Mirpur Royals

Mirpur Royals
میرپور رائلز
Nickname(s)	Royals;
League	Kashmir Premier League
Personnel
Captain	Shoaib Malik
Coach	Inzamam-ul-Haq
Owner	Adil Waheed &
Team information
City	Mirpur, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan
Colors	Blue Gold
Founded	2020; 2 years ago
Home ground	Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium
Official website	www.mirpurroyals.com
	T20 kit
	T20 kit

Mirpur Royals 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 & .^[3]^[4]^[5] The team represents the city of Mirpur, the capital of the Mirpur District.

Team Identity[]

Year	Kit Manufacturer	Front Branding	Back Branding	Chest Branding	Sleeve Branding
2021					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[]

Players with international caps are listed in bold.
* denotes a player who is currently unavailable for selection.
* denotes a player who is unavailable for rest of the season

No.	Name	Birth date	Category	Batting style	Bowling style	Signed year	Notes
Batsmen
	Owais Shah	(1978-10-22) 22 October 1978 (age 43)	Overseas	Right-handed	Right-arm off spin	2021	Overseas
	Sharjeel Khan	(1989-08-14) 14 August 1989 (age 32)	Platinum	Left-handed	Right-arm leg spin	2021
	Mukhtar Ahmed	(1992-12-20) 20 December 1992 (age 29)	Silver	Right-handed	leg break	2021
		(2000-02-01) 1 February 2000 (age 21)	Emerging	Left-handed		2021
	Ammad Alam	(1998-10-03) 3 October 1998 (age 23)	Emerging	Right-handed		2021
All-rounders
	Shoaib Malik	(1982-02-01) 1 February 1982 (age 39)	Icon	Right-handed	Right-arm off spin	2021	Captain
	Khushdil Shah	(1995-02-07) 7 February 1995 (age 26)	Diamond	Left-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	2021
	Amad Butt	(1995-06-10) 10 June 1995 (age 26)	Gold	Right-handed	Right-arm fast	2021
	Mohammad Taha	(2000-10-05) 5 October 2000 (age 21)	Emerging	Left-handed	Right-arm slow left-arm orthodox	2021
Wicket-keepers
	Muhammad Akhlaq	(1992-11-12) 12 November 1992 (age 29)	Silver	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast	2021
Bowlers
	Mohammad Irfan	(1982-06-06) 6 June 1982 (age 39)	Diamond	Right-handed	Right-arm fast	2021
	Salman Irshad	(1995-12-03) 3 December 1995 (age 26)	Gold	Right-handed	Right-arm fast	2021
	Abrar Ahmed	(1998-10-16) 16 October 1998 (age 23)	Silver	Left-handed	Left-arm leg break	2021
	Shadab Majeed	(1997-06-07) 7 June 1997 (age 24)	Emerging	Right-handed	Right-arm medium fast	2021
		(1995-07-02) 2 July 1995 (age 26)	Emerging	Left-handed	Left-arm slow left-arm orthodox	2021

Statistics[]

Most runs[]

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: [1], Last updated: 22 November 2021

Most wickets[]

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

Source: [2], Last Updated: 22 November 2021

References[]

^ "Teams in KPL". kpl20.com.
^ "Kashmir Premier League 2021: Schedule, time, venue and all details inside". Geo Television Network. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
^ "Mirpur Royals".
^ "UK businessman buys Mirpur Royals". The News International. 5 August 2021.
^ "Mirpur Royals' owners congratulate on successful completion of KPL 2021". Geo News. 25 August 2021.
^ "Mirpur Royals edge out Overseas Warriors to qualify for second Eliminator". Crickwick. 15 August 2021.
^ "Royals make it to second eliminator in KPL". The News International. 16 August 2021.
^ "Rawalakot Hawks down Mirpur Royals in high-scoring KPL Eliminator 2". Cricket Pakistan. 16 August 2021.
^ "Sharjeel Khan Blasts 63-Ball 141 In Kashmir Premier League, Still Ends Up On Losing Side". Cricxtasy. 17 August 2021.

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[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.

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