| Kotli Lions | |
| City: | Kotli, Kashmir |
| Coach: | Mushtaq Ahmed |
| League: | Kashmir Premier League |
| Captain: | Khurram Manzoor |
| Owner: | TBA[1] |
| Title1: | KPL |
| Title1wins: | 0 |
| H Pattern B: | _transparent vneck |
| H Leftarm: | FDCA01 |
| H Body: | 0331BA |
| H Rightarm: | FDCA01 |
| H Pants: | 0331BA |
| H Title: | T20 kit |
Kotli Lions (Urdu:) is a Pakistani professional T20 franchise that takes part in the Kashmir Premier League.[2] [3] The team is captained by Khurram Manzoor and coached by Mushtaq Ahmed.[4] [5] [6] [7] The franchise represents the city of Kotli, the capital of the Kotli District.[8]
See main article: Kotli Lions in 2021. In the 2021 KPL, Kotli Lions won 1 match, lost 3 and had one match end in no result in the group stage. They finished last in the group and were eliminated from the competition.
See main article: Kotli Lions in 2022. In May 2022, former Pakistani captain, Sarfaraz Ahmed, announced that he would represent Kotli Lions in the 2022 KPL.[9] Khurram Manzoor was announced as the team's icon player and captain.[10] 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.[11]
| Year | Kit Manufacturer | Front Branding | Back Branding | Chest Branding | Sleeve Branding | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Faizan Steel | Hashmi Ispaghol | Dawn Media Group | Salaam Takaful | ||
| 2022 | GFS Builders & Developers | Express News |
| No. | Nat. | Player | From | To | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Kamran Akmal | 2021 | 2021 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 25.00 |
| 2 | | Khurram Manzoor | 2022 | present | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 40.00 |
| No. | Nat. | Name | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Abdul Razzaq | 2021 | 2021 | |
| 2 | | Saeed Azad | 2022 | 2022 | |
| 3 | | Mushtaq Ahmed | 2022 | present |
| Year | Pld | Won | Tied | Position | Summary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 25.00 | 6/6 | Group Stage | |
| 2022 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 40.00 | 4/6 | Play-offs |
| Opposition | Span | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied (won) | Tied (lost) | NR | SR(%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–present | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| 2022–present | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | ||
| 2021–present | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| 2021–present | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| 2021–present | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100.00 | ||
| 2021–present | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.00 | ||
Source: https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/match_results.html?id=14056;team=6861;type=tournament, Last updated: 31 January 2022
| Nat. | Player | From | To | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100 | 50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahsan Ali | 2021 | present | 9 | 9 | 384 | 54.86 | 99 | 0 | 4 |
| Asif Ali | 2021 | 2021 | 4 | 4 | 142 | 47.33 | 67 | 0 | 1 |
| Sarfaraz Ahmed | 2022 | present | 5 | 4 | 119 | 119.00 | 52 | 0 | 1 |
| Kamran Akmal | 2021 | 2021 | 4 | 4 | 102 | 25.50 | 60 | 0 | 1 |
| Khurram Manzoor | 2022 | present | 5 | 5 | 130 | 32.50 | 85 | 0 | 1 |
Source: https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=14056;team=6861;type=tournament, Last updated: 23 August 2022
| Nat. | Player | From | To | Matches | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 4w | 5w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khurram Shahzad | 2021 | present | 9 | 31.0 | 12 | 25.67 | 3/27 | 0 | 0 |
| Irfanullah Shah | 2021 | present | 8 | 29.0 | 9 | 28.11 | 3/35 | 0 | 0 |
| Basit Ali | 2022 | present | 4 | 12.4 | 6 | 17.33 | 2/19 | 0 | 0 |
| Danish Aziz | 2022 | present | 4 | 11.0 | 3 | 27.33 | 2/27 | 0 | 0 |
| Hassan Khan | 2022 | present | 5 | 14.2 | 3 | 35.67 | 2/11 | 0 | 0 |
Source: https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=14056;team=6861;type=tournament, Last Updated: 23 August 2022