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KPL 2022: Ahmed Shahzad named captain of Rawalakot Hawks

Ahmed Shahzad

Ahmed Shahzad will lead defending champions Rawalakot Hawks in the second season of the KPL. The glittering trophy will be fought over by seven teams: Hawks, Janbaz, Mirpur Royals, Muzaffarabad Tigers, Kotli Lions, Overseas Warriors, and Bagh Stallions. Ahmed Shahzad, a right-handed opener, will lead the reigning champion Rawalakot Hawks in the second season of … Read more

It’s officially here! Listen KPL anthem featuring Shahid Afridi here

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The 2nd edition of the Kashmir Premier League (KPL) is around the corner and the franchises are gearing up to entertain the crowd. Pakistan’s next biggest cricket festival will go live on August 6 and will go on till Independence Day. The draft for season 2 was held a few days back. The fans will … Read more

KPL clears all issues of players regarding inaugural season

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KPL has paid all the compensation to the players. Asif was named man of the match in the final of the inaugural season. The next edition will be played from August 1-14. The Kashmir Premier League (KPL) announced on Monday that it has paid all franchise players for the inaugural season. According to the information, the … Read more

Four KPL franchises submit complaint letter to PCB regarding event management

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KPL franchises submit a complaint regarding management. The franchises were not given their share of the inaugural event. KPL will be played from August 1-14. Four franchises of the Kashmir Premier League (KPL) have sent the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) a letter of complaint regarding the event’s management. The four franchises — Muzaffarabad Tigers, Bagh … Read more

Shan Masood named Derbyshire skipper for Vitality Blast

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Pakistan left-hand batsman Shan Masood has been named captain of the Derbyshire County Cricket Club for the upcoming Vitality Blast. The club took it to Twitter and shared the new development. 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐓𝟐𝟎 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧!@shani_official has been named as Derbyshire Falcons captain for the upcoming @VitalityBlast 🙌 Congratulations, Shan 👏 Read ⤵️ — Derbyshire CCC … Read more

KPL 2022: Will Virat Kohli feature in second edition of tournament?

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Arif Malik, the president of the Kashmir Premier League (KPL), and Rashid Latif, the former Pakistan wicketkeeper and Director of Operations, have both expressed interest in inviting Virat Kohli to play in the tournament’s second edition. Latif was recently hired as the KPL’s Director of Cricket Operations, with the goal of raising the league’s standards. … Read more

In midst of threats and controversies: success of KPL’s inaugural edition

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The inaugural edition of the Kashmir Premier League (KPL) came to a grand conclusion on August 17 in a high-intensity final between the Rawalakot Hawks and the home team Muzaffarabad Tigers. The match received hundreds of thousands of views on different platforms and was a major hit in terms of appreciation from the locals. Even … Read more

KPL will have seventh team next year: President Arif Malik

KPL will have seventh team next year: President Arif Malik

The Kashmir Premier League (KPL) organizers announced that a seventh franchise named Jammu Janbaz will be a part of the next season that will take place next year. The announcement came from KPL president Arif Malik came just after the successful ending of the tournament in which six franchises – Rawalakot Hawks, Muzaffarabad Tigers, Kotli … Read more

Rawalakot Hawks win inaugural edition of KPL

KPL 2021: Rawalakot Hawks win the final by 7 runs against Muzaffarabad Tigers

Rawalakot Hawks defeated Muzaffarabad Tigers by 7 runs to win the inaugural edition of the Kashmir Premier League (KPL) on Tuesday.
Tigers won the toss and invited Shahid Afridi & Co to bat first.

Hawks were able to get to a total of 169 runs with prominent performances by Kashif Ali (54), Bismillah Khan (30) and Sahibzada Farhan (28).

Meanwhile, Tigers’ captain Mohammad Hafeez and Usama Mir managed to bag two wickets each.

In reply, the Tigers started off well with openers Zeeshan Ashraf and Hafeez scoring 54 runs together in 5.2 overs.

The veteran batsman made 29 runs with the help of six boundaries while Zeeshan managed to score 46 off 26 balls.

The Tigers batsmen could get the better of Hawks’ bowler and kept losing wickets at regular intervals.

Later on in the chase, Sohail Tanvir played a resilient knock of 21 runs. The chasing side was struggling till Mohammad Wasim Jr played a cameo of 22 runs in just 12 balls.

Tigers needed 10 off the last over, however, Inzamam-ul-Haq Junior, who had scored 10 crucial runs in the penultimate over, got out while playing switch hit. Usama Mir also tried to hit out the left-arm slow bowler Asif Afridi but failed to do so who was taking pace off the ball and lost their wickets.

Afridi received the player of the match award for his match-winning performance that led his side to the title win.

Meanwhile Hussain Talat was named the player of the tournament whereas Zeeshan Ashraf is declared the best batsmen of the league.

Hawks’ Afridi was awarded the best bowler award while Bismillah Khan secured the best wicketkeeper title.

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Rawalakot Hawks win the match and qualify for the final

Rawalakot Hawks win the match and qualify for the finals

Rawalakot Hawks won the match by 4 wickets against Mirpur Royals and qualify for the finals in the 2nd eliminator of the Kashmir Premier League (KPL) first edition at Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium. Kashmir’s emerging talent, Kashif Ali smashed his maiden century and stunned Mirpur as he single-handedly led Rawalakot to chase a massive total. He … Read more

KPL 2021: Mirpur Royals win the match by 4 wickets against Overseas Warriors

KPL 2021: Overseas Warriors the target of 161 runs for Mirpur Royals

Mirpur Royals win the match by 4 wickets against Overseas Warriors in the 1st eliminator match of Kashmir Premier League (KPL) the first edition at the Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium.  Earlier, Overseas Warriors gave the target of 161  runs to Mirpur Royals Mirpur Royals won the toss and elected to bowl first.   Squads: Mirpur Royals: … Read more

KPL 2021: Overseas Warriors set a 161-run target for Mirpur Royals

KPL 2021: Overseas Warriors the target of 161 runs for Mirpur Royals

Overseas Warriors gave the target of 161  runs to Mirpur Royals in the thirteenth match of Kashmir Premier League (KPL) the first edition at the Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium. 

Mirpur Royals won the toss and elected to bowl first.

 

Squads:

Mirpur Royals:

Shoaib Malik (icon player), Owais Shah, Sharjeel Khan, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Irfan, Salman Irshad, Amad Butt, Mukhtar Ahmed, Abrar Ahmed, Muhammad Akhlaq, Shadab Majeed, Danyal Allah Diita, Muhammad Taha, Ibtesam Ul Haq, Ammad Alam

Overseas Warriors:

Imad Wasim (icon player), Herschelle Gibbs, Haider Ali, Azam Khan, Sohail Khan, Mohammad Musa, Haris Sohail, Qasim Akram, Hammad Azam, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Rashid Naseer, Uthman Ali Khan, Naveed Ahmed, Waleed Ahmed, M Raza Ul Mustafa

 

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KPL 2021: Mirpur Royals win the game by 5 wickets against Muzaffarabad Tigers

KPL 2021: Mirpur Royals win the game by 5 wickets against Muzaffarabad Tigers

Mirpur Royals won the game by 5 wickets against Muzaffarabad Tigers in the fifteenth match of Kashmir Premier League (KPL) the first edition at the Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium.  Earlier, Muzaffarabad Tigers gave the target of 228 runs to Mirpur Royals Muzaffarabad Tigers won the toss and elected to bat first. Squads: Mirpur Royals: Shoaib Malik … Read more

KPL 2021: Muzaffarabad Tigers set the target of 228 runs for Mirpur Royals

KPL 2021: Muzaffarabad Tigers set the target of 228 runs for Mirpur Royals

Muzaffarabad Tigers gave the target of 228  runs to Mirpur Royals in the fifteenth match of Kashmir Premier League (KPL) the first edition at the Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium. 

Earlier, Muzaffarabad Tigers won the toss and elected to bat first.

Squads:

Mirpur Royals:

Shoaib Malik (icon player), Owais Shah, Sharjeel Khan, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Irfan, Salman Irshad, Amad Butt, Mukhtar Ahmed, Abrar Ahmed, Muhammad Akhlaq, Shadab Majeed, Danyal Allah Diita, Muhammad Taha, Ibtesam Ul Haq, Ammad Alam

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

 

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WATCH: Azam scores the fastest fifty of the season

WATCH: Azam scores the fastest fifty of the season

With the match 14 in progress, Overseas Warriors chose to bat first and scored a massive score of 211 with the loss of 6 wickets. Nasir Namaz, Azam Khan, and Haider Ali were the key players to help the Warriors set the target of 212. Nasir Nawaz is the highest run-scorer of the innings with … Read more

KPL 2021: Overseas Warriors win by 7 wickets (DLS method) against Rawalakot Hawks

KPL 2021: Overseas Warriors win by 7 wickets (DLS method)

Overseas Warriors won the match by 7 wickets (DLS method) against Rawalakot Hawks in the thirteenth match of Kashmir Premier League (KPL) the first edition at the Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium.  Earlier, Rawalakot Hawks gave the target of 146  runs to Overseas Warriors Overseas Warriors win the toss and elected to bowl first. Squads: Rawalakot Hawks: … Read more

KPL 2021: Rawalakot Hawks set the target of 146 runs for Overseas Warriors

KPL 2021: Overseas Warriors win by 7 wickets (DLS method)

Rawalakot Hawks gave the target of 146  runs to Overseas Warriors in the thirteenth match of Kashmir Premier League (KPL) the first edition at the Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium. 

Earlier, Overseas Warriors win the toss and elected to bowl first.

Squads:

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

 

Overseas Warriors:

Imad Wasim (icon player), Herschelle Gibbs, Haider Ali, Azam Khan, Sohail Khan, Mohammad Musa, Haris Sohail, Qasim Akram, Hammad Azam, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Rashid Naseer, Uthman Ali Khan, Naveed Ahmed, Waleed Ahmed, M Raza Ul Mustafa

 

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KPL 2021: Mirpur Royals win the match in super over against Kotli Lions

KPL 2021: Mirpur Royals win the match in super over against Kotli Lions

Mirpur Royals win the match in super over against Kotli Lions in the eleventh match of Kashmir Premier League (KPL) the first edition at the Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium.  Earlier, Mirpur Royals gave the target of 212  runs to Kotli Lions. Kotli Lions won the toss and elected to bowl first Squads:   Kotli Lions: Fakhar … Read more

KPL 2021: Mirpur Royals set the target of 212 runs for Kotli Lions

KPL 2021: Mirpur Royals win the match in super over against Kotli Lions

Mirpur Royals gave the target of 212  runs to Kotli Lions in the eleventh match of Kashmir Premier League (KPL) the first edition at the Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium. 

Earlier, Kotli Lions won the toss and elected to bowl first

Squads:

 

Kotli Lions:

Fakhar Zaman (icon player), Kamran Akmal, Asif Ali, Usman Qadir, Imran Khan, Akif Javed, Khalid Usman, Ifranullah Shah, Junaid Ali, Abdullah Syed, Syed Haashim Ali, Hassan Raza, Yasir Jan, Abdul Rehman

 

Mirpur Royals:

Shoaib Malik (icon player), Owais Shah, Sharjeel Khan, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Irfan, Salman Irshad, Amad Butt, Mukhtar Ahmed, Abrar Ahmed, Muhammad Akhlaq, Shadab Majeed, Danyal Allah Diita, Muhammad Taha, Ibtesam Ul Haq, Ammad Alam

 

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KPL 2021: Rawlakot Hawks win by 5 wickets against Bagh Stallions

KPL 2021: Rawlakot Hawks Win By 5 Wickets Against Bagh Stallions

Rawlakot Hawks won the match by five wickets against Bagh Stallions in the tenth match of Kashmir Premier League (KPL) the first edition at the Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium. 

Earlier, Bagh Stallions won the toss and elected to bat first.

 

Squad:

Bagh Stallions:

Shadab Khan (icon player), Phil Mustard, Shan Masood, Iftikhar Ahmed, Umaid Asif, Rohnail Nazir, Mohammad Ilyas, Mohammad Imran, Zeeshan Malik, Usman Mughal, Zeeshan Zameer, Furqan Shafique, Safyan Moqeem, Muhamad Junaid, Amir Sohail

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

 

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Pakistan vs West Indies: KPL 2021 Match Timings Changed

Pakistan vs West Indies: KPL 2021 Match Timings Changed

The timings for the upcoming matches in the first edition of the Kashmir Premier League (KPL) 2021 have been changed due to the Test series between Pakistan and West Indies. The first of the two tests will be played from August 12 in Sabina Park, Kingston. The second test will be played at the same … Read more

KPL 2021: Rawalakot Hawks Win The Match Against Muzaffarabad Tigers

KPL 2021: Rawalakot Hawks Win The Match Against Muzaffarabad Tigers

Muzaffarabad Tigers have won the match against Kotli Lions in the eighth match of Kashmir Premier League (KPL) the first edition at the Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium.  Earlier, Kotli Lions won the toss and elected to bat first against Rawalakot Hawks. Muzaffarabad Tigers: Mohammad Hafeez (icon player), Tillakaratne Dilshan, Sohail Tanvir, Sohaib Maqsood, Mohammad Wasim, Arshad … Read more

KPL 2021: Kotli Lions Set Up the Target of 196 Runs Against Muzaffarabad Tigers

KPL 2021: Kotli Lions Set Up the Target of 196 Runs Against Muzaffarabad Tigers

Kotli Lions won the toss and elected to bat first and set up the target of 196 runs against Muzaffarabad Tigers. Kotli Lions’ Asif Ali performed well by scoring 67 runs off just 34 balls. Syed Abdullah scored 35 runs off just 16 balls. Skipper Kamran Akmal scored 28 runs off 24 balls. Muzaffarabad Tigers’ … Read more

Muhammad Waseem Jr Becomes the First player to Score a Hat-Trick in KPL 2021

Muhammad Waseem Jr Becomes the First player to Score a Hat-Trick in KPL 2021

Muhammad Waseem Jr. has made history by winning the first hat trick in the first season of the Kashmir Premier League (KPL). The seventh match of the event being played at Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium was played between Muzaffarabad Tigers and Rawlakot Hawks in which Muzaffarabad Tigers fast bowler Muhammad Waseem Jr. scored the first hat-trick … Read more

Imran Khan: Pakistan Will Get Benefit From Kashmiri Emerging Talent

Pakistan Will Get Benefit From Kashmiri Emerging Talent: Fast Bowler Imran Khan

Kashmir Premier League (KPL) team Kotli Lions fast bowler Imran Khan is not afraid to compete with senior young fast bowlers and says that when it comes to playing, you have to compete, whether he is a senior or a junior, he will play for the team.

Imran told that in Pakistan Super League bowlers did a great job. I am trying to bowl well here in KPL, I have worked hard on Yorkers and slow deliveries because in today’s cricket it is very important to have variety, and because of this hard work that I am succeeding.

The fast bowler said that good talent is emerging from league cricket, Shahnawaz Dhani is a good bowler, apart from fast bowlers and spinners, young batsmen are also emerging which is a good sign.

Imran Khan Senior said that KPL is a great opportunity for the youth of Kashmir, by sharing the dressing room with the senior players, they will have the opportunity to learn, if Kashmiri talent comes to the fore, it will benefit Pakistan.

He said that the cricket atmosphere in Kashmir is very good, beautiful ground and wonderful weather which I am enjoying very much.

 

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KPL 2021: Rawalakot Hawks Win The Match Against Muzaffarabad Tigers

KPL 2021: Rawalakot Hawks Win The Toss & Opt's To Bowl First Against Muzaffarabad Tigers

Rawalakot Hawks win the match against Muzaffarabad Tigers in the seventh match of Kashmir Premier League (KPL) the first edition at the Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium.  Earlier, Rawalakot Hawks won the toss and elected to bat first against Muzaffarabad Tigers. Squad: Muzaffarabad Tigers: Mohammad Hafeez (icon player), Tillakaratne Dilshan, Sohail Tanvir, Sohaib Maqsood, Mohammad Wasim, Arshad … Read more

KPL 2021: Rawalakot Hawks Set The Target Of 176 Runs For Muzaffarabad Tigers

KPL 2021: Rawalakot Hawks Win The Toss & Opt's To Bowl First Against Muzaffarabad Tigers

Rawalakot Hawks made 175 runs on the loss of seven wickets and gave the target of 176 runs to Muzaffarabad Tigers in the seventh match of Kashmir Premier League (KPL) the first edition at the Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium. 

Earlier, Rawalakot Hawks won the toss and elected to bat first against Muzaffarabad Tigers.

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

 

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