Paktia Super Kings
د پکتیا غوره پاچاهان
Personnel
CaptainPakistan Shahid Afridi
CoachAfghanistan Dawlat Ahmadzai
OwnerUnknown
Team information
CityKhost, Loya Paktia, Afghanistan
Founded2018 (2018)
Home groundSharjah Cricket Stadium. Sharjah
Capacity16,000
History
APL wins0
Official websiteaplt20.tv/teams/Paktia-super-kings

The Paktia Super Kings (Pashto: د پکتیا غوره پاچاهان), formerly known as the Paktia Panthers (Pashto: د پکتیا تور پړانګان), is an Afghan professional Twenty20 cricket franchise team that competes in the Afghanistan Premier League.[1] The team is based in Khost, the provincial capital of Khost Province and the largest city of Loya Paktia region, Afghanistan.[2] The team was formed in 2018, as a result of the formation of the Afghanistan Premier League by Afghanistan Cricket Board. The team is currently captained by Shahid Afridi, and coached by Dawlat Ahmadzai, a former member of the Afghanistan national cricket team.[3][4][5][6] Shahid Afridi is the icon player of the franchise.[7]

Squad

As of
No. Name Nat Birth date Batting style Bowling style Signed year Notes
Batsmen
12Calum MacLeodScotland15 November 1988Right-handedRight-arm medium2018Overseas
24Sikandar RazaZimbabwe24 April 1986Right-handedRight-arm off break2017Overseas
12Cameron DelportSouth Africa12 May 1989Left-handedRight-arm medium2018Overseas
—Zia-ur-RehmanAfghanistan30 December 1997Right-handed—2018
—IhsanullahAfghanistan28 December 1997Right-handed—2018
—Mohammad SardarAfghanistan22 September 1999Right-handed—2018
—Fazal ZazaiAfghanistanRight-handed—2018
—Mohammad HussainAfghanistanRight-handed—2018
All-rounders
1Thisara PereraSri Lanka3 April 1989Left-handedRight-arm medium2018Overseas
10Shahid AfridiPakistan1 February 1980Right-handedRight-arm leg break2018Overseas Captain
41Faheem AshrafPakistan16 January 1994Left-handedRight-arm medium2018Overseas
34Chris JordanEngland4 October 1985Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast2018Overseas
6Luke WrightEngland7 March 1985Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast2018Overseas
45Samiullah ShenwariAfghanistan25 January 1985Right-handedRight-arm leg spin2018
—Sharafuddin AshrafAfghanistan10 January 1995Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox2018
Wicket-keepers
77Mohammad ShahzadAfghanistan31 January 1988Right-handed—2018
—Rahmanullah GurbazAfghanistan28 November 2001Right-handed—2018
—Mohammad SardarAfghanistan22 September 2001Right-handed—2018
—Tahir KhanAfghanistan7 September 1997Right-handedRight-arm off break2018
Bowlers
—Azmatullah OmarzaiAfghanistan24 March 2000Right-handedRight-arm medium2018
—Yousuf ZazaiAfghanistan25 December 1998Right-handedRight-arm medium2018
17Isuru UdanaSri Lanka17 February 1988Right-handedLeft-arm fast-medium2018Overseas
—Yamin AhmadzaiAfghanistan25 July 1992Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast2018
—Ziaur RahmanAfghanistan17 October 1998Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast2018

Administration and Supporting staff

References

  1. ↑ "Afghanistan Premier League Season 2, APLT20 2019". Afghanistan Premier League 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "APL 2018: All you need to know - CricTracker". 3 October 2018.
  3. ↑ "Afghanistan Premier League: teams, players, fixtures, tickets and everything else you need to know".
  4. ↑ "Afghans ready with their version of T20 league". Times of India. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  5. ↑ "ICC approves plans for Afghanistan Premier League". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  6. ↑ "Sharjah to host Afghanistan T20 League from October 5". Gulf News. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  7. ↑ "Afridi, Gayle named icon players in Afghanistan Premier League
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