Mirpur Royals declared champions of KPL2 after final against Bagh Stallions abandoned due to rain

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Stallions race pass Warriors on D/L to earn valuable points

Muzaffarabad: In the all important game of the Kingdom Valley Kashmir Premier League (KPL), season two, the rain-hit encounter fetched two important points, over the D/L method, to Bagh Stallions against Overseas Warriors.

After winning the coin-toss in their last group match, Overseas Warriors were invited to bat first, by Bagh Stallions.

Warriors stared off cautiously however lost the first man, Muhammad Shehzad (10), on the team-score of 26 in 3.5 overs.

Asad Shafiq followed after scoring 20, and Ali Majid picked up his third man on the next ball (Saif Badar). Warriors sedately reach 33/3 in the power-play.

In the 10th over, Warriors stepped up on the gas and hit a few big shorts, racing down to 59/3 after half of their innings, that included five boundaries & a six.

Azam Khan soon perished (17) and Kamran Ghulam, too, took a walk back after amassing 24-ball 32, decorated with two fours and as many sixes.

Overseas crawled to the hundred-run mark in 16.2 overs and then bundled out on 127 runs under the 20th over, with nine fours and four maximum in the innings.

In reply, Bagh Stallions got a blow on the very first ball as Kamran Akmal was bowled by Sohail Khan.

After nine over, Bagh Stallions scored 70 runs for the loss of three wickets. The rain, then, came down to wash away the rest of the game. The D/L par score was 55, at the juncture, therefore Stallions were declared winner by seven wickets.

The triumph gave away two valuable points to Stallions, consolidating their spot on the table with seven points.

Ali Majid was declared player of the match for his splendid bowling performance.

 

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Qualifier - Match update: Toss delayed due to wet outfield.

 

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Qualifier between Mirpur Royals and Bagh Stallions called-off due to rain .

Mirpur Royals qualified for the final

 

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Dope test carried out on two players

Muzaffarabad: The doping tests have been conducted on two players, Azlan Mehzood, of Mirpur Royals and Amir Yamin of Bagh Stallions, during the ongoing second edition of the Kashmir Premier League.

Arsalan Mahzood and Amir Yamin had provided urine samples as part of the KPL’s anti-doping testing programme during the Kashmir Premier League, on August 24, 2022 in Muzaffarabad.

The Doping test, by the ADOP- Anti Doping Organisation of Pakistan, have been carried out under the supervision of Dr Waqar, who is the Chairman, ADOP.

The ADOP will send the samples to Qatar Lab and the results will take about two weeks.

 

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First Eliminator of KPL Season 2 called off due to bad weather. Overseas Warriors goes through to Second Eliminator on the basis of finishing higher on the Points Table. Overseas Warriors will face Bagh Stallions in second eliminator at 7 PM, tomorrow.

 

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KPL final will be played tomorrow

Muzaffarabad: Mirpur Royals and Bagh Stallions will lock horns to get their hands on the title of the season two of the Kingdom Valley Kashmir Premier League tomorrow.

Due to continuous wet weather in Muzaffarabad, the second eliminator, between Bagh Stallions and Overseas Warriors, was washed off.

Bagh Stallions, who are on the second position on the chart, got the ticket to the final.

The final match, at the Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, is scheduled at 7:30 pm.

It is pertinent to mention that in case the encounter match is not possible due to rain, the table leader Mirpur Royals will be declared the champion of season two.

 

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Not good enough from the tournament organisers.

 

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KPL Season 2 Final abandoned due to consistent rain.

Mirpur Royals declared champions of KPL Season 2 on the basis of finishing higher on points table after league stages.

 

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Congratulations, Mirpur Royals.

 

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Persistent rain, bad weather declare Mirpur Royals KPL-2 champions

Muzaffarabad: Persistent rain and wet outside have washed out the final of the Kingdom Valley Kashmir Premier League, season two.

Mirpur Royals were to face Bagh Stallions however due to the better position at the points table, Mirpur Royals were declared the winner of the KPL, season two.

Seven outfits took part in the KPL-2, held at the Muzaffarabad Cricket stadium.

 

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The winning captain!

 

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KPL - Poor TV coverage

Living in the UK I only managed to watch 2 matches (which were on late). The rest of the matches were transmitted on Geo News during the day I presume with no highlights in the evening. This is very poor showing on part of the TV channels and management. If you make it so hard for viewers to watch matches how do you promote the league?
And why are matches only played in Muzaffarabad, a dark and dingy stadium with small population most of whioch are adminstrators or students. Surely they need to brighten things up. How about playing in Mirpur; they would fill the stadium for a start.
IMO the KPL needs a bit of colour and more life adding to it. More spactators are a must. But most of all TV coverage around the world has to be available to everyone at peak times whether it be live or highlights.
KPL management - wake up!!!

 

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I agree. I would love to give KPL a try. Never watched it before.

Coverage needs to be better.

 

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What awards were given and who won them ?

 

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A number of ump*ires and match referees, who rendered their services in last year’s Kashmir Premier League haven’t been paid their match fees till date, Dawn has learnt.

All of the officials in question are affiliated with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), which permits the holding of the regional T20 league, of which the second edition was held in June 2022.

Pakistan’s top umpires including Aleem Dar and Ahsan Raza performed duties during the tournament and with the third edition scheduled to be held later this year, both the officials including many others still await their dues from last year.

One of the key umpires, who have been affected by the situation, claimed his lower-grade peers had received their match fees. The umpire, on the condition of anonymity, said the estimated dues were around Rs3 million.

“We are still in negotiations with the organisers but they keep asking us to wait ‘for some more time’,” he told Dawn.

The umpire demanded that the PCB should take up the matter with the KPL organisers before giving them the green signal for the third edition.

A KPL spokesman told Dawn that the payments have been delayed due to the league having suffered “huge losses” with several matches of the second edition having been washed out due to rain. The spokesman, however, claimed that the dues will be cleared “soon”.


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