Overseas Warriors in 2021

Overseas Warriors
2021 season
CoachMushtaq Ahmed
CaptainImad Wasim
KPL 20214th
Most runsNasir Nawaz (209)[1]
Most wicketsSohail Khan (8)[2]
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Overseas Warriors is a franchise cricket team that represents the Kashmiri diaspora in the Kashmir Premier League. They were coached by Mushtaq Ahmed and captained by Imad Wasim.[3][4]

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
4 Herschelle Gibbs  South Africa (1974-02-23)23 February 1974 (aged 47) Overseas Right-handed Right-arm medium 2021 Overseas
12 Haider Ali  Pakistan (2000-10-02)2 October 2000 (aged 20) Platinum Right-handed 2021
18 Naveed Malik  Pakistan (1995-03-18)18 March 1995 (aged 26) Emerging Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2021
42 Khurram Manzoor  Pakistan (1986-06-10)10 June 1986 (aged 35) Right-handed Right-arm off spin 2021 Post-draft signing
81 Nasir Nawaz  Pakistan (1998-10-05)5 October 1998 (aged 22) Silver Right-handed 2021
99 Uthman Ali Khan  England Emerging Left-handed 2021
All-rounders
9 Imad Wasim  Pakistan (1988-12-18)18 December 1988 (aged 32) Icon Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2021 Captain
23 Agha Salman  Pakistan (1993-11-23)23 November 1993 (aged 27) Gold Right-handed Right-arm off break 2021 Post-draft signing.
98 Kamran Ghulam  Pakistan (1995-10-10)10 October 1995 (aged 25) Gold Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2021 Replacement pick.[5]
N/A Hammad Azam  Pakistan (1991-03-16)16 March 1991 (aged 30) Silver Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2021
N/A Haris Sohail  Pakistan (1989-01-09)9 January 1989 (aged 32) Gold Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2021
N/A Qasim Akram  Pakistan (2002-12-01)1 December 2002 (aged 18) Silver Right-handed Right-arm off break 2021
N/A Rashid Naseer  Pakistan (1986-03-04)4 March 1986 (aged 35) Emerging Left-handed Left-arm unorthodox spin 2021
Wicket-keepers
63 Mohammad Haris  Pakistan (2001-03-30)30 March 2001 (aged 20) Silver Right-handed Right-arm off break 2021 Post-draft signing.
77 Azam Khan  Pakistan (1998-08-10)10 August 1998 (aged 22) Diamond Right-handed 2021
N/A Raza-ul-Mustafa  Pakistan (2003-12-27)27 December 2003 (aged 17) Emerging Right-handed 2021
Bowlers
14 Sohail Khan  Pakistan (1984-03-06)6 March 1984 (aged 37) Diamond Right-handed Right-arm fast 2021
55 Abbas Afridi  Pakistan (2001-04-05)5 April 2001 (aged 20) Silver Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2021
66 Faizan Saleem  Pakistan Emerging Right-handed Right-arm medium 2021 Post-draft signing
70 Muhammad Musa  Pakistan (2000-08-28)28 August 2000 (aged 20) Gold Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2021
N/A Waleed Ahmed  Pakistan (1992-12-04)4 December 1992 (aged 28) Emerging Right-handed Right-arm off break 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
  • 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

Match 3
7 August 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Overseas Warriors
153/8 (20 overs)
v
Muzaffarabad Tigers
156/3 (17.2 overs)
Imad Wasim 34 (30)
Usama Mir 3/18 (4 overs)
Sohail Akhtar 58* (24)
Kamran Ghulam 2/32 (4 overs)
Muzaffarabad Tigers won by 7 wickets
Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Muzaffarabad
Umpires: Imtiaz Iqbal (Pak) and Rashid Riaz (Pak)
Player of the match: Usama Mir (Muzaffarabad Tigers)
  • Overseas Warriors won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 6
9 August 2021
14:00
Scorecard
Overseas Warriors
145/6 (20 overs)
v
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 9
10 August 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Bagh Stallions
186/7 (20 overs)
v
Overseas Warriors
190/5 (19.2 overs)
Shan Masood 73 (45)
Abbas Afridi 2/44 (4 overs)
Haider Ali 91 (57)
Aamer Yamin 2/31 (4 overs)
Overseas Warriors won by 5 wickets
Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Muzaffarabad
Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Shozab Raza (Pak)
Player of the match: Haider Ali (Overseas Warriors)
  • Bagh Stallions won the toss and elected to bat
Match 13
12 August 2021
15:30 (N)
Scorecard
Rawalakot Hawks
145/9 (20 overs)
v
Overseas Warriors
133/3 (13.1 overs)
Umar Amin 55 (42)
Abbas Afridi 5/18 (4 overs)
Nasir Nawaz 56 (36)
Asif Afridi 2/29 (4 overs)
Overseas Warriors won by 7 wickets (DLS method)
Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Muzaffarabad
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Majid Hussain (Pak)
Player of the match: Nasir Nawaz (Overseas Warriors)
  • Overseas Warriors won the toss and elected to field
  • Target reduced to 133 from 18 overs
  • Kotli Lions were eliminated as a result of this match.
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

Playoffs

Eliminator 1

Match 17
15 August 2021
16:00 (N)
Scorecard
Overseas Warriors
160/9 (20 overs)
v
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.

Statistics

Most runs

Player Matches Runs
Nasir Nawaz 6 209
Haider Ali 5 189
Azam Khan 6 123
Kamran Ghulam 6 110
Agha Salman 5 93

Most wickets

Player Matches Wickets
Sohail Khan 6 8
Abbas Afridi 5 7
Muhammad Musa 6 6
Agha Salman 5 3
Faizan Saleem 6 3

References

  1. ^ "Kashmir Premier League: Batting Records - Score360". cricclubs.com. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Kashmir Premier League: Bowling Records - Score360". cricclubs.com. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Our Team | Overseas Warriors". February 2021.
  4. ^ "Overseas Warriors Player". Sports Unfold. 6 August 2021.
  5. ^ "KPL teams tweak squads following absence of local, foreign players". Bol News. 5 August 2021.