The Islamabad United is a franchise cricket team that represents Islamabad in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). They were one of the six teams that competed in the 2022 Pakistan Super League. The team was coach by Azhar Mahmood,[3][4][5] and captained by Shadab Khan.[3]
| 2022 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | Azhar Mahmood | ||
| Captain | Shadab Khan | ||
| PSL 2022 | Play-offs (3rd) | ||
| Most runs | Alex Hales (355)[1] | ||
| Most wickets | Shadab Khan (19)[2] | ||
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Squad
edit- Players with international caps are listed in bold.
- Ages are given as of the first day of the season, 27 January 2022.
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowlling style | Year signed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | |||||||
| 1 | Paul Stirling |  Ireland
|
3 September 1990 (aged 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2021 | |
| 10 | Alex Hales |  England
|
3 January 1989 (aged 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2021 | |
| 45 | Asif Ali |  Pakistan
|
1 October 1991 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2016 | Vice-captain |
| 64 | Mohammad Huraira | Pakistan
|
25 April 2002 (aged 19) | Right-handed | — | 2022 | Replacement for Zeeshan Zameer |
| 65 | Nasir Nawaz | Pakistan
|
5 September 1998 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 2022 | Replacement for Alex Hales |
| 82 | Colin Munro |  New Zealand
|
11 March 1987 (aged 34) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 2020 | |
| All-rounders | |||||||
| 7 | Shadab Khan | Pakistan
|
4 October 1998 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2017 | Captain |
| 9 | Will Jacks | England
|
21 November 1998 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2022 | Replacement for Rahmanullah Gurbaz from the ninth match |
| 22 | Danish Aziz | Pakistan
|
20 November 1995 (aged 26) | Left-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | 2022 | |
| 30 | Zeeshan Zameer | Pakistan
|
10 August 2002 (aged 19) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | 2022 | |
| 41 | Faheem Ashraf | Pakistan
|
16 January 1994 (aged 28) | Left-handed | Right-arm fast medium | 2018 | |
| 53 | Mubasir Khan | Pakistan
|
24 April 2002 (aged 19) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2022 | |
| 74 | Mohammad Wasim | Pakistan
|
25 August 2001 (aged 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 2021 | |
| 83 | Liam Dawson | England
|
1 March 1990 (aged 31) | Right-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | 2022 | Replacement for Paul Stirling |
| Wicket-keepers | |||||||
| 21 | Rahmanullah Gurbaz |  Afghanistan
|
28 November 2001 (aged 20) | Right-handed | — | 2022 | |
| 23 | Azam Khan | Pakistan
|
10 August 1998 (aged 23) | Right-handed | — | 2022 | |
| 61 | Muhammad Akhlaq | Pakistan
|
12 November 1992 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2022 | |
| Bowlers | |||||||
| 6 | Athar Mahmood | Pakistan
|
25 June 1999 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | 2022 | |
| 14 | Muhammad Musa | Pakistan
|
28 August 2000 (aged 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2022 | |
| 17 | Zafar Gohar | Pakistan
|
1 February 1995 (aged 26) | Left-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | 2022 | |
| 32 | Hasan Ali | Pakistan
|
2 July 1994 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 2021 | |
| 38 | Reece Topley | England
|
21 February 1994 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2022 | |
| 58 | Waqas Maqsood | Pakistan
|
4 November 1987 (aged 34) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium fast | 2022 | Replacement for Reece Topley |
| 75 | Zahir Khan | Afghanistan
|
20 December 1998 (aged 23) | Left-handed | Left arm unorthodox spin | 2022 | |
| 85 | Zahid Mahmood | Pakistan
|
20 March 1988 (aged 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2022 | Replacement for Shadab Khan |
| 90 | Marchant de Lange |  South Africa
|
13 October 1990 (aged 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2022 | |
| Source: IU squad | |||||||
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Season standings
editPoints table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Multan Sultans (R) | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1.253 |
| 2 | Lahore Qalandars (C) | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0.765 |
| 3 | Peshawar Zalmi (4th) | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 12 | −0.340 |
| 4 | Islamabad United (3rd) | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | −0.069 |
| 5 | Quetta Gladiators | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | −0.708 |
| 6 | Karachi Kings | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | −0.891 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo
- The top 4 teams qualified for the playoffs
- advanced to Qualifier
- advanced to Eliminator 1
Fixtures
editPeshawar Zalmi
168/6 (20 overs) |
v
|
Islamabad United
172/1 (15.5 overs) |
Alex Hales 82* (54)
|
- Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.
Multan Sultans
217/5 (20 overs) |
v
|
Islamabad United
197 (19.4 overs) |
- Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.
Islamabad United
229/4 (20 overs) |
v
|
Quetta Gladiators
186 (19.3 overs) |
- Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
Lahore Qalandars
174/9 (20 overs) |
v
|
Islamabad United
166/5 (20 overs) |
- Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.
Islamabad United
199/8 (20 overs) |
v
|
Quetta Gladiators
203/5 (19.4 overs) |
- Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
- Zeeshan Zameer (Islamabad United) made his T20 debut.
Islamabad United
191/7 (20 overs) |
v
|
Karachi Kings
190/8 (20 overs) |
Peshawar Zalmi
206/8 (20 overs) |
v
|
Islamabad United
196/7 (20 overs) |
- Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to bat.
Islamabad United
105/7 (20 overs) |
v
|
Multan Sultans
111/4 (17.2 overs) |
- Islamabad United won the toss and elected to bat.
- Mohammad Huraira (Islamabad United) made his T20 debut.
- As a result of this match, Islamabad United qualified for the playoffs and Quetta Gladiators were eliminated from the tournament.[8][9]
Playoffs
editEliminator 1
editPeshawar Zalmi
169/5 (20 overs) |
v
|
Islamabad United
170/5 (19.3 overs) |
- Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to bat.
Eliminator 2
editReferences
edit- ^ "Records / Islamabad United in 2022 / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ "Records / Islamabad United in 2022 / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ a b "PSL 2022 team guide: Islamabad United". The cricketer.com. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ "Azhar Mahmood joins Islamabad United as head coach". Cricketpakistan. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ "Islamabad United name Azhar Mahmood as head coach". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ "PSL 2022: Karachi Kings out of title race after seventh consecutive defeat". Geo TV. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ "Islamabad United squeeze out one-run win despite injuries to Shadab Khan, Zeeshan Zameer". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ "Islamabad United joins Sultans, Qalandars, and Zalmi in HBL PSL 7 playoffs". Cricket Pakistan. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ^ "Gladiators suffocate Kings to secure 23-run victory". pslt20.com. Retrieved 21 February 2022.