Islamabad United in 2019

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Islamabad United
2019 season
CoachDean Jones
CaptainMohammad Sami (9 matches)
Shadab Khan (3 matches)
PSL 2019Eliminator 2
Most runsCameron Delport (355)[1]
Most wicketsFaheem Ashraf (21)[2]
2020 →

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[]

Islamabad United
No. Name Nat. Birth date Bat Bowl Sign Notes
Batsmen
8 Sahibzada Farhan Pakistan (1996-03-06) 6 March 1996 (age 25) R — 2019
N/A Cameron Delport South Africa (1989-05-12) 12 May 1989 (age 32) L R medium 2019
N/A Nasir Nawaz Pakistan (1998-10-05) 5 October 1998 (age 23) R R medium fast 2019
N/A Ian Bell England (1982-04-11) 11 April 1982 (age 39) R R medium 2019 Overseas
10 Alex Hales England (1989-01-03) 3 January 1989 (age 33) R R medium 2019 Overseas
13 Asif Ali Pakistan (1991-10-01) 1 October 1991 (age 30) R R medium fast 2018
22 Rizwan Hussain Pakistan (1996-04-26) 26 April 1996 (age 25) L — 2019
All-rounders
5 Hussain Talat Pakistan (1996-02-12) 12 February 1996 (age 25) L R medium fast 2017
7 Amad Butt Pakistan (1995-05-10) 10 May 1995 (age 26) R R fast medium 2016
N/A Wayne Parnell South Africa (1989-07-30) 30 July 1989 (age 32) R L fast medium 2019 Overseas
29 Samit Patel England (1984-11-30) 30 November 1984 (age 37) R Slow L orthodox 2019 Overseas
41 Fahim Ashraf Pakistan (1994-01-16) 16 January 1994 (age 28) L R medium fast 2018
76 Shadab Khan Pakistan (1998-10-04) 4 October 1998 (age 23) R R leg break 2018 Vice-captain
Wicket-keepers
54 Luke Ronchi New Zealand (1981-04-23) 23 April 1981 (age 40) R — 2018 Overseas
59 Chadwick Walton Jamaica (1985-07-03) 3 July 1985 (age 36) R — 2018 Overseas
N/A Phil Salt England (1996-08-28) 28 August 1996 (age 25) R R medium fast 2019 Overseas
Bowlers
7 Mohammad Sami Pakistan (1981-02-24) 24 February 1981 (age 40) R R fast 2018 Captain
11 Rumman Raees Pakistan (1991-10-18) 18 October 1991 (age 30) R L medium fast 2018
17 Zafar Gohar Pakistan (1995-02-01) 1 February 1995 (age 27) L slow L orthodox 2018
N/A Musa Khan Pakistan (2000-08-28) 28 August 2000 (age 21) R R medium 2019
N/A Waqas Maqsood Pakistan (1987-11-04) 4 November 1987 (age 34) R L medium 2019
N/A Zahir Khan Afghanistan (1998-12-20) 20 December 1998 (age 23) L L unorthodox spin 2019 Overseas


Season standings[]

Points table[]

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
 Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
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
Source: ESPNcricinfo
  • The top 4 teams qualified for the playoffs
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  •   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[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Islamabad United / Most Runs / 2019 season". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Islamabad United / Most Wickets / 2019 season". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Points Table –Pakistan Super League 2019". Retrieved 17 March 2019 – via ESPNCricinfo.
  4. ^ "Most wickets". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Islamabad United come from behind to win PSL opener". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  6. ^ "PSL Highlights 2019: Multan Sultans vs Islamabad United: MS beat IU by five wickets". The News. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  7. ^ "Quetta Gladiator beat Islamabad United by 7 wickets". Dunya News. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  8. ^ "Sami hat-trick clinches last-over win for Islamabad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 February 2019.

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