2022 Islamabad United season

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Islamabad United
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]

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]

Contents

Squad

No.NameNationalityBirth dateBatting styleBowlling styleYear signedNotes
Batsmen
1 Paul Stirling Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 3 September 1990 (aged 31)Right-handedRight-arm off break 2021
10 Alex Hales Flag of England.svg  England 3 January 1989 (aged 33)Right-handedRight-arm medium 2021
45 Asif Ali Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 1 October 1991 (aged 30)Right-handedRight-arm off break 2016 Vice-captain
64 Mohammad Huraira Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 25 April 2002 (aged 19)Right-handed2022Replacement for Zeeshan Zameer
65 Nasir Nawaz Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 5 September 1998 (aged 23)Right-handedRight-arm medium fast 2022Replacement for Alex Hales
82 Colin Munro Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 11 March 1987 (aged 34)Left-handedRight-arm medium fast 2020
All-rounders
7 Shadab Khan Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 4 October 1998 (aged 23)Right-handedRight-arm leg break 2017 Captain
9 Will Jacks Flag of England.svg  England 21 November 1998 (aged 23)Right-handedRight-arm off break 2022Replacement for Rahmanullah Gurbaz from the ninth match
22 Danish Aziz Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 20 November 1995 (aged 26)Left-handed Slow left arm orthodox 2022
30Zeeshan ZameerFlag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 10 August 2002 (aged 19)Right-handedRight-arm fast medium 2022
41 Faheem Ashraf Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 16 January 1994 (aged 28)Left-handedRight-arm fast medium 2018
53 Mubasir Khan Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 24 April 2002 (aged 19)Right-handedRight-arm off break 2022
74 Mohammad Wasim Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 25 August 2001 (aged 20)Right-handedRight-arm medium fast 2021
83 Liam Dawson Flag of England.svg  England 1 March 1990 (aged 31)Right-handed Slow left arm orthodox 2022Replacement for Paul Stirling
Wicket-keepers
21 Rahmanullah Gurbaz Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan 28 November 2001 (aged 20)Right-handed2022
23 Azam Khan Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 10 August 1998 (aged 23)Right-handed2022
61 Muhammad Akhlaq Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 12 November 1992 (aged 29)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast 2022
Bowlers
6 Athar Mahmood Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 25 June 1999 (aged 22)Right-handedRight-arm fast medium 2022
14 Muhammad Musa Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 28 August 2000 (aged 21)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast 2022
17 Zafar Gohar Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 1 February 1995 (aged 26)Left-handed Slow left arm orthodox 2022
32 Hasan Ali Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 2 July 1994 (aged 27)Right-handedRight-arm medium fast 2021
38 Reece Topley Flag of England.svg  England 21 February 1994 (aged 27)Right-handedLeft-arm fast-medium 2022
58 Waqas Maqsood Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 4 November 1987 (aged 34)Left-handedLeft-arm medium fast 2022Replacement for Reece Topley
75 Zahir Khan Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan 20 December 1998 (aged 23)Left-handed Left arm unorthodox spin 2022
85 Zahid Mahmood Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 20 March 1988 (aged 33)Right-handedRight-arm leg break 2022Replacement for Shadab Khan
90 Marchant de Lange Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 13 October 1990 (aged 31)Right-handedRight-arm fast 2022
Source: IU squad

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Season standings

Points table

PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR
1 Multan Sultans (R)10910181.253
2 Lahore Qalandars (C)10640120.765
3 Peshawar Zalmi (4th)1064012−0.340
4 Islamabad United (3rd)104608−0.069
5 Quetta Gladiators 104608−0.708
6 Karachi Kings 101902−0.891
Source: ESPNcricinfo

Fixtures

Match 5
30 January 2022
14:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Peshawar Zalmi
168/6 (20 overs)
v
Islamabad United
172/1 (15.5 overs)
Sherfane Rutherford 70* (46)
Faheem Ashraf 2/23 (4 overs)
Alex Hales 82* (54)
Islamabad United won by 9 wickets
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Ahsan Raza (Pak)
Player of the match: Paul Stirling (Islamabad United)
  • Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.

Match 8
1 February 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Multan Sultans
217/5 (20 overs)
v
Islamabad United
197 (19.4 overs)
Tim David 71 (29)
Mohammad Wasim 1/39 (4 overs)
Shadab Khan 91 (42)
Khushdil Shah 4/35 (4 overs)
Multan Sultans won by 20 runs
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Michael Gough (Eng) and Shozab Raza (Pak)
Player of the match: Tim David (Multan Sultans)
  • Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.

Match 10
3 February 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Islamabad United
229/4 (20 overs)
v
Quetta Gladiators
186 (19.3 overs)
Colin Munro 72* (39)
Mohammad Nawaz 2/32 (4 overs)
Ahsan Ali 50 (27)
Shadab Khan 5/28 (4 overs)
Islamabad United won by 43 runs
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Imtiaz Iqbal (Pak)
Player of the match: Colin Munro (Islamabad United)
  • Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.

Match 12
5 February 2022
14:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Lahore Qalandars
174/9 (20 overs)
v
Islamabad United
166/5 (20 overs)
Abdullah Shafique 44 (24)
Shadab Khan 4/20 (4 overs)
Colin Munro 60 (45)
Haris Rauf 2/41 (4 overs)
Lahore Qalandars won by 8 runs
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Michael Gough (Eng) and Waleed Yaqub (Pak)
Player of the match: Zaman Khan (Lahore Qalandars)
  • Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.

Match 14
6 February 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Islamabad United
177/6 (20 overs)
v
Karachi Kings PSL-homeground.jpg
135/9 (20 overs)
Paul Stirling 39 (30)
Chris Jordan 2/36 (4 overs)
Mohammad Nabi 47* (28)
Shadab Khan 4/15 (4 overs)
Islamabad United won by 42 runs
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Ahsan Raza (Pak)
Player of the match: Shadab Khan (Islamabad United)
  • Islamabad United won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 18
12 February 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Islamabad United
199/8 (20 overs)
v
Quetta Gladiators
203/5 (19.4 overs)
Alex Hales 62 (38)
Shahid Afridi 2/27 (4 overs)
Jason Roy 54 (27)
Shadab Khan 3/25 (4 overs)
Quetta Gladiators won by 5 wickets
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Richard Illingworth (Eng)
Player of the match: Sarfaraz Ahmed (Quetta Gladiators)
  • Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
  • Zeeshan Zameer (Islamabad United) made his T20 debut.

Match 21
14 February 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Islamabad United
191/7 (20 overs)
v
Karachi Kings
190/8 (20 overs)
Shadab Khan 34 (26)
Imad Wasim 2/30 (4 overs)
Imad Wasim 55 (28)
Waqas Maqsood 3/34 (4 overs)
Islamabad United won by 1 run
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Asif Yaqoob (Pak) and Richard Illingworth (Eng)
Player of the match: Asif Ali (Islamabad United)
  • Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field.
  • As a result of this match, Karachi Kings were eliminated from the tournament. [6] [7]

Match 24
17 February 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Peshawar Zalmi
206/8 (20 overs)
v
Islamabad United
196/7 (20 overs)
Mohammad Haris 70 (32)
Faheem Ashraf 3/33 (4 overs)
Azam Khan 85 (46)
Salman Irshad 3/29 (4 overs)
Peshawar Zalmi won by 10 runs
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Richard Illingworth (Eng)
Player of the match: Mohammad Haris (Peshawar Zalmi)
  • Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 27
19 February 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
PSL-homeground.jpg Lahore Qalandars
197/6 (20 overs)
v
Islamabad United
131/9 (20 overs)
Harry Brook 102* (49)
Faheem Ashraf 3/28 (4 overs)
Liam Dawson 31 (26)
Rashid Khan 2/19 (4 overs)
Lahore Qalandars won by 66 runs
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Rashid Riaz (Pak) and Richard Illingworth (Eng)
Player of the match: Harry Brook (Lahore Qalandars)
  • Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 29
20 February 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Islamabad United
105/7 (20 overs)
v
Multan Sultans
111/4 (17.2 overs)
Muhammad Musa 26* (21)
Imran Tahir 2/8 (4 overs)
Mohammad Rizwan 51* (42)
Liam Dawson 3/16 (4 overs)
Multan Sultans won by 6 wickets
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Michael Gough (Eng) and Rashid Riaz (Pak)
Player of the match: Imran Tahir (Multan Sultans)
  • 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

Eliminator 1

Match 32
24 February 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Peshawar Zalmi
169/5 (20 overs)
v
Islamabad United
170/5 (19.3 overs)
Kamran Akmal 58 (39)
Hasan Ali 3/30 (4 overs)
Alex Hales 62 (49)
Salman Irshad 3/31 (4 overs)
Islamabad United won by 5 wickets
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Michael Gough (Eng)
Player of the match: Faheem Ashraf (Islamabad United)
  • Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to bat.

Eliminator 2

Match 33
25 February 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
PSL-homeground.jpg Lahore Qalandars
168/7 (20 overs)
v
Islamabad United
162 (19.4 overs)
Abdullah Shafique 52 (28)
Liam Dawson 2/24 (4 overs)
Azam Khan 40 (28)
Haris Rauf 2/31 (4 overs)
Lahore Qalandars won by 6 runs
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Michael Gough (Eng) and Richard Illingworth (Eng)
Player of the match: David Wiese (Lahore Qalandars)
  • Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to bat.

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