Mirpur Royals (

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: ) is a Pakistani professional T20 franchise cricket team that takes part in the Kashmir Premier League. They are captained by

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, coached by former Pakistani cricketer Abdul Razzaq and owned by Abdul Wajid. The team represents the city of Mirpur, the capital of the

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Team Identity

History

2021 season

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

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in the 1st eliminator, they lost the 2nd eliminator to eventual champions,

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, even though they scored the highest total in KPL history, it was chased down thanks to a century from

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which meant that Mirpur were knocked out of the tournament.

2022 season

In July 2022, Shoaib Malik was retained by Mirpur Royals as their icon player.

Current squad

Captains

Coaches

Result summary

Overall result in KPL

Head-to-head record

Source

Last updated: 31 January 2022

Statistics

Most runs

Source

Last updated: 22 August 2022

Most wickets

Source

Last Updated: 22 August 2022

References

External links

* {{Authority control Kashmir Premier League (Pakistan) Cricket teams in Pakistan