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Overseas Warriors

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Overseas Warriors
اوورسیز وارئیرز
LeagueKashmir Premier League
Personnel
CaptainAsad Shafiq
CoachAzam Khan
OwnerZeeshan Altaf Lohya
Team information
ColorsRed and black
Founded2021; 3 years ago (2021)
History
KPL wins0

T20 kit

The Overseas Warriors (Urdu: اوورسیز وارئیرز) is a Pakistani professional T20 franchise cricket team who compete in the Kashmir Premier League.[1] They were established in 2021 following the announcement of the Kashmir Premier League by the PCB. The team is captained by Asad Shafiq and coached by Azam Khan. The franchise represents the Kashmiri diaspora.

History

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2021 season

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In the group stage, they won 2 matches and lost 3 but due to them having a better net run rate they qualified for the 1st eliminator ahead of Bagh Stallions.[2][3] They were knocked out in the 1st eliminator as they were defeated by 4 wickets by Mirpur Royals.[4]

2022 season

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In July 2022, Asad Shafiq was announced as Overseas Warriors’ icon player.

Current squad

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  • 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

Result summary

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Year Pld Won Loss NR Tied SR(%) Position Summary
2021 6 2 4 0 0 33.33 4/6 Play-offs
2022 8 3 2 3 0 60.00 3/7 Play-offs

Head-to-head record

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As of 31 January 2022
Opposition Span Mat Won Lost Tied (won) Tied (lost) NR SR(%)
Bagh Stallions 2021–present 1 1 0 0 0 0 100.00
Jammu Janbaz 2022–present 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.00
Kotli Lions 2021–present 2 0 1 0 0 1 0.00
Mirpur Royals 2021–present 4 1 2 0 0 1 33.33
Muzaffarabad Tigers 2021–present 2 1 1 0 0 0 50.00
Rawalakot Hawks 2021–present 2 2 0 0 0 0 100.00
  • Source: CricInfo[5]

Statistics

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As of 23 August 2022

Most runs

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Player From To Matches Runs
Kamran Ghulam 2021 present 11 237
Azam Khan 2021 present 11 222
Asad Shafiq 2022 present 5 221
Nasir Nawaz 2021 2021 6 209
Haider Ali 2021 2021 5 189
  • Source: CricInfo[6]

Most wickets

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Player From To Matches Wickets
Sohail Khan 2021 present 10 15
Abbas Afridi 2021 2021 5 7
Muhammad Musa 2021 2021 6 6
Farhan Shafiq 2022 present 4 5
Ali Shafiq 2022 present 3 5
  • Source: CricInfo[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Overseas Warriors". Archived from the original on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  2. ^ "2021 Kashmir Premier League Points Table". ESPNcricinfo.
  3. ^ Shamraiz Khalid. "KPL Points Table 2021: Latest KPL Points table". Bol News.
  4. ^ "KPL 2021: Mirpur Royals thump Overseas Warriors by 4 wickets". Geo Super. 15 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Kashmir Premier League, 2021 - Overseas Warriors Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo.
  6. ^ "Most Runs". ESPNcricinfo.
  7. ^ "Most Wickets". ESPNcricinfo.
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