Mirpur Royals
2022 season
CoachAbdul Razzaq
CaptainShoaib Malik
KPL 20221st (winners)
Most runsHassan Nawaz (241)[1]
Most wickets
← 2021

Mirpur Royals is a franchise cricket team that represents Mirpur in the Kashmir Premier League. Shoaib Malik is the captain and Abdul Razzaq is the coach of the team.[3] Shoaib Malik was announced as Mirpur Royals’ icon player.

Squad

  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
  • Ages are correct as of 21 July 2022
No. Name Nationality Birth date Category Batting style Bowling style Year signed Notes
Batsmen
77 Hassan Nawaz Pakistan (1992-01-23)23 January 1992 (aged 30) EmergingRight-handedRight-arm fast-medium2022
Arsalan Mehzood Pakistan (1998-06-06)6 June 1998 (aged 24) Right-handed2022Post-draft signing
Hamza Arshad Pakistan (1995-03-15)15 March 1995 (aged 27) SilverLeft-handedSlow left-arm orthodox2022
Shan Khan Pakistan (2003-06-01)1 June 2003 (aged 19)KashmiriRight-handedRight-arm medium-fast2022
Zaid Alam Pakistan (1999-12-24)24 December 1999 (aged 22) SilverRight-handedRight-arm fast-medium2022
All-rounders
9 Imad Wasim Pakistan (1988-12-18)18 December 1988 (aged 33) PlatinumLeft-handedSlow left-arm orthodox2022
18 Shoaib Malik Pakistan (1982-02-01)1 February 1982 (aged 40) IconRight-handedRight-arm off spin2021Captain
89 Haris Sohail Pakistan (1989-01-09)9 January 1989 (aged 33)PlatinumLeft-handedSlow left-arm orthodox2022
Ali Imran Pakistan (1998-02-25)25 February 1998 (aged 24)DiamondRight-handedSlow left-arm orthodox2022
Ali Razzaq PakistanEmergingRight-handedRight-arm medium-fast2022
Umar Hayat Pakistan (2001-01-20)20 January 2001 (aged 21) KashmiriRight-handedOff spin2022
Wicket-keepers
27 Raza-ul-Mustafa Pakistan (2003-12-27)27 December 2003 (aged 18) SupplementaryRight-handed2022
61 Muhammad Akhlaq Pakistan (1992-11-12)12 November 1992 (aged 29) GoldRight-handedRight-arm medium-fast2021
Bowlers
7 Abrar Ahmed Pakistan (1998-10-16)16 October 1998 (aged 23) GoldLeft-handedLeft-arm leg break2021
38 Shadab Majeed Pakistan (1997-06-07)7 June 1997 (aged 25) KashmiriRight-handedRight-arm medium fast2021
41 Kashif Ali Pakistan (2002-10-04)4 October 2002 (aged 19) SilverRight-handedRight-arm medium2022
66 Izhar-ul-Haq Pakistan (2007-04-06)6 April 2007 (aged 15) KashmiriRight-handedRight-arm medium-fast2022Post-draft signing
82 Sufiyan Muqeem PakistanKashmiri2022
86 Yasir Shah Pakistan (1986-05-02)2 May 1986 (aged 36)SupplementaryRight-handedLeg spin2022
99 Salman Irshad Pakistan (1995-12-03)3 December 1995 (aged 26) DiamondRight-handedRight-arm fast2021
Faizan Saleem PakistanKashmiriRight-handedRight-arm medium2022
Zubair Lodhi Pakistan (1996-06-20)20 June 1996 (aged 26) SilverRight-handedRight-arm medium-fast2022

Season standings

Points table

Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Mirpur Royals (C) 6 4 2 0 8 0.409
2 Bagh Stallions (R) 6 3 2 1 7 0.449
3 Overseas Warriors (3rd) 6 3 2 1 7 0.207
4 Kotli Lions (4th) 6 2 3 1 5 0.457
5 Jammu Janbaz 6 2 3 1 5 −0.322
6 Rawalakot Hawks 6 2 3 1 5 −0.613
7 Muzaffarabad Tigers 6 2 3 1 5 −0.699
Source: Cricinfo
  • Top 4 teams qualified for the playoffs
  •   Advanced to Qualifier
  •   Advanced to Eliminator 1

Notes:

  • C = Champions;
  • R = Runner-up;
  • (x) = Position at the end of the tournament;

League fixtures and results

Match 2
14 August 2022
14:00
Scorecard
Kotli Lions
151/6 (20 overs)
v
Mirpur Royals
152/4 (19.4 overs)
Danish Aziz 52* (43)
Zubair Lodhi 2/43 (4 overs)
Ali Imran 84 (57)
Khurram Shahzad 3/27 (4 overs)
Mirpur Royals won by 6 wickets
Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Muzaffarabad
Umpires: Imran Javed (Pak) and Shozab Raza (Pak)
Player of the match: Ali Imran (Mirpur Royals)
  • Mirpur Royals won the toss and elected to bowl.
Match 5
15 August 2022
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Bagh Stallions
189/5 (20 overs)
v
Mirpur Royals
181/4 (20 overs)
Sohaib Maqsood 72* (53)
Abrar Ahmed 2/24 (4 overs)
Ali Imran 47 (28)
Aamer Jamal 2/39 (4 overs)
Bagh Stallions won by 8 runs
Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Muzaffarabad
Umpires: Ghaffar Kazmi (Pak) and Imran Javed (Pak)
Player of the match: Sohaib Maqsood (Bagh Stallions)
  • Mirpur Royals won the toss and elected to field.
Match 10
18 August 2022
14:00
Scorecard
Overseas Warriors
188/7 (20 overs)
v
Mirpur Royals
173/8 (20 overs)
Asad Shafiq 112 (60)
Abrar Ahmed 2/9 (4 overs)
Hassan Nawaz 56 (32)
Sohail Khan 2/36 (4 overs)
Overseas Warriors won by 15 runs
Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Muzaffarabad
Umpires: Aftab Gillani (Pak) and Shozab Raza (Pak)
Player of the match: Asad Shafiq (Overseas Warriors)
Match 12
19 August 2022
14:00
Scorecard
Rawalakot Hawks
156/7 (20 overs)
v
Mirpur Royals
157/7 (19.1 overs)
Rohail Nazir 68 (59)
Imad Wasim 3/27 (4 overs)
Shoaib Malik 33 (19)
Faisal Akram 3/41 (4 overs)
Mirpur Royals won by 3 wickets
Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Muzaffarabad
Umpires: Asif Yaqoob (Pak) and Majid Hussain (Pak)
Player of the match: Imad Wasim (Mirpur Royals)
  • Mirpur Royals won the toss and elected to bowl.
Match 15
20 August 2022
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Mirpur Royals
172/4 (20 overs)
v
Jammu Janbaz
160/8 (20 overs)
Hassan Nawaz 68 (44)
Mehran Mumtaz 1/26 (4 overs)
Shahzab 40 (38)
Ali Imran 2/7 (1 over)
Mirpur Royals won by 12 runs
Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Muzaffarabad
Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Rashid Riaz (Pak)
Player of the match: Shoaib Malik (Mirpur Royals)
  • Jammu Janbaz won the toss and elected to bowl.
Match 19
22 August 2022
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Muzaffarabad Tigers
135/8 (20 overs)
v
Mirpur Royals
136/4 (14.3 overs)
Anwar Ali 44 (29)
Shadab Majeed 2/13 (3 overs)
Muhammad Akhlaq 50* (34)
Arshad Iqbal 2/36 (4 overs)
Mirpur Royals won by 6 wickets
Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Muzaffarabad
Umpires: Imtiaz Iqbal (Pak) and Sajid Afridi (Pak)
Player of the match: Shadab Majeed (Mirpur Royals)
  • Mirpur Royals won the toss and elected to bowl.
  • Muzaffarabad Tigers were eliminated as a result of this match.

Playoffs

Qualifier

Match 22
24 August 2022
14:00
Scorecard
v
Match Abandoned
Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Muzaffarabad
Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Rashid Riaz (Pak)
  • Mirpur Royals qualified for the Final due to their better position in the points table.[5]

Final

Match 25
26 August 2022
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
v
Match Abandoned
Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Muzaffarabad
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Rashid Riaz (Pak)
  • Mirpur Royals won the Final due to their better position in the points table.

Statistics

Most runs

Nat. Player Matches Innings Runs Average HS 100 50
Pakistan Hassan Nawaz 6 6 241 40.17 68 0 2
Pakistan Shoaib Malik 6 6 182 36.40 48 0 0
Pakistan Ali Imran 6 6 146 24.33 84 0 1
Pakistan Haris Sohail 6 6 124 24.80 55 0 1
Pakistan Muhammad Akhlaq 4 4 89 44.50 50* 0 1

Source: Cricinfo

Most wickets

Nat. Player Matches Overs Wickets Average BBI 4w 5w
Pakistan Abrar Ahmed 5 20.0 7 16.14 2/9 0 0
Pakistan Shadab Majeed 5 17.0 7 20.43 2/13 0 0
Pakistan Imad Wasim 5 19.0 6 21.50 2/14 0 0
Pakistan Salman Irshad 6 22.0 5 41.80 2/43 0 0
Pakistan Sufyan Moqeem 2 6.0 3 17.33 2/30 0 0

Source: Cricinfo

References

  1. ↑ "Kashmir Premier League, 2022 - Mirpur Royals Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Kashmir Premier League, 2022 - Mirpur Royals Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  3. ↑ "Shahid Afridi's Jammu Janbaz to be tough opponent in KPL 2: Kamran Akmal". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  4. ↑ Jan, Imad Ali (18 August 2022). "Asad Shafiq Slams First Century of KPL's 2nd Season [Video]". Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  5. ↑ "KPL 2: Qualifier washed out, Mirpur Royals qualify for final". www.geosuper.tv. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
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