KPL2021: Rawalakot Hawks set 195 runs target for Mirpur Royals

Mirpur Royals win toss, opt to bat against Rawalakot Hawks

MUZAFFARABAD (Dunya News) – Rawalakot Hawks set 195 runs target for Mirpur Royals in the 1st match of Kashmir Premier League’s (KPL) first edition at Muzzafarabad Cricket Stadium on Friday. 

Earlier, Mirpur Royals had won the toss and elected to field first against Rawalakot Hawks.

Kashmir Premier League is a T20 format tournament that currently comprises 6 teams out of which one is from the Indian-occupied Kashmir in a traditional league format with the top 2 teams qualified to play the final round.

The teams, Rawalakot Hawks, Kotli Lions, Mirpur Royals, Muzaffarabad Tigers, Overseas Warriors, and Bagh Stallions, will play in a double round-robin format with each team facing the other twice.

The top four teams on the points table will make it to the KPL Cup Final.

Squads

Mirpur Royals: Owais Shah (c & wk) (Batsman), Shoaib Malik (Batsman), Sharjeel Khan (Batsman), Khushdil Shah (All Rounder), Muhammad Irfan (Bowler), Salman Irshad (Bowler), Amad Butt (All Rounder), Mukhtar Ahmed (Batsman), Abrar Ahmed (Bowler), Mohammad Akhlaq (Batsman), Shadab Majeed (Bowler), Mohammad Taha (All Rounder), Ammad Alam (Batsman), Danyal Allah Diita, Ibtesam ul Haq

Rawalakot Hawks: Matt Prior (c & wk) (Batsman), Ahmed Shehzad (Batsman), Bismillah Khan (Batsman), Danish Aziz (Batsman), Faisal Altaf, Hussain Talat (Batsman), Mohammad Hasnain (Bowler), Mohammad Imran Randhawa (Bowler), Samiullah Afridi, Shahid Afridi (All Rounder), Shahid Ilyas, Waqas Maqsood (Bowler), Zafar Gohar (Bowler), Zaman Khan, Kashif Ali (All Rounder)