# Overseas Warriors in 2022

Overseas Warriors is a franchise cricket team that represents Kotli in the Kashmir Premier League. Asad Shafiq was the captain and Azam Khan was the coach of the team. Asad Shafiq was announced as Overseas Warriors’ icon player.

## 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 |||||||||
| 1 | Malik Nisar | Pakistan | | Kashmiri | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2022 | |
| 81 | Asad Shafiq | Pakistan | (1986-01-28)28 January 1986 (aged 36) | Icon | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2022 | Captain |
| | Hanan Ahmed | Pakistan | | Kashmiri | | | 2022 | |
| | Khawaja Nafay | Pakistan | (2002-02-13)13 February 2002 (aged 20) | Emerging | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2022 | |
| | Hashim Ali | Pakistan | | Kashmiri | Left-handed | | 2022 | |
| All-rounders |||||||||
| 15 | Saif Badar | Pakistan | (1998-07-03)3 July 1998 (aged 24) | Gold | Right-handed | Leg break | 2022 | |
| 27 | Muhammad Shehzad | Pakistan | (2004-02-05)5 February 2004 (aged 18) | Silver | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2022 | |
| 29 | Mohammad Imran | Pakistan | (1996-12-25)25 December 1996 (aged 25) | Diamond | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 2022 | |
| 31 | Bilal Asif | Pakistan | (1985-09-24)24 September 1985 (aged 36) | Silver | Right-handed | Off spin | 2022 | |
| 77 | Adil Amin | Pakistan | (1990-12-13)13 December 1990 (aged 31) | Silver | Right-handed | Off spin | 2022 | |
| 98 | Kamran Ghulam | Pakistan | (1995-10-10)10 October 1995 (aged 26) | Platinum | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2021 | |
| | Nosherwan Ibrahim | Pakistan | | | | | 2022 | Post-draft signing |
| | Umer Zeeshan | United Arab Emirates | | Emerging | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2022 | |
| Wicket-keepers |||||||||
| 23 | Azam Khan | Pakistan | (1998-08-10)10 August 1998 (aged 23) | Platinum | Right-handed | | 2021 | |
| Bowlers |||||||||
| 13 | Umaid Asif | Pakistan | (1984-03-30)30 March 1984 (aged 38) | Gold | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2022 | |
| 14 | Sohail Khan | Pakistan | (1984-03-06)6 March 1984 (aged 38) | Diamond | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2021 | |
| | Ali Shafiq | Pakistan | (1996-11-16)16 November 1996 (aged 25) | Silver | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2022 | |
| | Farhan Shafiq | Pakistan | (1999-12-05)5 December 1999 (aged 22) | Kashmiri | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2022 | |
| | Saad Asif | Pakistan | | Kashmiri | | | 2022 | |
| | Sameer Khan | Pakistan | (2006-10-21)21 October 2006 (aged 15) | Supplementary | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2022 | |
| | Shayan Raza | Pakistan | (2006-09-19)19 September 2006 (aged 15) | Supplementary | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2022 | |

## Season standings
### Points table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Mirpur Royals (C) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0.409 |
| 2 | Bagh Stallions (R) | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0.449 |
| 3 | Overseas Warriors (3rd) | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0.207 |
| 4 | Kotli Lions (4th) | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0.457 |
| 5 | Jammu Janbaz | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −0.322 |
| 6 | Rawalakot Hawks | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −0.613 |
| 7 | Muzaffarabad Tigers | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −0.699 |
* 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 4 15 August 2022 14:00 Scorecard
| Overseas Warriors 101/3 (8 overs) | v | Jammu Janbaz 105/5 (7.5 overs) |
| Mohammad Imran 29 (12) Usama Mir 2/16 (2 overs) | | Shahzab 40 (18) Sohail Khan 3/14 (2 overs) |
* Jammu Janbaz won by 5 wickets Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Muzaffarabad Umpires: Aaley Haider (Pak) and Ahsan Raza (Pak) Player of the match: Shahzab (Jammu Janbaz)
* Jammu Janbaz won the toss and elected to field.
* Match reduced to 8 overs per side due to rain.
* Sohail Khan took his first hat-trick in the KPL.
* Match 7 16 August 2022 19:00 (N) Scorecard
| Kotli Lions | v | Overseas Warriors |
* Match Abandoned Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Muzaffarabad Umpires: Aaley Haider (Pak) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak)
* Match 10 18 August 2022 14:00 Scorecard
| Overseas Warriors 188/7 (20 overs) | v | Mirpur Royals 173/8 (20 overs) |
| Asad Shafiq 112 (60) Abrar Ahmed 2/9 (4 overs) | | Hassan Nawaz 56 (32) Sohail Khan 2/36 (4 overs) |
* Overseas Warriors won by 15 runs Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Muzaffarabad Umpires: Aftab Gillani (Pak) and Shozab Raza (Pak) Player of the match: Asad Shafiq (Overseas Warriors)
* Mirpur Royals won the toss and elected to bowl.
* Asad Shafiq scored his first century in the KPL.
* Match 13 19 August 2022 19:00 (N) Scorecard
| Overseas Warriors 147/9 (20 overs) | v | Muzaffarabad Tigers 138/9 (20 overs) |
| Saif Badar 57* (40) Arshad Iqbal 3/17 (4 overs) | | Ameer Hamza 31 (24) Muhammad Shehzad 2/2 (1 over) |
* Overseas Warriors won by 9 runs Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Muzaffarabad Umpires: Mohammad Asif (Pak) and Nasir Hussain (Pak) Player of the match: Saif Badar (Overseas Warriors)
* Muzaffarabad Tigers won the toss and elected to bowl.
* Match 17 21 August 2022 21:00 (N) Scorecard
| Rawalakot Hawks 179/8 (20 overs) | v | Overseas Warriors 184/4 (19.1 overs) |
| Ahmed Shehzad 66 (45) Farhan Shafiq 2/16 (4 overs) | | Asad Shafiq 66 (43) Mohammad Amir 2/27 (4 overs) |
* Overseas Warriors won by 6 wickets Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Muzaffarabad Umpires: Aftab Gillani (Pak) and Rashid Riaz (Pak) Player of the match: Asad Shafiq (Overseas Warriors)
* Overseas Warriors won the toss and elected to bowl.
* Match 20 23 August 2022 14:00 Scorecard
| Overseas Warriors 127 (19.5 overs) | v | Bagh Stallions 70/3 (9 overs) |
| Kamran Ghulam 32 (24) Ali Majid 3/13 (4 overs) | | Abdul Bangalzai 30 (20) Sohail Khan 2/14 (2 overs) |
* Bagh Stallions won by 15 runs (DLS method) Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Muzaffarabad Umpires: Ahmed Shahab (Pak) and Imtiaz Iqbal (Pak) Player of the match: Ali Majid (Bagh Stallions)
* Bagh Stallions won the toss and elected to bowl.
* Match abandoned due to wet outfield.

## Playoffs
### Eliminator 1

* Match 23 24 August 2022 19:00 (N) Scorecard
| Overseas Warriors | v | Kotli Lions |
* Match Abandoned Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Muzaffarabad
* Overseas Warriors qualified for Eliminator 2 due to their better position in the points table.

### Eliminator 2

* Match 24 25 August 2022 19:00 (N) Scorecard
| Bagh Stallions | v | Overseas Warriors |
* Match Abandoned Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Muzaffarabad
* Bagh Stallions qualified for the Final due to their better position in the points table.

## Statistics
### Most runs

| Player | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100 | 50 |
| Asad Shafiq | 5 | 4 | 221 | 55.25 | 112 | 1 | 1 |
| Kamran Ghulam | 5 | 5 | 127 | 25.40 | 39 | 0 | 0 |
| Azam Khan | 5 | 5 | 100 | 33.33 | 29* | 0 | 0 |
| Saif Badar | 5 | 5 | 67 | 22.33 | 57* | 0 | 1 |
| Muhammad Shehzad | 5 | 5 | 62 | 15.50 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Cricinfo

### Most wickets

| Player | Matches | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 4w | 5w |
| Sohail Khan | 5 | 16.0 | 9 | 15.67 | 3/14 | 0 | 0 |
| Farhan Shafiq | 4 | 10.5 | 5 | 13.00 | 2/16 | 0 | 0 |
| Imran Randhawa | 5 | 17.0 | 5 | 26.60 | 2/25 | 0 | 0 |
| Ali Shafiq | 3 | 12.0 | 5 | 19.60 | 2/31 | 0 | 0 |
| Muhammad Shehzad | 3 | 4.0 | 3 | 12.00 | 2/2 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Cricinfo