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.
| 2020 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | Misbah-ul-Haq | ||
| Captain | Shadab Khan | ||
| PSL 2020 | 6th (eliminated) | ||
| Most runs | Luke Ronchi (247)[1] | ||
| Most wickets | Shadab Khan (8)[2] | ||
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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 edit
- 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 | |||||||
| 6 | Saif Badar |  Pakistan |
3 July 1998 (aged 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2020 | |
| 22 | Rizwan Hussain | Pakistan |
26 April 1996 (aged 23) | Left-handed | – | 2019 | |
| 29 | Dawid Malan |  England |
3 September 1987 (aged 32) | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2020 | Overseas, Replacement for Rassie Van Der Dussen |
| 38 | Colin Ingram |  South Africa |
3 July 1985 (aged 34) | Left-handed | Right-arm leg spin | 2020 | Overseas |
| 45 | Asif Ali | Pakistan |
1 October 1991 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2016 | |
| 82 | Colin Munro |  New Zealand |
11 March 1987 (aged 32) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | 2020 | Overseas |
| Rassie van der Dussen | South Africa |
7 February 1989 (aged 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2020 | Overseas, Unavailable | |
| All-rounders | |||||||
| 7 | Shadab Khan | Pakistan |
4 October 1998 (aged 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2017 | Captain |
| 9 | Amad Butt | Pakistan |
10 May 1995 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2016 | |
| 17 | Zafar Gohar | Pakistan |
1 February 1995 (aged 25) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2020 | |
| 18 | Hussain Talat | Pakistan |
12 February 1996 (aged 24) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | 2016 | |
| 41 | Faheem Ashraf | Pakistan |
16 January 1994 (aged 26) | Left-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2018 | |
| Wicket-keepers | |||||||
| 28 | Phil Salt | England |
28 August 1996 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2020 | Overseas |
| 54 | Luke Ronchi | New Zealand |
23 April 1981 (aged 38) | Right-handed | — | 2018 | Overseas |
| Bowlers | |||||||
| 3 | Ahmed Safi Abdullah | Pakistan |
1 March 1998 (aged 21) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2020 | |
| 8 | Dale Steyn | South Africa |
27 June 1983 (aged 36) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2020 | Overseas |
| 11 | Rumman Raees | Pakistan |
18 October 1991 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2020 | |
| 14 | Musa Khan | Pakistan |
28 August 2000 (aged 19) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2018 | |
| 88 | Akif Javed | Pakistan |
10 October 2000 (aged 19) | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2020 | |
Kit manufacturers and sponsors edit
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     Home kit |
 Away kit
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Season summary edit
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 |
- The top four teams qualified for the playoffs
- Advanced to Qualifier
- Advanced to Eliminator 1
References edit
- ^ a b "Most runs". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Most wickets". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ a b "PSL 2020: Karachi seal qualification, Islamabad crash out". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ "Quetta Gladiators defeat Islamabad United by three wickets". Samaa News. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ "Islamabad United beat Lahore Qalandars by 1 wicket in nail-biting contest". Dawn. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ "Quetta beat Islamabad to go on top of PSL points table". The Nation. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ "PSL 2020: Karachi Kings topple Islamabad United by 5 wickets". Geo News. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ "Islamabad gets record PSL win, beats Lahore by 71 runs". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 18 March 2020.