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Baarwan Khiladi

Pakistani TV series or program

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionMar 15, 2026
Entity authorityQ116232737 ↗
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Baarwan Khiladi (Urdu: بارہواں کھلاڑی, lit. '12th Man') is a Pakistani sports drama web series produced by Nina Kashif and Mahira Khan in the latter's debut production under her banner Soul Fry Films. It is directed by Adnan Sarwar. The cast of the web series include Kinza Hashmi, Shahveer Jafry, Khaqan Shahnawaz, Saba Faisal and Sarmad Khoosat in leading roles with Fawad Khan and Shoaib Malik in cameo appearances. It was released on 5 March 2022, on OTT platform Tapmad TV.

It was later aired on Express Entertainment, with the first episode broadcast on 11 August 2022.

Premise

The plot revolves around a smalltown young boy who has a passion for cricket and aspires to become a famous cricketer. After his selection in the country's cricket league, he faces hurdles and unjust behaviour but ultimately finds his due.

Cast

Zarrar Khan as Sohail

Shahveer Jafry

Khaqan Shahnawaz

Danyal Zafar

Kinza Hashmi

Saba Faisal

Sarmad Khoosat

Mira Sethi

Ali Tahir

Fawad Khan

Production

Khan announced about her production debut in February 2022, revealing the poster and cast of the series on her Instagram handle.

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