Quetta Gladiators in 2018

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]

Quetta Gladiators
2018 season
CoachMoin Khan
CaptainSarfraz Ahmed
PSL 2018Playoffs (4th)
Most runsShane Watson (319)[1]
Most wicketsRahat Ali (15)[2]
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Squad
  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
No. Name Nat. Birth date Bat Bowl Contract signed year Notes
Batsmen
5 Saud Shakeel  Pakistan (1995-09-05) 5 September 1995 L L orthodox 2018
8 Saad Ali  Pakistan (1994-10-05) 5 October 1994 L R medium 2018
9 Rameez Raja  Pakistan (1987-07-31) 31 July 1987 R R off break 2018
10 Rilee Rossouw  South Africa (1989-10-09) 9 October 1989 L R off break 2018 Overseas
20 Jason Roy  England (1990-07-21) 21 July 1990 R R medium 2018 Overseas
24 Kevin Pietersen  England (1980-06-27) 27 June 1980 R R off break 2018 Overseas
32 Tom Kohler-Cadmore  England (1994-08-19) 19 August 1994 R R off spin 2018 Replacement signing; Overseas
81 Asad Shafiq  Pakistan (1986-01-28) 28 January 1986 R R off break 2018
All-rounders
1 John Hastings  Australia (1985-11-04) 4 November 1985 R R fast medium 2018 Overseas
21 Mohammad Nawaz  Pakistan (1994-03-21) 21 March 1994 R slow L orthodox 2018
22 Jofra Archer  England (1995-04-01) 1 April 1995 R R fast medium 2018 Overseas
26 Carlos Brathwaite  Barbados (1988-07-18) 18 July 1988 R R fast medium 2018 Overseas
30 Mahmudullah  Bangladesh (1986-02-04) 4 February 1986 R R off spin 2018 Overseas
33 Shane Watson  Australia (1981-06-17) 17 June 1981 R R fast medium 2018 Overseas
48 Anwar Ali  Pakistan (1987-11-25) 25 November 1987 R R fast medium 2018
84 Umar Amin  Pakistan (1989-10-16) 16 October 1989 L R medium 2018
Wicket-keepers
45 Azam Khan  Pakistan (1998-08-10) 10 August 1998 L — 2018
54 Sarfraz Ahmed  Pakistan (1987-05-22) 22 May 1987 R — 2018 Captain
Bowlers
4 Faraz Ahmed  Pakistan (1984-10-16) 16 October 1984 R Slow L orthodox 2018
16 Hasan Khan  Pakistan (1998-10-16) 16 October 1998 R slow L orthodox 2018
19 Rashid Khan  Afghanistan (1998-09-20) 20 September 1998 R R leg-break 2018 Overseas
55 Ben Laughlin  Australia (1982-10-03) 3 October 1982 R R fast medium 2018 Overseas
66 Mir Hamza  Pakistan (1992-11-10) 10 November 1992 R L medium fast 2018
90 Rahat Ali  Pakistan (1988-09-12) 12 September 1988 R L medium fast 2018
100 Chris Green  Australia (1993-10-01) 1 October 1993 R R off break 2018

    Teams standings

    Points table
    Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
    1 Islamabad United (C) 10 7 3 0 14 0.296
    2 Karachi Kings (3rd) 10 5 4 1 11 0.028
    3 Peshawar Zalmi (R) 10 5 5 0 10 0.464
    4 Quetta Gladiators (4th) 10 5 5 0 10 0.312
    5 Multan Sultans 10 4 5 1 9 −0.191
    6 Lahore Qalandars 10 3 7 0 6 −0.931
    Source: ESPNcricinfo
    • The top 4 teams qualified for the playoffs
    •   Advanced to Qualifier
    •   Advanced to Eliminator 1

    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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