Mirpur Royals is a franchise cricket team that represents Mirpur, Azad Kashmir in the Kashmir Premier League. They were coached by Inzamam-ul-Haq and captained by Shoaib Malik.[3]

Mirpur Royals
2021 season
CoachInzamam-ul-Haq
CaptainShoaib Malik
KPL 20213rd
Most runsSharjeel Khan (296)[1]
Most wicketsSalman Irshad (16)[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
9 Ibtesam-ul-Haq   Pakistan (2000-02-01)1 February 2000 (aged 21) Emerging Left-handed 2021
24 Mukhtar Ahmed   Pakistan (1992-12-20)20 December 1992 (aged 28) Silver Right-handed leg break 2021
98 Sharjeel Khan   Pakistan (1989-08-14)14 August 1989 (aged 31) Platinum Left-handed Right-arm leg spin 2021
N/A Ammad Alam   Pakistan (1998-10-03)3 October 1998 (aged 22) Emerging Right-handed 2021
N/A Owais Shah   England (1978-10-22)22 October 1978 (aged 42) Overseas Right-handed Right-arm off spin 2021 Overseas; Pulled out of the tournament
All-rounders
11 Mohammad Taha   Pakistan (2000-10-05)5 October 2000 (aged 20) Emerging Left-handed Left-arm orthodox spin 2021
18 Shoaib Malik   Pakistan (1982-02-01)1 February 1982 (aged 39) Icon Right-handed Right-arm off spin 2021 Captain
37 Amad Butt   Pakistan (1995-06-10)10 June 1995 (aged 26) Gold Right-handed Right-arm fast 2021
65 Kashif Bhatti   Pakistan (1986-07-25)25 July 1986 (aged 34) Silver Right-handed Left-arm orthodox spin 2021 Replacement pick[4]
72 Khushdil Shah   Pakistan (1995-02-07)7 February 1995 (aged 26) Diamond Left-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2021
77 Adil Amin   Pakistan (1990-12-13)13 December 1990 (aged 30) Silver Right-handed Right-arm off break 2021 Post-draft signing
Wicket-keepers
61 Muhammad Akhlaq   Pakistan (1992-11-12)12 November 1992 (aged 28) Silver Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2021
Bowlers
1 Sameen Gul   Pakistan (1999-02-04)4 February 1999 (aged 22) Gold Right-handed Right-arm medium 2021 Replacement pick[4]
7 Abrar Ahmed   Pakistan (1998-10-16)16 October 1998 (aged 22) Silver Left-handed Left-arm leg break 2021
26 Danyal Allah Ditta   Pakistan (1995-07-02)2 July 1995 (aged 26) Emerging Left-handed Left-arm slow left-arm orthodox 2021
27 Mohammad Irfan   Pakistan (1982-06-06)6 June 1982 (aged 39) Diamond Right-handed Right-arm fast 2021
38 Shadab Majeed   Pakistan (1997-06-07)7 June 1997 (aged 24) Emerging Right-handed Right-arm medium fast 2021
48 Hassan Khan   Pakistan (1998-10-16)16 October 1998 (aged 22) Silver Right-handed Left-arm orthodox 2021 Post-draft signing
99 Salman Irshad   Pakistan (1995-12-03)3 December 1995 (aged 25) Gold Right-handed Right-arm fast 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 1
6 August 2021
20:30 (N)
Scorecard
Rawalakot Hawks
194/6 (20 overs)
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Mirpur Royals
151/8 (20 overs)
Ahmed Shehzad 69 (42)
Amad Butt 3/20 (4 overs)
Shoaib Malik 77 (51)
Shahid Afridi 2/27 (4 overs)
Rawalakot Hawks won by 43 runs
Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Muzaffarabad
Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak)
Player of the match: Bismillah Khan (Rawalakot Hawks)
  • Mirpur Royals won the toss and elected to field.

Match 4
8 August 2021
14:00
Scorecard
Bagh Stallions
211/6 (20 overs)
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Mirpur Royals
196/8 (20 overs)
Shan Masood 78 (45)
Salman Irshad 3/47 (4 overs)
Muhammad Akhlaq 68 (39)
Mohammad Imran 2/33 (4 overs)
Bagh Stallions won by 15 runs
Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Muzaffarabad
Umpires: Ahmed Shahab (Pak) and Shozab Raza (Pak)
Player of the match: Shan Masood (Bagh Stallions)
  • Mirpur Royals won the toss and elected to field.

Match 6
9 August 2021
14:00
Scorecard
Overseas Warriors
145/6 (20 overs)
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Mirpur Royals
146/5 (18.1 overs)
Kamran Ghulam 47 (35)
Salman Irshad 3/25 (4 overs)
Mukhtar Ahmed 45 (40)
Muhammad Musa 3/27 (4 overs)
Mirpur Royals won by 5 wickets
Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Muzaffarabad
Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Ghaffar Kazmi (Pak)
Player of the match: Salman Irshad (Mirpur Royals)
  • Overseas Warriors won the toss and elected to bat

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 15
13 August 2021
15:30 (N)
Scorecard
Muzaffarabad Tigers
227/6 (20 overs)
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Mirpur Royals
231/5 (19.4 overs)
Mohammad Hafeez 110 (55)
Salman Irshad 2/27 (4 overs)
Khushdil Shah 56* (22)
Arsalan Arif 1/15 (2 overs)
Mirpur Royals won by 5 wickets
Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Muzaffarabad
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Faisal Afridi
Player of the match: Mohammad Hafeez (Muzaffarabad Tigers)
  • Muzaffarabad Tigers won the toss and elected to field
  • Mohammad Hafeez scored his first century in the KPL

Playoffs

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Eliminator 1

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Match 17
15 August 2021
16:00 (N)
Scorecard
Overseas Warriors
160/9 (20 overs)
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Mirpur Royals
162/6 (18.4 overs)
Agha Salman 59 (26)
Shadab Majeed 4/45 (4 overs)
Sharjeel Khan 30 (17)
Sohail Khan 2/23 (4 overs)
Mirpur Royals won by 4 wickets
Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Muzaffarabad
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Rashid Riaz (Pak)
Player of the match: Shadab Majeed (Mirpur Royals)
  • Mirpur Royals won the toss and elected to field
  • As a result of this match Mirpur Royals advanced to eliminator 2.
  • As a result of this match Overseas Warriors were eliminated from the competition.

Eliminator 2

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Match 18
16 August 2021
16:00 (N)
Scorecard
Mirpur Royals
236/4 (20 overs)
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Rawalakot Hawks
237/6 (19.4 overs)
Sharjeel Khan 141 (63)
Zaman Khan 2/18 (4 overs)
Kashif Ali 114* (51)
Amad Butt 3/40 (4 overs)
Rawalakot Hawks won by 4 wickets
Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Muzaffarabad
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak)
Player of the match: Kashif Ali (Rawalakot Hawks)
  • Rawalakot Hawks won the toss and elected to field
  • As a result of this match Rawalakot Hawks advanced to the final.
  • As a result of this match Mirpur Royals were eliminated from the competition.
  • Sharjeel Khan and Kashif Ali scored their first centuries in the KPL

Statistics

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Most runs

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Nat. Player Matches Innings Runs Average HS 100 50
  Sharjeel Khan 6 6 296 49.33 141 1 1
  Shoaib Malik 7 7 240 48.00 77 0 1
  Muhammad Akhlaq 7 7 211 30.14 68 0 1
  Mukhtar Ahmed 7 7 194 27.71 61 0 1
  Khushdil Shah 7 7 156 31.20 56* 0 1

Source: Score360

Most wickets

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Nat. Player Matches Overs Wickets Average BBI 4w 5w
  Salman Irshad 7 28.0 16 15.18 3/25 0 0
  Amad Butt 7 25.0 11 19.54 3/20 0 0
  Shadab Majeed 6 19.4 8 29.25 4/45 1 0
  Sameen Gul 5 20.0 5 35.40 2/29 0 0
  Hassan Khan 3 2.0 1 24.00 1/5 0 0

Source: Score360

References

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  1. ^ "Kashmir Premier League: Batting Records – Score360". cricclubs.com. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Kashmir Premier League: Bowling Records – Score360". cricclubs.com. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Mirpur Royals".
  4. ^ a b "KPL teams tweak squads following absence of local, foreign players". Bol News. 5 August 2021.
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