Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cricket team

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cricket team is a domestic cricket team in Pakistan representing the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. It competes in domestic first-class, List A and T20 cricket tournaments, namely the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, Pakistan Cup and National T20 Cup. The team is operated by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Cricket Association.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cricket team
Personnel
CaptainMohammad Rizwan
CoachAbdul Rehman
OwnerKhyber Pakhtunkhwa Cricket Association
ManagerFarrukh Zaman
Team information
Colors  Grey   Black
Founded2019 (2019)
Home groundArbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar
Secondary home ground(s)Abbottabad Cricket Stadium, Abbottabad
History
Quaid-e-Azam Trophy wins1 (2020-21)
Pakistan Cup wins1 (2020-21)
National T20 Cup wins2 (2020-21 & 2021-22)

History

The team was introduced as a part of the new domestic structure announced by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on 31 August 2019.[1]

Former NWFP/KPK Teams (Defunct): Historically, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) province was known as the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) where a team played in the Ranji Trophy in 1937 and, after the formation of Pakistan in 1947, sporadically in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy from 1953-54 to 1978-79. These former teams are all defunct and are not related to the current Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cricket team.

2019/20 Season

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa finished in third and fourth place respectively in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy and National T20 Cup. The Pakistan Cup was cancelled this season due to the covid-19 pandemic.

2020/21 Season

The team won the treble being declared champions of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, Pakistan Cup and the National T20 Cup. The final against Central Punjab (Quaid-e-Azam Trophy) resulted in a tie, and they were declared joint winners.

2021/22 Season

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won their second National T20 Cup by defeating Central Punjab in the final.[2]

Structure

As of 2019, domestic cricket in Pakistan was reorganised into six regional teams (on provincial lines). A three tier bottom-up system[3] is in operation with the Tier 1 teams participating in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy (First Class), Pakistan Cup (List A) and National T20 Cup (Regional T20). The Tier 2 teams participate in the City Cricket Association Tournament whilst the Tier 3 teams participate in various local tournaments as both tiers feed players to the Tier 1 team.

  • Tier 1: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
  • Tier 2: Peshawar, Nowshehra, Charsadda, Swat, Lower Dir, Mardan, Abbottabad, Mansehra, Haripur, Swabi, Upper Dir, Buner, Khyber, Mamond, Kohat, Kurram, D.I.Khan, Bannu & Mohmand.
  • Tier 3: Various Clubs & Schools.

Current squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

Name Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Notes
Batsmen
Adil Amin (1990-12-13) 13 December 1990Right-handedRight-arm off break
Israrullah (1992-05-15) 15 May 1992Left-handed
Fakhar Zaman (1990-04-10) 10 April 1990Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Musadiq Ahmed (1989-04-25) 25 April 1989Right-handed
Sahibzada Farhan (1996-03-06) 6 March 1996Right-handed
Shoaib Malik (1982-02-01) 1 February 1982Right-handedRight-arm off break
Aamer Azmat (1998-11-26) 26 November 1998Right-handedRight-arm off break
All-Rounders
Khalid Usman (1986-03-01) 1 March 1986Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Kamran Ghulam (1995-10-10) 10 October 1995Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Sajid Khan (1993-09-03) 3 September 1993Right-handedRight-arm off break
Iftikhar Ahmed (1990-09-03) 3 September 1990Right-handedRight-arm off breakVice-Captain
Zohaib Khan (1984-03-20) 20 March 1984Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Wicket-keepers
Rehan Afridi (1992-05-10) 10 May 1992Right-handed
Mohammad Haris (2001-03-30) 30 March 2001Right-handed
Mohammed Rizwan (1992-06-01) 1 June 1992Right-handedCaptain
Spin Bowler
Asif Afridi (1986-12-25) 25 December 1986Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Pace Bowlers
Imran Khan (1987-07-15) 15 July 1987Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
Arshad Iqbal (2000-12-26) 26 December 2000Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
Mohammad Wasim (2001-08-25) 25 August 2001Right-handedRight-arm medium
Irfanullah Shah (1995-05-05) 5 May 1995Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
Usman Shinwari (1994-01-05) 5 January 1994Right-handedLeft-arm medium-fast
Sameen Gul (1999-02-04) 4 February 1999Right-handedRight-arm mediumon loan to Central Punjab
Mohammad Imran (2001-01-20) 20 January 2001Left-handedLeft-arm medium-fast
Shaheen Shah Afridi (2000-04-06) 6 April 2000Left-handedLeft-arm fast
Niaz Khan (2001-12-12) 12 December 2001Right-handedRight-arm medium

See also

References
  1. "PCB unveils new domestic set-up with 'stay at the top' mantra". ESPN Cricinfo.
  2. "Khyber Pakhtunkhwa clinch National T20 Cup 2021". The Nation. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  3. https://www.pcb.com.pk/press-release-detail/city-cricket-association-tournament-schedule-announced.html


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