# Rawalakot Hawks in 2022

Rawalakot Hawks is a franchise cricket team that represents Rawalakot in the Kashmir Premier League. Ahmed Shehzad was the captain and Arshad Khan was the coach of the team. Mohammad Amir was announced as Rawalakot Hawks’ 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 |||||||||
| 6 | Babar Khaliq | Pakistan | (1991-02-03)3 February 1991 (aged 31) | Kashmiri | Right-handed | Off spin | 2022 | Replacement pick |
| 7 | Ahmed Shehzad | Pakistan | (1991-11-23)23 November 1991 (aged 30) | Platinum | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2021 | |
| 27 | Kashif Ali | England | (1998-02-07)7 February 1998 (aged 24) | Kashmiri | Right-handed | Leg spin | 2021 | |
| | Ammad Alam | Pakistan | (1998-10-03)3 October 1998 (aged 23) | Silver | Right-handed | | 2022 | |
| | Musadiq Ahmed | Pakistan | (1989-05-01)1 May 1989 (aged 33) | Silver | Right-handed | | 2022 | |
| | Saeedullah | Pakistan | | Emerging | | | 2022 | |
| | Zeeshan Malik | Pakistan | (1996-12-26)26 December 1996 (aged 25) | Silver | Right-handed | Off spin | 2022 | |
| All-rounders |||||||||
| 12 | Hussain Talat | Pakistan | (1996-02-12)12 February 1996 (aged 26) | Platinum | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2021 | |
| 15 | Sohail Akhtar | Pakistan | (1986-03-02)2 March 1986 (aged 36) | Supplementary | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2022 | |
| 37 | Amad Butt | Pakistan | (1995-06-10)10 June 1995 (aged 27) | Gold | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2022 | |
| 65 | Asif Afridi | Pakistan | (1986-12-25)25 December 1986 (aged 35) | Diamond | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2021 | |
| | Khawaja Muhammad Bilal | Pakistan | | Kashmiri | | | 2022 | Replacement pick |
| | Saif Zaib | England | (1998-05-22)22 May 1998 (aged 24) | Kashmiri | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2022 | |
| Wicket-keepers |||||||||
| 18 | Rohail Nazir | Pakistan | (2001-10-10)10 October 2001 (aged 20) | Kashmiri | Right-handed | | 2022 | Replacement pick |
| 29 | Bismillah Khan | Pakistan | (1990-03-01)1 March 1990 (aged 32) | Gold | Right-handed | | 2021 | |
| | Raja Farhan Khan | Pakistan | | Kashmiri | | | 2022 | |
| Bowlers |||||||||
| 1 | Sameen Gul | Pakistan | (1999-02-04)4 February 1999 (aged 23) | Supplementary | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2022 | |
| 5 | Mohammad Amir | Pakistan | (1992-03-13)13 March 1992 (aged 30) | Icon | Left-handed | Left-arm fast | 2022 | |
| 9 | Faisal Akram | Pakistan | (2003-08-20)20 August 2003 (aged 18) | Silver | Left-handed | Left-arm unorthodox spin | 2022 | |
| 50 | Ihsanullah | Pakistan | (2002-10-11)11 October 2002 (aged 19) | Emerging | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2022 | |
| 99 | Zaman Khan | Pakistan | (2001-09-10)10 September 2001 (aged 20) | Diamond | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2021 | |
| | Atif Sheikh | England | (1991-02-18)18 February 1991 (aged 31) | Kashmiri | Right-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2022 | |
| | Rohaan Qadri | Pakistan | | Kashmiri | | Leg spin | 2022 | Replacement pick |
| | Zain-ul-Hassan | England | (2000-10-28)28 October 2000 (aged 21) | Kashmiri | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | 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 1 13 August 2022 19:00 (N) Scorecard
| Jammu Janbaz 178/4 (20 overs) | v | Rawalakot Hawks 50/1 (5.1 overs) |
| Sharjeel Khan 89 (51) Mohammad Amir 1/28 (4 overs) | | Bismillah Khan 16* (10) Imran Khan 1/15 (2 overs) |
* Rawalakot Hawks won by 11 runs (DLS method) Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Muzaffarabad Umpires: Asif Yaqoob (Pak) and Shozab Raza (Pak) Player of the match: Sharjeel Khan (Jammu Janbaz)
* Rawalakot Hawks won the toss and elected to bowl.
* Match abandoned due to wet outfield.
* Match 6 16 August 2022 14:00 Scorecard
| Muzaffarabad Tigers 154/8 (20 overs) | v | Rawalakot Hawks 155/0 (17.2 overs) |
| Iftikhar Ahmed 43 (33) Amad Butt 2/24 (4 overs) | | Ahmed Shehzad 74* (55) Saad Bin Zafar 0/15 (4 overs) |
* Rawalakot Hawks won by 10 wickets Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Muzaffarabad Umpires: Tariq Rasheed (Pak) and Waleed Yaqub (Pak) Player of the match: Amad Butt (Rawalakot Hawks)
* Rawalakot Hawks won the toss and elected to bowl.
* Match 9 17 August 2022 21:00 (N) Scorecard
| Rawalakot Hawks | v | Bagh Stallions |
* Match Abandoned Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Muzaffarabad Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Waleed Yaqub (Pak)
* Match 12 19 August 2022 14:00 Scorecard
| Rawalakot Hawks 156/7 (20 overs) | v | Mirpur Royals 157/7 (19.1 overs) |
| Rohail Nazir 68 (59) Imad Wasim 3/27 (4 overs) | | Shoaib Malik 33 (19) Faisal Akram 3/41 (4 overs) |
* Mirpur Royals won by 3 wickets Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Muzaffarabad Umpires: Asif Yaqoob (Pak) and Majid Hussain (Pak) Player of the match: Imad Wasim (Mirpur Royals)
* Mirpur Royals 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 21 23 August 2022 19:00 (N) Scorecard
| Rawalakot Hawks 133/9 (18 overs) | v | Kotli Lions 136/0 (11.1 overs) |
| Amad Butt 47* (24) Irfanullah Shah 3/35 (4 overs) | | Khurram Manzoor 85* (42) Faisal Akram 0/11 (1 over) |
* Kotli Lions won by 10 wickets Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Muzaffarabad Umpires: Saqib Khan (Pak) and Zameer Haider (Pak) Player of the match: Khurram Manzoor (Kotli Lions)
* Kotli Lions won the toss and elected to field.
* Match reduced to 18 overs per side due to rain.
* Rawalakot Hawks were eliminated as a result of this match.

## Statistics
### Most runs

| Player | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100 | 50 |
| Ahmed Shehzad | 5 | 5 | 164 | 41.00 | 74* | 0 | 2 |
| Bismillah Khan | 5 | 5 | 121 | 40.33 | 68* | 0 | 1 |
| Rohail Nazir | 5 | 3 | 116 | 38.67 | 68 | 0 | 1 |
| Amad Butt | 5 | 3 | 90 | 45.00 | 47* | 0 | 0 |
| Baber Khaliq | 5 | 4 | 50 | 15.67 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Cricinfo

### Most wickets

| Player | Matches | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 4w | 5w |
| Zaman Khan | 5 | 18.1 | 5 | 32.00 | 2/37 | 0 | 0 |
| Faisal Akram | 5 | 15.0 | 5 | 28.80 | 3/41 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohammad Amir | 4 | 15.1 | 4 | 30.75 | 2/27 | 0 | 0 |
| Asif Afridi | 5 | 19.0 | 4 | 39.25 | 2/18 | 0 | 0 |
| Amad Butt | 5 | 16.1 | 3 | 45.67 | 2/24 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Cricinfo