Kotli Lions in 2022

Kotli Lions
2022 season
CoachSaeed Azad (until 18 August)
Mushtaq Ahmed (from 18 August)
CaptainKhurram Manzoor
KPL 20224th
Most runsAhsan Ali (168)[1]
Most wickets
← 2021

Kotli Lions is a franchise cricket team that represents Kotli in the Kashmir Premier League. Khurram Manzoor was the captain and Mushtaq Ahmed was the coach of the team.[3][4][5] Saeed Azad was originally Kotli Lions’ head coach but was replaced by Mushtaq Ahmed.[6] Khurram Manzoor was announced as Kotli Lions’ icon player.[7][8]

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

Season standings

Points table

Pos Team 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
Source: Cricinfo
  • 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 2
14 August 2022
14:00
Scorecard
Kotli Lions
151/6 (20 overs)
v
Mirpur Royals
152/4 (19.4 overs)
Danish Aziz 52* (43)
Zubair Lodhi 2/43 (4 overs)
Ali Imran 84 (57)
Khurram Shahzad 3/27 (4 overs)
Mirpur Royals won by 6 wickets
Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Muzaffarabad
Umpires: Imran Javed (Pak) and Shozab Raza (Pak)
Player of the match: Ali Imran (Mirpur Royals)
  • Mirpur Royals won the toss and elected to bowl.
Match 7
16 August 2022
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
v
Match Abandoned
Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Muzaffarabad
Umpires: Aaley Haider (Pak) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak)
Match 11
18 August 2022
21:00 (N)
Scorecard
Jammu Janbaz
162/8 (20 overs)
v
Kotli Lions
166/6 (19.2 overs)
Sharjeel Khan 81 (48)
Hassan Khan 2/11 (3 overs)
Ahsan Ali 53 (36)
Mehran Mumtaz 2/29 (4 overs)
Kotli Lions won by 4 wickets
Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Muzaffarabad
Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Nasir Hussain (Pak)
Player of the match: Sarfaraz Ahmed (Kotli Lions)
  • Kotli Lions won the toss and elected to bowl.
Match 14
20 August 2022
14:00
Scorecard
Kotli Lions
86/4 (9 overs)
v
Bagh Stallions
88/4 (7.4 overs)
Ahsan Ali 37 (20)
Rumman Raees 3/11 (2 overs)
Kamran Akmal 37 (17)
Basit Ali 2/19 (2 overs)
Bagh Stallions won by 6 wickets (DLS method)
Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Muzaffarabad
Umpires: Mohammad Asif (Pak) and Mohammad Sajid (Pak)
Player of the match: Rumman Raees (Bagh Stallions)
  • Bagh Stallions won the toss and elected to field.
  • Match reduced to 9 overs per side due to rain.
  • Bagh Stallions were set a revised target of 88 runs.
Match 16
21 August 2022
10:00
Scorecard
Kotli Lions
156/7 (20 overs)
v
Muzaffarabad Tigers
149/4 (17.4 overs)
Khurram Manzoor 37 (34)
Arshad Iqbal 2/40 (4 overs)
Haseebullah Khan 67 (50)
Irfanullah Shah 2/24 (3 overs)
Muzaffarabad Tigers won by 16 runs (DLS method)
Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Muzaffarabad
Umpires: Saqib Khan (Pak) and Zameer Haider (Pak)
Player of the match: Haseebullah Khan (Muzaffarabad Tigers)
  • Muzaffarabad Tigers won the toss and elected to bowl.
  • Match abandoned due to wet outfield.
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.

Playoffs

Eliminator 1

Match 23
24 August 2022
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
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  • Overseas Warriors qualified for Eliminator 2 due to their better position in the points table.

Statistics

Most runs

Nat. Player Matches Innings Runs Average HS 100 50
Pakistan Ahsan Ali 5 5 168 42.00 53 0 1
Pakistan Khurram Manzoor 5 5 130 32.50 85* 0 1
Pakistan Sarfaraz Ahmed 5 4 119 119.00 52* 0 1
Pakistan Danish Aziz 5 4 85 28.33 52* 0 1
Pakistan Hassan Khan 5 4 52 17.33 27 0 0

Source: Cricinfo

Most wickets

Nat. Player Matches Overs Wickets Average BBI 4w 5w
Pakistan Basit Ali 5 15.3 7 17.85 2/19 0 0
Pakistan Irfanullah Shah 5 17.0 7 20.57 3/35 0 0
Pakistan Khurram Shahzad 5 16.0 5 31.80 3/27 0 0
Pakistan Danish Aziz 4 11.0 3 27.33 2/27 0 0
Pakistan Hassan Khan 5 14.2 3 35.67 2/11 0 0

Source: Cricinfo

References

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  2. ^ "Kashmir Premier League, 2022 - Kotli Lions Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
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