# Kotli Lions

Kotli Lions (Urdu: کوٹلی لائنز) is a Pakistani professional T20 franchise that takes part in the Kashmir Premier League. The team is captained by Khurram Manzoor and coached by Mushtaq Ahmed. The franchise represents the city of Kotli, the capital of the Kotli District.

## History
### 2021 season

In the 2021 KPL, Kotli Lions won 1 match, lost 3 and had one match end in no result in the group stage. They finished last in the group and were eliminated from the competition.

### 2022 season

In May 2022, former Pakistani captain, Sarfaraz Ahmed, announced that he would represent Kotli Lions in the 2022 KPL. Khurram Manzoor was announced as the team's icon player and captain. During the 2022 KPL, the KPL terminated Kotli Lions’ management after they weren't able to pay outstanding payments. Kotli Lions’ head coach Saeed Azad left the team and was replaced by Mushtaq Ahmed. The KPL management temporarily took over Kotli Lions.

## Team identity

| Year | Kit Manufacturer | Front Branding | Back Branding | Chest Branding | Sleeve Branding |
| 2021 | | Faizan Steel | Hashmi Ispaghol | Dawn Media Group | Salaam Takaful |
| 2022 | | GFS Builders & Developers | | Express News | |

## 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 | Imran Shah | Pakistan | (1999-06-16)16 June 1999 (aged 23) | Emerging | Right-handed | | 2022 | |
| 12 | Ahsan Ali | Pakistan | (1993-12-10)10 December 1993 (aged 28) | Diamond | Right-handed | Leg break | 2021 | |
| 18 | Naveed Malik | Pakistan | (1995-03-18)18 March 1995 (aged 27) | Kashmiri | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2022 | |
| 42 | Khurram Manzoor | Pakistan | (1986-06-10)10 June 1986 (aged 36) | Icon | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | 2022 | Captain |
| 44 | Khalid Usman | Pakistan | (1986-03-01)1 March 1986 (aged 36) | Gold | Right-handed | Left-arm orthodox spin | 2021 | |
| 100 | Omair Yousuf | Pakistan | (1998-12-27)27 December 1998 (aged 23) | | Right-handed | | 2022 | Post-draft signing |
| | Hanif Azad | Pakistan | (1997-08-07)7 August 1997 (aged 24) | Silver | Right-handed | | 2022 | |
| All-rounders |||||||||
| 17 | Hasan Mohsin | Pakistan | (1998-01-11)11 January 1998 (aged 24) | Silver | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2022 | |
| 22 | Danish Aziz | Pakistan | (1995-11-20)20 November 1995 (aged 26) | Platinum | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2022 | |
| | Basit Ali | Pakistan | | Kashmiri | | | 2022 | |
| | Mirwais Khan | Pakistan | (1991-05-04)4 May 1991 (aged 31) | | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2022 | Post-draft signing |
| Wicket-keepers |||||||||
| 54 | Sarfaraz Ahmed | Pakistan | (1987-05-22)22 May 1987 (aged 35) | Platinum | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | 2022 | |
| | Abdul Rehman | Pakistan | | Supplementary | | | 2021 | |
| Bowlers |||||||||
| 03 | Mujtaba Ghayas | Pakistan | (1987-07-27)27 July 1987 (aged 34) | Kashmiri | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2021 | |
| 5 | Nadeem Khalil | Pakistan | (1997-11-01)1 November 1997 (aged 24) | Kashmiri | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2021 | |
| 8 | Khurram Shehzad | Pakistan | (1999-11-25)25 November 1999 (aged 22) | Diamond | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2021 | |
| 16 | Hassan Khan | Pakistan | (1998-10-16)16 October 1998 (aged 23) | Silver | Right-handed | Left-arm orthodox | 2022 | |
| 23 | Irfan Ali Qasmi | Pakistan | | Emerging | Right-handed | Leg spin | 2022 | |
| 97 | Irfanullah Shah | Pakistan | (1995-05-05)5 May 1995 (aged 27) | Gold | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2021 | |
| | Mushtaq Kalhoro | Pakistan | (1997-03-13)13 March 1997 (aged 25) | Silver | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2022 | |
| | Zayyan Khan | Pakistan | | Kashmiri | | | 2022 | |

## Captains

| No. | Nat. | Player | From | To | Mat | Won | Lost | Tie | NR | SR (%) |
| 1 | | Kamran Akmal | 2021 | 2021 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 25.00 |
| 2 | | Khurram Manzoor | 2022 | present | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 40.00 |

## Coaches

| No. | Name | From | To |
| 1 | Abdul Razzaq | 2021 | 2021 |
| 2 | Saeed Azad | 2022 | 2022 |
| 3 | Mushtaq Ahmed | 2022 | present |

## Result summary
### Overall result in KPL

| Year | Pld | Won | Loss | NR | Tied | SR(%) | Position | Summary |
| 2021 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 25.00 | 6/6 | Group Stage |
| 2022 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 40.00 | 4/6 | Play-offs |

### Head-to-head record

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

## Statistics
### Most runs

| Player | From | To | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100 | 50 |
| Ahsan Ali | 2021 | present | 9 | 9 | 384 | 54.86 | 99 | 0 | 4 |
| Asif Ali | 2021 | 2021 | 4 | 4 | 142 | 47.33 | 67 | 0 | 1 |
| Sarfaraz Ahmed | 2022 | present | 5 | 4 | 119 | 119.00 | 52* | 0 | 1 |
| Kamran Akmal | 2021 | 2021 | 4 | 4 | 102 | 25.50 | 60 | 0 | 1 |
| Khurram Manzoor | 2022 | present | 5 | 5 | 130 | 32.50 | 85* | 0 | 1 |
Source: , Last updated: 23 August 2022

### Most wickets

| Player | From | To | Matches | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 4w | 5w |
| Khurram Shahzad | 2021 | present | 9 | 31.0 | 12 | 25.67 | 3/27 | 0 | 0 |
| Irfanullah Shah | 2021 | present | 8 | 29.0 | 9 | 28.11 | 3/35 | 0 | 0 |
| Basit Ali | 2022 | present | 4 | 12.4 | 6 | 17.33 | 2/19 | 0 | 0 |
| Danish Aziz | 2022 | present | 4 | 11.0 | 3 | 27.33 | 2/27 | 0 | 0 |
| Hassan Khan | 2022 | present | 5 | 14.2 | 3 | 35.67 | 2/11 | 0 | 0 |
Source: , Last Updated: 23 August 2022