Islamabad United in 2020
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 a competition 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
- Players with international caps are listed in bold.
- * denotes a player who is currently unavailable for selection.
- * denotes a player who is unavailable for rest of the season
| No. | Name | Nat. | Birth date | Category | Batting style | Bowling style | Signed year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||||
| 6 | Saif Badar | | 3 July 1998 | Silver | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2020 | |
| 22 | Rizwan Hussain | | 26 April 1996 | Silver | Left-handed | - | 2019 | |
| 29 | Dawid Malan |  | 3 September 1987 | Silver | Left-handed | Right-arm Leg break | 2020 | Overseas, Replacement for Rassie Van Der Dussen |
| 38 | Colin Ingram |  | 3 July 1985 | Platinum | Left-handed | Right-arm leg spin | 2020 | Overseas |
| 45 | Asif Ali | | 1 October 1991 | Diamond | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2016 | |
| 82 | Colin Munro | | 11 March 1987 | Diamond | Left-handed | Right-arm Medium | 2020 | Overseas |
| N/A | Rassie van der Dussen | | 7 February 1989 | Gold | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2020 | Overseas, Unavailable |
| All-rounders | ||||||||
| 7 | Shadab Khan | | 4 October 1998 | Platinum | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2017 | Captain |
| 9 | Amad Butt | | 10 May 1995 | Silver | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2016 | |
| 17 | Zafar Gohar | | 1 February 1995 | Silver | Left-handed | slow left-arm orthodox | 2020 | |
| 18 | Hussain Talat | | 12 February 1996 | Gold | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | 2016 | |
| 41 | Faheem Ashraf | | 16 January 1994 | Diamond | Left-handed | Right-arm fast medium | 2018 | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||||
| 28 | Phil Salt | | 28 August 1996 | Silver | Right-handed | Right-arm Medium | 2020 | Overseas |
| 54 | Luke Ronchi | | 23 April 1981 | Gold | Right-handed | — | 2018 | Overseas |
| Bowlers | ||||||||
| 3 | Ahmed Safi Abdullah | | 1 March 1998 | Emerging | Left-handed | slow left-arm orthodox | 2020 | |
| 8 | Dale Steyn | | 27 June 1983 | Platinum | Right-handed | Right-arm Fast | 2020 | Overseas |
| 11 | Rumman Raees | | 18 October 1991 | Gold | Right-handed | Left-arm Medium fast | 2020 | |
| 14 | Musa Khan | | 28 August 2000 | Silver | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2018 | |
| 88 | Akif Javed | | 10 October 2000 | Emerging | Right-handed | Left-arm Fast medium | 2020 | |
Season standings
| 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 4 teams qualified for the playoffs
- Advanced to Qualifier
- Advanced to Eliminator 1
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. They finished on last and were knocked-out of the tournament.[3]
See also
References
- "Most runs". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- "Most wickets". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- "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.