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2021 Kashmir Premier league
Dates6 August 2021 – 17 August 2021
Administrator(s)Pakistan Cricket Board
Cricket formatTwenty20
Tournament format(s)Single round-robin and playoffs
Host(s)Azad Kashmir
ChampionsRawalakot Hawks (1st title)
Runners-upMuzaffarabad Tigers
Participants6
Matches19
Player of the seriesHussain Talat (227 runs and 4 wickets)
Most runsSharjeel Khan (296)
Most wicketsSalman Irshad (16)
Official websitekpl20.com
2022

The 2021 Kashmir Premier League (also known as 2021 KPL or, for sponsorship reasons, SRG KPL 2021), was the inaugural season of the Kashmir Premier League which was established by the Pakistan Cricket Board. The tournament featured six teams and was held from 6 August 2021 to 17 August 2021 in Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir. The opening ceremony and first match of the tournament were held at the Muzaffarabad Stadium on 6 August 2021.[1]

The final was held on 17 August and saw Rawalakot Hawks defeating Muzaffarabad Tigers by 8 runs to win the first title.[2] Asif Afridi of Rawalakot Hawks was awarded the man of the match award for his bowling figures of 3/21.[3]

Franchises

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Team Owner City Captain Coach
Bagh Stallions Hameed Khan & Tauqir Sultan Awan Bagh Shan Masood Abdul Rehman
Kotli Lions Faisal Nadeem, Khalid Zia and Nasir Yousuf Kotli Kamran Akmal Abdul Razzaq
Mirpur Royals Adil Waheed & Suleman Raza[4][5] Mirpur Shoaib Malik Inzamam-ul-Haq
Muzaffarabad Tigers Arshad Khan Tanoli[6] Muzaffarabad Mohammad Hafeez Mohtashim Rasheed
Overseas Warriors Muhammad Zakir Ali Kashmiri diaspora Imad Wasim Mushtaq Ahmed
Rawalakot Hawks Jan Wali Shaheen Rawalakot Shahid Afridi Arshad Khan

Squads

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Squads
Bagh Stallions Kotli Lions Mirpur Royals Muzaffarabad Tigers Overseas Warriors Rawalakot Hawks

Promotion in media

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The league was promoted on social media by the hashtag #KheloAazadiSe.[8] The brand ambassador of the 2021 KPL was Shahid Afridi and the official singer was Rahat Fateh Ali Khan.[9]

Anthem

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The official anthem of the KPL, “The Aazadi Anthem” was released on 16 February 2021 and it was sung by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan.[10]

Opening ceremony

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The opening ceremony took place on the 6th of August 2021.[1]

Venue

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The whole tournament took place in Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir.[11] Around 2,500 spectators were allowed to watch the match in stadium due to COVID-19.[12]

Muzaffarabad
Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium
Capacity: 10,000

Umpires

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League stage

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Points table

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Pos Team 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
Source: ESPNcricinfo
  • 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;

Summary

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Against
Team
Bagh Stallions Kotli Lions Mirpur Royals Muzaffarabad Tigers Overseas Warriors Rawalakot Hawks
Bagh Stallions Won by 5 wickets Won by 15 runs Lost by 4 wickets Lost by 5 wickets Lost by 5 wickets
Kotli Lions Lost in Super Over Lost by 5 wickets Won by 8 wickets Match Abandoned
Mirpur Royals Won by 5 wickets Won by 5 wickets Lost by 43 runs
Muzaffarabad Tigers Won by 7 wickets Lost by 1 run
Overseas Warriors Won by 7 wickets
Rawalakot Hawks

League progression

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League progression
Team Group matches Playoffs
1 2 3 4 5 Q1/E Q2 F
Bagh Stallions 2 4 4 4 4
Kotli Lions 0 1 1 1 3
Mirpur Royals 0 0 2 4 6 W L
Muzaffarabad Tigers 2 2 4 6 6 W L
Overseas Warriors 0 0 2 4 4 L
Rawalakot Hawks 2 3 5 7 7 L W W
Win Loss No result
  • Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed.
  • Note: Click on the points (group matches) or W/L (playoffs) to see the match summary.

Fixtures

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The schedule for the tournament was announced on 2 August 2021.[13] The matches from 12 August onwards were rescheduled due to the Pakistan vs West Indies test series as the timings coincided with each other.[14]

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 2
7 August 2021
14:00
Scorecard
Kotli Lions
169 (20 overs)
v
Bagh Stallions
172/5 (19.4 overs)
Ahsan Ali 51 (37)
Mohammad Imran 3/25 (4 overs)
Asad Shafiq 43* (27)
Imran Khan 3/30 (4 overs)
Bagh Stallions won by 5 wickets
Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Muzaffarabad
Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Ahmed Shahab (Pak)
Player of the match: Ahsan Ali (Kotli Lions)
  • Kotli Lions won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 3
7 August 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Overseas Warriors
153/8 (20 overs)
v
Muzaffarabad Tigers
156/3 (17.2 overs)
Imad Wasim 34 (30)
Usama Mir 3/18 (4 overs)
Sohail Akhtar 58* (24)
Kamran Ghulam 2/32 (4 overs)
Muzaffarabad Tigers won by 7 wickets
Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Muzaffarabad
Umpires: Imtiaz Iqbal (Pak) and Rashid Riaz (Pak)
Player of the match: Usama Mir (Muzaffarabad Tigers)
  • Overseas Warriors won the toss and elected to bat.

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 5
8 August 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
v

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 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 hat trick in KPL history.[15]

Match 8
10 August 2021
14:00
Scorecard
Kotli Lions
195/4 (20 overs)
v
Muzaffarabad Tigers
196/5 (18.3 overs)
Asif Ali 67 (34)
Mohammad Hafeez 1/10 (1 over)
Zeeshan Ashraf 107* (62)
Akif Javed 2/46 (4 overs)
Muzaffarabad Tigers won by 5 wickets
Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Muzaffarabad
Umpires: Ghaffar Kazmi (Pak) and Rashid Riaz (Pak)
Player of the match: Zeeshan Ashraf (Muzaffarabad Tigers)
  • Kotli Lions won the toss and elected to bat
  • Zeeshan Ashraf scored the first century in KPL history

Match 9
10 August 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Bagh Stallions
186/7 (20 overs)
v
Overseas Warriors
190/5 (19.2 overs)
Shan Masood 73 (45)
Abbas Afridi 2/44 (4 overs)
Haider Ali 91 (57)
Aamer Yamin 2/31 (4 overs)
Overseas Warriors won by 5 wickets
Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Muzaffarabad
Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Shozab Raza (Pak)
Player of the match: Haider Ali (Overseas Warriors)
  • Bagh Stallions won the toss and elected to bat

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 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 12
12 August 2021
10:30
Scorecard
Bagh Stallions
213/4 (20 overs)
v
Muzaffarabad Tigers
214/6 (18.4 overs)
Iftikhar Ahmed 86* (38)
Mohammad Hafeez 2/24 (4 overs)
Sohaib Maqsood 59 (40)
Aamir Sohail 2/37 (4 overs)
Muzaffarabad Tigers won by 4 wickets
Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Muzaffarabad
Umpires: Mohammad Sajid (Pak) and Rashid Riaz (Pak)
Player of the match: Anwar Ali (Muzaffarabad Tigers)
  • Muzaffarabad Tigers won the toss and elected to field

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

Match 14
13 August 2021
10:30
Scorecard
Overseas Warriors
211/6 (20 overs)
v
Kotli Lions
215/2 (19 overs)
Nasir Nawaz 66 (44)
Khurram Shahzad 3/39 (4 overs)
Kamran Akmal 60 (35)
Faizan Saleem 1/15 (2 overs)
Kotli Lions won by 8 wickets
Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Muzaffarabad
Player of the match: Kamran Akmal (Kotli Lions)
  • Kotli Lions won the toss and elected to field

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

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SemifinalsPreliminary finalFinal
14 August — Muzaffarabad17 August — Muzaffarabad
2Muzaffarabad Tigers164/8 (20 overs)1Rawalakot Hawks169/7 (20 overs)
1Rawalakot Hawks157 (19.4 overs)16 August — Muzaffarabad2Muzaffarabad Tigers162/9 (20 overs)
3Mirpur Royals236/4 (20 overs)
15 August — Muzaffarabad1Rawalakot Hawks237/6 (19.4 overs)
4Overseas Warriors160/9 (20 overs)
3Mirpur Royals162/6 (18.4 overs)

Preliminary

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Qualifier

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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

Eliminator 1

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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

Eliminator 2

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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
  • Sharjeel Khan and Kashif Ali scored their first centuries in the KPL.[16]

Final

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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

Statistics

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Most runs

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Player Team Matches Runs High score
Sharjeel Khan Mirpur Royals 6 296 141
Zeeshan Ashraf Muzaffarabad Tigers 7 284 107 not out
Shan Masood Bagh Stallions 5 254 78
Kashif Ali Rawalakot Hawks 7 242 114 not out
Shoaib Malik Mirpur Royals 7 240 77

Most wickets

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Player Team Matches Wickets Best bowling
Salman Irshad Mirpur Royals 7 16 3/25
Asif Afridi Rawalakot Hawks 7 12 3/21
Amad Butt Mirpur Royals 7 11 3/20
Zaman Khan Rawalakot Hawks 6 10 3/18
Umaid Asif Bagh Stallions 5 9 3/20

Awards

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Individual awards

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Name Team Award
Hussain Talat Rawalakot Hawks Player of the Tournament
Zeeshan Ashraf Muzaffarabad Tigers Best Batsman of the tournament
Asif Afridi Rawalakot Hawks Best Bowler of the tournament
Mohammad Wasim Muzaffarabad Tigers Best Fielder of the tournament
Bismillah Khan Rawalakot Hawks Best Wicket-keeper of the tournament
Salman Irshad Mirpur Royals Best Kashmiri of the tournament

Dream Team

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Players

[17]

Controversies

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On 31 July 2021, it was reported that foreign cricketers were requested by the Indian cricket board (BCCI) against taking part in the inaugural Kashmir Premier League (KPL) cricket tournament.[18][19] Former Pakistani wicket keeper Rashid Latif tweeted that BCCI is warning other cricket boards that if their former players took part in Kashmir Premier League, they won't be allowed entry in India or allowed to work in Indian cricket at any level or in any capacity. Former South African cricketer Herschelle Gibbs, who played for the Overseas Warriors, also accused BCCI of pressuring him to not play in the KPL.[20] The Pakistan cricket board (PCB) expressed displeasure at the reports that BCCI is trying to prevent players from joining the tournament and said that it would raise the issue with the relevant ICC forum.[21][22] Responding to Gibbs and the PCB, the BCCI said that they are well within their rights to take decisions with respect to the cricketing ecosystem in India.[23][24]

On 1 August 2021, former England spinner Monty Panesar pulled out of the tournament. He took to Twitter to reveal the news and said that, "I have decided not to participate in the KPL because of the political tensions between India and Pakistan over Kashmir issues. I don't want to be in the middle of this, it would make me feel uncomfortable."[25][26] Panesar further said in an interview that "BCCI had 'advised' him that if he played in the event, the 'consequences' of his decision could include not being granted a visa to India in the future and not being allowed to work in the country."[27][28]

On 2 August 2021, the BCCI urged ICC not to recognise the Kashmir Premier League due to the disputed nature of Kashmir region between India and Pakistan.[29] In response, the ICC clarified that the tournament doesn't come under their jurisdiction as it is not an international tournament.[30] The 2021 KPL received 15 million views within the first 5 matches and broke the record for Pakistan's most viewed live sports event launch on digital media. The President of the KPL, Arif Malik, said that the BCCI's efforts to stop the league only popularised it instead.[31][32]

The KPL did not pay players for any player awards (e.g., man of the match) and end of the season awards. They later cleared all player related dues in June 2022.[33][34]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d Centrally contracted players had to withdraw from the KPL due to the West Indies tour although those who weren’t chosen for the tour did participate in the KPL.[7]

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