Muzaffarabad Tigers in 2021

Muzaffarabad Tigers is a franchise cricket team that represents Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir in the Kashmir Premier League. They were coached by Mohtashim Rasheed and captained by Mohammad Hafeez.[3][4][5] They lost in the final to Rawalakot Hawks.[6][7][8]

Muzaffarabad Tigers
2021 season
CoachMohtashim Rasheed
CaptainMohammad Hafeez
KPL 20212nd (runner-up)
Most runsZeeshan Ashraf (284)[1]
Most wicketsSohail Tanvir (8)
Arshad Iqbal (8)[2]

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
1 Malik Nisar PakistanEmergingRight-handedRight-arm medium2021Post-draft signing
12 Sohaib Maqsood Pakistan (1987-04-15)15 April 1987 (aged 34)DiamondRight-handedRight-arm off break2021
75 Taimoor Sultan Pakistan (1994-10-04)4 October 1994 (aged 26) EmergingRight-handed2021
N/A Tillakaratne Dilshan Sri Lanka (1976-10-14)14 October 1976 (aged 44)OverseasRight-handedRight-arm off break2021Overseas
All-rounders
8 Mohammad Hafeez Pakistan (1980-10-17)17 October 1980 (aged 40)IconRight-handedRight-arm off break2021Captain
17 Sohail Akhtar Pakistan (1986-03-02)2 March 1986 (aged 35)SilverRight-handedRight-arm medium2021
33 Sohail Tanvir Pakistan (1984-12-12)12 December 1984 (aged 36) PlatinumLeft-handedLeft-arm medium-fast2021
48 Anwar Ali Pakistan (1987-11-25)25 November 1987 (aged 33)SilverRight-handedRight-arm fast-medium2021
74 Mohammad Wasim Pakistan (2001-08-25)25 August 2001 (aged 19)DiamondRight-handedRight-arm medium2021
88 Inzamam-ul-Haq Pakistan (1997-07-22)22 July 1997 (aged 23)EmergingRight-handedSlow left arm orthodox2021
Wicket-keepers
60 Zeeshan Ashraf Pakistan (1992-05-11)11 May 1992 (aged 29) GoldLeft-handedRight-arm off break2021
Bowlers
9 Arsalan Arif Pakistan (1993-01-05)5 January 1993 (aged 28)EmergingLeft-handedSlow left-arm orthodox2021
10 Usama Mir Pakistan (1995-12-23)23 December 1995 (aged 25) SilverRight-handedRight-arm leg break2021
32 Arshad Iqbal Pakistan (2000-12-26)26 December 2000 (aged 20)GoldRight-handedRight-arm medium-fast2021
78 Usman Arshad England (1993-01-09)9 January 1993 (aged 28)EmergingRight-handedRight-arm medium-fast2021
115 Usman Yousuf PakistanEmergingRight-handedLeg break2021Post-draft signing
N/A Tahir Hussain Pakistan (2000-12-20)20 December 2000 (aged 20) EmergingLeft-handedRight-arm fast-medium2021

Season standings

Points table

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;

League fixtures and results

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 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.[9]

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 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 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

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.

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

Nat. Player Matches Innings Runs Average HS 100 50
Pakistan Zeeshan Ashraf 7 7 284 47.33 107 1 0
Pakistan Mohammad Hafeez 7 7 194 27.71 110 1 0
Pakistan Sohaib Maqsood 7 7 194 32.33 60 0 2
Pakistan Anwar Ali 7 6 156 31.20 57 0 1
Pakistan Sohail Akhtar 7 7 120 24.00 58 0 1

Source: Score360

Most wickets

Nat. Player Matches Overs Wickets Average BBI 4w 5w
Pakistan Sohail Tanvir 7 27.0 8 37.12 4/29 1 0
Pakistan Arshad Iqbal 7 26.4 8 31.38 2/35 0 0
Pakistan Mohammad Hafeez 7 16.0 7 18.14 2/24 0 0
Pakistan Usama Mir 6 21.0 7 24.14 3/18 0 0
Pakistan Mohammad Wasim 7 28.0 6 44.00 3/26 0 0

Source: Score360

References

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  2. "Kashmir Premier League: Bowling Records - Score360". cricclubs.com. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  3. "KPL 2021: Squads & Team List For Each Kashmir Premier League Side". Wisden. 9 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  4. "Happy to play under Hafeez's captaincy in KPL: Sohail Akhtar". cricketpakistan.com.pk. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  5. "KPL 2021: Mohammad Hafeez backs Kashmiri talent, wants them to make great strides". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  6. "KPL 2021 Final: Rawalakot Hawks defeat Muzaffarabad Tigers by 7 runs". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
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  8. "Rawalakot Hawks crowned KPL champions". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  9. "Watch: Mohammad Wasim Jr. makes history with first KPL 2021 hat-trick". Geo News. 10 August 2021.
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