Karachi Dolphins

Karachi Dolphins

Personnel
Captain	Shahid Afridi
Coach	Azam Khan
Team information
Colours	Blue   White
Founded	2004
Dissolved	2016
Home ground	National Stadium, Karachi
Capacity	34,228

The Karachi Dolphins are a limited overs cricket team based in Karachi which plays in Pakistan's National One-day Championship and domestic Twenty20. The Dolphins' home ground is National Stadium in Karachi's north end. Their general manager is headed by Razziq Rabbani, while the team coach is Azam Khan. The Dolphins' team captain is Shahid Afridi.^[1] The Dolphins have yet to win the Faysal Bank T20 Cup championship. However, they have 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]

Squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

Shahid Afridi

Fawad Alam

No.	Name	Nat	Birth date	Batting Style	Bowling Style	Notes
Batsmen
	Asad Shafiq		(1986-01-28) 28 January 1986 (age 35)	Right–handed	Right–-arm Leg-break
	Khalid Latif		(1985-11-04) 4 November 1985 (age 35)	Right–handed	Right–arm Off break
	Shahzaib Hasan		(1989-12-25) 25 December 1989 (age 31)	Right–handed	Right–arm Off break
All-rounders
	Fawad Alam		(1985-10-08) 8 October 1985 (age 35)	Left–handed	Slow left-arm orthodox spin
	Anwar Ali		(1991-10-18) 18 October 1991 (age 29)	Right–handed	Right–arm fast medium
10	Shahid Afridi		(1980-03-01) 1 March 1980 (age 41)	Right–handed	Right–arm leg break	Captain
Wicket-keepers
	Sarfraz Ahmed		(1987-05-22) 22 May 1987 (age 34)	Right–handed
Bowlers
	Haaris Ayaz		(1975-10-16) 16 October 1975 (age 45)	Right–handed	Right–arm Off break
	Mohammad Sami		(1981-02-24) 24 February 1981 (age 40)	Right–handed	Right–arm fast
	Rumman Raees		(1991-10-18) 18 October 1991 (age 29)	Right–handed	left–arm fast medium
	Mir Hamza		(1991-10-18) 18 October 1991 (age 29)	Right–handed	left–arm fast medium
	Sohail Khan		(1984-03-06) 6 March 1984 (age 37)	Right–handed	Right–arm fast medium
	Tanvir Ahmed		(1978-12-20) 20 December 1978 (age 42)	Right–handed	right–arm fast medium

Sponsors

• Mobilink – 2004
• Bilwani's Mobile – 2009
• Al-khair Group – 2010
• Chawla Group – 2011
• Nokia – 2012
• Advance Telecom – 2014
• QMobile  – 2015

Twenty20 records

National Stadium, Karachi 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. Abbotabad 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	%
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

1. "Karachi Dolphins". Pakistan Cricket Board. 2008-07-04. Retrieved 2008-07-04.
2. "Karachi Dolphins". ESPN Cricinfo. 2010-05-02. Retrieved 2010-05-02.

External links

• Twenty 20 Record page for Karachi Dolphins
• Cricketarchive page for Karachi Dolphins