2023 Islamabad United season

Islamabad United
2023 season
CoachAzhar Mahmood
CaptainShadab Khan
Ground(s)Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium
PSL 2023Play-offs (4th)
Most runsColin Munro (298)[1]
Most wicketsHasan 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]

Squad

  • 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 Bowing style Year signed Notes
Batsmen
1 Paul Stirling  Ireland (1990-09-03)3 September 1990 (aged 32) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2021
10 Alex Hales  England (1989-01-03)3 January 1989 (aged 34) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2021
12 Sohaib Maqsood  Pakistan (1987-04-15)15 April 1987 (aged 35) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2023
45 Asif Ali  Pakistan (1991-10-01)1 October 1991 (aged 31) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2016 Vice captain
72 Rassie van der Dussen  South Africa (1989-02-07)7 February 1989 (aged 34) Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2023 Partial replacement for Moeen Ali
77 Hassan Nawaz  Pakistan (2004-08-21)21 August 2004 (aged 18) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2023
82 Colin Munro  New Zealand (1987-03-11)11 March 1987 (aged 35) Left-handed Right-arm medium fast 2020
All-rounders
7 Shadab Khan  Pakistan (1998-10-04)4 October 1998 (aged 24) Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2017 Captain
18 Moeen Ali  England (1987-07-18)18 July 1987 (aged 35) Left-handed Right-arm off break 2023
41 Faheem Ashraf  Pakistan (1994-01-16)16 January 1994 (aged 29) Left-handed Right-arm fast medium 2018
53 Mubasir Khan  Pakistan (2002-04-24)24 April 2002 (aged 20) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2022
59 Tom Curran  England (1995-03-12)12 March 1995 (aged 27) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2023
74 Mohammad Wasim  Pakistan (2001-08-25)25 August 2001 (aged 21) Right-handed Right-arm medium fast 2021
Wicket-keepers
21 Rahmanullah Gurbaz  Afghanistan (2001-11-28)28 November 2001 (aged 21) Right-handed — 2022
23 Azam Khan  Pakistan (1998-08-10)10 August 1998 (aged 24) Right-handed — 2022
Bowlers
5 Fazalhaq Farooqi  Afghanistan (2000-09-22)22 September 2000 (aged 22) Right-handed Left-arm fast-medium 2023
11 Rumman Raees  Pakistan (1991-10-18)18 October 1991 (aged 31) Right-handed Right-arm fast medium 2023
17 Zafar Gohar  Pakistan (1995-02-01)1 February 1995 (aged 28) Left-handed Left-arm orthodox 2018
30 Zeeshan Zameer  Pakistan (2002-08-10)10 August 2002 (aged 20) Right-handed Right-arm fast medium 2022
32 Hasan Ali  Pakistan (1994-07-02)2 July 1994 (aged 28) Right-handed Right-arm medium fast 2021
37 Gus Atkinson  England (1998-01-19)19 January 1998 (aged 25) Right-handed Right-arm fast 2023 Partial replacement for Rahmanullah Gurbaz
40 Abrar Ahmed  Pakistan (1998-10-16)16 October 1998 (aged 24) Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2023
60 Tymal Mills  England (1992-07-12)12 July 1992 (aged 30) Right-handed Left-arm fast-medium 2023 Partial replacement for Alex Hales

Administration and support staff

Position Name
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

Kit manufacturers and sponsors

Source: Sports Mint Media[6]

Season standings

Points table

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

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

Player Innings Runs High score 50s 100s
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

Most wickets

Player Innings Wickets Best bowling
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

References

  1. ^ "2023 - Islamabad United Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  2. ^ "2023 - Islamabad United Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Azhar Mahmood joins Islamabad United as head coach". Cricketpakistan. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Islamabad United name Azhar Mahmood as head coach". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Shoaib Akhtar sees Shadab Khan as the next Pakistan captain". The Indian Express. 27 February 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  6. ^ "PSL 8 Sponsors Watch: Islamabad United". SportsMint Media. 17 February 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  7. ^ "PSL 8: Munro stars as Islamabad United beat Quetta Gladiators to qualify for playoffs". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  8. ^ "Fakhar, bowlers maul Islamabad in heaviest-ever PSL defeat". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 March 2023.