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1st season of Kotli Lions in the Kashmir Premier League

Kotli Lions
2021 season
CoachAbdul Razzaq
CaptainKamran Akmal
KPL 20216th
Most runsAhsan Ali (217)
Most wicketsKhurram Shahzad (7)
2022

Kotli Lions is a franchise cricket team that represents Kotli in the Kashmir Premier League. They were coached by Abdul Razzaq and captained by Kamran Akmal. Fakhar Zaman was originally appointed as captain but Kamran Akmal had to replace him due to the Pakistani tour of the West Indies.

Squad

This section is transcluded from 2021 Kashmir Premier League squads. (edit | history)
  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
  • Ages are correct as of 3 July 2021
No. Name Nationality Birth date Category Batting style Bowling style Year signed Notes
Batsmen
12 Abdullah Syed  United States (1989-09-30)30 September 1989 (aged 31) Emerging Right-handed Right-arm off break 2021
12 Ahsan Ali  Pakistan (1993-12-10)10 December 1993 (aged 27) Silver Right-handed Leg break 2021 Post-draft signing
45 Asif Ali  Pakistan (1991-10-01)1 October 1991 (aged 29) Diamond Right-handed Right-arm off break 2021
N/A Fakhar Zaman  Pakistan (1990-04-13)13 April 1990 (aged 31) Icon Left-handed Left-arm orthodox spin 2021
N/A Syed Hashim Ali  Pakistan Emerging Left-handed 2021
All-rounders
44 Khalid Usman  Pakistan (1986-03-01)1 March 1986 (aged 35) Silver Right-handed Left-arm orthodox spin 2021
48 Hasan Raza  Pakistan (1995-06-01)1 June 1995 (aged 26) Emerging Left-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2021
97 Saif Badar  Pakistan (1998-07-03)3 July 1998 (aged 23) Silver Right-handed Leg break 2021 Post-draft signing
Wicket-keepers
23 Kamran Akmal  Pakistan (1982-01-13)13 January 1982 (aged 39) Platinum Right-handed Right-arm medium 2021 Captain
59 Junaid Ali  Pakistan (1995-12-06)6 December 1995 (aged 25) Silver Right-handed 2021
N/A Abdul Rehman  Pakistan Emerging 2021
Bowlers
03 Mujtaba Ghayas  Pakistan (1987-07-27)27 July 1987 (aged 33) Emerging Right-handed Right-arm medium 2021 Post-draft signing
5 Nadeem Khalil  Pakistan (1997-11-01)1 November 1997 (aged 23) Emerging Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2021 Post-draft signing
17 Imran Khan  Pakistan (1987-07-15)15 July 1987 (aged 33) Gold Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2021
88 Akif Javed  Pakistan (2000-10-10)10 October 2000 (aged 20) Gold Right-handed Left-arm medium-fast 2021
97 Irfanullah Shah  Pakistan (1995-05-05)5 May 1995 (aged 26) Silver Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2021
100 Khurram Shehzad  Pakistan (1999-11-25)25 November 1999 (aged 21) Silver Right-handed Right-arm medium 2021 Post-draft signing
N/A Monty Panesar  England (1982-04-25)25 April 1982 (aged 39) Overseas Left-handed Left-arm orthodox spin 2021 Overseas; Pulled out of the tournament
N/A Usman Qadir  Pakistan (1993-08-10)10 August 1993 (aged 27) Diamond Left-handed Right-arm leg break 2021
N/A Yasir Jan  Pakistan Emerging 2021

Season standings

Points table

Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Rawalakot Hawks (C) 5 3 1 1 7 0.228
2 Muzaffarabad Tigers (R) 5 3 2 0 6 0.530
3 Mirpur Royals (3rd) 5 3 2 0 6 −0.323
4 Overseas Warriors (4th) 5 2 3 0 4 −0.032
5 Bagh Stallions 5 2 3 0 4 −0.201
6 Kotli Lions 5 1 3 1 3 −0.107
Source: ESPNcricinfo

Notes:

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

League fixtures and results

Match 2
7 August 2021
14:00
Scorecard
Kotli Lions
169 (20 overs)
v Bagh Stallions
172/5 (19.4 overs)
Ahsan Ali 51 (37)
Mohammad Imran 3/25 (4 overs)
Asad Shafiq 43* (27)
Imran Khan 3/30 (4 overs)
Bagh Stallions won by 5 wickets
Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Muzaffarabad
Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Ahmed Shahab (Pak)
Player of the match: Ahsan Ali (Kotli Lions)
  • Kotli Lions won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 5
8 August 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Rawalakot Hawks
v Kotli Lions
Match Abandoned
Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Muzaffarabad

Match 8
10 August 2021
14:00
Scorecard
Kotli Lions
195/4 (20 overs)
v Muzaffarabad Tigers
196/5 (18.3 overs)
Asif Ali 67 (34)
Mohammad Hafeez 1/10 (1 over)
Zeeshan Ashraf 107* (62)
Akif Javed 2/46 (4 overs)
Muzaffarabad Tigers won by 5 wickets
Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Muzaffarabad
Umpires: Ghaffar Kazmi (Pak) and Rashid Riaz (Pak)
Player of the match: Zeeshan Ashraf (Muzaffarabad Tigers)
  • Kotli Lions won the toss and elected to bat
  • Zeeshan Ashraf scored the first century in KPL history

Match 11
11 August 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Mirpur Royals
211/6 (20 overs)
v Kotli Lions
211/8 (20 overs)
Mukhtar Ahmed 61 (38)
Mujtaba Ghayyas 2/23 (3 overs)
Ahsan Ali 99 (47)
Salman Irshad 3/39 (4 overs)
Match Tied (Mirpur Royals won the Super Over)
Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Muzaffarabad
Umpires: Ahmed Shahab (Pak) and Faisal Afridi (Pak)
Player of the match: Ahsan Ali (Kotli Lions)
  • Kotli Lions won the toss and elected to field
  • Super Over: Kotli Lions 2 all out, Mirpur Royals 4/0.

Match 14
13 August 2021
10:30
Scorecard
Overseas Warriors
211/6 (20 overs)
v Kotli Lions
215/2 (19 overs)
Nasir Nawaz 66 (44)
Khurram Shahzad 3/39 (4 overs)
Kamran Akmal 60 (35)
Faizan Saleem 1/15 (2 overs)
Kotli Lions won by 8 wickets
Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Muzaffarabad
Player of the match: Kamran Akmal (Kotli Lions)
  • Kotli Lions won the toss and elected to field

Statistics

Most runs

Nat. Player Matches Innings Runs Average HS 100 50
Pakistan Ahsan Ali 4 4 217 72.33 99 0 3
Pakistan Asif Ali 4 4 142 47.33 67 0 1
Pakistan Kamran Akmal 4 4 102 25.50 60 0 1
Pakistan Saif Badar 4 3 89 44.50 39 0 0
United States Abdullah Syed 3 3 58 19.33 35 0 0

Source:

Most wickets

Nat. Player Matches Overs Wickets Average BBI 4w 5w
Pakistan Khurram Shahzad 4 15.0 7 21.28 3/39 0 0
Pakistan Imran Khan 4 15.3 4 37.50 3/30 0 0
Pakistan Mujtaba Ghayyas 2 5.0 2 26.00 2/23 0 0
Pakistan Akif Javed 2 8.0 2 38.00 2/46 0 0
Pakistan Irfanullah Shah 3 12.0 2 54.50 1/35 0 0

Source:

References

  1. "Kashmir Premier League: Batting Records - Score360". cricclubs.com. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  2. "Kashmir Premier League: Bowling Records - Score360". cricclubs.com. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  3. "Abdul Razzaq to coach Kotli Lions in KPL". The News International. 30 June 2021.
  4. "Kotli Lions announce The Dawn Media Group as exclusive media partner for Kashmir Premier League". DAWN.COM. 3 August 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  5. "Centrally contracted players will not be part of KPL: PCB". Cricket Pakistan. 1 August 2021.

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