KPL 2021
KPL 2021 has started with full of its colour. The league started with a beautiful opening ceremony in which president of AJ&k, Chairman Kashmir committee Shehryar Khan Afridi, Senator Faisal Javed, renowned Singers and KPL management had participated.
Public was also them to welcome the players and other cricket officials. While addressing to the gathering, president of AJK Masood Khan emphasized on India to stop the brutality on the people of IOK. He also put a comparison between facilities and opportunities provided by both governments to the Kashmiri people on both sides of line of control.
Chairman Kashmir committee shehryar Khan Afridi had ensured people to bring for peaceful events for the people living in Kashmir. Afridi made it clear that the current government is focusing on the sports for the people. This ceremony started with the beautiful show of paragliding and fireworks. People in the ground also raised the slogans of Pakistan and Kashmir Zindabad.
After that, Rawlakot Hawks and Mirpur Royals got their footsteps onto the cricket ground. Mirpur Royals won the toss and chooses to ball first. Ahmad Shahzad,s 69 Score and Bismillah Khan,s 59 scores help Rawlakot Hawks in reaching to a smart score target of 194. Rawlakot Hawks made 194 on the loss of 6 wickets.
On the other side, Mirpur Royals started their batting with a poor performance as opener ibtasam Ul Haq lost his wicket at zero. Shoaib malik who is a captain of Mirpur Royals played with his full senses. He made 77 runs with the help of 5 sixes and 6 fours but despite of all his efforts, Mirpur Royals failed to chase the target of 194. Royals could only score 151 score on the loss of 8 wickets. The batsman Bismillah Khan was awarded for the player of the match.