Karachi Dolphins
{{Use Pakistani English|date=April 2016}}
{{Infobox cricket team
| name = Karachi Dolphins
| image = File:Karachi-Dolphins.png
| colours = {{diagonal split color box|#006666|Blue|no-diagonal=yes}}
| coach = Azam Khan
| captain = Shahid Afridi
| founded = 2004
| dissolved = 2016
| ground = National Stadium, Karachi
| capacity = 34,228
}}
The Karachi Dolphins were 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.{{cite news|title=Karachi Dolphins | url=http://www.pcboard.com.pk/Pakistan/Articles/13/13193.html | publisher=Pakistan Cricket Board|date=2008-07-04| access-date=2008-07-04}}
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.{{Cite news | url=https://www.bbc.com/urdu/sport-60261382 | title='کراچی ڈولفنز کراچی کنگز کے مقابلے میں کہیں بہتر ٹیم تھی' | newspaper=BBC News اردو }}{{cite news|title=Karachi Dolphins | url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/faysal-2020cup-2010/content/squad/480062.html | publisher=ESPN Cricinfo|date=2010-05-02| access-date=2010-05-02}}
Squad
Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; width:60%;" | ||||||
| style="background:#066; color:white; text-align:right;"| No.
! style="background:#066; color:white; text-align:right;"| Name ! style="background:#066; color:white; text-align:right;"| Nat ! style="background:#066; color:white; text-align:right;"| Birth date ! style="background:#066; color:white; text-align:right;"| Batting style ! style="background:#066; color:white; text-align:right;"| Bowling style ! style="background:#066; color:white; text-align:right;"| Notes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| colspan="7" " style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:right;"| Batsmen | ||||||
| | | Babar Azam | style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|PAK}} | {{Birth date and age|1994|4|13|df=y}} | Right{{ndash}}handed | Right{{ndash}}-arm Leg-break | |
| | | Khalid Latif | style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|PAK}} | {{Birth date and age|1985|11|4|df=y}} | Right{{ndash}}handed | Right{{ndash}}arm Off break | |
| | | Shahzaib Hasan | style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|PAK}} | {{Birth date and age|1989|12|25|df=y}} | Right{{ndash}}handed | Right{{ndash}}arm Off break | |
| colspan="7" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:right;"| All-rounders | ||||||
| | | Fawad Alam | style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|PAK}} | {{Birth date and age|1985|10|8|df=y}} | Left{{ndash}}handed | Slow left-arm orthodox spin | |
| | | Anwar Ali | style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|PAK}} | {{Birth date and age|1991|10|18|df=y}} | Right{{ndash}}handed | Right{{ndash}}arm fast medium | |
| |10 | Shahid Afridi | style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|PAK}} | {{Birth date and age|1975|03|01|df=y}} | Right{{ndash}}handed | Right{{ndash}}arm leg break | Captain |
| colspan="7" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:right;"| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| | | Sarfraz Ahmed | style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|PAK}} | {{Birth date and age|1987|5|22|df=y}} | Right{{ndash}}handed | ||
| colspan="7" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:right;"| Bowlers | ||||||
| | | Haaris Ayaz | style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|PAK}} | {{Birth date and age|1975|10|16|df=y}} | Right{{ndash}}handed | Right{{ndash}}arm Off break | |
| | | Mohammad Sami | style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|PAK}} | {{Birth date and age|1981|2|24|df=y}} | Right{{ndash}}handed | Right{{ndash}}arm fast | |
| | | Rumman Raees | style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|PAK}} | {{Birth date and age|1991|10|18|df=y}} | Right{{ndash}}handed | left{{ndash}}arm fast medium | |
| | | Mir Hamza | style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|PAK}} | {{Birth date and age|1991|10|18|df=y}} | Right{{ndash}}handed | left{{ndash}}arm fast medium | |
| | | Sohail Khan | style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|PAK}} | {{Birth date and age|1984|3|6|df=y}} | Right{{ndash}}handed | Right{{ndash}}arm fast medium | |
| | | Tanvir Ahmed | style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|PAK}} | {{Birth date and age|1978|12|20|df=y}} | Right{{ndash}}handed | right{{ndash}}arm fast medium |
Sponsors
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" |
| Year
!Team sponsor |
|---|
| 2004-2008 |
| 2009 |
| 2010 |
| 2011 |
| 2012 |
| 2013 |
| 2014
|Advance Telecom |
| 2015 |
Twenty20 records
File:National Cricket Stadium, Karachi 01.jpg home ground of Karachi Dolphins ]]
= 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
- Mohammad Rizwan
- [[Shan Masood]
- [[Inzamam Ul Haq]
- Babar Azam
Most matches as captain
| class="wikitable" | |||||||
| Player | Playing span | Match | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shahid Afridi | 2006{{ndash}}present | 35 | 30 | 05 | 00 | 00 | 85.71 |
| Mohammad Sami | 2010{{ndash}}2013 | 17 | 10 | 06 | 01 | 00 | 61.76 |
| Faisal Iqbal | 2006{{ndash}}2006 | 06 | 04 | 02 | 00 | 00 | 66.66 |
| Moin Khan | 2005{{ndash}}2005 | 05 | 03 | 02 | 00 | 00 | 60.00 |
| Khalid Latif | 2009{{ndash}}2009 | 02 | 01 | 01 | 00 | 00 | 50.00 |
| Naumanullah | 2006{{ndash}}2006 | 01 | 00 | 01 | 00 | 00 | 00 |
| Sarfraz Ahmed | 2014{{ndash}}2016 | 04 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 00 |
[http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/individual/most_matches_as_captain.html?class=6;id=2848;type=team The result percentage excludes no results and counts ties as half a win]
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/index.html?class=6;id=2848;type=team Twenty 20 Record page for Karachi Dolphins]
- [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/1/1793/1793.html Cricketarchive page for Karachi Dolphins]
{{Pakistan Twenty20 League}}
{{Karachi}}
Category:Cricket clubs established in 2004
Category:2004 establishments in Pakistan