| Mirpur Royals | |
| League: | Kashmir Premier League |
| Captain: | Shoaib Malik |
| Coach: | Abdul Razzaq |
| City: | Mirpur, Kashmir |
| Owner: | Abdul Wajid |
| Title1: | KPL |
| Title1wins: | 1 (2022) |
| T Title: | T20 kit |
| T Pattern B: | _blueonyellow |
| T Leftarm: | FFFF00 |
| T Body: | 485AA2 |
| T Rightarm: | FFFF00 |
| T Pants: | 485AA2 |
Mirpur Royals (Urdu:) is a Pakistani professional T20 franchise cricket team that takes part in the Kashmir Premier League.[1] [2] They are captained by Shoaib Malik, coached by former Pakistani cricketer Abdul Razzaq and owned by Abdul Wajid.[3] [4] The team represents the city of Mirpur, the capital of the Mirpur District.
See main article: Mirpur Royals in 2021. In first season of Kashmir Premier League, they finished with 3 wins and 2 losses from 5 matches in the group stage. They came third and qualified for the 1st eliminator. Although they defeated Overseas Warriors in the 1st eliminator, they lost the 2nd eliminator to eventual champions, Rawalakot Hawks, even though they scored the highest total in KPL history, it was chased down thanks to a century from Kashif Ali which meant that Mirpur were knocked out of the tournament.[5] [6] [7] [8]
See main article: Mirpur Royals in 2022. In July 2022, Shoaib Malik was retained by Mirpur Royals as their icon player.
| No. | Nat. | Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Inzamam-ul-Haq | 2021 | 2021 |
| 2 | | Abdul Razzaq | 2022 | Present |
| Year | Pld | Won | Tied (won) | Tied (lost) | Position | Summary | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 57.14 | 3/6 | Play-offs |
| 2022 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 | 1/6 | Champions |
| Opposition | Span | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied (won) | Tied (lost) | NR | SR(%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–present | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | ||
| 2022–present | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | ||
| 2021–present | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | ||
| 2021–present | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | ||
| 2021–present | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 | ||
| 2021–present | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
Source: https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/match_results.html?id=14056;team=6858;type=tournament, Last updated: 31 January 2022
| Nat. | Player | From | To | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100 | 50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shoaib Malik | 2021 | present | 13 | 13 | 419 | 41.90 | 77 | 0 | 1 |
| Muhammad Akhlaq | 2021 | present | 11 | 11 | 300 | 33.33 | 68 | 0 | 2 |
| Sharjeel Khan | 2021 | 2021 | 6 | 6 | 296 | 49.33 | 141 | 1 | 1 |
| Hassan Nawaz | 2022 | present | 6 | 6 | 241 | 40.17 | 68 | 0 | 2 |
| Mukhtar Ahmed | 2021 | 2021 | 7 | 7 | 194 | 27.71 | 61 | 0 | 1 |
Source: https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=14056;team=6858;type=tournament, Last updated: 22 August 2022
| Nat. | Player | From | To | Matches | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 4w | 5w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salman Irshad | 2021 | present | 13 | 50.0 | 21 | 21.57 | 3/25 | 0 | 0 |
| Shadab Majeed | 2021 | present | 11 | 36.4 | 15 | 25.13 | 4/45 | 1 | 0 |
| Amad Butt | 2021 | 2021 | 7 | 25.0 | 11 | 19.54 | 3/20 | 0 | 0 |
| Abrar Ahmed | 2022 | present | 9 | 36.0 | 8 | 33.25 | 2/9 | 0 | 0 |
| Imad Wasim | 2022 | present | 5 | 19.0 | 6 | 21.50 | 2/14 | 0 | 0 |
Source: https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=14056;team=6858;type=tournament, Last Updated: 22 August 2022