Islamabad United
2020 season
CoachMisbah-ul-Haq
CaptainShadab Khan
PSL 20206th (eliminated)
Most runsLuke Ronchi (247)[1]
Most wicketsShadab Khan (8)[2]

The Islamabad United is a franchise cricket team that represents Islamabad in the Pakistan Super League. They were one of the six teams that had competed in the 2020 season.

The team was captained by Shadab Khan, coached by Misbah-ul-Haq. Luke Ronchi was the team leading run-scorer[1] while Shadab Khan was leading wicket-taker.[2]

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

Squad

  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
  • Ages are given as of the date of the first match in the tournament, 20 February 2020.
No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Year signed Notes
Batsmen
6Saif Badar Pakistan3 July 1998 (aged 21)Right-handedRight-arm leg break2020
22Rizwan Hussain Pakistan26 April 1996 (aged 23)Left-handed2019
29Dawid Malan England3 September 1987 (aged 32)Left-handedRight-arm leg break2020Overseas, Replacement for Rassie Van Der Dussen
38Colin Ingram South Africa3 July 1985 (aged 34)Left-handedRight-arm leg spin2020Overseas
45Asif Ali Pakistan1 October 1991 (aged 28)Right-handedRight-arm off break2016
82Colin Munro New Zealand11 March 1987 (aged 32)Left-handedRight-arm medium2020Overseas
Rassie van der Dussen South Africa7 February 1989 (aged 31)Right-handedRight-arm leg break2020Overseas, Unavailable
All-rounders
7Shadab Khan Pakistan4 October 1998 (aged 21)Right-handedRight-arm leg break2017Captain
9Amad Butt Pakistan10 May 1995 (aged 24)Right-handedRight-arm fast2016
17Zafar Gohar Pakistan1 February 1995 (aged 25)Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox2020
18Hussain Talat Pakistan12 February 1996 (aged 24)Left-handedRight-arm medium2016
41Faheem Ashraf Pakistan16 January 1994 (aged 26)Left-handedRight-arm fast-medium2018
Wicket-keepers
28Phil Salt England28 August 1996 (aged 23)Right-handedRight-arm medium2020Overseas
54Luke Ronchi New Zealand23 April 1981 (aged 38)Right-handed2018Overseas
Bowlers
3Ahmed Safi Abdullah Pakistan1 March 1998 (aged 21)Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox2020
8Dale Steyn South Africa27 June 1983 (aged 36)Right-handedRight-arm fast2020Overseas
11Rumman Raees Pakistan18 October 1991 (aged 28)Right-handedLeft-arm medium-fast2020
14Musa Khan Pakistan28 August 2000 (aged 19)Right-handedRight-arm fast2018
88Akif Javed Pakistan10 October 2000 (aged 19)Right-handedLeft-arm fast-medium2020

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Season summary

Islamabad United started their campaign with a defeat against the defending champions, Quetta Gladiators in the opening game of the tournament.[4] They won their next two matches against Multan Sultans and Lahore Qalanders[5] respectively. In their fourth match, Quetta Gladiators again defeated Islamabad.[6] Their next match against Peshawar Zalmi was washed out due to rain. They lost their next match against Karachi Kings by 5 wickets.[7] Islamabad defeated Lahore Qalanders convincingly in their next match by 71 runs which was the highest winning margin in PSL.[8] It marked their last win in the tournament as they faced defeat in their remaining three matches.

The side finished last in the group and were knocked-out of the tournament.[3]

Pos Team 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
  • The top four teams qualified for the playoffs
  •   Advanced to Qualifier
  •   Advanced to Eliminator 1

References

  1. 1 2 "Most runs". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Most wickets". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  3. 1 2 "PSL 2020: Karachi seal qualification, Islamabad crash out". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  4. "Quetta Gladiators defeat Islamabad United by three wickets". Samaa News. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  5. "Islamabad United beat Lahore Qalandars by 1 wicket in nail-biting contest". Dawn. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  6. "Quetta beat Islamabad to go on top of PSL points table". The Nation. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  7. "PSL 2020: Karachi Kings topple Islamabad United by 5 wickets". Geo News. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  8. "Islamabad gets record PSL win, beats Lahore by 71 runs". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
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