Come to the stadium and watch the matches. Enjoy the matches. Support the teams … Read more
The Kashmir Premier League (KPL) franchises made supplementary additions in the squads at the last minute due to the absence of a few local and foreign cricketers. Bagh Stallions have snapped talented all-rounder Aamer Yamin in the Gold category. The franchise will be without their overseas player wicket-keeper batsman Phil Mustard. Meanwhile, Mirpur Royals have … Read more
The draft ceremony of the first edition of the Kashmir Premier League (KPL) will take place on March 24 in the capital Islamabad. KPL is all set to start on May 16th in Muzaffarabad cricket stadium. All the local players will be available to join in the inaugural edition of the league. KPL president Arif … Read more
Ex- Pakistani star cricketer Shahid Afridi will lead Muzaffarabad Tigers in the inaugural edition of Kashmir Premier League (KPL). Shahid has been appointed as the skipper and president by franchise Muzaffarabad Tigers. Shahid Afridi said in a statement that, “I am honored to become the president of KPL. I have never felt such gratitude being … Read more
The Central Crime Branch (CCB) arrested two cricketers from Karnataka Premier League (KPL) who were allegedly involved in match-fixing scandal. According to Indian media, the two arrested in T20 match-fixing scandal are Bellary Tuskers, Captain CM Gautam and player Abrar Kazi. The two are accused of spot-fixing in the KPL finals which was played between … Read more
