Islamabad United in 2019
2019 season | |||
Coach | Dean Jones | ||
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Captain | Mohammad Sami (9 matches) Shadab Khan (3 matches) | ||
PSL 2019 | Eliminator 2 | ||
Most runs | Cameron Delport (355)[1] | ||
Most wickets | Faheem Ashraf (21)[2] | ||
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Islamabad United is a franchise cricket team that represents Islamabad, the capital city of Pakistan, in the Pakistan Super League. They were the defending champions, as they won the title in 2018 season becoming the most successful Psl team at that time. They were one of the six teams that had a competition in the 2019 season. The team was captained by Pakistani quick bowler Mohammad Sami and by Shadab Khan in three matches after Sami was out injured, they had a good season and finished 3rd, after winning six matches from their twelve matches in the PSL 2019.[3] Cameron Delport and Faheem Ashraf were team's leading runs-scorer and leading wickets-taker respectively.[1][4]
Squad[]
No. | Name | Nat. | Birth date | Bat | Bowl | Sign | Notes |
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Batsmen | |||||||
8 | Sahibzada Farhan | ![]() |
6 March 1996 | R | — | 2019 | |
N/A | Cameron Delport | ![]() |
12 May 1989 | L | R medium | 2019 | |
N/A | Nasir Nawaz | ![]() |
5 October 1998 | R | R medium fast | 2019 | |
N/A | Ian Bell | ![]() |
11 April 1982 | R | R medium | 2019 | Overseas |
10 | Alex Hales | ![]() |
3 January 1989 | R | R medium | 2019 | Overseas |
13 | Asif Ali | ![]() |
1 October 1991 | R | R medium fast | 2018 | |
22 | Rizwan Hussain | ![]() |
26 April 1996 | L | — | 2019 | |
All-rounders | |||||||
5 | Hussain Talat | ![]() |
12 February 1996 | L | R medium fast | 2017 | |
7 | Amad Butt | ![]() |
10 May 1995 | R | R fast medium | 2016 | |
N/A | Wayne Parnell | ![]() |
30 July 1989 | R | L fast medium | 2019 | Overseas |
29 | Samit Patel | ![]() |
30 November 1984 | R | Slow L orthodox | 2019 | Overseas |
41 | Fahim Ashraf | ![]() |
16 January 1994 | L | R medium fast | 2018 | |
76 | Shadab Khan | ![]() |
4 October 1998 | R | R leg break | 2018 | Vice-captain |
Wicket-keepers | |||||||
54 | Luke Ronchi | ![]() |
23 April 1981 | R | — | 2018 | Overseas |
59 | Chadwick Walton | ![]() |
3 July 1985 | R | — | 2018 | Overseas |
N/A | Phil Salt | ![]() |
28 August 1996 | R | R medium fast | 2019 | Overseas |
Bowlers | |||||||
7 | Mohammad Sami | ![]() |
24 February 1981 | R | R fast | 2018 | Captain |
11 | Rumman Raees | ![]() |
18 October 1991 | R | L medium fast | 2018 | |
17 | Zafar Gohar | ![]() |
1 February 1995 | L | slow L orthodox | 2018 | |
N/A | Musa Khan | ![]() |
28 August 2000 | R | R medium | 2019 | |
N/A | Waqas Maqsood | ![]() |
4 November 1987 | R | L medium | 2019 | |
N/A | Zahir Khan | ![]() |
20 December 1998 | L | L unorthodox spin | 2019 | Overseas |
Season standings[]
Points table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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1 | Peshawar Zalmi (R) | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.828 |
2 | Quetta Gladiators (C) | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.376 |
3 | Islamabad United (3rd) | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.127 |
4 | Karachi Kings (4th) | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | −0.673 |
5 | Multan Sultans | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.173 |
6 | Lahore Qalandars | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | −0.837 |
- The top 4 teams qualified for the playoffs
- Advanced to Qualifier
- Advanced to Eliminator 1
Notes:
- C = Champions;
- R = Runner-up;
- (x) = Position at the end of the tournament;
Season summary[]
In the opening match of the season, United defeated Lahore Qalandars after chasing down 171 runs in the 20th over, winning the match by 5 wickets. [5]Then they went on to lose their next two games against Multan Sultans by 5 wickets and Quetta Gladiators by 7 wickets, respectively.[6][7] In the next game against Peshawar Zalmi, Being sent to bat first, the defending champions were 49-3 at one stage before Ian Bell and Cameron Delport put on 56 runs which helped the side post a competitive total of 158 runs for 9 in 20 overs. In the chase of 158 runs, Zalmi were reeling at 65 runs for 5 wickets at one stage. Kieron Pollard and Darren Sammy steadied the side with their 55-runs partnership. Zalmi hopes of winnings were dashed after Pollard departed after scoring 51 runs. In the end, Islamabad managed to win by 12 runs after captain Mohammad Sami's hat-trick in the last over.[8]
See also[]
- Karachi Kings in 2019
- Lahore Qalandars in 2019
- Multan Sultans in 2019
- Peshawar Zalmi in 2019
- Quetta Gladiators in 2019
References[]
- ^ a b "Islamabad United / Most Runs / 2019 season". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ^ "Islamabad United / Most Wickets / 2019 season". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ^ "Points Table –Pakistan Super League 2019". Retrieved 17 March 2019 – via ESPNCricinfo.
- ^ "Most wickets". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ "Islamabad United come from behind to win PSL opener". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
- ^ "PSL Highlights 2019: Multan Sultans vs Islamabad United: MS beat IU by five wickets". The News. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ "Quetta Gladiator beat Islamabad United by 7 wickets". Dunya News. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ^ "Sami hat-trick clinches last-over win for Islamabad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
External links[]
- 2019 Pakistan Super League
- 2010s in Islamabad
- Islamabad United seasons