# Muzaffarabad Tigers in 2021

Muzaffarabad Tigers is a franchise cricket team that represents Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir in the Kashmir Premier League. They were coached by Mohtashim Rasheed, and captained by Mohammad Hafeez. They lost in the final to Rawalakot Hawks.

## Squad

* Players with international caps are listed in bold.
* Ages are correct as of 3 July 2021
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Category | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Notes |
| Batsmen |||||||||
| 1 | Malik Nisar | Pakistan | | Emerging | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2021 | Post-draft signing |
| 12 | Sohaib Maqsood | Pakistan | (1987-04-15)15 April 1987 (aged 34) | Diamond | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2021 | |
| 75 | Taimoor Sultan | Pakistan | (1994-10-04)4 October 1994 (aged 26) | Emerging | Right-handed | | 2021 | |
| N/A | Tillakaratne Dilshan | Sri Lanka | (1976-10-14)14 October 1976 (aged 44) | Overseas | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2021 | Overseas |
| All-rounders |||||||||
| 8 | Mohammad Hafeez | Pakistan | (1980-10-17)17 October 1980 (aged 40) | Icon | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2021 | Captain |
| 17 | Sohail Akhtar | Pakistan | (1986-03-02)2 March 1986 (aged 35) | Silver | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2021 | |
| 33 | Sohail Tanvir | Pakistan | (1984-12-12)12 December 1984 (aged 36) | Platinum | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2021 | |
| 48 | Anwar Ali | Pakistan | (1987-11-25)25 November 1987 (aged 33) | Silver | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2021 | |
| 74 | Mohammad Wasim | Pakistan | (2001-08-25)25 August 2001 (aged 19) | Diamond | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2021 | |
| 88 | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Pakistan | (1997-07-22)22 July 1997 (aged 23) | Emerging | Right-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | 2021 | |
| Wicket-keepers |||||||||
| 60 | Zeeshan Ashraf | Pakistan | (1992-05-11)11 May 1992 (aged 29) | Gold | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2021 | |
| Bowlers |||||||||
| 9 | Arsalan Arif | Pakistan | (1993-01-05)5 January 1993 (aged 28) | Emerging | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2021 | |
| 10 | Usama Mir | Pakistan | (1995-12-23)23 December 1995 (aged 25) | Silver | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2021 | |
| 32 | Arshad Iqbal | Pakistan | (2000-12-26)26 December 2000 (aged 20) | Gold | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2021 | |
| 78 | Usman Arshad | England | (1993-01-09)9 January 1993 (aged 28) | Emerging | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2021 | |
| 115 | Usman Yousuf | Pakistan | | Emerging | Right-handed | Leg break | 2021 | Post-draft signing |
| N/A | Tahir Hussain | Pakistan | (2000-12-20)20 December 2000 (aged 20) | Emerging | Left-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2021 | |

## Season standings
### Points table

| Pos | Team v t e | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Rawalakot Hawks (C) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0.228 |
| 2 | Muzaffarabad Tigers (R) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0.530 |
| 3 | Mirpur Royals (3rd) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −0.323 |
| 4 | Overseas Warriors (4th) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | −0.032 |
| 5 | Bagh Stallions | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | −0.201 |
| 6 | Kotli Lions | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | −0.107 |
* 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

* Match 3 7 August 2021 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| Overseas Warriors 153/8 (20 overs) | v | Muzaffarabad Tigers 156/3 (17.2 overs) |
| Imad Wasim 34 (30) Usama Mir 3/18 (4 overs) | | Sohail Akhtar 58* (24) Kamran Ghulam 2/32 (4 overs) |
* Muzaffarabad Tigers won by 7 wickets Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Muzaffarabad Umpires: Imtiaz Iqbal (Pak) and Rashid Riaz (Pak) Player of the match: Usama Mir (Muzaffarabad Tigers)
* Overseas Warriors won the toss and elected to bat.
* Match 7 9 August 2021 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| Rawalakot Hawks 175/7 (20 overs) | v | Muzaffarabad Tigers 174/8 (20 overs) |
| Hussain Talat 47* (35) Mohammad Wasim 3/26 (4 overs) | | Mohammad Hafeez 44 (31) Zaman Khan 3/27 (4 overs) |
* Rawalakot Hawks won by 1 run Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Muzaffarabad Umpires: Asif Yaqoob (Pak) and Imtiaz Iqbal (Pak) Player of the match: Hussain Talat (Rawalakot Hawks)
* Rawalakot Hawks won the toss and elected to bat
* Mohammad Wasim took the first-ever hat trick in KPL history.
* Match 8 10 August 2021 14:00 Scorecard
| Kotli Lions 195/4 (20 overs) | v | Muzaffarabad Tigers 196/5 (18.3 overs) |
| Asif Ali 67 (34) Mohammad Hafeez 1/10 (1 over) | | Zeeshan Ashraf 107* (62) Akif Javed 2/46 (4 overs) |
* Muzaffarabad Tigers won by 5 wickets Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Muzaffarabad Umpires: Ghaffar Kazmi (Pak) and Rashid Riaz (Pak) Player of the match: Zeeshan Ashraf (Muzaffarabad Tigers)
* Kotli Lions won the toss and elected to bat
* Zeeshan Ashraf scored the first century in KPL history
* Match 12 12 August 2021 10:30 Scorecard
| Bagh Stallions 213/4 (20 overs) | v | Muzaffarabad Tigers 214/6 (18.4 overs) |
| Iftikhar Ahmed 86* (38) Mohammad Hafeez 2/24 (4 overs) | | Sohaib Maqsood 59 (40) Aamir Sohail 2/37 (4 overs) |
* Muzaffarabad Tigers won by 4 wickets Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Muzaffarabad Umpires: Mohammad Sajid (Pak) and Rashid Riaz (Pak) Player of the match: Anwar Ali (Muzaffarabad Tigers)
* Muzaffarabad Tigers won the toss and elected to field
* Match 15 13 August 2021 15:30 (N) Scorecard
| Muzaffarabad Tigers 227/6 (20 overs) | v | Mirpur Royals 231/5 (19.4 overs) |
| Mohammad Hafeez 110 (55) Salman Irshad 2/27 (4 overs) | | Khushdil Shah 56* (22) Arsalan Arif 1/15 (2 overs) |
* Mirpur Royals won by 5 wickets Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Muzaffarabad Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Faisal Afridi Player of the match: Mohammad Hafeez (Muzaffarabad Tigers)
* Muzaffarabad Tigers won the toss and elected to field
* Mohammad Hafeez scored his first century in the KPL

## Playoffs
### Qualifier

* Match 16 14 August 2021 16:00 (N) Scorecard
| Muzaffarabad Tigers 164/8 (20 overs) | v | Rawalakot Hawks 157 (19.4 overs) |
| Anwar Ali 57 (34) Mohammad Imran 2/9 (2 overs) | | Hussain Talat 52 (35) Sohail Tanvir 4/29 (4 overs) |
* Muzaffarabad Tigers won by 7 runs Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Muzaffarabad Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak) Player of the match: Anwar Ali (Muzaffarabad Tigers)
* Rawalakot Hawks won the toss and elected to field
* As a result of this match Muzaffarabad Tigers advanced to the final.
* As a result of this match Rawalakot Hawks advanced to eliminator 2.

### Final

* Match 19 17 August 2021 19:00 (N) Scorecard
| Rawalakot Hawks 169/7 (20 overs) | v | Muzaffarabad Tigers 162/9 (20 overs) |
| Kashif Ali 54 (29) Usama Mir 2/25 (4 overs) | | Zeeshan Ashraf 46 (26) Hussain Talat 3/18 (4 overs) |
* Rawalakot Hawks won by 7 runs Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Muzaffarabad Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Aleem Dar (Pak) Player of the match: Asif Afridi (Rawalakot Hawks)
* Muzaffarabad Tigers won the toss and elected to field
* Rawalakot Hawks won the 2021 KPL as a result of this match

## Statistics
### Most runs

| Player | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100 | 50 |
| Zeeshan Ashraf | 7 | 7 | 284 | 47.33 | 107 | 1 | 0 |
| Mohammad Hafeez | 7 | 7 | 194 | 27.71 | 110 | 1 | 0 |
| Sohaib Maqsood | 7 | 7 | 194 | 32.33 | 60 | 0 | 2 |
| Anwar Ali | 7 | 6 | 156 | 31.20 | 57 | 0 | 1 |
| Sohail Akhtar | 7 | 7 | 120 | 24.00 | 58 | 0 | 1 |
Source: Score360

### Most wickets

| Player | Matches | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 4w | 5w |
| Sohail Tanvir | 7 | 27.0 | 8 | 37.12 | 4/29 | 1 | 0 |
| Arshad Iqbal | 7 | 26.4 | 8 | 31.38 | 2/35 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohammad Hafeez | 7 | 16.0 | 7 | 18.14 | 2/24 | 0 | 0 |
| Usama Mir | 6 | 21.0 | 7 | 24.14 | 3/18 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohammad Wasim | 7 | 28.0 | 6 | 44.00 | 3/26 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Score360