Quetta Gladiators in 2020

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Quetta Gladiators
2020 season
CoachPakistan Moin Khan
CaptainPakistan Sarfraz Ahmed
PSL 20205th (eliminated)
Most runsAustralia Shane Watson (247)[1]
Most wicketsPakistan Mohammad Hasnain (15)[2]
← 2019

The Quetta Gladiators is a franchise cricket team that represents Quetta in Pakistan Super League. It was one of the six teams that competed in the 2020 season.

The team was captained by Sarfraz Ahmed, coached by Moin Khan and mentored by Viv Richards. Shane Watson was the team leading run-scorer[1] while Mohammad Hasnain was leading wicket-taker.[2]

The team won four of its ten fixtures and were eliminated for the first time in group stage.[3]

Squad[]

  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
  •  *  Unavailable.
  •  *  Injured.
No. Name Nat Birth date Batting style Bowling style Signed year Notes
Batsmen
19 Ahmed Shehzad Pakistan (1991-11-23) 23 November 1991 (age 30) Right-handed leg break 2019
20 Jason Roy England (1990-07-21) 21 July 1990 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2020 Overseas
42 Khurram Manzoor Pakistan (1986-06-10) 10 June 1986 (age 35) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2020
93 Ahsan Ali Pakistan (1993-12-10) 10 December 1993 (age 28) Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2019
96 Umar Akmal Pakistan (1990-05-26) 26 May 1990 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm off spin 2019 Unavailable
N/A Omair Yousuf Pakistan (1998-12-27) 27 December 1998 (age 22) Right-handed – 2020
All-rounders
02 Aarish Ali Khan Pakistan (2000-12-20) 20 December 2000 (age 21) Right-handed Left-arm orthodox 2020
21 Mohammad Nawaz Pakistan (1994-03-21) 21 March 1994 (age 27) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2016
31 Ben Cutting Australia (1987-01-30) 30 January 1987 (age 34) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2020 Overseas
33 Shane Watson Australia (1981-06-17) 17 June 1981 (age 40) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2018 Overseas
48 Anwar Ali Pakistan (1987-11-25) 25 November 1987 (age 34) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2018 Replacement for Umar Akmal
84 Keemo Paul Guyana (1998-02-21) 21 February 1998 (age 23) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2020 Overseas
Wicket-keepers
45 Azam Khan Pakistan (1987-05-22) 22 May 1987 (age 34) Left-handed — 2019
54 Sarfaraz Ahmed Pakistan (1987-05-22) 22 May 1987 (age 34) Right-handed — 2016 Captain
Bowlers
16 Naseem Shah Pakistan (2003-02-15) 15 February 2003 (age 18) Right-handed Right-arm fast 2019
23 Abdul Nasir Pakistan (1998-12-25) 25 December 1998 (age 23) Right-handed Right-arm Off break 2020
44 Zahid Mehmood Pakistan (1988-03-20) 20 March 1988 (age 33) Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2020 Replacement for Naseem Shah
52 Fawad Ahmed Australia (1982-02-05) 5 February 1982 (age 39) Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2019 Overseas
56 Tymal Mills England (1992-08-12) 12 August 1992 (age 29) Right-handed Left-arm fast 2020 Overseas
87 Mohammad Hasnain Pakistan (2000-04-05) 5 April 2000 (age 21) Right-handed Right-arm fast 2019
99 Sohail Khan Pakistan (1984-03-06) 6 March 1984 (age 37) Right-handed Right-arm fast 2020

Season standings[]

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
 Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Multan Sultans (3rd) 10 6 2 2 14 1.031
2 Karachi Kings (C) 10 5 4 1 11 −0.190
3 Lahore Qalandars (R) 10 5 5 0 10 −0.072
4 Peshawar Zalmi (4th) 10 4 5 1 9 −0.055
5 Quetta Gladiators 10 4 5 1 9 −0.722
6 Islamabad United 10 3 6 1 7 0.185
Source: ESPNcricinfo

Season summary[]

Quetta Gladiators started their campaign by defeating Islamabad United by 3 wickets in the opening game of the tournament.[4] In their second match, Quetta lost to Peshawar Zalmi by six wickets.[5] The team won their next two matches against Karachi Kings[6] and Islamabad United respectively,[7] both by five wickets. Quetta then went on a losing streak, facing defeat in their next four matches. Their ninth match was abandoned due to rain.[8] In their last match of the group stage, Quetta defeated Karachi Kings by 5 wickets[9] equaling points with Peshawar Zalmi but failed to qualify for knockouts due to low run-rate. They finished on fifth and were eliminated from the tournament.[3]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Most runs". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Most wickets". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Quetta crash out despite crushing Karachi in last round-robin fixture". Geo TV. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Quetta Gladiators defeat Islamabad United by three wickets". Samaa News. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Kamran Akmal's 55-ball 101 powers Peshawar Zalmi's big win". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Quetta Gladiators beat Karachi Kings". Aaj News. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Quetta beat Islamabad to go on top of PSL points table". The Nation. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  8. ^ "PSL 2020: Quetta Gladiators vs Multan Sultans abandoned due to rain". The News International. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  9. ^ "PSL 2020, Match 30 – Quetta Gladiators beat Karachi Kings by 5 wickets". Daily Pakistan. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
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