2023 Islamabad United season

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Islamabad United
2023 season
Coach Azhar Mahmood
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]

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]

Contents

Squad

No.NameNationalityBirth dateBatting styleBowing styleYear signedNotes
Batsmen
1 Paul Stirling Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 3 September 1990 (aged 32)Right-handedRight-arm off break 2021
10 Alex Hales Flag of England.svg  England 3 January 1989 (aged 34)Right-handedRight-arm medium 2021
12 Sohaib Maqsood Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 15 April 1987 (aged 35)Right-handedRight-arm off break 2023
45 Asif Ali Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 1 October 1991 (aged 31)Right-handedRight-arm off break 2016 Vice captain
72 Rassie van der Dussen Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 7 February 1989 (aged 34)Right-handedRight-arm leg break 2023Partial replacement for Moeen Ali
77 Hassan Nawaz Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 21 August 2004 (aged 18)Right-handedRight-arm off break 2023
82 Colin Munro Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 11 March 1987 (aged 35)Left-handedRight-arm medium fast 2020
All-rounders
7 Shadab Khan Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 4 October 1998 (aged 24)Right-handedRight-arm leg break 2017 Captain
18 Moeen Ali Flag of England.svg  England 18 July 1987 (aged 35)Left-handedRight-arm off break 2023
41 Faheem Ashraf Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 16 January 1994 (aged 29)Left-handedRight-arm fast medium 2018
53 Mubasir Khan Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 24 April 2002 (aged 20)Right-handedRight-arm off break 2022
59 Tom Curran Flag of England.svg  England 12 March 1995 (aged 27)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium 2023
74 Mohammad Wasim Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 25 August 2001 (aged 21)Right-handedRight-arm medium fast 2021
Wicket-keepers
21 Rahmanullah Gurbaz Flag of Afghanistan (2004-2021).svg  Afghanistan 28 November 2001 (aged 21)Right-handed2022
23 Azam Khan Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 10 August 1998 (aged 24)Right-handed2022
Bowlers
5 Fazalhaq Farooqi Flag of Afghanistan (2004-2021).svg  Afghanistan 22 September 2000 (aged 22)Right-handedLeft-arm fast-medium 2023
11 Rumman Raees Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 18 October 1991 (aged 31)Right-handedRight-arm fast medium 2023
17 Zafar Gohar Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 1 February 1995 (aged 28)Left-handedLeft-arm orthodox 2018
30 Zeeshan Zameer Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 10 August 2002 (aged 20)Right-handedRight-arm fast medium 2022
32 Hasan Ali Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 2 July 1994 (aged 28)Right-handedRight-arm medium fast 2021
37 Gus Atkinson Flag of England.svg  England 19 January 1998 (aged 25)Right-handedRight-arm fast 2023Partial replacement for Rahmanullah Gurbaz
40 Abrar Ahmed Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 16 October 1998 (aged 24)Right-handedRight-arm leg break 2023
60 Tymal Mills Flag of England.svg  England 12 July 1992 (aged 30)Right-handedLeft-arm fast-medium 2023Partial replacement for Alex Hales

Administration and support staff

PositionName
General managerRehan Ul Haq
Head coach Azhar Mahmood
Assistant coach Saeed Ajmal
Batting coach Ashley Wright
Bowling coach James Franklin
Performance coachHanif Malik
Team doctorJason Pilgram

Kit manufacturers and sponsors

Source: Sports Mint Media [6]

Season standings

Points table

PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR
1 Lahore Qalandars (C)10730140.915
2 Multan Sultans (R)10640120.500
3 Islamabad United (4th)1064012−0.708
4 Peshawar Zalmi (3rd)1055010−0.452
5 Karachi Kings 1037060.756
6 Quetta Gladiators 103706−1.066
Source: ESPNcricinfo

Notes:

Group fixtures

Match 4
16 February 2023
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
(H) Karachi Kings
173/7 (20 overs)
v
Islamabad United
178/6 (18.2 overs)
Haider Ali 59 (45)
Rumman Raees 2/26 (4 overs)
Colin Munro 58 (28)
Mohammad Amir 2/30 (4 overs)
Islamabad United won by 4 wickets
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) and Alex Wharf (Eng)
Player of the match: Colin Munro (Islamabad United)
  • Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.

Match 7
19 February 2023
14:00
Scorecard
(H) Multan Sultans
190/4 (20 overs)
v
Islamabad United
138 (17.5 overs)
David Miller 52 (25)
Rumman Raees 1/25 (3 overs)
Rassie van der Dussen 49 (32)
Abbas Afridi 4/22 (3 overs)
Multan Sultans won by 52 runs
Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan
Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak)
Player of the match: Abbas Afridi (Multan Sultans)
  • Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.

Match 12
23 February 2023
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Peshawar Zalmi
156/8 (20 overs)
v
Islamabad United
159/4 (14.5 overs)
Babar Azam 75* (58)
Hasan Ali 3/35 (4 overs)
Rahmanullah Gurbaz 62 (31)
James Neesham 1/21 (2 overs)
Islamabad United won by 6 wickets
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Michael Gough (Eng) and Richard Illingworth (Eng)
Player of the match: Hasan Ali (Islamabad United)
  • Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.

Match 13
24 February 2023
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Islamabad United
220/6 (20 overs)
v
Quetta Gladiators
157 (19.1 overs)
Azam Khan 97 (42)
Odean Smith 2/41 (4 overs)
Mohammad Hafeez 48 (26)
Fazalhaq Farooqi 3/28 (3.1 overs)
Islamabad United won by 63 runs
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Michael Gough (Eng) and Rashid Riaz (Pak)
Player of the match: Azam Khan (Islamabad United)
  • Islamabad United won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Aimal Khan (Quetta Gladiators) made his T20 debut.

Match 16
27 February 2023
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
(H) Lahore Qalandars
200/7 (20 overs)
v
Islamabad United
90 (13.5 overs)
Abdullah Shafique 45 (24)
Tom Curran 3/34 (4 overs)
Rahmanullah Gurbaz 23 (17)
David Wiese 3/17 (3 overs)
Lahore Qalandars won by 110 runs
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Michael Gough (Eng)
Player of the match: David Wiese (Lahore Qalandars)
  • Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 19
3 March 2023
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Karachi Kings
201/5 (20 overs)
v
Islamabad United (H)
204/4 (19.2 overs)
Imad Wasim 92* (54)
Tom Curran 2/43 (4 overs)
Azam Khan 72* (41)
Mohammad Amir 1/40 (4 overs)
Tabraiz Shamsi 1/40 (4 overs)
Islamabad United won by 6 wickets
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Umpires: Michael Gough (Eng) and Richard Illingworth (Eng)
Player of the match: Azam Khan (Islamabad United)
  • Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 21
5 March 2023
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Quetta Gladiators
179/6 (20 overs)
v
Islamabad United (H)
183/8 (19.3 overs)
Najibullah Zadran 59 (34)
Fazalhaq Farooqi 3/25 (4 overs)
Colin Munro 63 (29)
Umaid Asif 3/37 (4 overs)
Islamabad United won by 2 wickets
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Rashid Riaz (Pak)
Player of the match: Fazalhaq Farooqi (Islamabad United)
  • Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.
  • As a result of this match, Islamabad United qualified for the playoffs. [7]

Match 24
7 March 2023
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Multan Sultans
205/5 (20 overs)
v
Islamabad United (H)
209/8 (19.5 overs)
Shan Masood 75 (50)
Shadab Khan 2/26 (4 overs)
Faheem Ashraf 51* (26)
Anwar Ali 3/33 (4 overs)
Islamabad United won by 2 wickets
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Rashid Riaz (Pak)
Player of the match: Faheem Ashraf (Islamabad United)
  • Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.

Match 26
9 March 2023
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Lahore Qalandars
226/5 (20 overs)
v
Islamabad United (H)
107 (15.1 overs)
Fakhar Zaman 115 (57)
Fazalhaq Farooqi 3/40 (4 overs)
Hasan Ali 18 (13)
Rashid Khan 4/21 (4 overs)
Lahore Qalandars won by 119 runs
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Aleem Dar (Pak)
Player of the match: Fakhar Zaman (Lahore Qalandars)
  • Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to bat.
  • This was the largest victory in PSL history in terms of runs. [8]

Match 29
12 March 2023
14:00
Scorecard
Peshawar Zalmi
179/8 (20 overs)
v
Islamabad United (H)
166 (19.4 overs)
Mohammad Haris 79 (39)
Hasan Ali 3/39 (4 overs)
Faheem Ashraf 38 (13)
Khurram Shahzad 3/13 (1.4 overs)
Peshawar Zalmi won by 13 runs
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Martin Saggers (Eng)
Player of the match: Mohammad Haris (Peshawar Zalmi)
  • Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.

Playoffs

Eliminator 1

Match 32
16 March 2023
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Peshawar Zalmi
183/8 (20 overs)
v
Islamabad United
171/6 (20 overs)
Babar Azam 64 (39)
Shadab Khan 2/40 (4 overs)
Sohaib Maqsood 60 (48)
Salman Irshad 2/18 (4 overs)
Peshawar Zalmi won by 12 runs
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Ahsan Raza (Pak)
Player of the match: Aamer Jamal (Peshawar Zalmi)
  • Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.

Statistics

Most runs

PlayerInningsRunsHigh score50s100s
Colin Munro 112986320
Azam Khan 92829720
Faheem Ashraf 1021551*10
Rahmanullah Gurbaz 81766210
Rassie van der Dussen 61484900

Most wickets

PlayerInningsWicketsBest bowling
Hasan Ali 8133/35
Shadab Khan 11122/24
Fazalhaq Farooqi 6113/25
Tom Curran 583/34
Mohammad Wasim 682/38

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