Kotli Lions in 2022
Appearance
2022 season | |||
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Coach | Saeed Azad (until 18 August) Mushtaq Ahmed (from 18 August) | ||
Captain | Khurram Manzoor | ||
KPL 2022 | 4th | ||
Most runs | Ahsan Ali (168)[1] | ||
Most wickets |
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Kotli Lions is a franchise cricket team that represents Kotli in the Kashmir Premier League. Khurram Manzoor was the captain and Mushtaq Ahmed was the coach of the team.[3][4][5] Saeed Azad was originally Kotli Lions’ head coach but was replaced by Mushtaq Ahmed.[6] Khurram Manzoor was announced as Kotli Lions’ icon player.[7][8]
Squad
[edit]- 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 |
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Batsmen | ||||||||
6 | Imran Shah | Pakistan | 16 June 1999 (aged 23) | Emerging | Right-handed | 2022 | ||
12 | Ahsan Ali | Pakistan | 10 December 1993 (aged 28) | Diamond | Right-handed | Leg break | 2021 | |
18 | Naveed Malik | Pakistan | 18 March 1995 (aged 27) | Kashmiri | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2022 | |
42 | Khurram Manzoor | Pakistan | 10 June 1986 (aged 36) | Icon | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | 2022 | Captain |
44 | Khalid Usman | Pakistan | 1 March 1986 (aged 36) | Gold | Right-handed | Left-arm orthodox spin | 2021 | |
100 | Omair Yousuf | Pakistan | 27 December 1998 (aged 23) | Right-handed | 2022 | Post-draft signing | ||
Hanif Azad | Pakistan | 7 August 1997 (aged 24) | Silver | Right-handed | 2022 | |||
All-rounders | ||||||||
17 | Hasan Mohsin | Pakistan | 11 January 1998 (aged 24) | Silver | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2022 | |
22 | Danish Aziz | Pakistan | 20 November 1995 (aged 26) | Platinum | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2022 | |
Basit Ali | Pakistan | Kashmiri | 2022 | |||||
Mirwais Khan | Pakistan | 4 May 1991 (aged 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2022 | Post-draft signing | ||
Wicket-keepers | ||||||||
54 | Sarfaraz Ahmed | Pakistan | 22 May 1987 (aged 35) | Platinum | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | 2022 | |
Abdul Rehman | Pakistan | Supplementary | 2021 | |||||
Bowlers | ||||||||
03 | Mujtaba Ghayas | Pakistan | 27 July 1987 (aged 34) | Kashmiri | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2021 | |
5 | Nadeem Khalil | Pakistan | 1 November 1997 (aged 24) | Kashmiri | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2021 | |
8 | Khurram Shehzad | Pakistan | 25 November 1999 (aged 22) | Diamond | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2021 | |
16 | Hassan Khan | Pakistan | 16 October 1998 (aged 23) | Silver | Right-handed | Left-arm orthodox | 2022 | |
23 | Irfan Ali Qasmi | Pakistan | Emerging | Right-handed | Leg spin | 2022 | ||
97 | Irfanullah Shah | Pakistan | 5 May 1995 (aged 27) | Gold | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2021 | |
Mushtaq Kalhoro | Pakistan | 13 March 1997 (aged 25) | Silver | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2022 | ||
Zayyan Khan | Pakistan | Kashmiri | 2022 |
Season standings
[edit]Points table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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1 | Mirpur Royals (C) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0.409 |
2 | Bagh Stallions (R) | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0.449 |
3 | Overseas Warriors (3rd) | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0.207 |
4 | Kotli Lions (4th) | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0.457 |
5 | Jammu Janbaz | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −0.322 |
6 | Rawalakot Hawks | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −0.613 |
7 | Muzaffarabad Tigers | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −0.699 |
Source: Cricinfo
- 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
[edit]Kotli Lions
151/6 (20 overs) |
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Mirpur Royals
152/4 (19.4 overs) |
- Mirpur Royals won the toss and elected to bowl.
Jammu Janbaz
162/8 (20 overs) |
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Kotli Lions
166/6 (19.2 overs) |
- Kotli Lions won the toss and elected to bowl.
Kotli Lions
86/4 (9 overs) |
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Bagh Stallions
88/4 (7.4 overs) |
- Bagh Stallions won the toss and elected to field.
- Match reduced to 9 overs per side due to rain.
- Bagh Stallions were set a revised target of 88 runs.
Kotli Lions
156/7 (20 overs) |
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Muzaffarabad Tigers
149/4 (17.4 overs) |
- Muzaffarabad Tigers won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Match abandoned due to wet outfield.
Rawalakot Hawks
133/9 (18 overs) |
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Kotli Lions
136/0 (11.1 overs) |
- Kotli Lions won the toss and elected to field.
- Match reduced to 18 overs per side due to rain.
- Rawalakot Hawks were eliminated as a result of this match.
Playoffs
[edit]Eliminator 1
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- Overseas Warriors qualified for Eliminator 2 due to their better position in the points table.
Statistics
[edit]Most runs
[edit]Nat. | Player | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100 | 50 |
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Ahsan Ali | 5 | 5 | 168 | 42.00 | 53 | 0 | 1 | |
Khurram Manzoor | 5 | 5 | 130 | 32.50 | 85* | 0 | 1 | |
Sarfaraz Ahmed | 5 | 4 | 119 | 119.00 | 52* | 0 | 1 | |
Danish Aziz | 5 | 4 | 85 | 28.33 | 52* | 0 | 1 | |
Hassan Khan | 5 | 4 | 52 | 17.33 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Cricinfo
Most wickets
[edit]Nat. | Player | Matches | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 4w | 5w |
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Basit Ali | 5 | 15.3 | 7 | 17.85 | 2/19 | 0 | 0 | |
Irfanullah Shah | 5 | 17.0 | 7 | 20.57 | 3/35 | 0 | 0 | |
Khurram Shahzad | 5 | 16.0 | 5 | 31.80 | 3/27 | 0 | 0 | |
Danish Aziz | 4 | 11.0 | 3 | 27.33 | 2/27 | 0 | 0 | |
Hassan Khan | 5 | 14.2 | 3 | 35.67 | 2/11 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Cricinfo
References
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