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.[3][4] Fakhar Zaman was originally appointed as captain but Kamran Akmal had to replace him due to the Pakistani tour of the West Indies.[5]

Kotli Lions
2021 season
CoachAbdul Razzaq
CaptainKamran Akmal
KPL 20216th
Most runsAhsan Ali (217)[1]
Most wicketsKhurram Shahzad (7)[2]

Squad

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  • 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

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Points table

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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
  • 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

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Match 2
7 August 2021
14:00
Scorecard
Kotli Lions
169 (20 overs)
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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
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Match 8
10 August 2021
14:00
Scorecard
Kotli Lions
195/4 (20 overs)
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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)
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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)
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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

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Most runs

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

Source: [1]

Most wickets

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

Source: [2]

References

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  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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