The inaugural edition of the Kashmir Premier League 2021 is all set to start on Friday, August 6 at the Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium in Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK). All matches will be played at a single venue.
The league will feature six teams playing each other in a round-robin format with top international cricketers including Tillakaratne Dilshan, Shoaib Malik and Shahid Afridi in action.
The six teams competing in the inaugural edition of the league are Rawalakot Hawks, Kotli Lions, Mirpur Royals, Muzaffarabad Tigers, Overseas Warriors and Bagh Stallions.
The top four teams at the end of the group stage will qualify for the Kashmir Premier League playoffs. The Qualifier will be held on August 14 followed by Eliminator 1 and Eliminator 2 on August 15 and August 16 respectively.
The Kashmir Premier League will conclude with the grand finale on Tuesday, August 17.
Kashmir Premier League 2021: Schedule, fixtures and India match times
All times in India Standard Time (IST)
|
Date, Day |
Match |
Time (IST) |
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August 6, Friday |
Mirpur Royals vs Rawalakot Hawks |
8:00 PM IST |
|
August 7, Saturday |
Bagh Stallions vs Kotli Lions |
1:30 PM IST |
|
August 7, Saturday |
Overseas Warriors vs Muzaffarabad Tigers |
7:00 PM IST |
|
August 8, Sunday |
Mirpur Royals vs Bagh Stallions |
1:30 PM IST |
|
August 8, Sunday |
Rawlakot Hawks vs Kotli Lions |
7:00 PM IST |
|
August 9, Monday |
Overseas Warriors vs Mirpur Royals |
1:30 PM IST |
|
August 9, Monday |
Rawlakot Hawks vs Muzaffarabad Tigers |
7:00 PM IST |
|
August 10, Tuesday |
Muzaffarabad Tigers vs Kotli Lions |
1:30 PM IST |
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August 10, Tuesday |
Bagh Stallions vs Overseas Warriors |
7:00 PM IST |
|
August 11, Wednesday |
Rawlakot Hawks vs Bagh Stallions |
1:30 PM IST |
|
August 11, Wednesday |
Kotli Lions vs Mirpur Royals |
7:00 PM IST |
|
August 12, Thursday |
Bagh Stallions vs Muzaffarabad Tigers |
10:30 AM IST |
|
August 12, Thursday |
Rawlakot Hawks vs Overseas Warriors |
3:30 PM IST |
|
August 13, Friday |
Overseas Warriors vs Kotli Lions |
10:30 AM IST |
|
August 13, Friday |
Muzaffarabad Tigers vs Mirpur Royals |
3:30 PM IST |
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August 14, Saturday |
Qualifier (Team 1 vs Team 2) |
3:30 PM IST |
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August 15, Sunday |
Eliminator 1 (Team 3 vs Team 4) |
3:30 PM IST |
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August 16, Monday |
Eliminator 2 (Loser of Qualifier vs winner of Eliminator 1) |
3:30 PM IST |
|
August 17, Tuesday |
Final (Winner of Qualifier vs Winner of Eliminator 2) |
6:30 PM IST |
Kashmir Premier League 2021 teams and squads
Bagh Stallions
Shadab Khan (icon player), Phil Mustard, Shan Masood, Iftikhar Ahmed, Umaid Asif, Rohnail Nazir, Mohammad Ilyas, Mohammad Imran, Zeeshan Malik, Usman Mughal, Zeeshan Zameer, Furqan Shafique, Safyan Moqeem, Muhamad Junaid, Amir Sohail
Kotli Lions
Fakhar Zaman (icon player), Monty Panesar, Kamran Akmal, Asif Ali, Usman Qadir, Imran Khan, Akif Javed, Khalid Usman, Ifranullah Shah, Junaid Ali, Abdullah Syed, Syed Haashim Ali, Hassan Raza, Yasir Jan, Abdul Rehman
Mirpur Royals
Shoaib Malik (icon player), Owais Shah, Sharjeel Khan, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Irfan, Salman Irshad, Amad Butt, Mukhtar Ahmed, Abrar Ahmed, Muhammad Akhlaq, Shadab Majeed, Danyal Allah Diita, Muhammad Taha, Ibtesam Ul Haq, Ammad Alam
Muzaffarabad Tigers
Mohammad Hafeez (icon player), Tillakaratne Dilshan, Sohail Tanvir, Sohaib Maqsood, Mohammad Wasim, Arshad Iqbal, Zeeshan Ashraf, Sohail Akhtar, Usama Mir, Anwar Ali, Arsalan Arif, Tahir Hussain, Inzamam Ul Haq, Usman Arshad, Taimoor Sultan
Rawalakot Hawks
Shahid Afridi (icon player), Matt Prior, Mohammad Hasnain, Hussain Talat, Ahmed Shehzad, Danish Aziz, Waqas Maqsood, Zafar Gohar, Bismillah Khan, M. Imran Randhawa, Kashir Ali, Faisal Ali, Zaman Khan, Samiullah Afridi, Shahid Ilyas
Overseas Warriors
Imad Wasim (icon player), Herschelle Gibbs, Haider Ali, Azam Khan, Sohail Khan, Mohammad Musa, Haris Sohail, Qasim Akram, Hammad Azam, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Rashid Naseer, Uthman Ali Khan, Naveed Ahmed, Waleed Ahmed, M Raza Ul Mustafa
There's no confirmation if the Kashmir Premier League will be broadcast live in India.
Featured photo : Asif Hassan / AFP
