Karachi Dolphins
Cricket team
Personnel | |
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Captain | Shahid Afridi |
Coach | Azam Khan |
Team information | |
Colours | |
Founded | 2004 |
Dissolved | 2016 |
Home ground | National Stadium, Karachi |
Capacity | 34,228 |
The Karachi Dolphins was a limited overs cricket team based in Karachi which played in National One-day Championship and domestic Twenty20. The Dolphins' home ground was National Stadium in Karachi's north end.[1]
The Dolphins were considered one of the successful teams and had been runners-up on several occasions during the 2004/05, 2006/07, 2007/08, 2009/10, 2010/11, super 8 2011 and Super 8 2012 seasons.[2][3]
Squad
Players with international caps are listed in bold.
No. | Name | Nat | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
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Batsmen | ||||||
Asad Shafiq | (1986-01-28) 28 January 1986 (age 38) | Right–handed | Right–-arm Leg-break | |||
Khalid Latif | (1985-11-04) 4 November 1985 (age 38) | Right–handed | Right–arm Off break | |||
Shahzaib Hasan | (1989-12-25) 25 December 1989 (age 34) | Right–handed | Right–arm Off break | |||
All-rounders | ||||||
Fawad Alam | (1985-10-08) 8 October 1985 (age 38) | Left–handed | Slow left-arm orthodox spin | |||
Anwar Ali | (1991-10-18) 18 October 1991 (age 32) | Right–handed | Right–arm fast medium | |||
10 | Shahid Afridi | (1975-03-01) 1 March 1975 (age 49) | Right–handed | Right–arm leg break | Captain | |
Wicket-keepers | ||||||
Sarfraz Ahmed | (1987-05-22) 22 May 1987 (age 37) | Right–handed | ||||
Bowlers | ||||||
Haaris Ayaz | (1975-10-16) 16 October 1975 (age 48) | Right–handed | Right–arm Off break | |||
Mohammad Sami | (1981-02-24) 24 February 1981 (age 43) | Right–handed | Right–arm fast | |||
Rumman Raees | (1991-10-18) 18 October 1991 (age 32) | Right–handed | left–arm fast medium | |||
Mir Hamza | (1991-10-18) 18 October 1991 (age 32) | Right–handed | left–arm fast medium | |||
Sohail Khan | (1984-03-06) 6 March 1984 (age 40) | Right–handed | Right–arm fast medium | |||
Tanvir Ahmed | (1978-12-20) 20 December 1978 (age 45) | Right–handed | right–arm fast medium |
Sponsors
Year | Team sponsor |
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2004-2008 | Mobilink |
2009 | Bilwani's Mobile |
2010 | Al-khair Group |
2011 | Chawla Group |
2012 | Nokia |
2013 | Haier |
2014 | Advance Telecom |
2015 | QMobile |
Twenty20 records
Batting
- Most runs: 1057 Khalid Latif
- Highest score: 112 Moin Khan vs. Lahore Lions
- Highest average: 53.00 Hasan Raza
- Highest strike rate: 242.85 Iftikhar Ali
- Most fifties: 7 Khalid Latif
- Most ducks: 3 Mohammad Sami
- Highest strike rates in an innings: 416.66 Tariq Haroon vs. Lahore Eagles
Bowling
- Most wickets: 40 wickets by Shahid Afridi
- Best bowling figures in a match: 6/25 by Irfanuddin vs. Sialkot Stallions in 2006
- Best average: 7.80 Irfanuddin
- Best economy rate: 5.74 Irfanuddin
- Best strike rate: 8.1 Irfanuddin
- Most 4 wickets in an innings (and over): 3 Irfanuddin
- Most 5 wickets in an innings: 1 Irfanuddin, Fawad Alam & Sohail Khan
- Best economy rate in an innings: 2.0 Mohammad Sami vs. Abbottabad Rhinos in 2006
- Best strike rate in an innings: 3.0 Tahir Khan vs. Islamabad Leopards
- Most runs conceded in an innings: 58 Iftikhar Ali vs. Faisalabad Wolves in 2005
- Most wickets in a series: 19 Irfanuddin in 2005/06
Wicket keeping
- Most dismissals: 33 Sarfraz Ahmed
- Most dismissals in an innings: 3 Afsar Nawaz (twice) & 3 Sarfraz Ahmed (three times)
- Most dismissals in a series: 11 Afsar Nawaz in 2005/06
Fielding
- Most catches: 20 by Mohammad Sami
- Most catches in an innings: 3 by Khurram Manzoor, Rameez Raja, Mohammad Sami & Asad Shafiq
- Most catches in a series: 5 by Rameez Raja
Notable players
- Khalid Latif
- Shahzaib Hasan
- Asad Shafiq
- Rameez Raja
- Fawad Alam
- Shahid Afridi
- Sarfraz Ahmed
- Mohammad Sami
- Sohail Khan
- Tanvir Ahmed
Most matches as captain
Player | Playing span | Match | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | % |
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Shahid Afridi | 2006–present | 35 | 30 | 05 | 00 | 00 | 85.71 |
Mohammad Sami | 2010–2013 | 17 | 10 | 06 | 01 | 00 | 61.76 |
Faisal Iqbal | 2006–2006 | 06 | 04 | 02 | 00 | 00 | 66.66 |
Moin Khan | 2005–2005 | 05 | 03 | 02 | 00 | 00 | 60.00 |
Khalid Latif | 2009–2009 | 02 | 01 | 01 | 00 | 00 | 50.00 |
Naumanullah | 2006–2006 | 01 | 00 | 01 | 00 | 00 | 00 |
Sarfraz Ahmed | 2014–2016 | 04 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 00 |
The result percentage excludes no results and counts ties as half a win
See also
- Pakistan Super League
- Faysal Bank T20 Cup
- Pakistan Cricket Board
- Larkana Bulls
- Cricket in Pakistan
- Karachi
- Larkana Bulls
References
External links
- Twenty 20 Record page for Karachi Dolphins
- Cricketarchive page for Karachi Dolphins
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- Balochistan
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- Faisalabad Wolves (2004–05, 2013 S8)
- Peshawar Panthers (2014–15, 2015–16)
- Rawalpindi Rams (2011 S8)
- Northern (2019–20)
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- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (2021–22)
- Sindh (2022–23)
- Karachi Whites (2023–24)
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