2018 Quetta Gladiators season

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Quetta Gladiators
2018 season
Coach Moin Khan
Captain Sarfraz Ahmed
PSL 2018 Playoffs (4th)
Most runs Shane Watson (319) [1]
Most wickets Rahat Ali (15) [2]

The Quetta Gladiators is a franchise cricket team that represents Quetta in the Pakistan Super League. They were one of the six teams that competed in 2018 Pakistan Super League. [3] The team has been coached by Moin Khan [4] [5] and captained by Sarfaraz Ahmed. [6] [7]

Contents

Squad

No.NameNationalityBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleYear signedNotes
Batsmen
5 Saud Shakeel Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 5 September 1995 (aged 22)Left-handedLeft-arm orthodox2018
8 Saad Ali Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 5 October 1994 (aged 23)Left-handedRight-arm medium2018
9 Rameez Raja Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 31 July 1987 (aged 30)Right-handedRight-arm off break2018
10 Rilee Rossouw Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 9 October 1989 (aged 28)Left-handedRight-arm off break2018Overseas
20 Jason Roy Flag of England.svg  England 21 July 1990 (aged 27)Right-handedRight-arm medium2018Overseas
24 Kevin Pietersen Flag of England.svg  England 27 June 1980 (aged 37)Right-handedRight-arm off break2018Overseas
32 Tom Kohler-Cadmore Flag of England.svg  England 19 August 1994 (aged 23)Right-handedRight-arm off spin2018Replacement signing; Overseas
81 Asad Shafiq Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 28 January 1986 (aged 32)Right-handedRight-arm off break2018
All-rounders
1 John Hastings Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 4 November 1985 (aged 32)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium2018Overseas
21 Mohammad Nawaz Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 21 March 1994 (aged 23)Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox2018
22 Jofra Archer Flag of England.svg  England 1 April 1995 (aged 22)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium2018Overseas
26 Carlos Brathwaite WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 18 July 1988 (aged 29)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium2018Overseas
30 Mahmudullah Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 4 February 1986 (aged 32)Right-handedRight-arm off spin2018Overseas
33 Shane Watson Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 17 June 1981 (aged 36)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium2018Overseas
48 Anwar Ali Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 25 November 1987 (aged 30)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium2018
84 Umar Amin Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 16 October 1989 (aged 28)Left-handedRight-arm medium2018
Wicket-keepers
45 Azam Khan Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 10 August 1998 (aged 19)Left-handed2018
54 Sarfraz Ahmed Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 22 May 1987 (aged 30)Right-handed2018 Captain
Bowlers
4 Faraz Ahmed Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 16 October 1984 (aged 33)Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox2018
16 Hasan Khan Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 16 October 1998 (aged 19)Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox2018
19 Rashid Khan Flag of Afghanistan (2004-2021).svg  Afghanistan 20 September 1998 (aged 19)Right-handedRight-arm leg-break2018Overseas
55 Ben Laughlin Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 3 October 1982 (aged 35)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium2018Overseas
66 Mir Hamza Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 10 November 1992 (aged 25)Right-handedLeft-arm medium-fast2018
90 Rahat Ali Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 12 September 1988 (aged 29)Right-handedLeft-arm medium-fast2018
100 Chris Green Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1 October 1993 (aged 24)Right-handedRight-arm off break2018

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Teams standings

Points table

PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR
1 Islamabad United (C)10730140.296
2 Karachi Kings (3rd)10541110.028
3 Peshawar Zalmi (R)10550100.464
4 Quetta Gladiators (4th)10550100.312
5 Multan Sultans 104519−0.191
6 Lahore Qalandars 103706−0.931
Source: ESPNcricinfo

League fixtures


23 February 2018
16:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Karachi Kings
149/9 (20 overs)
v
Quetta Gladiators
130/9 (20 overs)
Colin Ingram 41 (21)
Shane Watson 3/22 (4 overs)
Umar Amin 31 (31)
Imad Wasim 2/19 (4 overs)
Karachi won by 19 runs
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Ranmore Martinesz (SL) and Rashid Riaz (Pak)
Player of the match: Colin Ingram (Karachi Kings)
  • Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to bat.

24 February
21:00
Scorecard
Lahore Qalandars
119/9 (20 overs)
v
Quetta Gladiators
120/1 (14 overs)
Brendon McCullum 30 (18)
Jofra Archer 3/23 (4 overs)
Shane Watson 66 (42)
Sunil Narine 1/40 (4 overs)
Quetta won by 9 wickets
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Asif Yaqoob (Pak) and Tim Robinson (Eng)
Player of the match: Mohammad Nawaz (Quetta Gladiators)
  • Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.

28 February
21:00
Scorecard
Islamabad United
134/7 (20 overs)
v
Quetta Gladiators
135/4 (17.1 overs)
Luke Ronchi 43 (26)
Hasan Khan 1/12 (2 overs)
Kevin Pietersen 48 (34)
Steven Finn 3/35 (4 overs)
Quetta won by 6 wickets
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Tim Robinson (Eng) and Ranmore Martinesz (SL)
Player of the match: Kevin Pietersen (Quetta Gladiators)
  • Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.

1 March
21:00
Scorecard
Quetta Gladiators
141/8 (20 overs)
v
Peshawar Zalmi
143/5 (19.4 overs)
Shane Watson 47 (32)
Wahab Riaz 2/16 (4 overs)
Tamim Iqbal 36 (38)
Shane Watson 1/16 (4 overs)
Peshawar won by 5 wickets
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Tim Robinson (Eng)
Player of the match: Darren Sammy (Peshawar Zalmi)
  • Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to field.

3 March
16:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Quetta Gladiators
102 (15.4 overs)
v
Multan Sultans
108/1 (16.4 overs)
Sarfraz Ahmed 30 (33)
Sohail Tanvir 3/14 (3 overs)
Kumar Sangakkara 51* (44)
Hasan Khan 1/25 (3 overs)
Multan won by 9 wickets
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Ahmed Shahab (Pak)
Player of the match: Sohail Tanvir (Multan Sultans)

7 March
21:00
Scorecard
Multan Sultans
152/5 (20 overs)
v
Quetta Gladiators
156/8 (19.5 overs)
Shoaib Malik 65* (43)
Mohammad Nawaz 1/18 (3 overs)
Rilee Rossouw 27 (24)
Umar Gul 6/24 (4 overs)
Quetta won by 2 wickets
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Tim Robinson (Eng)
Player of the match: Umar Gul (Multan Sultans)
  • Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.

8 March
21:00
Scorecard
Quetta Gladiators
180/4 (20 overs)
v
Karachi Kings
113/8 (20 overs)
Shane Watson 90* (58)
Usman Khan 1/22 (4 overs)
Imad Wasim 35 (31)
Anwar Ali 2/21 (3 overs)
Quetta won by 67 runs
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Shozab Raza (Pak) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak)
Player of the match: Shane Watson (Quetta Gladiators)
  • Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field.
  • This was the biggest win in PSL history in term of runs. [9]

10 March 2018
21:00
Scorecard
Peshawar Zalmi
157/5 (20 overs)
v
Quetta Gladiators
158/4 (19.2 overs)
Dwayne Smith 49 (33)
Shane Watson 2/26 (4 overs)
Sarfraz Ahmed 45* (31)
Hasan Ali 1/25 (4 overs)
Quetta won by 6 wickets
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Ahmed Shahab (Pak) and Tim Robinson (Eng)
Player of the match: Sarfraz Ahmed (Quetta Gladiators)
  • Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
  • As a result of this match Lahore Qalandars were eliminated from the competition.

14 March 2018
21:00
Scorecard
Lahore Qalandars
186/4 (20 overs)
v
Quetta Gladiators
169/6 (20 overs)
Fakhar Zaman 94 (50)
Hasan Khan 1/3 (1 over)
Rilee Rossouw 42 (22)
Sunil Narine 2/22 (4 overs)
Lahore won by 17 runs
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Rashid Riaz (Pak) and Tim Robinson (Eng)
Player of the match: Fakhar Zaman (Lahore Qalandars)
  • Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.

15 March 2018
21:00
Scorecard
Quetta Gladiators
147/7 (20 overs)
v
Islamabad United
149/4 (18.2 overs)
Sarfraz Ahmed 43 (30)
Faheem Ashraf 3/19 (4 overs)
JP Duminy 54 (47)
Rahat Ali 2/33 (3.2 overs)
Islamabad won by 6 wickets
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Khalid Mahmood (Pak) and Aleem Dar (Pak)
Player of the match: JP Duminy (Islamabad United)
  • Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to bat.

Playoffs

Eliminator

Eliminator
20 March 2018
19:00
Scorecard
Peshawar Zalmi
157 (20 overs)
v
Quetta Gladiators
156/9 (20 overs)
Liam Dawson 62 (35)
Rahat Ali 4/16 (4 overs)
Sarfraz Ahmed 35 (21)
Hasan Ali 2/21 (4 overs)
Sameen Gul 2/21 (4 overs)
Peshawar won by 1 run
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Rashid Riaz (Pak)
Player of the match: Hasan Ali (Peshawar Zalmi)
  • Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
  • As a result of this match Peshawar Zalmi advanced to Eliminator 2. [10]
  • As a result of this match Quetta Gladiators were eliminated from the competition. [10]

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