Shahid Afridi’s Rawalakot Hawks will take on Shoaib Malik’s Mirpur Royals in the first match of the inaugural edition of Kashmir Premier League (KPL) as the schedule for the tournament has finally been released.
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The six-team tournament will be played from 6-17 August in Muzaffarabad. Rawalakot Hawks, Mirpur Royals, Overseas Warriors, Muzaffarabad Tigers, Kotli Lions, and Bagh Stallions will battle it out in a 19-match tournament to be crowned as champions of the inaugural edition of KPL.
The play-offs for the tournament are scheduled to start from 14 August, with the final taking place on 17 August. 7 matches of the tournament will be day matches, while the remaining 12 will be played under lights.
Former international stars such as Herschelle Gibbs, Tillakaratne Dilshan and Pakistani superstars such as Mohammad Hafeez, Kamran Akmal, and Sohail Tanvir will be seen in action in the star-studded event.
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Here is the full schedule of KPL 2021:
| Date | Fixture | Time |
| 6 August | Rawalakot Hawks vs Mirpur Royals | 8:30pm |
| 7 August | Bagh Stallions vs Kotli Lions | 2:00pm |
| 7 August | Overseas Warriors vs Muzaffarabad Tigers | 7:30pm |
| 8 August | Mirpur Royals vs Bagh Stallions | 2:00pm |
| 8 August | Rawalakot Hawks vs Kotli Lions | 7:30pm |
| 9 August | Overseas Warriors vs Mirpur Royals | 2:00pm |
| 9 August | Rawalakot Hawks vs Muzaffarabad Tigers | 7:30pm |
| 10 August | Muzaffarabad Tigers vs Kotli Lions | 2:00pm |
| 10 August | Bagh Stallions vs Overseas Warriors | 7:30pm |
| 11 August | Rawlakot Hawks vs Bagh Stallions | 2:00pm |
| 11 August | Kotli Lions vs Mirpur Royals | 7:30pm |
| 12 August | Bagh Stallions vs Muzaffarabad Tigers | 10:00am |
| 12 August | Rawlakot Hawks vs Overseas Warriors | 3:30pm |
| 13 August | Overseas Warriors vs Kotli Lions | 2:00pm |
| 13 August | Muzaffarabad Tigers vs Mirpur Royals | 7:30pm |
| 14 August | Qualifier ( Team 1 vs Team 2) | 4:00pm |
| 15 August | Eliminator 1 (Team 3 vs Team 4) | 4:00pm |
| 16 August | Eliminator 2 (Qualifier runner-up vs Eliminator 1 winner) | 4:00pm |
| 17 August | Final (Qualifier winner vs Eliminator 2 winner) | 8:30pm |
