2022 Kashmir Premier League Final

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2022 Kashmir Premier League Final
Event 2022 Kashmir Premier League
Mirpur Royals Bagh Stallions
Mirpur Royals Colours.jpg Bagh Stallions Colours.jpg
Match Abandoned
Mirpur Royals declared winners.
Date26 August 2022
Venue Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium [1] [2] , Muzaffarabad
Umpires Aleem Dar [3]
Rashid Riaz
2021

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. [4] [5] 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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Route to the final

During the group stage of the 2022 KPL each team played 6 matches, one against each of the other sides contesting the competition. All the matches took place in Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium. The format for the group stages was single round-robin.[ citation needed ] This meant that all teams would face each other once. The teams needed to finish in the top 4 to qualify for the playoffs. Mirpur Royals finished 1st and Bagh Stallions finished 2nd in the group stages. Mirpur won four matches and lost two matches. Bagh won three matches, lost two matches and had one end in no result. [6]

League progression
TeamGroup matchesPlayoffs
123456Q1/EQ2F
Bagh Stallions 0 2 3 5 5 7 L W L
Mirpur Royals 2 2 2 4 6 8 W W
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.

Group stage match

The two teams played each other once in the group stage of the 2022 KPL. The match was held on 15 August in Muzaffarabad. Bagh batted first, scoring 189/5 in 20 overs. Mirpur scored 181/4 in 20 overs and this resulted in an 8 run victory for the Bagh Stallions. [7]

15 August 2021 (D/N)
Scorecard
Bagh Stallions
189/5 (20 overs)
v
Mirpur Royals
181/4 (20 overs)
Bagh Stallions won by 8 runs
Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Muzaffarabad

Playoff matches

Mirpur and Bagh met in the qualifier match due to their respective positions. The winner automatically qualified for the final of the KPL. The match took place in Muzaffarabad on 24 August 2022. The match was abandoned due to rain and Mirpur qualified for the final due to their better position in the points table. [8] [9] Bagh then had to play Overseas Warriors in Eliminator 2. Eliminator 1 was also abandoned due to rain and Overseas Warriors qualified for Eliminator 2 due to their better position in the points table. [10] [11] Eliminator 2 was abandoned due to rain and Bagh qualified for the final due to their better position in the points table.

Qualifier

Match

The match was abandoned due to rain and the Mirpur Royals were declared the winners of the 2022 KPL due to their better position in the points table. [12]

Match Officials

On field Umpire: Flag of Pakistan.svg Aleem Dar

On field Umpire: Flag of Pakistan.svg Rashid Riaz

TV Umpire: Flag of Pakistan.svg Faisal Afridi

Reserve Umpire: Flag of Pakistan.svg Zameer Haider

Match Referee: Flag of Pakistan.svg Muhammad Javed

[13]

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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.

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