2023 season | |||
Coach | Azhar Mahmood | ||
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Captain | Shadab Khan | ||
Ground(s) | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium | ||
PSL 2023 | Play-offs (4th) | ||
Most runs | Colin Munro (298) [1] | ||
Most wickets | Hasan Ali (13) [2] | ||
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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 2023 Pakistan Super League. The team was coached by Azhar Mahmood, [3] [4] and captained by Shadab Khan. [5]
No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowing style | Year signed | Notes | |
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Batsmen | ||||||||
1 | Paul Stirling | Ireland | 3 September 1990 (aged 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2021 | ||
10 | Alex Hales | England | 3 January 1989 (aged 34) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2021 | ||
12 | Sohaib Maqsood | Pakistan | 15 April 1987 (aged 35) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2023 | ||
45 | Asif Ali | Pakistan | 1 October 1991 (aged 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2016 | Vice captain | |
72 | Rassie van der Dussen | South Africa | 7 February 1989 (aged 34) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2023 | Partial replacement for Moeen Ali | |
77 | Hassan Nawaz | Pakistan | 21 August 2004 (aged 18) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2023 | ||
82 | Colin Munro | New Zealand | 11 March 1987 (aged 35) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 2020 | ||
All-rounders | ||||||||
7 | Shadab Khan | Pakistan | 4 October 1998 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2017 | Captain | |
18 | Moeen Ali | England | 18 July 1987 (aged 35) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2023 | ||
41 | Faheem Ashraf | Pakistan | 16 January 1994 (aged 29) | Left-handed | Right-arm fast medium | 2018 | ||
53 | Mubasir Khan | Pakistan | 24 April 2002 (aged 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2022 | ||
59 | Tom Curran | England | 12 March 1995 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2023 | ||
74 | Mohammad Wasim | Pakistan | 25 August 2001 (aged 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 2021 | ||
Wicket-keepers | ||||||||
21 | Rahmanullah Gurbaz | Afghanistan | 28 November 2001 (aged 21) | Right-handed | — | 2022 | ||
23 | Azam Khan | Pakistan | 10 August 1998 (aged 24) | Right-handed | — | 2022 | ||
Bowlers | ||||||||
5 | Fazalhaq Farooqi | Afghanistan | 22 September 2000 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2023 | ||
11 | Rumman Raees | Pakistan | 18 October 1991 (aged 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | 2023 | ||
17 | Zafar Gohar | Pakistan | 1 February 1995 (aged 28) | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | 2018 | ||
30 | Zeeshan Zameer | Pakistan | 10 August 2002 (aged 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | 2022 | ||
32 | Hasan Ali | Pakistan | 2 July 1994 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 2021 | ||
37 | Gus Atkinson | England | 19 January 1998 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2023 | Partial replacement for Rahmanullah Gurbaz | |
40 | Abrar Ahmed | Pakistan | 16 October 1998 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2023 | ||
60 | Tymal Mills | England | 12 July 1992 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2023 | Partial replacement for Alex Hales |
Position | Name |
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General manager | Rehan Ul Haq |
Head coach | Azhar Mahmood |
Assistant coach | Saeed Ajmal |
Batting coach | Ashley Wright |
Bowling coach | James Franklin |
Performance coach | Hanif Malik |
Team doctor | Jason Pilgram |
| Home kit | Away kit |
Source: Sports Mint Media [6]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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1 | Lahore Qalandars (C) | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0.915 |
2 | Multan Sultans (R) | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0.500 |
3 | Islamabad United (4th) | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 12 | −0.708 |
4 | Peshawar Zalmi (3rd) | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | −0.452 |
5 | Karachi Kings | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0.756 |
6 | Quetta Gladiators | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | −1.066 |
Notes:
(H) Karachi Kings 173/7 (20 overs) | v | Islamabad United 178/6 (18.2 overs) |
(H) Multan Sultans 190/4 (20 overs) | v | Islamabad United 138 (17.5 overs) |
Peshawar Zalmi 156/8 (20 overs) | v | Islamabad United 159/4 (14.5 overs) |
Islamabad United 220/6 (20 overs) | v | Quetta Gladiators 157 (19.1 overs) |
(H) Lahore Qalandars 200/7 (20 overs) | v | Islamabad United 90 (13.5 overs) |
Karachi Kings 201/5 (20 overs) | v | Islamabad United (H) 204/4 (19.2 overs) |
Quetta Gladiators 179/6 (20 overs) | v | Islamabad United (H) 183/8 (19.3 overs) |
Multan Sultans 205/5 (20 overs) | v | Islamabad United (H) 209/8 (19.5 overs) |
Lahore Qalandars 226/5 (20 overs) | v | Islamabad United (H) 107 (15.1 overs) |
Peshawar Zalmi 179/8 (20 overs) | v | Islamabad United (H) 166 (19.4 overs) |
Peshawar Zalmi 183/8 (20 overs) | v | Islamabad United 171/6 (20 overs) |
Player | Innings | Runs | High score | 50s | 100s |
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Colin Munro | 11 | 298 | 63 | 2 | 0 |
Azam Khan | 9 | 282 | 97 | 2 | 0 |
Faheem Ashraf | 10 | 215 | 51* | 1 | 0 |
Rahmanullah Gurbaz | 8 | 176 | 62 | 1 | 0 |
Rassie van der Dussen | 6 | 148 | 49 | 0 | 0 |
Player | Innings | Wickets | Best bowling |
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Hasan Ali | 8 | 13 | 3/35 |
Shadab Khan | 11 | 12 | 2/24 |
Fazalhaq Farooqi | 6 | 11 | 3/25 |
Tom Curran | 5 | 8 | 3/34 |
Mohammad Wasim | 6 | 8 | 2/38 |
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