2020 Quetta Gladiators season

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. Quetta Gladiators have previously lifted the PSL title for the first time in 2019, which makes them defending champion in 2020.[3]

Quetta Gladiators
2020 season
CoachMoin Khan
CaptainSarfraz Ahmed
PSL 20205th (eliminated)
Most runsShane Watson (247)[1]
Most wicketsMohammad Hasnain (15)[2]

The team was captained by Sarfraz Ahmed, coached by Moin Khan[4] 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.[5]

Squad

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  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
  • Ages are given as of the first match of the season, 20 February 2020
No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Year signed Notes
Batsmen
19 Ahmed Shehzad   Pakistan (1991-11-23)23 November 1991 (aged 28) Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2019
20 Jason Roy   England (1990-07-21)21 July 1990 (aged 29) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2020 Overseas
42 Khurram Manzoor   Pakistan (1986-06-10)10 June 1986 (aged 33) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2020
93 Ahsan Ali   Pakistan (1993-12-10)10 December 1993 (aged 26) Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2019
96 Umar Akmal   Pakistan (1990-05-26)26 May 1990 (aged 29) Right-handed Right-arm off spin 2019
Omair Yousuf   Pakistan (1998-12-27)27 December 1998 (aged 21) Right-handed 2020
All-rounders
02 Aarish Ali Khan   Pakistan (2000-12-20)20 December 2000 (aged 19) Right-handed Left-arm orthodox 2020
21 Mohammad Nawaz   Pakistan (1994-03-21)21 March 1994 (aged 25) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2016
31 Ben Cutting   Australia (1987-01-30)30 January 1987 (aged 33) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2020 Overseas
33 Shane Watson   Australia (1981-06-17)17 June 1981 (aged 38) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2018 Overseas
48 Anwar Ali   Pakistan (1987-11-25)25 November 1987 (aged 32) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2018 Replacement for Umar Akmal
84 Keemo Paul   West Indies (1998-02-21)21 February 1998 (aged 21) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2020 Overseas
Wicket-keepers
45 Azam Khan   Pakistan (1987-05-22)22 May 1987 (aged 32) Left-handed 2019
54 Sarfaraz Ahmed   Pakistan (1987-05-22)22 May 1987 (aged 32) Right-handed 2016 Captain
Bowlers
16 Naseem Shah   Pakistan (2003-02-15)15 February 2003 (aged 17) Right-handed Right-arm fast 2019
23 Abdul Nasir   Pakistan (1998-12-25)25 December 1998 (aged 21) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2020
44 Zahid Mehmood   Pakistan (1988-03-20)20 March 1988 (aged 31) Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2020 Replacement for Naseem Shah
52 Fawad Ahmed   Australia (1982-02-05)5 February 1982 (aged 38) Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2019 Overseas
56 Tymal Mills   England (1992-08-12)12 August 1992 (aged 27) Right-handed Left-arm fast 2020 Overseas
87 Mohammad Hasnain   Pakistan (2000-04-05)5 April 2000 (aged 19) Right-handed Right-arm fast 2019
99 Sohail Khan   Pakistan (1984-03-06)6 March 1984 (aged 35) Right-handed Right-arm fast 2020

Kit manufacturers and sponsors

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Season standings

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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

Season summary

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Quetta Gladiators started their campaign by defeating Islamabad United by 3 wickets in the opening game of the tournament.[6] In their second match, Quetta lost to Peshawar Zalmi by six wickets.[7] The team won their next two matches against Karachi Kings[8] and Islamabad United respectively,[9] 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.[10] In their last match of the group stage, Quetta defeated Karachi Kings by 5 wickets[11] 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.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Most runs". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Most wickets". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Mohammad Hasnain, Ahmed Shehzad secure Quetta's maiden PSL title". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  4. ^ "310 players, five categories, 20 rounds, 100 picks". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Quetta crash out despite crushing Karachi in last round-robin fixture". Geo TV. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Quetta Gladiators defeat Islamabad United by three wickets". Samaa News. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Kamran Akmal's 55-ball 101 powers Peshawar Zalmi's big win". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Quetta Gladiators beat Karachi Kings". Aaj News. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  9. ^ "Quetta beat Islamabad to go on top of PSL points table". The Nation. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  10. ^ "PSL 2020: Quetta Gladiators vs Multan Sultans abandoned due to rain". The News International. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  11. ^ "PSL 2020, Match 30 – Quetta Gladiators beat Karachi Kings by 5 wickets". Daily Pakistan. Retrieved 18 March 2020.