# Rawalakot Hawks in 2021

Rawalakot Hawks is a franchise cricket team that represents Rawalakot, Azad Kashmir in the Kashmir Premier League. They were coached by Arshad Khan and captained by Shahid Afridi. They won the inaugural edition of the KPL by defeating Muzaffarabad Tigers in the final.

## 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 |||||||||
| 7 | Ahmed Shehzad | Pakistan | (1991-11-23)23 November 1991 (aged 29) | Diamond | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2021 | |
| 9 | Samiullah Afridi | Pakistan | (1996-11-11)11 November 1996 (aged 24) | Emerging | Right-handed | leg break | 2021 | |
| 27 | Kashif Ali | England | (1998-02-07)7 February 1998 (aged 23) | Emerging | Right-handed | leg break | 2021 | |
| 51 | Sahibzada Farhan | Pakistan | (1996-03-06)6 March 1996 (aged 25) | Gold | Right-handed | | 2021 | |
| All-rounders |||||||||
| 5 | Hussain Talat | Pakistan | (1996-02-12)12 February 1996 (aged 25) | Diamond | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2021 | |
| 10 | Shahid Afridi | Pakistan | (1977-03-01)1 March 1977 (aged 44) | Icon | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | 2021 | Captain |
| 16 | Umar Amin | Pakistan | (1989-10-16)16 October 1989 (aged 31) | Gold | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | 2021 | Replacement pick. |
| 22 | Danish Aziz | Pakistan | (1995-11-20)20 November 1995 (aged 25) | Gold | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2021 | |
| 29 | Mohammad Imran | Pakistan | (1996-12-25)25 December 1996 (aged 24) | Silver | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 2021 | |
| 31 | Asif Afridi | Pakistan | (1986-12-25)25 December 1986 (aged 34) | Silver | Left-handed | Left-arm Slow left-arm orthodox | 2021 | Post-draft signing |
| N/A | Shahid Ilyas | Pakistan | (1992-09-25)25 September 1992 (aged 28) | Emerging | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2021 | |
| Wicket-keepers |||||||||
| 19 | Raja Shahzad | Pakistan | | Emerging | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2021 | Post-draft signing |
| 25 | Bismillah Khan | Pakistan | (1990-03-01)1 March 1990 (aged 31) | Silver | Right-handed | | 2021 | |
| N/A | Matt Prior | England | (1982-12-26)26 December 1982 (aged 38) | Overseas | Right-handed | | 2021 | Overseas; Pulled out of the tournament. |
| Bowlers |||||||||
| 8 | Faisal Altaf | United Arab Emirates | (2001-03-15)15 March 2001 (aged 20) | Emerging | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2021 | |
| 21 | Zaman Khan | Pakistan | (2001-09-10)10 September 2001 (aged 19) | Emerging | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2021 | |
| 23 | Mohammad Irfan | Pakistan | (1995-05-15)15 May 1995 (aged 26) | Silver | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2021 | |
| 36 | Usman Shinwari | Pakistan | (1994-01-05)5 January 1994 (aged 27) | Platinum | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2021 | Post-draft signing. |
| 58 | Najeebullah Afridi | Pakistan | (1990-03-03)3 March 1990 (aged 31) | Emerging | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2021 | Post-draft signing |
| 58 | Waqas Maqsood | Pakistan | (1987-11-04)4 November 1987 (aged 33) | Gold | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2021 | |
| N/A | Mohammad Hasnain | Pakistan | (2000-04-05)5 April 2000 (aged 21) | Platinum | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2021 | |
| N/A | Zafar Gohar | Pakistan | (1995-02-01)1 February 1995 (aged 26) | Silver | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 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 5 8 August 2021 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| Rawalakot Hawks | v | Kotli Lions |
* Match Abandoned Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Muzaffarabad
* 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 10 11 August 2021 14:00 Scorecard
| Bagh Stallions 156/9 (20 overs) | v | Rawalakot Hawks 157/5 (18.2 overs) |
| Aamer Yamin 69 (34) Zaman Khan 3/18 (4 overs) | | Kashif Ali 54 (40) Umaid Asif 2/27 (3 overs) |
* Rawalakot Hawks won by 5 wickets Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Muzaffarabad Umpires: Asif Yaqoob (Pak) and Mohammad Sajid (Pak) Player of the match: Aamer Yamin (Bagh Stallions)
* Bagh Stallions won the toss and elected to bat
* Match 13 12 August 2021 15:30 (N) Scorecard
| Rawalakot Hawks 145/9 (20 overs) | v | Overseas Warriors 133/3 (13.1 overs) |
| Umar Amin 55 (42) Abbas Afridi 5/18 (4 overs) | | Nasir Nawaz 56 (36) Asif Afridi 2/29 (4 overs) |
* Overseas Warriors won by 7 wickets (DLS method) Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Muzaffarabad Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Majid Hussain (Pak) Player of the match: Nasir Nawaz (Overseas Warriors)
* Overseas Warriors won the toss and elected to field
* Target reduced to 133 from 18 overs

## 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.

### 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

### 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 |
| Kashif Ali | 7 | 7 | 242 | 48.40 | 114* | 1 | 2 |
| Hussain Talat | 7 | 7 | 227 | 56.75 | 69* | 0 | 3 |
| Bismillah Khan | 6 | 6 | 157 | 26.16 | 59 | 0 | 1 |
| Ahmed Shehzad | 5 | 4 | 149 | 37.25 | 69 | 0 | 2 |
| Sahibzada Farhan | 4 | 4 | 84 | 21.00 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Score360

### Most wickets

| Player | Matches | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 4w | 5w |
| Asif Afridi | 7 | 26.0 | 12 | 15.16 | 3/21 | 0 | 0 |
| Zaman Khan | 6 | 23.0 | 10 | 17.80 | 3/18 | 0 | 0 |
| Shahid Afridi | 6 | 22.0 | 8 | 20.62 | 2/27 | 0 | 0 |
| Hussain Talat | 7 | 11.0 | 4 | 25.75 | 3/18 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohammad Imran | 5 | 13.0 | 4 | 35.00 | 2/9 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Score360