# Karachi Dolphins

The Karachi Dolphins were a limited overs cricket team based in Karachi which played in National One-day Championship and domestic Twenty20. The Dolphins' home ground was National Stadium in Karachi's north end.
The Dolphins were considered one of the successful teams and had been runners-up on several occasions during the 2004/05, 2006/07, 2007/08, 2009/10, 2010/11, super 8 2011 and Super 8 2012 seasons.

## Squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| No. | Name | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
| Batsmen |||||||
| | Asad Shafiq | (1986-01-28) 28 January 1986 (age 38) | Right–handed | Right–-arm Leg-break | |
| | Khalid Latif | (1985-11-04) 4 November 1985 (age 38) | Right–handed | Right–arm Off break | |
| | Shahzaib Hasan | (1989-12-25) 25 December 1989 (age 34) | Right–handed | Right–arm Off break | |
| All-rounders |||||||
| | Fawad Alam | (1985-10-08) 8 October 1985 (age 39) | Left–handed | Slow left-arm orthodox spin | |
| | Anwar Ali | (1991-10-18) 18 October 1991 (age 32) | Right–handed | Right–arm fast medium |
| 10 | Shahid Afridi | (1975-03-01) 1 March 1975 (age 49) | Right–handed | Right–arm leg break | Captain |
| Wicket-keepers |||||||
| | Sarfraz Ahmed | (1987-05-22) 22 May 1987 (age 37) | Right–handed | | |
| Bowlers |||||||
| | Haaris Ayaz | (1975-10-16) 16 October 1975 (age 48) | Right–handed | Right–arm Off break | |
| | Mohammad Sami | (1981-02-24) 24 February 1981 (age 43) | Right–handed | Right–arm fast | |
| | Rumman Raees | (1991-10-18) 18 October 1991 (age 32) | Right–handed | left–arm fast medium | |
| | Mir Hamza | (1991-10-18) 18 October 1991 (age 32) | Right–handed | left–arm fast medium | |
| | Sohail Khan | (1984-03-06) 6 March 1984 (age 40) | Right–handed | Right–arm fast medium | |
| | Tanvir Ahmed | (1978-12-20) 20 December 1978 (age 45) | Right–handed | right–arm fast medium | |

## Sponsors

| Year | Team sponsor |
| 2004-2008 | Mobilink |
| 2009 | Bilwani's Mobile |
| 2010 | Al-khair Group |
| 2011 | Chawla Group |
| 2012 | Nokia |
| 2013 | Haier |
| 2014 | Advance Telecom |
| 2015 | QMobile |

## Twenty20 records
### Batting

* Most runs: 1057 Khalid Latif
* Highest score: 112 Moin Khan vs. Lahore Lions
* Highest average: 53.00 Hasan Raza
* Highest strike rate: 242.85 Iftikhar Ali
* Most fifties: 7 Khalid Latif
* Most ducks: 3 Mohammad Sami
* Highest strike rates in an innings: 416.66 Tariq Haroon vs. Lahore Eagles

### Bowling

* Most wickets: 40 wickets by Shahid Afridi
* Best bowling figures in a match: 6/25 by Irfanuddin vs. Sialkot Stallions in 2006
* Best average: 7.80 Irfanuddin
* Best economy rate: 5.74 Irfanuddin
* Best strike rate: 8.1 Irfanuddin
* Most 4 wickets in an innings (and over): 3 Irfanuddin
* Most 5 wickets in an innings: 1 Irfanuddin, Fawad Alam & Sohail Khan
* Best economy rate in an innings: 2.0 Mohammad Sami vs. Abbottabad Rhinos in 2006
* Best strike rate in an innings: 3.0 Tahir Khan vs. Islamabad Leopards
* Most runs conceded in an innings: 58 Iftikhar Ali vs. Faisalabad Wolves in 2005
* Most wickets in a series: 19 Irfanuddin in 2005/06

### Wicket keeping

* Most dismissals: 33 Sarfraz Ahmed
* Most dismissals in an innings: 3 Afsar Nawaz (twice) & 3 Sarfraz Ahmed (three times)
* Most dismissals in a series: 11 Afsar Nawaz in 2005/06

### Fielding

* Most catches: 20 by Mohammad Sami
* Most catches in an innings: 3 by Khurram Manzoor, Rameez Raja, Mohammad Sami & Asad Shafiq
* Most catches in a series: 5 by Rameez Raja

## Notable players

* Khalid Latif
* Shahzaib Hasan
* Asad Shafiq
* Rameez Raja
* Fawad Alam
* Shahid Afridi
* Sarfraz Ahmed
* Mohammad Sami
* Sohail Khan
* Tanvir Ahmed

## Most matches as captain

| Player | Playing span | Match | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | % |
| Shahid Afridi | 2006–present | 35 | 30 | 05 | 00 | 00 | 85.71 |
| Mohammad Sami | 2010–2013 | 17 | 10 | 06 | 01 | 00 | 61.76 |
| Faisal Iqbal | 2006–2006 | 06 | 04 | 02 | 00 | 00 | 66.66 |
| Moin Khan | 2005–2005 | 05 | 03 | 02 | 00 | 00 | 60.00 |
| Khalid Latif | 2009–2009 | 02 | 01 | 01 | 00 | 00 | 50.00 |
| Naumanullah | 2006–2006 | 01 | 00 | 01 | 00 | 00 | 00 |
| Sarfraz Ahmed | 2014–2016 | 04 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 00 |
The result percentage excludes no results and counts ties as half a win