# Rawalakot Hawks

Rawalakot Hawks (Urdu: راولاکوٹ ہاکس) is a Pakistani professional T20 franchise cricket team competes in the Kashmir Premier League. They are captained by Ahmed Shehzad and coached by Arshad Khan. The franchise represents Rawalakot, the capital of Poonch district.

## History
### 2021 season

They finished 1st in the group stage, winning 3 and losing 1 and having 1 end in no result. They lost to Muzaffarabad Tigers in the qualifier but qualified for the final after defeating Mirpur Royals in eliminator 2. The team won the inaugural edition of the Kashmir Premier League after beating Muzaffarabad in the final.

### 2022 season

On 14 July 2022, Mohammad Amir was announced as Rawalakot's icon player. Ahmed Shehzad was named as Rawalakot's captain.

## Team identity

| Year | Kit Manufacturer | Front Branding | Back Branding | Chest Branding | Sleeve Branding |
| 2021 | | JS One Fly High | JS One Fly High | Hope Not Out | Shahid Afridi Foundation |
| 2022 | | JS One Fly High | JS One Fly High | | |

## Current squad

* 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 |
| Batsmen |||||||||
| 6 | Babar Khaliq | Pakistan | (1991-02-03)3 February 1991 (aged 31) | Kashmiri | Right-handed | Off spin | 2022 | Replacement pick |
| 7 | Ahmed Shehzad | Pakistan | (1991-11-23)23 November 1991 (aged 30) | Platinum | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2021 | |
| 27 | Kashif Ali | England | (1998-02-07)7 February 1998 (aged 24) | Kashmiri | Right-handed | Leg spin | 2021 | |
| | Ammad Alam | Pakistan | (1998-10-03)3 October 1998 (aged 23) | Silver | Right-handed | | 2022 | |
| | Musadiq Ahmed | Pakistan | (1989-05-01)1 May 1989 (aged 33) | Silver | Right-handed | | 2022 | |
| | Saeedullah | Pakistan | | Emerging | | | 2022 | |
| | Zeeshan Malik | Pakistan | (1996-12-26)26 December 1996 (aged 25) | Silver | Right-handed | Off spin | 2022 | |
| All-rounders |||||||||
| 12 | Hussain Talat | Pakistan | (1996-02-12)12 February 1996 (aged 26) | Platinum | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2021 | |
| 15 | Sohail Akhtar | Pakistan | (1986-03-02)2 March 1986 (aged 36) | Supplementary | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2022 | |
| 37 | Amad Butt | Pakistan | (1995-06-10)10 June 1995 (aged 27) | Gold | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2022 | |
| 65 | Asif Afridi | Pakistan | (1986-12-25)25 December 1986 (aged 35) | Diamond | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2021 | |
| | Khawaja Muhammad Bilal | Pakistan | | Kashmiri | | | 2022 | Replacement pick |
| | Saif Zaib | England | (1998-05-22)22 May 1998 (aged 24) | Kashmiri | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2022 | |
| Wicket-keepers |||||||||
| 18 | Rohail Nazir | Pakistan | (2001-10-10)10 October 2001 (aged 20) | Kashmiri | Right-handed | | 2022 | Replacement pick |
| 29 | Bismillah Khan | Pakistan | (1990-03-01)1 March 1990 (aged 32) | Gold | Right-handed | | 2021 | |
| | Raja Farhan Khan | Pakistan | | Kashmiri | | | 2022 | |
| Bowlers |||||||||
| 1 | Sameen Gul | Pakistan | (1999-02-04)4 February 1999 (aged 23) | Supplementary | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2022 | |
| 5 | Mohammad Amir | Pakistan | (1992-03-13)13 March 1992 (aged 30) | Icon | Left-handed | Left-arm fast | 2022 | |
| 9 | Faisal Akram | Pakistan | (2003-08-20)20 August 2003 (aged 18) | Silver | Left-handed | Left-arm unorthodox spin | 2022 | |
| 50 | Ihsanullah | Pakistan | (2002-10-11)11 October 2002 (aged 19) | Emerging | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2022 | |
| 99 | Zaman Khan | Pakistan | (2001-09-10)10 September 2001 (aged 20) | Diamond | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2021 | |
| | Atif Sheikh | England | (1991-02-18)18 February 1991 (aged 31) | Kashmiri | Right-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2022 | |
| | Rohaan Qadri | Pakistan | | Kashmiri | | Leg spin | 2022 | Replacement pick |
| | Zain-ul-Hassan | England | (2000-10-28)28 October 2000 (aged 21) | Kashmiri | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | 2022 | |

## Captains

| No. | Nat. | Player | From | To | Mat | Won | Lost | Tie | NR | SR (%) |
| 1 | | Shahid Afridi | 2021 | 2021 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 71.43 |
| 2 | | Ahmed Shehzad | 2022 | present | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 40.00 |

## Coaches

| No. | Nat. | Name | From | To |
| 1 | | Arshad Khan | 2021 | Present |

## Result summary
### Overall result in KPL

| Year | Pld | Won | Loss | NR | Tied | SR (%) | Position | Summary |
| 2021 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 71.43 | 1/6 | Champions |
| 2022 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 40.00 | 6/7 | Group Stage |

### Head-to-head record

| Opposition | Span | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | SR (%) |
| Bagh Stallions | 2021–present | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.00 |
| Jammu Janbaz | 2022–present | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Kotli Lions | 2021–present | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Mirpur Royals | 2021–present | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Muzaffarabad Tigers | 2021–present | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 75.00 |
| Overseas Warriors | 2021–present | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Source: , Last updated: 31 January 2022

## Statistics
### Most runs

| Player | From | To | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100 | 50 |
| Ahmed Shehzad | 2021 | present | 10 | 10 | 313 | 39.12 | 74* | 0 | 4 |
| Bismillah Khan | 2021 | present | 11 | 11 | 278 | 30.89 | 68* | 0 | 2 |
| Hussain Talat | 2021 | present | 12 | 10 | 252 | 36.00 | 69* | 0 | 3 |
| Kashif Ali | 2021 | present | 7 | 7 | 242 | 48.40 | 114* | 1 | 2 |
| Rohail Nazir | 2022 | present | 5 | 3 | 116 | 38.67 | 68 | 0 | 1 |
Source: , Last updated: 22 August 2022

### Most wickets

| Player | From | To | Matches | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 4w | 5w |
| Asif Afridi | 2021 | present | 12 | 45.0 | 16 | 21.25 | 3/21 | 0 | 0 |
| Zaman Khan | 2021 | present | 11 | 41.1 | 15 | 22.60 | 3/18 | 0 | 0 |
| Shahid Afridi | 2021 | 2021 | 6 | 22.0 | 8 | 20.62 | 2/27 | 0 | 0 |
| Faisal Akram | 2022 | present | 5 | 15.0 | 5 | 28.80 | 3/41 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohammad Amir | 2022 | present | 4 | 15.1 | 4 | 30.75 | 2/27 | 0 | 0 |
Source: , Last Updated: 23 August 2022