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Quetta Gladiators
2023 season
CoachMoin Khan
CaptainSarfaraz Ahmed
Mohammad Nawaz
PSL 2023League stage
Most runsMartin Guptill (310)[1]
Most wicketsMohammad Nawaz (9)[2]
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Quetta Gladiators is a franchise cricket team that represents Quetta 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 Moin Khan,[3][4] and captained by Sarfaraz Ahmed.[5][6]

Squad

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  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
  • Ages are given as of 13 February 2023, the date of the first match in the tournament
No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Year signed Notes
Batsmen
1 Najibullah Zadran  Afghanistan (1993-02-28)28 February 1993 (aged 29) Left-handed Right-arm off break 2023 Partial replacement for Jason Roy
11 Abdul Bangalzai  Pakistan (2003-03-23)23 March 2003 (aged 19) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2022
17 Yasir Khan  Pakistan (2002-04-13)13 April 2002 (aged 20) Right-handed — 2023
20 Jason Roy  England (1990-07-21)21 July 1990 (aged 32) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2022
31 Martin Guptill  New Zealand (1986-09-30)30 September 1986 (aged 36) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2023
33 Will Smeed  England (2001-10-26)26 October 2001 (aged 21) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2022
59 Saud Shakeel  Pakistan (1997-09-05)5 September 1997 (aged 25) Left-handed Left-arm orthodox 2023
96 Umar Akmal  Pakistan (1990-05-26)26 May 1990 (aged 32) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2022
100 Omair Yousuf  Pakistan (1998-12-27)27 December 1998 (aged 24) Right-handed — 2023
— Ahsan Ali[a]  Pakistan (1993-12-10)10 December 1993 (aged 29) Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2022
All-rounders
8 Mohammad Hafeez  Pakistan (1980-10-17)17 October 1980 (aged 42) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2023 Full replacement for Ahsan Ali
9 Will Jacks[b]  England (1998-11-21)21 November 1998 (aged 24) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2023
21 Mohammad Nawaz  Pakistan (1994-03-21)21 March 1994 (aged 28) Left-handed Left-arm orthodox 2016 Vice Captain
29 Dwaine Pretorius  South Africa (1989-03-29)29 March 1989 (aged 33) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2023 Partial replacement for Odean Smith
32 Qais Ahmad  Afghanistan (1994-03-21)21 March 1994 (aged 28) Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2023 Full replacement for Wanindu Hasaranga
49 Wanindu Hasaranga[c]  Sri Lanka (1997-07-29)29 July 1997 (aged 25) Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2023
95 Iftikhar Ahmed  Pakistan (1990-09-03)3 September 1990 (aged 32) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2022
Wicket-keepers
25 Bismillah Khan  Pakistan (1990-03-01)1 March 1990 (aged 32) Right-handed — 2023 Partial replacement for Sarfaraz Ahmed
54 Sarfaraz Ahmed  Pakistan (1987-05-22)22 May 1987 (aged 35) Right-handed — 2016 Captain
Bowlers
7 Muhammad Zahid  Pakistan (1994-03-16)16 March 1994 (aged 28) Right-handed Right-arm fast 2023
13 Umaid Asif  Pakistan (1984-04-30)30 April 1984 (aged 38) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2023
53 Nuwan Thushara  Sri Lanka (1994-08-06)6 August 1994 (aged 28) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2023 Partial replacement for Naveen-ul-Haq
58 Odean Smith  West Indies (1996-11-01)1 November 1996 (aged 26) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2023
71 Naseem Shah  Pakistan (2003-02-15)15 February 2003 (aged 19) Right-handed Right-arm fast 2019
78 Naveen-ul-Haq  Afghanistan (1999-09-23)23 September 1999 (aged 23) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2022
87 Mohammad Hasnain  Pakistan (2000-04-05)5 April 2000 (aged 22) Right-handed Right-arm fast 2019 Ambassador
97 Aimal Khan  Pakistan (2004-10-17)17 October 2004 (aged 18) Right-handed Right-arm fast 2023
  1. ^ Ali suffered an injury which ruled him out of the tournament.[7]
  2. ^ Jacks withdrew from the tournament due to international duty.
  3. ^ Hasaranga was unable to participate due to NOC issues.[8]

Management and coaching staff

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Name Position
Moin Khan Head coach
Umar Gul Bowling coach
Viv Richards Mentor

Kit manufacturers and sponsors

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Season standings

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Points table

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Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
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
Source: ESPNcricinfo
  • The top 4 teams qualified for the playoffs.
  •   Advances to Qualifier.
  •   Advances to Eliminator 1.

Notes:

  • C = Champions;
  • R = Runner-up;
  • (x) = Position at the end of the tournament

Group fixtures

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Match 3
15 February 2023
18:00 (N)
Scorecard
Quetta Gladiators
110 (18.5 overs)
v
Multan Sultans (H)
111/1 (13.3 overs)
Jason Roy 27 (18)
Ihsanullah 5/12 (4 overs)
Rilee Rossouw 78* (42)
Nuwan Thushara 1/21 (2 overs)
Multan Sultans won by 9 wickets
Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan
Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak)
Player of the match: Ihsanullah (Multan Sultans)
  • Multan Sultans won the toss and elected to field.
Match 6
18 February 2023
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Quetta Gladiators
168/7 (20 overs)
v
Karachi Kings (H)
162/5 (20 overs)
Martin Guptill 117 (67)
Imad Wasim 3/16 (4 overs)
Shoaib Malik 71* (49)
Mohammad Hasnain 2/29 (4 overs)
Quetta Gladiators won by 6 runs
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Alex Wharf (Eng)
Player of the match: Martin Guptill (Quetta Gladiators)
  • Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Match 9
20 February 2023
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Quetta Gladiators
154/4 (20 overs)
v
Peshawar Zalmi
157/6 (18.3 overs)
Iftikhar Ahmed 50* (34)
Usman Qadir 2/26 (4 overs)
James Neesham 38 (23)
Mohammad Hasnain 3/13 (4 overs)
Peshawar Zalmi won by 4 wickets
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Alex Wharf (Eng) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL)
Player of the match: James Neesham (Peshawar Zalmi)
  • Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to field.
Match 10
21 February 2023
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Lahore Qalandars
198/6 (20 overs)
v
Quetta Gladiators
135/8 (20 overs)
Shai Hope 47 (32)
Qais Ahmad 2/36 (4 overs)
Jason Roy 48 (30)
Shaheen Afridi 3/22 (4 overs)
Lahore Qalandars won by 63 runs
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Alex Wharf (Eng) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL)
Player of the match: Shaheen Afridi (Lahore Qalandars)
  • Quetta Gladiators 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 18
2 March 2023
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
(H) Lahore Qalandars
148 (19.2 overs)
v
Quetta Gladiators
131/7 (20 overs)
Sikandar Raza 71* (34)
Mohammed Nawaz 2/19 (3 overs)
Will Smeed 32 (25)
Haris Rauf 3/22 (4 overs)
Lahore Qalandars won by 17 runs
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Martin Saggers (Eng)
Player of the match: Sikandar Raza (Lahore Qalandars)
  • Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
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.[9]
Match 22
6 March 2023
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Karachi Kings
164/6 (20 overs)
v
Quetta Gladiators
168/6 (19.5 overs)
Adam Rossington 69 (45)
Aimal Khan 2/26 (4 overs)
Martin Guptill 86* (56)
Tabraiz Shamsi 2/20 (4 overs)
Quetta Gladiators won by 4 wickets
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Umpires: Martin Saggers (Eng) and Rashid Riaz (Pak)
Player of the match: Martin Guptill (Quetta Gladiators)
  • Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
Match 25
8 March 2023
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Peshawar Zalmi
240/2 (20 overs)
v
Quetta Gladiators
243/2 (18.2 overs)
Babar Azam 115 (65)
Dwaine Pretorius 1/40 (4 overs)
Jason Roy 145* (63)
Mujeeb Ur Rahman 1/38 (4 overs)
Quetta Gladiators won by 8 wickets
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Martin Saggers (Eng)
Player of the match: Jason Roy (Quetta Gladiators)
  • Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to bat.
  • This was the second highest run-chase in PSL history.[10]
Match 28
11 March 2023
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Multan Sultans
262/3 (20 overs)
v
Quetta Gladiators
253/8 (20 overs)
Usman Khan 120 (43)
Qais Ahmad 2/77 (4 overs)
Omair Yousuf 67 (36)
Abbas Afridi 5/47 (4 overs)
Multan Sultans won by 9 runs
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Umpires: Alex Wharf (Eng) and Martin Saggers (Eng)
Player of the match: Abbas Afridi (Multan Sultans)
  • Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
  • Usman Khan (Multan Sultans) scored the fastest century in terms of balls (36) in PSL history.[11]
  • This was the highest total scored by a team in PSL history.[12]
  • As a result of this match, Peshawar Zalmi qualified for the playoffs.[13]

Statistics

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Most runs

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Player Innings Runs High score 50s 100s
Martin Guptill 9 310 117 1 1
Jason Roy 7 245 145* 0 1
Iftikhar Ahmed 9 189 53 2 0
Sarfaraz Ahmed 8 162 41 0 0
Mohammad Hafeez 6 135 48 0 0

Most wickets

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Player Innings Wickets Best bowling
Mohammad Nawaz 10 9 2/17
Mohammad Hasnain 6 8 3/13
Naseem Shah 9 7 2/31
Qais Ahmad 4 6 2/36
Odean Smith 6 5 2/41

References

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  1. ^ "2023 - Quetta Gladiators Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  2. ^ "2023 - Quetta Gladiators Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  3. ^ "PSL 8: Moin Khan says Quetta Gladiators will make comeback this year". www.geosuper.tv. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Quetta coach Moin slams Sarfaraz after getting knocked out of PSL 8". cricketpakistan.com.pk. 12 March 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  5. ^ "PSL 2023: Sarfaraz confident of 'good show' by Quetta Gladiators". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  6. ^ "PSL 2023: Quetta Gladiators captain Sarfaraz Ahmed ruled out of today's clash against Peshawar Zalmi". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  7. ^ "MS vs QG: Five stats about the exciting clash". www.geosuper.tv. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  8. ^ "PSL 2023: Gladiators to miss Sri Lanka's Wanindu Hasaranga". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  9. ^ "PSL 8: Munro stars as Islamabad United beat Quetta Gladiators to qualify for playoffs". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  10. ^ "Unbeaten Roy pulls off record-breaking run-chase in PSL for Quetta". Geo Super. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  11. ^ "PSL 2023: Usman Khan smashes fastest PSL century". Geo News. 11 March 2023.
  12. ^ "Usman hits fastest hundred as Multan post highest total in tournament's history". Geo Super. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  13. ^ "PSL Points Table: Zalmi qualify for playoffs after Sultans beat Gladiators". www.geosuper.tv. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
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