# Mirpur Royals in 2021

Mirpur Royals is a franchise cricket team that represents Mirpur, Azad Kashmir in the Kashmir Premier League. They were coached by Inzamam-ul-Haq and captained by Shoaib Malik.

## 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 |||||||||
| 9 | Ibtesam-ul-Haq | Pakistan | (2000-02-01)1 February 2000 (aged 21) | Emerging | Left-handed | | 2021 | |
| 24 | Mukhtar Ahmed | Pakistan | (1992-12-20)20 December 1992 (aged 28) | Silver | Right-handed | leg break | 2021 | |
| 98 | Sharjeel Khan | Pakistan | (1989-08-14)14 August 1989 (aged 31) | Platinum | Left-handed | Right-arm leg spin | 2021 | |
| N/A | Ammad Alam | Pakistan | (1998-10-03)3 October 1998 (aged 22) | Emerging | Right-handed | | 2021 | |
| N/A | Owais Shah | England | (1978-10-22)22 October 1978 (aged 42) | Overseas | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | 2021 | Overseas; Pulled out of the tournament |
| All-rounders |||||||||
| 11 | Mohammad Taha | Pakistan | (2000-10-05)5 October 2000 (aged 20) | Emerging | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox spin | 2021 | |
| 18 | Shoaib Malik | Pakistan | (1982-02-01)1 February 1982 (aged 39) | Icon | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | 2021 | Captain |
| 37 | Amad Butt | Pakistan | (1995-06-10)10 June 1995 (aged 26) | Gold | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2021 | |
| 65 | Kashif Bhatti | Pakistan | (1986-07-25)25 July 1986 (aged 34) | Silver | Right-handed | Left-arm orthodox spin | 2021 | Replacement pick |
| 72 | Khushdil Shah | Pakistan | (1995-02-07)7 February 1995 (aged 26) | Diamond | Left-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2021 | |
| 77 | Adil Amin | Pakistan | (1990-12-13)13 December 1990 (aged 30) | Silver | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2021 | Post-draft signing |
| Wicket-keepers |||||||||
| 61 | Muhammad Akhlaq | Pakistan | (1992-11-12)12 November 1992 (aged 28) | Silver | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2021 | |
| Bowlers |||||||||
| 1 | Sameen Gul | Pakistan | (1999-02-04)4 February 1999 (aged 22) | Gold | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2021 | Replacement pick |
| 7 | Abrar Ahmed | Pakistan | (1998-10-16)16 October 1998 (aged 22) | Silver | Left-handed | Left-arm leg break | 2021 | |
| 26 | Danyal Allah Ditta | Pakistan | (1995-07-02)2 July 1995 (aged 26) | Emerging | Left-handed | Left-arm slow left-arm orthodox | 2021 | |
| 27 | Mohammad Irfan | Pakistan | (1982-06-06)6 June 1982 (aged 39) | Diamond | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2021 | |
| 38 | Shadab Majeed | Pakistan | (1997-06-07)7 June 1997 (aged 24) | Emerging | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 2021 | |
| 48 | Hassan Khan | Pakistan | (1998-10-16)16 October 1998 (aged 22) | Silver | Right-handed | Left-arm orthodox | 2021 | Post-draft signing |
| 99 | Salman Irshad | Pakistan | (1995-12-03)3 December 1995 (aged 25) | Gold | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 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 1 6 August 2021 20:30 (N) Scorecard
| Rawalakot Hawks 194/6 (20 overs) | v | Mirpur Royals 151/8 (20 overs) |
| Ahmed Shehzad 69 (42) Amad Butt 3/20 (4 overs) | | Shoaib Malik 77 (51) Shahid Afridi 2/27 (4 overs) |
* Rawalakot Hawks won by 43 runs Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Muzaffarabad Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak) Player of the match: Bismillah Khan (Rawalakot Hawks)
* Mirpur Royals won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 4 8 August 2021 14:00 Scorecard
| Bagh Stallions 211/6 (20 overs) | v | Mirpur Royals 196/8 (20 overs) |
| Shan Masood 78 (45) Salman Irshad 3/47 (4 overs) | | Muhammad Akhlaq 68 (39) Mohammad Imran 2/33 (4 overs) |
* Bagh Stallions won by 15 runs Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Muzaffarabad Umpires: Ahmed Shahab (Pak) and Shozab Raza (Pak) Player of the match: Shan Masood (Bagh Stallions)
* Mirpur Royals won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 6 9 August 2021 14:00 Scorecard
| Overseas Warriors 145/6 (20 overs) | v | Mirpur Royals 146/5 (18.1 overs) |
| Kamran Ghulam 47 (35) Salman Irshad 3/25 (4 overs) | | Mukhtar Ahmed 45 (40) Muhammad Musa 3/27 (4 overs) |
* Mirpur Royals won by 5 wickets Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Muzaffarabad Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Ghaffar Kazmi (Pak) Player of the match: Salman Irshad (Mirpur Royals)
* Overseas Warriors won the toss and elected to bat
* Match 11 11 August 2021 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| Mirpur Royals 211/6 (20 overs) | v | Kotli Lions 211/8 (20 overs) |
| Mukhtar Ahmed 61 (38) Mujtaba Ghayyas 2/23 (3 overs) | | Ahsan Ali 99 (47) Salman Irshad 3/39 (4 overs) |
* Match Tied (Mirpur Royals won the Super Over) Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Muzaffarabad Umpires: Ahmed Shahab (Pak) and Faisal Afridi (Pak) Player of the match: Ahsan Ali (Kotli Lions)
* Kotli Lions won the toss and elected to field
* Super Over: Kotli Lions 2 all out, Mirpur Royals 4/0.
* 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
### Eliminator 1

* Match 17 15 August 2021 16:00 (N) Scorecard
| Overseas Warriors 160/9 (20 overs) | v | Mirpur Royals 162/6 (18.4 overs) |
| Agha Salman 59 (26) Shadab Majeed 4/45 (4 overs) | | Sharjeel Khan 30 (17) Sohail Khan 2/23 (4 overs) |
* Mirpur Royals won by 4 wickets Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Muzaffarabad Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Rashid Riaz (Pak) Player of the match: Shadab Majeed (Mirpur Royals)
* Mirpur Royals won the toss and elected to field
* As a result of this match Mirpur Royals advanced to eliminator 2.
* As a result of this match Overseas Warriors were eliminated from the competition.

### Eliminator 2

* Match 18 16 August 2021 16:00 (N) Scorecard
| Mirpur Royals 236/4 (20 overs) | v | Rawalakot Hawks 237/6 (19.4 overs) |
| Sharjeel Khan 141 (63) Zaman Khan 2/18 (4 overs) | | Kashif Ali 114* (51) Amad Butt 3/40 (4 overs) |
* Rawalakot Hawks won by 4 wickets Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Muzaffarabad Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak) Player of the match: Kashif Ali (Rawalakot Hawks)
* Rawalakot Hawks won the toss and elected to field
* As a result of this match Rawalakot Hawks advanced to the final.
* As a result of this match Mirpur Royals were eliminated from the competition.
* Sharjeel Khan and Kashif Ali scored their first centuries in the KPL

## Statistics
### Most runs

| Player | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100 | 50 |
| Sharjeel Khan | 6 | 6 | 296 | 49.33 | 141 | 1 | 1 |
| Shoaib Malik | 7 | 7 | 240 | 48.00 | 77 | 0 | 1 |
| Muhammad Akhlaq | 7 | 7 | 211 | 30.14 | 68 | 0 | 1 |
| Mukhtar Ahmed | 7 | 7 | 194 | 27.71 | 61 | 0 | 1 |
| Khushdil Shah | 7 | 7 | 156 | 31.20 | 56* | 0 | 1 |
Source: Score360

### Most wickets

| Player | Matches | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 4w | 5w |
| Salman Irshad | 7 | 28.0 | 16 | 15.18 | 3/25 | 0 | 0 |
| Amad Butt | 7 | 25.0 | 11 | 19.54 | 3/20 | 0 | 0 |
| Shadab Majeed | 6 | 19.4 | 8 | 29.25 | 4/45 | 1 | 0 |
| Sameen Gul | 5 | 20.0 | 5 | 35.40 | 2/29 | 0 | 0 |
| Hassan Khan | 3 | 2.0 | 1 | 24.00 | 1/5 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Score360