2022 Kashmir Premier League (Pakistan)

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2022 Kashmir Premier League
Kashmir Premier League.png
Dates13 August – 26 August
Administrator(s) Pakistan Cricket Board
Cricket format 20-over
Tournament format(s) Single round-robin and playoffs
Host(s) Azad Kashmir
Champions Mirpur Royals (1st title)
Runners-up Bagh Stallions
Participants7
Matches25
Player of the series Shoaib Malik (182 runs and 1 wicket)
Most runs Sharjeel Khan (273) [1]
Most wickets
Official website kpl20.com
← 2021

The 2022 Kashmir Premier League (also known as 2022 KPL or, for sponsorship reasons, Kingdom Valley KPL 2022) was the second season of the Kashmir Premier League, a cricket league which was established by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in 2021.

Contents

This season saw the expansion of the KPL from 6 teams to 7 teams. [3] After the end of the first edition of the KPL, it was announced that there would be a seventh team added for the 2022 edition. [4] An eighth franchise was also established for Gilgit-Baltistan but the team was removed from the tournament for unknown reasons. The KPL management held talks to hold the playoffs and final of the 2022 KPL in England but were unsuccessful. [5] [6] The tournament was originally scheduled to take place from 1 August to 14 August but it was rescheduled out of respect for Muharram. [6] The draft was held on 21 July 2022. [7] Rawalakot Hawks were the defending champions until they were knocked out in the group stage. [8]

Franchises

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Cities represented by KPL teams
TeamOwnerPlaceFoundedCaptainCoach
Bagh Stallions Tauqir Sultan Awan Bagh 2021 Umar Amin Abdul Rehman
Jammu Janbaz Ghulam Hussain Shahid Jammu 2022 Faheem Ashraf Riaz Afridi
Kotli Lions Faisal Nadeem, Khalid Zia and Nasir Yousuf [a] Kotli 2021 Khurram Manzoor Saeed Azad [b]
Mushtaq Ahmed
Mirpur Royals Abdul Wajid [10] Mirpur 2021 Shoaib Malik Abdul Razzaq
Muzaffarabad Tigers Arshad Khan Tanoli [11] Muzaffarabad 2021 Mohammad Hafeez Misbah-ul-Haq
Overseas Warriors Jahanzeb Alam [a]
Zeeshan Altaf Lohya		 Kashmiri diaspora 2021 Asad Shafiq Azam Khan
Rawalakot Hawks Jan Wali Shaheen Rawalakot 2021 Ahmed Shehzad Arshad Khan

Squads

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

Marketing

The 2022 KPL was promoted on social media using the hashtag #KheloAazadiSe, similar to its previous edition. [12] Shahid Afridi was signed as brand ambassador for the 2022 KPL and the official singers were Sahir Ali Bagga and Aima Baig. [13] [14]

Anthem

The official anthem of the 2022 KPL, “Khelo Aazadi Se” was released on 29 July 2022 and it was sung by Sahir Ali Bagga and Aima Baig. [15] [16]

Media personnels

The KPL announced the media personnels on Twitter on 12 August 2022. [17]

Commentary Panel

[17]

Presenters

[17]

Venue

The whole tournament took place in Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir. [6]

Muzaffarabad
Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium
Capacity: 10,000
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Umpires

[18]

League stage

Points table

PosTeam
PldWLNRPts NRR
1 Mirpur Royals (C)642080.409
2 Bagh Stallions (R)632170.449
3 Overseas Warriors (3rd)632170.207
4 Kotli Lions (4th)623150.457
5 Jammu Janbaz 62315−0.322
6 Rawalakot Hawks 62315−0.613
7 Muzaffarabad Tigers 62315−0.699
Source: Cricinfo

Notes:

Summary

Against
Team
 Bagh Stallions Jammu Janbaz Kotli Lions Mirpur Royals Muzaffarabad Tigers Overseas Warriors Rawalakot Hawks
Bagh Stallions Lost by 4 runs Won by 6 wickets Won by 8 runs Lost by 7 wickets Won by 15 runs Match Abandoned
Jammu Janbaz Lost by 4 wickets Lost by 12 runs Match Abandoned Won by 5 wickets Lost by 11 runs
Kotli Lions Lost by 6 wickets Lost by 16 runs Match Abandoned Won by 10 wickets
Mirpur Royals Won by 6 wickets Lost by 15 runs Won by 3 wickets
Muzaffarabad Tigers Lost by 9 runs Lost by 10 wickets
Overseas Warriors Won by 6 wickets
Rawalakot Hawks

League progression

League progression
TeamGroup matchesPlayoffs
123456Q1/EQ2F
Bagh Stallions 0 2 3 5 5 7 L W L
Jammu Janbaz 0 2 3 3 3 5
Kotli Lions 0 1 3 3 3 5 L
Mirpur Royals 2 2 2 4 6 8 W W
Muzaffarabad Tigers 2 2 3 3 5 5
Overseas Warriors 0 1 3 5 7 7 W L
Rawalakot Hawks 2 4 5 5 5 5
WinLossNo 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

The schedule for the tournament was announced on 1 August 2022. [19] [20]

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 field.
  • Match abandoned due to wet outfield.
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 field.
Match 3
14 August 2022
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Bagh Stallions
52/4 (5 overs)
v
Muzaffarabad Tigers
53/3 (4.4 overs)
Mohammad Sarwar 25* (15)
Mir Hamza 2/17 (2 overs)
Arshad Iqbal 2/17 (2 overs)
Iftikhar Ahmed 24* (8)
Ali Majid 2/15 (1.4 overs)
Muzaffarabad Tigers won by 7 wickets
Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Muzaffarabad
Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Tariq Rasheed (Pak)
Player of the match: Mir Hamza (Muzaffarabad Tigers)
  • Muzaffarabad Tigers won the toss and elected to field.
  • Match reduced to 5 overs per side due to rain. [21]
Match 4
15 August 2022
14:00
Scorecard
Overseas Warriors
101/3 (8 overs)
v
Jammu Janbaz
105/5 (7.5 overs)
Mohammad Imran 29 (12)
Usama Mir 2/16 (2 overs)
Shahzaib 40 (18)
Sohail Khan 3/14 (2 overs)
Jammu Janbaz won by 5 wickets
Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Muzaffarabad
Umpires: Aaley Haider (Pak) and Ahsan Raza (Pak)
Player of the match: Shahzaib (Jammu Janbaz)
Match 5
15 August 2022
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Bagh Stallions
189/5 (20 overs)
v
Mirpur Royals
181/4 (20 overs)
Sohaib Maqsood 72* (53)
Abrar Ahmed 2/24 (4 overs)
Ali Imran 47 (28)
Aamer Jamal 2/39 (4 overs)
Bagh Stallions won by 8 runs
Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Muzaffarabad
Umpires: Ghaffar Kazmi (Pak) and Imran Javed (Pak)
Player of the match: Sohaib Maqsood (Bagh Stallions)
  • Mirpur Royals won the toss and elected to field.
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 field.
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 8
17 August 2022
14:00
Scorecard
v
Match Abandoned
Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Muzaffarabad
Umpires: Ghaffar Kazmi (Pak) and Qaiser Waheed (Pak)
Match 9
17 August 2022
21:00 (N)
Scorecard
v
Match Abandoned
Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Muzaffarabad
Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Waleed Yaqub (Pak)
Match 10
18 August 2022
14:00
Scorecard
Overseas Warriors
188/7 (20 overs)
v
Mirpur Royals
173/8 (20 overs)
Asad Shafiq 112 (60)
Abrar Ahmed 2/9 (4 overs)
Hassan Nawaz 56 (32)
Sohail Khan 2/36 (4 overs)
Overseas Warriors won by 15 runs
Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Muzaffarabad
Umpires: Aftab Gillani (Pak) and Shozab Raza (Pak)
Player of the match: Asad Shafiq (Overseas Warriors)
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 field.
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 field.
Match 13
19 August 2022
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Overseas Warriors
147/9 (20 overs)
v
Muzaffarabad Tigers
138/9 (20 overs)
Saif Badar 57* (40)
Arshad Iqbal 3/17 (4 overs)
Ameer Hamza 31 (24)
Muhammad Shehzad 2/2 (1 over)
Overseas Warriors won by 9 runs
Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Muzaffarabad
Umpires: Mohammad Asif (Pak) and Nasir Hussain (Pak)
Player of the match: Saif Badar (Overseas Warriors)
  • Muzaffarabad Tigers won the toss and elected to field.
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 15
20 August 2022
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Mirpur Royals
172/4 (20 overs)
v
Jammu Janbaz
160/8 (20 overs)
Hassan Nawaz 68 (44)
Mehran Mumtaz 1/26 (4 overs)
Shahzaib 40 (38)
Ali Imran 2/7 (1 over)
Mirpur Royals won by 12 runs
Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Muzaffarabad
Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Rashid Riaz (Pak)
Player of the match: Shoaib Malik (Mirpur Royals)
  • Jammu Janbaz won the toss and elected to field.
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 field.
  • Match abandoned due to wet outfield.
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 field.
Match 18
22 August 2022
14:00
Scorecard
Jammu Janbaz
169 (19.1 overs)
v
Bagh Stallions
165/9 (20 overs)
Sharjeel Khan 66 (31)
Aamer Jamal 4/40 (4 overs)
Kamran Akmal 51 (31)
Ahmed Khan 3/28 (4 overs)
Jammu Janbaz won by 4 runs
Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Muzaffarabad
Umpires: Ahmed Shahab (Pak) and Aleem Dar (Pak)
Player of the match: Sharjeel Khan (Jammu Janbaz)
  • Jammu Janbaz won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Jammu Janbaz were eliminated as a result of this match.
Match 19
22 August 2022
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Muzaffarabad Tigers
135/8 (20 overs)
v
Mirpur Royals
136/4 (14.3 overs)
Anwar Ali 44 (29)
Shadab Majeed 2/13 (3 overs)
Muhammad Akhlaq 50* (34)
Arshad Iqbal 2/36 (4 overs)
Mirpur Royals won by 6 wickets
Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Muzaffarabad
Umpires: Imtiaz Iqbal (Pak) and Sajid Afridi (Pak)
Player of the match: Shadab Majeed (Mirpur Royals)
  • Mirpur Royals won the toss and elected to field.
  • Mirpur Royals qualified for the playoffs as a result of this match. [26]
  • Muzaffarabad Tigers were eliminated as a result of this match.
Match 20
23 August 2022
14:00
Scorecard
Overseas Warriors
127 (19.5 overs)
v
Bagh Stallions
70/3 (9 overs)
Kamran Ghulam 32 (24)
Ali Majid 3/13 (4 overs)
Abdul Bangalzai 30 (20)
Sohail Khan 2/14 (2 overs)
Bagh Stallions won by 15 runs (DLS method)
Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Muzaffarabad
Umpires: Ahmed Shahab (Pak) and Imtiaz Iqbal (Pak)
Player of the match: Ali Majid (Bagh Stallions)
  • Bagh Stallions won the toss and elected to field.
  • 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

SemifinalsPreliminary finalFinal
24 August — Muzaffarabad 26 August — Muzaffarabad
1 Mirpur Royals 1 Mirpur Royals
2 Bagh Stallions 25 August — Muzaffarabad 2 Bagh Stallions
2 Bagh Stallions
24 August — Muzaffarabad 3 Overseas Warriors
3 Overseas Warriors
4 Kotli Lions

Preliminary

Qualifier

Match 22
24 August 2022
14:00
Scorecard
v
Match Abandoned
Mirpur Royals awarded the match
Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Muzaffarabad
Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Rashid Riaz (Pak)
  • Mirpur Royals qualified for the Final due to their better position in the points table. [27]

Eliminator 1

Match 23
24 August 2022
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
v
Match Abandoned
Overseas Warriors awarded the match
Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Muzaffarabad
  • Overseas Warriors qualified for Eliminator 2 due to their better position in the points table.
  • As a result of this match Kotli Lions were knocked out of the tournament.

Eliminator 2

Match 24
25 August 2022
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
v
Match Abandoned
Bagh Stallions awarded the match
Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Muzaffarabad
  • Bagh Stallions qualified for the Final due to their better position in the points table.
  • As a result of this match Overseas Warriors were knocked out of the tournament.

Final

Match 25
26 August 2022
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
v
Match Abandoned
Mirpur Royals declared champions
Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Muzaffarabad
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Rashid Riaz (Pak)
  • Mirpur Royals were declared the winners due to their better position in the points table.

Statistics

Most runs

PlayerTeamMatchesRunsHigh score
Sharjeel Khan Jammu Janbaz 527389
Hassan Nawaz Mirpur Royals 624168
Asad Shafiq Overseas Warriors 5221112
Shoaib Malik Mirpur Royals 618248
Ahsan Ali Kotli Lions 516853

Most wickets

PlayerTeamMatchesWicketsBest bowling
Sohail Khan Overseas Warriors 593/14
Arshad Iqbal Muzaffarabad Tigers 593/17
Rumman Raees Bagh Stallions 583/11
Abrar Ahmed Mirpur Royals 572/19
Shadab Majeed Mirpur Royals 572/13

Awards

Individual awards

NameTeamAward
Shoaib Malik Mirpur Royals Player of the Tournament
Sharjeel Khan Jammu Janbaz Best Batsman of the tournament
Abrar Ahmed Mirpur Royals Best Bowler of the tournament
Azam Khan Overseas Warriors Best Wicket-keeper of the tournament
Hasan Mohsin Kotli Lions Best Fielder of the tournament
Hassan Nawaz Mirpur Royals Emerging Player of the tournament
Shadab Majeed Mirpur Royals Best Kashmiri Player of the tournament

[28]

Dream Team

Players

Controversies

Four franchises of the KPL (Bagh Stallions, Mirpur Royals, Muzaffarabad Tigers and Rawalakot Hawks) wrote a letter to the PCB, requesting that the PCB withhold the NOC for the 2022 KPL. [29] They cited the tournament management’s inefficiency to handle all of the matters properly. The main concerns were that an audit report was not provided for the first season and a league committee was not formed despite this being included in their agreement. The PCB also said that they would issue a NOC if certain conditions were met. [30] The PCB later issued an NOC after the KPL provided all the requested documents. [30] [31] [32] A league committee was also formed on 7 July 2022. [33]

In August 2022, Nasir Yusuf, one of the co-owners of Kotli Lions, filed a petition in the Sindh High Court that Faisal Nadeem and Khalid Zia, the other co-owners of Kotli Lions, had sidelined him from the team. Yusuf’s lawyer said that Nadeem and Zia had overtaken the team and had not contacted Yusuf. They said that Kotli Lions should be barred from participating in the tournament without Yusuf's permission. Faisal Nadeem, Khalid Zia, President of the KPL, Arif Malik, CEO of the KPL, Chaudhry Shahzad Akhtar and Vice-president of the KPL, Wasim Akram were all issued notices for 15 August from the court. [34]

During the 2022 KPL, the KPL terminated Kotli Lions’ management after they weren’t able to pay outstanding payments. Kotli Lions’ head coach Saeed Azad left the team and was replaced by Mushtaq Ahmed. The KPL management temporarily took over Kotli Lions. The KPL also terminated the Overseas Warriors’ management after they were unable to pay their players. [9] Zeeshan Altaf Lohya was later given ownership of Overseas Warriors. [35]

In January 2023, the KPL management sent a legal notice to Kingdom Valley, sponsors of the 2022 KPL, for not paying the agreed amounts to the KPL. The KPL management claimed that Kingdom Valley still had to pay Rs. 137 million. The KPL also claimed that the KPL still had to pay players Rs. 90 million which they could only pay after receiving payments from sponsors. The owner of Kingdom Valley, Ghulam Hussain Shahid, claimed that the KPL had begged him to sponsor the tournament and had asked him to pay Rs. 40 million in advance and to pay the rest whenever he wanted. He also claimed that he had to pay all government taxes while the KPL paid none. [36] In May 2023, Dawn reported that a number of umpires in the 2022 KPL had still not received their payments. A KPL spokesperson said that these payments had not been made due to huge losses incurred from the tournament but would be cleared soon. [37]

Criticism

During the 2022 KPL, many of the league matches and all of the playoff matches were abandoned due to rain. [38] Ghulam Hussain Shahid, the owner of Jammu Janbaz, criticised the KPL management and he said that the weather should have been considered prior to setting the dates of the tournament. Shahid said that the rain ruined the business end of the tournament and that the tournament should have taken place in Rawalpindi or Lahore as the stadiums there have proper infrastructure and the weather there would have been more suitable to play cricket. He said that he would work with the KPL management next year to improve the tournament. [39]

Notes

  1. 1 2 Kotli Lions and Overseas Warriors’ managements were terminated after they both failed to pay outstanding payments. [9]
  2. ↑ Saeed Azad left Kotli Lions during the tournament and was replaced by Mushtaq Ahmed. [9]

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Muzaffarabad Tigers is a franchise cricket team that represents Muzaffarabad in the Kashmir Premier League. Mohammad Hafeez was the captain and Misbah-ul-Haq was the coach of the team. Mohammad Hafeez was announced as Muzaffarabad Tigers’ icon player.

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. Saeed Azad was originally Kotli Lions’ head coach but was replaced by Mushtaq Ahmed. Khurram Manzoor was announced as Kotli Lions’ icon player.

Overseas Warriors is a franchise cricket team that represents Kotli in the Kashmir Premier League. Asad Shafiq was the captain and Azam Khan was the coach of the team. Asad Shafiq was announced as Overseas Warriors’ icon player.

The 2022 Kashmir Premier League Final was a 20-over cricket match scheduled to be played on 26 August 2022, at Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Muzaffarabad between the Mirpur Royals and Bagh Stallions to determine the winner of the 2022 edition of the Kashmir Premier League. The match was abandoned due to rain and Mirpur were awarded the title due to their better position in the points table.

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