2022 Kashmir Premier League (Pakistan)
The 2022 Kashmir Premier League (also known as 2022 KPL) will be the second season of the Kashmir Premier League, a cricket league which was established by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in 2021.
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| Administrator(s) | Pakistan Cricket Board |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | 20-over |
| Tournament format(s) | Single round-robin and playoffs |
| Host(s) | Azad Kashmir, Pakistan |
| Participants | 8 |
| Official website | kpl20 |
This season will see the expansion of the KPL from 6 teams to 8 teams. After the end of the first edition of the KPL, it was announced that there would be a seventh team added for the 2022 edition.[1] In February 2022, it was announced that an eighth team which would represent Gilgit-Baltistan would also be added to the tournament.[2]
Franchises
Cities represented by KPL teams
| Team | Owner | City | Founded | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bagh Stallions | Hameed Khan | Bagh | 2021 | |
| GB Markhors | Jahanzeb Alam | Gilgit-Baltistan | 2022 | |
| Jammu Janbaz | Kingdom Valley | Jammu | 2022 | |
| Kotli Lions | Khalid Zia and Nasir Yousuf | Kotli | 2021 | |
| Mirpur Royals | Suleman Raza[3] | Mirpur | 2021 | |
| Muzaffarabad Tigers | Arshad Khan Tanoli[4] | Muzaffarabad | 2021 | |
| Overseas Warriors | Kamran Ilyas Raja | Kashmiri diaspora | 2021 | |
| Rawalakot Hawks | Jan Wali Shaheen | Rawalakot | 2021 | |
References
- "Seventh team added to next KPL after Hawks win first edition". Dawn. 17 August 2021.
- "GB team new edition in KPL". The News International. 8 February 2022.
- "Suleman Raza buys Mirpur Royals to promote Mirpur globally". 5 August 2021.
- http://tigersmuzaffarabad.com/#eluide656c817
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