Mirpur Royals

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 Inzamam-ul-Haq and owned by Adil Waheed & Suleman Raza.[3][4][5] The team represents the city of Mirpur, the capital of the Mirpur District.

Mirpur Royals
میرپور رائلز
Nickname(s)
  • Royals
LeagueKashmir Premier League
Personnel
Captain Shoaib Malik
Coach Inzamam-ul-Haq
OwnerAdil Waheed & Suleman Raza
Team information
CityMirpur, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan
Colors
Founded2021 (2021)
Home groundMuzaffarabad Cricket Stadium
Official websitewww.mirpurroyals.com

T20 kit

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

History

2021 season

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 they were knocked out of the tournament.[6][7][8][9]

Current squad
Name Nat.
  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
  •  *  denotes a player who is fully unavailable
  •  *  denotes a player who will be partially unavailable
 Abbreviation of nationality
No. Name Nat. Birth date Category Batting style Bowling style Signed year Notes
Batsmen
9 Ibtesam-ul-Haq (2000-02-01) 1 February 2000EmergingLeft-handed2021
24 Mukhtar Ahmed (1992-12-20) 20 December 1992SilverRight-handedleg break2021
98 Sharjeel Khan (1989-08-14) 14 August 1989PlatinumLeft-handedRight-arm leg spin2021
N/A Ammad Alam (1998-10-03) 3 October 1998EmergingRight-handed2021
N/A Owais Shah (1978-10-22) 22 October 1978OverseasRight-handedRight-arm off spin2021Overseas; Pulled out of the tournament
All-rounders
11 Mohammad Taha (2000-10-05) 5 October 2000EmergingLeft-handedLeft-arm orthodox spin2021
18 Shoaib Malik (1982-02-01) 1 February 1982 IconRight-handedRight-arm off spin2021Captain
37 Amad Butt (1995-06-10) 10 June 1995 GoldRight-handedRight-arm fast2021
48 Hassan Khan (1998-10-16) 16 October 1998SilverRight-handedLeft-arm orthodox2021Post-draft signing
65 Kashif Bhatti (1986-07-25) 25 July 1986 SilverRight-handedLeft-arm orthodox spin2021Replacement pick[10]
72 Khushdil Shah (1995-02-07) 7 February 1995DiamondLeft-handedRight-arm fast-medium2021
77 Adil Amin (1990-12-13) 13 December 1990SilverRight-handedRight-arm off break2021Post-draft signing
Wicket-keepers
61 Muhammad Akhlaq (1992-11-12) 12 November 1992 SilverRight-handedRight-arm medium-fast2021
Bowlers
1 Sameen Gul (1999-02-04) 4 February 1999 GoldRight-handedRight-arm medium2021Replacement pick[10]
7 Abrar Ahmed (1998-10-16) 16 October 1998 SilverLeft-handedLeft-arm leg break2021
26 Danyal Allah Ditta (1995-07-02) 2 July 1995 EmergingLeft-handedLeft-arm slow left-arm orthodox2021
27 Mohammad Irfan (1982-06-06) 6 June 1982DiamondRight-handedRight-arm fast2021
38 Shadab Majeed (1997-06-07) 7 June 1997 EmergingRight-handedRight-arm medium fast2021
99 Salman Irshad (1995-12-03) 3 December 1995 GoldRight-handedRight-arm fast2021

Captains
No. Nat. Player From To Mat Won Lost Tied (won) Tied (lost) NR SR (%)
1 Shoaib Malik 2021 present 7 3 3 1 0 0 57.14

Coaches
No. Nat. Name From To
1 Inzamam-ul-Haq 2021 Present

Result summary

Overall result in KPL
YearPldWon Loss NR Tied (won)Tied (lost) SR(%) PositionSummary
2021 73301057.143/6Play-offs

Head-to-head record
OppositionSpanMatWonLostTied (won)Tied (lost)NRSR(%)
Bagh Stallions2021–present1010000.00
Kotli Lions2021–present100100100.00
Muzaffarabad Tigers2021–present110000100.00
Overseas Warriors2021–present220000100.00
Rawalakot Hawks2021–present2020000.00

Source: , Last updated: 31 January 2022

Statistics

Most runs
Nat. Player From To Matches Innings Runs Average HS 100 50
Sharjeel Khan 2021 present 6 6 296 49.33 141 1 1
Shoaib Malik 2021 present 7 7 240 48.00 77 0 1
Muhammad Akhlaq 2021 present 7 7 211 30.14 68 0 1
Mukhtar Ahmed 2021 present 7 7 194 27.71 61 0 1
Khushdil Shah 2021 present 7 7 156 31.20 56* 0 1

Source: , Last updated: 22 November 2021

Most wickets
Nat. Player From To Matches Overs Wickets Average BBI 4w 5w
Salman Irshad 2021 present 7 28.0 16 15.18 3/25 0 0
Amad Butt 2021 present 7 25.0 11 19.54 3/20 0 0
Shadab Majeed 2021 present 6 19.4 8 29.25 4/45 1 0
Sameen Gul 2021 present 5 20.0 5 35.40 2/29 0 0
Hassan Khan 2021 present 3 2.0 1 24.00 1/5 0 0

Source: , Last Updated: 22 November 2021

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. "UK businessman buys Mirpur Royals". The News International. 5 August 2021.
  5. "Mirpur Royals' owners congratulate on successful completion of KPL 2021". Geo News. 25 August 2021.
  6. "Mirpur Royals edge out Overseas Warriors to qualify for second Eliminator". Crickwick. 15 August 2021.
  7. "Royals make it to second eliminator in KPL". The News International. 16 August 2021.
  8. "Rawalakot Hawks down Mirpur Royals in high-scoring KPL Eliminator 2". Cricket Pakistan. 16 August 2021.
  9. "Sharjeel Khan Blasts 63-Ball 141 In Kashmir Premier League, Still Ends Up On Losing Side". Cricxtasy. 17 August 2021.
  10. "KPL teams tweak squads following absence of local, foreign players". Bol News. 5 August 2021.
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