Muzaffarabad Tigers

Muzaffarabad Tigers
مظفرآباد ٹائیگرز
Nickname(s)
  • Shan-e-Kashmir
LeagueKashmir Premier League
Personnel
CaptainMohammad Hafeez
CoachMisbah-ul-Haq
OwnerArshad Khan Tanoli
Team information
CityMuzaffarabad, Kashmir
Colors
Founded2021; 4 years ago (2021)
Home groundMuzaffarabad Cricket Stadium
Capacity10,000
History
KPL wins0
Official websitewww.tigersmuzaffarabad.com

T20 kit

Seasons

The Muzaffarabad Tigers (Urdu: مظفرآباد ٹائیگرز) is a Pakistani professional T20 franchise cricket team that competes in the Kashmir Premier League.[1][2] It was founded in 2021 in the inaugural edition of Kashmir Premier League. The team is captained by Mohammad Hafeez and coached by Misbah-ul-Haq.[3][4][5] The franchise represents Muzaffarabad which is capital and largest city of Azad Kashmir.

History

2021 season

Main article: Muzaffarabad Tigers in 2021

In the group stage, they won 3 out of their 5 matches and came second in the group stages which meant that they reached the qualifier. They defeated Rawalakot Hawks in the qualifier and qualified for the final. They were defeated by Rawalakot Hawks in the final by 7 runs and finished the tournament as runner-ups.[6][7][8]

2022 season

Main article: Muzaffarabad Tigers in 2022

In July 2022, Mohammad Hafeez was retained as Muzaffarabad Tigers’ icon player.

Team identity

Year Kit Manufacturer Front Branding Back Branding Chest Branding Sleeve Branding
2021 The Sixth Boulevard Islamabad Associates FFC - Fertiliser Company Limited Gold Stone Marketing
and
Grey Wall Marketing
2022 Islamabad Associates FFC - Fertiliser Company Limited

Current squad

This section is transcluded from 2022 Kashmir Premier League squads. (edit | history)
  • 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
5 Usman Maroof  Pakistan (1996-01-01)1 January 1996 (aged 26) Kashmiri Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2022
47 Aqib Ilyas  Oman (1992-09-05)5 September 1992 (aged 29) Kashmiri Right-handed Off spin 2022
75 Taimoor Sultan  Pakistan (1994-12-04)4 December 1994 (aged 27) Silver Right-handed 2021
77 Salman Fayyaz  Pakistan (1997-08-11)11 August 1997 (aged 24) Silver Left-handed Leg spin 2022
All-rounders
7 Inzamam-ul-Haq  Pakistan (1997-07-22)22 July 1997 (aged 24) Kashmiri Right-handed Slow left arm orthodox 2021
8 Mohammad Hafeez  Pakistan (1980-10-17)17 October 1980 (aged 41) Icon Right-handed Right-arm off break 2021 Captain
10 Saad Bin Zafar  Canada (1986-11-10)10 November 1986 (aged 35) Kashmiri Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2022
33 Sohail Tanvir  Pakistan (1984-12-01)1 December 1984 (aged 37) Platinum Left-handed Left-arm medium-fast 2021
48 Anwar Ali  Pakistan (1987-11-25)25 November 1987 (aged 34) Diamond Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2021
95 Iftikhar Ahmed  Pakistan (1990-09-03)3 September 1990 (aged 31) Platinum Right-handed Right-arm off break 2022
Wicket-keepers
13 Haseebullah Khan  Pakistan (2004-03-04)4 March 2004 (aged 18) Diamond Left-handed 2022
60 Zeeshan Ashraf  Pakistan (1992-05-11)11 May 1992 (aged 30) Gold Left-handed Right-arm off break 2021
Ameer Hamza  Pakistan (1995-09-22)22 September 1995 (aged 26) Supplementary Right-handed 2022
Bowlers
9 Amir Khan  Pakistan (2001-09-09)9 September 2001 (aged 20) Emerging Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2022
14 Ahmed Daniyal  Pakistan (1997-07-03)3 July 1997 (aged 25) Supplementary Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2022
35 Arshad Iqbal  Pakistan (2000-12-26)26 December 2000 (aged 21) Gold Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2021
42 Aaqib Liaquat  Pakistan (2001-05-28)28 May 2001 (aged 21) Emerging Right-handed Leg spin 2022
92 Mir Hamza  Pakistan (1992-09-10)10 September 1992 (aged 29) Silver Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium 2022
Ahmed Safi Abdullah  Pakistan (1998-03-01)1 March 1998 (aged 24) Silver Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2022
Osama Fazil  Pakistan Kashmiri Right-arm fast 2022

Captains

No. Nat. Player From To Mat Won Lost Tie NR SR (%)
1 Pakistan Mohammad Hafeez 2021 present 13 6 6 0 1 50.00

Coaches

No. Nat. Name From To
1 Pakistan Mohtashim Rasheed 2021 2021
2 Pakistan Misbah-ul-Haq 2022 Present

Result summary

Overall result in KPL

Year Pld Won Loss NR Tied SR(%) Position Summary
2021 7 4 3 0 0 57.14 2/6 Runners-up
2022 6 2 3 1 0 40.00 7/7 Group Stage

Head-to-head record

Opposition Span Mat Won Lost Tied NR SR (%)
Bagh Stallions 2021–present 2 2 0 0 0 100.00
Jammu Janbaz 2022–present 1 0 0 0 1 –
Kotli Lions 2021–present 2 2 0 0 0 100.00
Mirpur Royals 2021–present 2 0 2 0 0 0.00
Overseas Warriors 2021–present 2 1 1 0 0 50.00
Rawalakot Hawks 2021–present 4 1 3 0 0 25.00

Source: [1], Last updated: 31 January 2022

Statistics

Most runs

Nat. Player From To Matches Innings Runs Average HS 100 50
Pakistan Zeeshan Ashraf 2021 present 12 12 311 28.27 107 1 0
Pakistan Mohammad Hafeez 2021 present 12 12 289 24.08 110 1 1
Pakistan Anwar Ali 2021 present 12 11 264 33.00 57 0 1
Pakistan Sohaib Maqsood 2021 2021 7 7 194 32.33 60 0 2
Pakistan Haseebullah Khan 2022 present 5 5 142 28.40 67 0 1

Source: [2], Last updated: 22 August 2022

Most wickets

Nat. Player From To Matches Overs Wickets Average BBI 4w 5w
Pakistan Arshad Iqbal 2021 present 12 44.4 17 23.18 3/17 0 0
Pakistan Sohail Tanvir 2021 present 11 38.3 10 35.80 4/29 1 0
Pakistan Mohammad Hafeez 2021 present 9 20.0 7 23.14 2/24 0 0
Pakistan Usama Mir 2021 2021 6 21.0 7 24.14 3/18 0 0
Pakistan Mohammad Wasim 2021 2021 7 28.0 6 44.00 3/26 0 0

Source: [3], Last Updated: 22 August 2022

References

  1. ^ "Muzaffarabad Tigers". www.geosuper.tv.
  2. ^ "Teams in the KPL". kp120.com.
  3. ^ "KPL 2021: Squads & Team List For Each Kashmir Premier League Side". Wisden. 9 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Happy to play under Hafeez's captaincy in KPL: Sohail Akhtar". cricketpakistan.com.pk. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  5. ^ "KPL 2021: Mohammad Hafeez backs Kashmiri talent, wants them to make great strides". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  6. ^ "KPL 2021 Final: Rawalakot Hawks defeat Muzaffarabad Tigers by 8 runs". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Afridi-led Rawalakot Hawks crowned champions of KPL 2021". Samaa TV. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Rawalakot Hawks crowned KPL champions". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 22 August 2021.