Overseas Warriors in 2022

Overseas Warriors
2022 season
Coach	Azam Khan
Captain	Asad Shafiq
KPL 2022	3rd
Most runs	Asad Shafiq (221)
Most wickets	Sohail Khan (9)
← 2021

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.^[3] Asad Shafiq was announced as Overseas Warriors’ icon player.^[4]^[5]^[6]

Squad[edit]

Players with international caps are listed in bold.
Ages are correct as of 21 July 2022

No.	Name	Nationality	Birth date	Category	Batting style	Bowling style	Year signed	Notes
Batsmen
1	Malik Nisar	Pakistan		Kashmiri	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	2022
81	Asad Shafiq	Pakistan	(1986-01-28)28 January 1986 (aged 36)	Icon	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	2022	Captain
	Hanan Ahmed	Pakistan		Kashmiri			2022
	Khawaja Nafay	Pakistan	(2002-02-13)13 February 2002 (aged 20)	Emerging	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	2022
	Hashim Ali	Pakistan		Kashmiri	Left-handed		2022
All-rounders
15	Saif Badar	Pakistan	(1998-07-03)3 July 1998 (aged 24)	Gold	Right-handed	Leg break	2022
27	Muhammad Shehzad	Pakistan	(2004-02-05)5 February 2004 (aged 18)	Silver	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast	2022
29	Mohammad Imran	Pakistan	(1996-12-25)25 December 1996 (aged 25)	Diamond	Right-handed	Right-arm medium fast	2022
31	Bilal Asif	Pakistan	(1985-09-24)24 September 1985 (aged 36)	Silver	Right-handed	Off spin	2022
77	Adil Amin	Pakistan	(1990-12-13)13 December 1990 (aged 31)	Silver	Right-handed	Off spin	2022
98	Kamran Ghulam	Pakistan	(1995-10-10)10 October 1995 (aged 26)	Platinum	Right-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	2021
	Nosherwan Ibrahim	Pakistan					2022	Post-draft signing
	Umer Zeeshan	United Arab Emirates		Emerging	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	2022
Wicket-keepers
23	Azam Khan	Pakistan	(1998-08-10)10 August 1998 (aged 23)	Platinum	Right-handed		2021
Bowlers
13	Umaid Asif	Pakistan	(1984-03-30)30 March 1984 (aged 38)	Gold	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast	2022
14	Sohail Khan	Pakistan	(1984-03-06)6 March 1984 (aged 38)	Diamond	Right-handed	Right-arm fast	2021
	Ali Shafiq	Pakistan	(1996-11-16)16 November 1996 (aged 25)	Silver	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast	2022
	Farhan Shafiq	Pakistan	(1999-12-05)5 December 1999 (aged 22)	Kashmiri	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	2022
	Saad Asif	Pakistan		Kashmiri			2022
	Sameer Khan	Pakistan	(2006-10-21)21 October 2006 (aged 15)	Supplementary	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	2022
	Shayan Raza	Pakistan	(2006-09-19)19 September 2006 (aged 15)	Supplementary	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	2022

Season standings[edit]

Points table[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR
1	Mirpur Royals (C)	6	4	2	0	8	0.409
2	Bagh Stallions (R)	6	3	2	1	7	0.449
3	Overseas Warriors (3rd)	6	3	2	1	7	0.207
4	Kotli Lions (4th)	6	2	3	1	5	0.457
5	Jammu Janbaz	6	2	3	1	5	−0.322
6	Rawalakot Hawks	6	2	3	1	5	−0.613
7	Muzaffarabad Tigers	6	2	3	1	5	−0.699

Source: Cricinfo

Top 4 teams qualified for the playoffs
Advanced to Qualifier
Advanced to Eliminator 1

Notes:

C = Champions;
R = Runner-up;
(x) = Position at the end of the tournament;

League fixtures and results[edit]

Match 4
15 August 2022
14:00
Scorecard

Overseas Warriors 101/3 (8 overs)	v	Jammu Janbaz 105/5 (7.5 overs)
Mohammad Imran 29 (12) Usama Mir 2/16 (2 overs)		Shahzab 40 (18) Sohail Khan 3/14 (2 overs)

Jammu Janbaz won by 5 wickets
Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Muzaffarabad
Umpires: Aaley Haider (Pak) and Ahsan Raza (Pak)
Player of the match: Shahzab (Jammu Janbaz)

Jammu Janbaz won the toss and elected to field.
Match reduced to 8 overs per side due to rain.^[7]
Sohail Khan took his first hat-trick in the KPL.^[8]^[9]

Match 7
16 August 2022
19:00 (N)
Scorecard

Kotli Lions	v	Overseas Warriors

Match Abandoned
Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Muzaffarabad
Umpires: Aaley Haider (Pak) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak)

Match 10
18 August 2022
14:00
Scorecard

Overseas Warriors 188/7 (20 overs)	v	Mirpur Royals 173/8 (20 overs)
Asad Shafiq 112 (60) Abrar Ahmed 2/9 (4 overs)		Hassan Nawaz 56 (32) Sohail Khan 2/36 (4 overs)

Overseas Warriors won by 15 runs
Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Muzaffarabad
Umpires: Aftab Gillani (Pak) and Shozab Raza (Pak)
Player of the match: Asad Shafiq (Overseas Warriors)

Mirpur Royals won the toss and elected to bowl.
Asad Shafiq scored his first century in the KPL.^[10]

Match 13
19 August 2022
19:00 (N)
Scorecard

Overseas Warriors 147/9 (20 overs)	v	Muzaffarabad Tigers 138/9 (20 overs)
Saif Badar 57* (40) Arshad Iqbal 3/17 (4 overs)		Ameer Hamza 31 (24) Muhammad Shehzad 2/2 (1 over)

Overseas Warriors won by 9 runs
Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Muzaffarabad
Umpires: Mohammad Asif (Pak) and Nasir Hussain (Pak)
Player of the match: Saif Badar (Overseas Warriors)

Muzaffarabad Tigers won the toss and elected to bowl.

Match 17
21 August 2022
21:00 (N)
Scorecard

Rawalakot Hawks 179/8 (20 overs)	v	Overseas Warriors 184/4 (19.1 overs)
Ahmed Shehzad 66 (45) Farhan Shafiq 2/16 (4 overs)		Asad Shafiq 66 (43) Mohammad Amir 2/27 (4 overs)

Overseas Warriors won by 6 wickets
Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Muzaffarabad
Umpires: Aftab Gillani (Pak) and Rashid Riaz (Pak)
Player of the match: Asad Shafiq (Overseas Warriors)

Overseas Warriors won the toss and elected to bowl.

Match 20
23 August 2022
14:00
Scorecard

Overseas Warriors 127 (19.5 overs)	v	Bagh Stallions 70/3 (9 overs)
Kamran Ghulam 32 (24) Ali Majid 3/13 (4 overs)		Abdul Bangalzai 30 (20) Sohail Khan 2/14 (2 overs)

Bagh Stallions won by 15 runs (DLS method)
Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Muzaffarabad
Umpires: Ahmed Shahab (Pak) and Imtiaz Iqbal (Pak)
Player of the match: Ali Majid (Bagh Stallions)

Bagh Stallions won the toss and elected to bowl.
Match abandoned due to wet outfield.

Playoffs[edit]

Eliminator 1[edit]

Match 23
24 August 2022
19:00 (N)
Scorecard

Overseas Warriors	v	Kotli Lions

Match Abandoned
Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Muzaffarabad

Overseas Warriors qualified for Eliminator 2 due to their better position in the points table.

Eliminator 2[edit]

Match 24
25 August 2022
19:00 (N)
Scorecard

Bagh Stallions	v	Overseas Warriors

Match Abandoned
Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Muzaffarabad

Bagh Stallions qualified for the Final due to their better position in the points table.

Statistics[edit]

Most runs[edit]

Player	Matches	Innings	Runs	Average	HS	100	50
Asad Shafiq	5	4	221	55.25	112	1	1
Kamran Ghulam	5	5	127	25.40	39	0	0
Azam Khan	5	5	100	33.33	29*	0	0
Saif Badar	5	5	67	22.33	57*	0	1
Muhammad Shehzad	5	5	62	15.50	27	0	0

Source: Cricinfo

Most wickets[edit]

Player	Matches	Overs	Wickets	Average	BBI
Sohail Khan	5	16.0	9	15.67	3/14
Farhan Shafiq	4	10.5	5	13.00	2/16
Imran Randhawa	5	17.0	5	26.60	2/25
Ali Shafiq	3	12.0	5	19.60	2/31
Muhammad Shehzad	3	4.0	3	12.00	2/2

Source: Cricinfo

References[edit]

^ "Kashmir Premier League, 2022 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
^ "Kashmir Premier League, 2022 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
^ "KPL to begin from Saturday". app.com.pk. 12 August 2022.
^ Sports, A. (22 July 2022). "KPL Draft: Teams complete their squads for Kashmir Premier League 2". ASports.tv. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
^ "Here're the retentions of teams for Kashmir Premier League season 2". www.geosuper.tv. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
^ "KPL player draft held". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
^ "KPL 2: Shahzab drives Jammu Janbaz to first victory in the tournament". www.geosuper.tv. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
^ "KPL 2: Shahzab drives Jammu Janbaz to first victory in the tournament". www.geosuper.tv. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
^ "WATCH: Sohail Khan bags first hat-trick of the KPL-2". cricwick.net. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
^ Jan, Imad Ali (18 August 2022). "Asad Shafiq Slams First Century of KPL's 2nd Season [Video]". Retrieved 18 August 2022.

[1] "Kashmir Premier League, 2022 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 September 2022.

[2] "Kashmir Premier League, 2022 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 September 2022.

[3] "KPL to begin from Saturday". app.com.pk. 12 August 2022.

[4] Sports, A. (22 July 2022). "KPL Draft: Teams complete their squads for Kashmir Premier League 2". ASports.tv. Retrieved 13 August 2022.

[5] "Here're the retentions of teams for Kashmir Premier League season 2". www.geosuper.tv. Retrieved 13 August 2022.

[6] "KPL player draft held". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 13 August 2022.

[7] "KPL 2: Shahzab drives Jammu Janbaz to first victory in the tournament". www.geosuper.tv. Retrieved 19 August 2022.

[8] "KPL 2: Shahzab drives Jammu Janbaz to first victory in the tournament". www.geosuper.tv. Retrieved 17 August 2022.

[9] "WATCH: Sohail Khan bags first hat-trick of the KPL-2". cricwick.net. Retrieved 17 August 2022.

[10] Jan, Imad Ali (18 August 2022). "Asad Shafiq Slams First Century of KPL's 2nd Season [Video]". Retrieved 18 August 2022.

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Seasons	2021 2022
Finals	2021 2022
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Teams	Bagh Stallions Kotli Lions Jammu Janbaz Mirpur Royals Muzaffarabad Tigers Overseas Warriors Rawalakot Hawks
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