PULWAMA — The Royal Premier League (RPL) Pulwama 2026 has begun, with 10 local teams from Kashmir participating and matches being played at the Sports Stadium Pulwama in Jammu and Kashmir.
The tournament, also known as the Pulwama Premier League, started on August 19, when Sultan Warriors Baramulla played Royal Goodwill Cricket Club in the season’s opening match.
Teams
The tournament is among the biggest cricket leagues in Jammu and Kashmir in terms of prize money. To pounce upon the huge amount, 10 teams are participating.
The teams include Al Noor Kings Pulwama, Bhat Lions Kupwara, Sultan Warriors Baramulla, Valley Stars Ganderbal, United Imports Srinagar, The Real Sultan Sumerbugh, Royal Goodwill Cricket Club, Valley Fresh Cold Chain, Muraad Cricket Club and Al Fallah Cricket Club.
Groups
The Royal Premier League teams have been divided into two groups of five each. Four teams will qualify for the quarter-finals, with the lowest-ranked side in each group bowing out. The participating teams have been pooled into the following two Royal Premier League groups:
Two matches are scheduled per day, at 1:00 pm IST and 5:00 pm IST, except on the opening day and the final league-stage match day. This pattern continues until August 28. The final league-stage match, between Al Fallah Cricket Club and United Imports Srinagar, will be played at 5:00 pm IST.
The schedule has so far been listed up to the quarterfinal stage, with quarterfinals set for August 30 and 31.
Date
Day
Time
Match
19 August 2026
Wednesday
05:00 PM
Sultan Warriors Baramulla vs Royal Goodwill Cricket Club
20 August 2026
Thursday
01:00 PM
The Real Sultan Sumerbugh vs Valley Stars Ganderbal
20 August 2026
Thursday
05:00 PM
Bhat Lions Kupwara vs Al Noor Kings Pulwama
21 August 2026
Friday
01:00 PM
Bhat Lions Kupwara vs Valley Fresh Cold Chain
21 August 2026
Friday
05:00 PM
Al Noor Kings Pulwama vs Valley Stars Ganderbal
22 August 2026
Saturday
01:00 PM
Bhat Lions Kupwara vs Valley Stars Ganderbal
22 August 2026
Saturday
05:00 PM
The Real Sultan Sumerbugh vs Valley Fresh Cold Chain
23 August 2026
Sunday
01:00 PM
Al Noor Kings Pulwama vs The Real Sultan Sumerbugh
23 August 2026
Sunday
05:00 PM
Valley Fresh Cold Chain vs Valley Stars Ganderbal
24 August 2026
Monday
01:00 PM
Muraad Cricket Club vs United Imports Srinagar
24 August 2026
Monday
05:00 PM
Bhat Lions Kupwara vs The Real Sultan Sumerbugh
25 August 2026
Tuesday
01:00 PM
United Imports Srinagar vs Sultan Warriors Baramulla
25 August 2026
Tuesday
05:00 PM
Muraad Cricket Club vs Royal Goodwill Cricket Club
26 August 2026
Wednesday
01:00 PM
Al Fallah Cricket Club vs Royal Goodwill Cricket Club
26 August 2026
Wednesday
05:00 PM
Muraad Cricket Club vs Sultan Warriors Baramulla
27 August 2026
Thursday
01:00 PM
Al Fallah Cricket Club vs Muraad Cricket Club
27 August 2026
Thursday
05:00 PM
United Imports Srinagar vs Royal Goodwill Cricket Club
28 August 2026
Friday
01:00 PM
Al Noor Kings Pulwama vs Valley Fresh Cold Chain
28 August 2026
Friday
05:00 PM
Al Fallah Cricket Club vs Sultan Warriors Baramulla
29 August 2026
Saturday
05:00 PM
Al Fallah Cricket Club vs United Imports Srinagar
30 August 2026
Sunday
01:00 PM
Pool B 3rd vs Pool A 2nd
30 August 2026
Sunday
05:00 PM
Pool B 4th vs Pool A 1st
31 August 2026
Monday
01:00 PM
Pool B 1st vs Pool A 4th
31 August 2026
Monday
05:00 PM
Pool B 2nd vs Pool A 3rd
1 September 2026
Tuesday
01:00 PM
Semifinal 1
1 September 2026
Tuesday
05:00 PM
Semifinal 2
2 September 2026
Wednesday
TBD
Final
Squads
Some of Kashmir’s famous players, including Parveez Rasool, Jahangir Lone, Adil Reshi and Adil Kachur, are participating in the tournament. The full squad details are provided below:
1. Al Fallah Cold Chain Pvt Ltd (AFCC)
#
Player Name
Role / Designation
1
Imran Mir
Captain (C)
2
Fayaz Sarwar
Player
3
Basit Akbar
Player
4
Asif Ramzan
Player
5
Abid Peer
Player
6
Sajad Sultan
Player
7
Dr Viqar
Player
8
Owais Baba
Player
9
Amaan Ganie
Player
10
Adil Fifty
Player
11
Danish Abd
Player
12
Faizan Nisar
Player
13
Mukeem Meahraj
Player
14
Rashid Mir
Player
15
Sameer Wani
Player
2. Valley Fresh (VFCC)
#
Player Name
Role / Designation
1
Adil Kachur
Captain (C)
2
Muteeb Makaya
Player
3
Danish Hilal
Player
4
Suhaib Thopa
Player
5
Shabir Lefty
Player
6
Faisal Lefty
Player
7
Saqib Nazir
Player
8
Raj Sagar
Player
9
Sahil Gulzar
Player
10
Abid Wani
Player
11
Faizan Dar
Player
12
Zahid Nisar
Player
3. The Real Sultan Summerbugh (RSS)
#
Player Name
Role / Designation
1
Omar Aalam
Captain (C)
2
Boyee Mir
Player
3
Hinan Nazir
Player
4
Mani Sharma
Player
5
Owais Amin Shah
Player
6
Saqib Sideeq
Player
7
Adil Mushtaq
Player
8
Hilal Ahmad
Player
9
Tajamul Baba
Player
10
Dr. Sajad
Player
11
Faizullah Dar
Player
12
Basiq Shakeel
Player
13
Syed Sameer
Player
4. Muraad Cricket Club (MCC)
#
Player Name
Role / Designation
1
Dar Junaid
Captain (C)
2
Amir Lefty
Player
3
Asif Muzaffar
Player
4
Adil Kohli
Player
5
Bilal Bhat
Player
6
Junaid Lara
Player
7
Pathan
Player
8
Asif Mughal
Player
9
Majid Yousf
Player
10
Zaidu
Player
11
Sharid Shafi
Player
12
Iqbal Rasool
Player
13
Basit Akbar
Player
5. Valley Stars (VSG)
#
Player Name
Role / Designation
1
Nadeem Dar
Captain (C)
2
Nasir Kumar
Player
3
Adil Guldon
Player
4
Ahmad Banday
Player
5
Danish Muzafar
Wicket-Keeper (WK)
6
Mujeeb Ul Haq
Player
7
Nadeem Bhat
Player
8
Junaid Bashir
Player
9
Tehzeem Taak
Player
10
Javid Jadu
Player
11
Manzoor Dar
Player
12
Ishtiyaq Robby
Player
6. Sultan Warriors Baramulla (SWB)
#
Player Name
Role / Designation
1
Adil Reshi
Captain (C)
2
Parveez Rasool
Player
3
Asim Bashir
Player
4
Asif Rasool
Player
5
Waseem Kachur
Wicket-Keeper (WK)
6
Imran Ganie
Player
7
Omais Itoo
Player
8
Zahoor Xolo
Player
9
Amir Lefty
Player
10
Azim Rather
Player
11
Salman
Player
12
Rouf Bashir
Player
13
Nasir Ganie
Player
14
Gulzar Gully
Player
7. Royal Good Will Cricket Club (RGW CC)
#
Player Name
Role / Designation
1
Ishtiyaq Rasool
Captain (C)
2
Aaqib Mir
Player
3
Jahangir Lone
Player
4
Asif Manzoor
Player
5
Wahid Teli
Wicket-Keeper (WK)
6
Nasir Rasool
Player
7
Imtiyaz Bhat
Player
8
Irfan Mir
Player
9
Gowhar Leggy
Player
10
Gowhar Rashid
Player
11
Waseem Raza
Player
12
Adil Wani
Player
8. Bhat Lions Kupwara (BLK)
#
Player Name
Role / Designation
1
Sammar Amin
Captain / Wicket-Keeper (C & WK)
2
Sajid Rafeeq Bhat
Player
3
Amir Taka
Player
4
Saqib Rather
Player
5
Malik Waseem
Player
6
Lone Liyaqat
Player
7
Bilal Pandya
Player
8
Mohsin CP
Player
9
Owais Shah
Player
10
Salman Pathan
Player
11
Bilal Pollard
Player
12
Rahil Lefty
Player
13
Naveed Bungree
Player
14
Junaid Farooq
Player
15
Uzair Shabir
Player
16
Afaaz Hanief
Player
9. Al Noor Kings (AK)
#
Player Name
Role / Designation
1
Saleem Mir
Captain (C)
2
Dardish
Player
3
Mohammad Umar
Player
4
Sarsheel
Player
5
Qazi Junaid
Player
6
Amir Aziz
Player
7
Sameer Bell
Player
8
Shahid Shabir
Player
9
Anuj Kumar
Player
10
Pawan Nirmani
Player
11
Owais Hameed
Player
12
Bipin Sourab
Player
13
Shahid Shafi
Player
14
Gowhar Ahmad
Player
15
Saqib Hamid
Player
16
Adil Nabi
Player
10. United Imports Srinagar (UI)
#
Player Name
Role / Designation
1
Sahil Shafi
Captain (C)
2
Zeeshan Ali
Player
3
Khalid Bhat
Player
4
Affan Wani
Player
5
Zamin Ashiq
Player
6
Mir Sarwar
Player
7
Umer Lefty
Player
8
Mohammad Munazir
Player
9
Fasil Dar
Player
10
Sharuk Dar
Player
11
Sajid Nazir
Player
12
Alim Sheikh
Player
13
Faizan Rouf
Player
14
Aleem Qazi
Player
15
Momin Aziz
Player
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