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]
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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] | ||
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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 edit
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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 |
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Khurram Manzoor | 5 | 5 | 130 | 32.50 | 85* | 0 | 1 |
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Sarfaraz Ahmed | 5 | 4 | 119 | 119.00 | 52* | 0 | 1 |
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Danish Aziz | 5 | 4 | 85 | 28.33 | 52* | 0 | 1 |
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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 |
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Irfanullah Shah | 5 | 17.0 | 7 | 20.57 | 3/35 | 0 | 0 |
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Khurram Shahzad | 5 | 16.0 | 5 | 31.80 | 3/27 | 0 | 0 |
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Danish Aziz | 4 | 11.0 | 3 | 27.33 | 2/27 | 0 | 0 |
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Hassan Khan | 5 | 14.2 | 3 | 35.67 | 2/11 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Cricinfo
References edit
- ^ "Kashmir Premier League, 2022 - Kotli Lions Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ^ "Kashmir Premier League, 2022 - Kotli Lions Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
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- ^ Samaa Web Desk (2 August 2022). "Rashid Latif hits back after Umar Gul calls KPL 'Family Premier League'". Samaa. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
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