Mirpur Royals

Mirpur Royals
میرپور رائلز
Nickname(s)
  • Royals
LeagueKashmir Premier League
Personnel
CaptainShoaib Malik
CoachAbdul Razzaq
OwnerAbdul Wajid
Team information
CityMirpur, Kashmir
ColorsMirpur Royals Colours.jpg
Founded2021; 3 years ago (2021)
History
KPL wins1 (2022)
Official websitewww.mirpurroyals.com

T20 kit

Seasons

Mirpur Royals (Urdu: میرپور رائلز) is a Pakistani professional T20 franchise cricket team that takes part in the Kashmir Premier League.[1][2] They are captained by Shoaib Malik, coached by former Pakistani cricketer Abdul Razzaq and owned by Abdul Wajid.[3][4] The team represents the city of Mirpur, the capital of the Mirpur District.

Team Identity

Year Kit Manufacturer Front Branding Back Branding Chest Branding Sleeve Branding
2021 Cutting Edge Builders and Developers POREF Aaj News Fair Deal

History

2021 season

Main article: Mirpur Royals in 2021

In first season of Kashmir Premier League, they finished with 3 wins and 2 losses from 5 matches in the group stage. They came third and qualified for the 1st eliminator. Although they defeated Overseas Warriors in the 1st eliminator, they lost the 2nd eliminator to eventual champions, Rawalakot Hawks, even though they scored the highest total in KPL history, it was chased down thanks to a century from Kashif Ali which meant that Mirpur were knocked out of the tournament.[5][6][7][8]

2022 season

Main article: Mirpur Royals in 2022

In July 2022, Shoaib Malik was retained by Mirpur Royals as their icon player.

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
77 Hassan Nawaz  Pakistan (1992-01-23)23 January 1992 (aged 30) Emerging Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2022
Arsalan Mehzood  Pakistan (1998-06-06)6 June 1998 (aged 24) Right-handed 2022 Post-draft signing
Hamza Arshad  Pakistan (1995-03-15)15 March 1995 (aged 27) Silver Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2022
Shan Khan  Pakistan (2003-06-01)1 June 2003 (aged 19) Kashmiri Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2022
Zaid Alam  Pakistan (1999-12-24)24 December 1999 (aged 22) Silver Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2022
All-rounders
9 Imad Wasim  Pakistan (1988-12-18)18 December 1988 (aged 33) Platinum Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2022
18 Shoaib Malik  Pakistan (1982-02-01)1 February 1982 (aged 40) Icon Right-handed Right-arm off spin 2021 Captain
89 Haris Sohail  Pakistan (1989-01-09)9 January 1989 (aged 33) Platinum Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2022
Ali Imran  Pakistan (1998-02-25)25 February 1998 (aged 24) Diamond Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2022
Ali Razzaq  Pakistan Emerging Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2022
Umar Hayat  Pakistan (2001-01-20)20 January 2001 (aged 21) Kashmiri Right-handed Off spin 2022
Wicket-keepers
27 Raza-ul-Mustafa  Pakistan (2003-12-27)27 December 2003 (aged 18) Supplementary Right-handed 2022
61 Muhammad Akhlaq  Pakistan (1992-11-12)12 November 1992 (aged 29) Gold Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2021
Bowlers
7 Abrar Ahmed  Pakistan (1998-10-16)16 October 1998 (aged 23) Gold Left-handed Left-arm leg break 2021
38 Shadab Majeed  Pakistan (1997-06-07)7 June 1997 (aged 25) Kashmiri Right-handed Right-arm medium fast 2021
41 Kashif Ali  Pakistan (2002-10-04)4 October 2002 (aged 19) Silver Right-handed Right-arm medium 2022
66 Izhar-ul-Haq  Pakistan (2007-04-06)6 April 2007 (aged 15) Kashmiri Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2022 Post-draft signing
82 Sufiyan Muqeem  Pakistan Kashmiri 2022
86 Yasir Shah  Pakistan (1986-05-02)2 May 1986 (aged 36) Supplementary Right-handed Leg spin 2022
99 Salman Irshad  Pakistan (1995-12-03)3 December 1995 (aged 26) Diamond Right-handed Right-arm fast 2021
Faizan Saleem  Pakistan Kashmiri Right-handed Right-arm medium 2022
Zubair Lodhi  Pakistan (1996-06-20)20 June 1996 (aged 26) Silver Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2022

Captains

No. Nat. Player From To Mat Won Lost Tied (won) Tied (lost) NR SR (%)
1 Pakistan Shoaib Malik 2021 present 15 7 5 1 0 2 61.54

Coaches

No. Nat. Name From To
1 Pakistan Inzamam-ul-Haq 2021 2021
2 Pakistan Abdul Razzaq 2022 Present

Result summary

Overall result in KPL

Year Pld Won Loss NR Tied (won) Tied (lost) SR(%) Position Summary
2021 7 3 3 0 1 0 57.14 3/6 Play-offs
2022 8 4 2 2 0 0 66.67 1/6 Champions

Head-to-head record

Opposition Span Mat Won Lost Tied (won) Tied (lost) NR SR(%)
Bagh Stallions 2021–present 4 0 2 0 0 2 0.00
Jammu Janbaz 2022–present 1 1 0 0 0 0 100.00
Kotli Lions 2021–present 2 1 0 1 0 0 100.00
Muzaffarabad Tigers 2021–present 2 2 0 0 0 0 100.00
Overseas Warriors 2021–present 3 2 1 0 0 0 66.67
Rawalakot Hawks 2021–present 2 0 2 0 0 0 0.00

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

Statistics

Most runs

Nat. Player From To Matches Innings Runs Average HS 100 50
Pakistan Shoaib Malik 2021 present 13 13 419 41.90 77 0 1
Pakistan Muhammad Akhlaq 2021 present 11 11 300 33.33 68 0 2
Pakistan Sharjeel Khan 2021 2021 6 6 296 49.33 141 1 1
Pakistan Hassan Nawaz 2022 present 6 6 241 40.17 68 0 2
Pakistan Mukhtar Ahmed 2021 2021 7 7 194 27.71 61 0 1

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

Most wickets

Nat. Player From To Matches Overs Wickets Average BBI 4w 5w
Pakistan Salman Irshad 2021 present 13 50.0 21 21.57 3/25 0 0
Pakistan Shadab Majeed 2021 present 11 36.4 15 25.13 4/45 1 0
Pakistan Amad Butt 2021 2021 7 25.0 11 19.54 3/20 0 0
Pakistan Abrar Ahmed 2022 present 9 36.0 8 33.25 2/9 0 0
Pakistan Imad Wasim 2022 present 5 19.0 6 21.50 2/14 0 0

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

References

  1. ^ "Teams in KPL". kpl20.com.
  2. ^ "Kashmir Premier League 2021: Schedule, time, venue and all details inside". Geo Television Network. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Mirpur Royals".
  4. ^ "Season-II of KPL to be more thrilling, entertaining: Abdul Razzaq". Pakistan Today. 14 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Mirpur Royals edge out Overseas Warriors to qualify for second Eliminator". Crickwick. 15 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Royals make it to second eliminator in KPL". The News International. 16 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Rawalakot Hawks down Mirpur Royals in high-scoring KPL Eliminator 2". Cricket Pakistan. 16 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Sharjeel Khan Blasts 63-Ball 141 In Kashmir Premier League, Still Ends Up On Losing Side". Cricxtasy. 17 August 2021.