Royal Premier League Pulwama 2026: Teams, Groups and Schedule

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:

Pool A	Pool B
Bhat Lions Kupwara	Sultan Warriors Baramulla
Al Noor Kings Pulwama	Royal Goodwill Cricket Club
Valley Stars Ganderbal	United Imports Srinagar
Valley Fresh Cold Chain	Muraad Cricket Club
The Real Sultan Sumerbugh	Al Fallah Cricket Club

Schedule

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

Tournament organiser Irfan Ahmed said the season has received strong support from fans and youth.

The article first appeared on The Kashmir Pulse at https://kashmirpulse.com/sports/royal-premier-league-pulwama-2026-teams-groups-and-schedule/115336.html