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The Karachi Dolphins was a limited overs cricket team based in
Karachi Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former c ...
which played in
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and domestic
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. The Dolphins' home ground was
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in Karachi's north end. 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.


Squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold.


Sponsors

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2015


Twenty20 records


Batting

* Most runs: 1057 Khalid Latif * Highest score: 112
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* Highest average: 53.00 Hasan Raza * Highest strike rate: 242.85
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* Most fifties: 7 Khalid Latif * Most ducks: 3
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* Highest strike rates in an innings: 416.66 Tariq Haroon vs.
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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,
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* Best economy rate in an innings: 2.0
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vs. Abbotabad Rhinos in 2006 * Best strike rate in an innings: 3.0
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* Most runs conceded in an innings: 58
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in 2005 * Most wickets in a series: 19 Irfanuddin in 2005/06


Wicket keeping

* Most dismissals: 33
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* Most dismissals in an innings: 3 Afsar Nawaz (twice) & 3
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(three times) * Most dismissals in a series: 11 Afsar Nawaz in 2005/06


Fielding

* Most catches: 20 by
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* Most catches in an innings: 3 by Khurram Manzoor,
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* Most catches in a series: 5 by
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Notable players

* Khalid Latif * Shahzaib Hasan *
Asad Shafiq Asad Shafiq ( ur, ; born 28 January 1986) is a Pakistani cricketer who played for Pakistan national cricket team between 2010 and 2020. As of the 2021/22 season, he plays for Sindh in domestic cricket. Shafiq hails from a Gujarati family. H ...
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Fawad Alam Fawad Tariq Alam (Urdu: فواد عالم, born 8 October 1985) is a Pakistani cricketer and actor who plays for Sindh and the Pakistan national cricket team. He made his international debut for Pakistan in May 2007. He returned to Pakistan's Te ...
* Shahid Afridi *
Sarfraz Ahmed Sarfaraz Ahmed ( ur, ; born 22 May 1987) is a Pakistani professional cricketer, a wicketkeeper-batsman, who plays for the Pakistani national cricket team. He was the former captain of the Pakistan side in all formats. He leads Quetta Gladiato ...
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Mohammad Sami Mohammad Sami ( ur, ; born 24 February 1981) is a former Pakistani cricketer who played for the Pakistan national cricket team between 2001 and 2016. Domestic career Sami joined the Indian Cricket League following the tour of India in Decemb ...
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Sohail Khan ) Lambda Velorum (λ Velorum, abbreviated Lambda Vel, λ Vel), officially named Suhail , is a star in the southern constellation of Vela. With a mean apparent visual magnitude of 2.21, this is the third-brightest star in the constellati ...
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Most matches as captain


The result percentage excludes no results and counts ties as half a win


See also

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Pakistan Super League The Pakistan Super League (PSL) is a professional Twenty20 cricket league contested during February and March of every year by six teams representing six cities of Pakistan. The league was founded on 9 September 2015 with five teams by the Paki ...
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Faysal Bank T20 Cup The National T20 Cup is a men's professional domestic Twenty20 cricket competition in Pakistan. Established in 2005, it is one of the world's oldest Twenty20 cricket leagues. It was the principal T20 competition in the country until 2016, when t ...
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Pakistan Cricket Board The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is a sports governing body for cricket in Pakistan responsible for controlling and organising all tours and matches undertaken by the Pakistan national cricket team. A member of the International Cricket Counc ...
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Cricket in Pakistan The history of cricket in Pakistan predates the creation of the country in 1947. The first international cricket match in what is now Pakistan today was held in Karachi on 22 November 1935 between Sindh and Australia (see Figure 1). The match ...
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* Larkana Bulls


References


External links


Twenty 20 Record page for Karachi Dolphins
{{Karachi Cricket clubs established in 2004 2004 establishments in Pakistan Cricket teams in Pakistan
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