2024 Quetta Gladiators season

Quetta Gladiators
2024 season
CoachShane Watson
CaptainRilee Rossouw
PSL 2024Playoffs (4th)
Most runsSaud Shakeel (323)[1]
Most wicketsAbrar Ahmed (10)[2]
← 2023

Quetta Gladiators is a franchise cricket team that represents Quetta in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). They were one of the six teams that are competing in the 2024 Pakistan Super League. The team was coached by Shane Watson,[3] and captained by Rilee Rossouw.[4]

Squad

  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
  • Ages are given as of 17 February 2024, the date of the first match in the tournament.
No. Name Nationality Birth date Category Batting style Bowling style Year signed Notes
Batsmen
9 Rilee Rossouw  South Africa (1989-10-09)9 October 1989 (aged 34) Platinum Left-handed Right-arm off break 2024 Captain
20 Jason Roy  England (1990-07-21)21 July 1990 (aged 33) Diamond Right-handed Right-arm medium 2022
32 Laurie Evans  England (1987-10-12)12 October 1987 (aged 36) Supplementary Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2024
33 Will Smeed  England (2001-10-26)26 October 2001 (aged 22) Silver Right-handed Right-arm off break 2022
50 Sherfane Rutherford  West Indies (1998-08-15)15 August 1998 (aged 25) Platinum Left-handed Right-arm fast medium 2024
59 Saud Shakeel  Pakistan (1997-09-05)5 September 1997 (aged 26) Silver Left-handed Left-arm orthodox 2023 Vice-captain
84 Umar Amin  Pakistan (1989-10-16)16 October 1989 (aged 34) — Left-handed Right-arm medium 2024 Partial replacement for Wanindu Hasaranga
100 Omair Yousuf  Pakistan (1998-12-27)27 December 1998 (aged 25) Silver Right-handed — 2023
999 Khawaja Nafay  Pakistan (2002-02-13)13 February 2002 (aged 22) Emerging Right-handed Right-arm off break 2024
All-rounders
49 Wanindu Hasaranga  Sri Lanka (1997-07-29)29 July 1997 (aged 26) Diamond Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2023
74 Mohammad Wasim  Pakistan (2001-08-25)25 August 2001 (aged 22) Diamond Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2024
Wicket-keepers
21 Sajjad Ali  Pakistan (1994-02-03)3 February 1994 (aged 30) Silver Right-handed — 2024
25 Bismillah Khan  Pakistan (1990-03-01)1 March 1990 (aged 33) — Right-handed — 2023 Partial replacement for Wanindu Hasaranga
54 Sarfaraz Ahmed  Pakistan (1987-05-22)22 May 1987 (aged 36) Gold Right-handed — 2016
Bowlers
5 Mohammad Amir  Pakistan (1992-04-13)13 April 1992 (aged 31) Platinum Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium 2024
7 Akeal Hosein  West Indies (1993-04-25)25 April 1993 (aged 30) Supplementary Left-handed Left-arm orthodox 2024
11 Mohammad Hasnain  Pakistan (2000-04-05)5 April 2000 (aged 23) Gold Right-handed Right-arm fast 2019
14 Sohail Khan  Pakistan (1984-03-06)6 March 1984 (aged 39) Supplementary Right-handed Right-arm fast 2024
17 Usman Tariq  Pakistan Supplementary Right-handed Right-arm off break 2024
40 Abrar Ahmed  Pakistan (1998-10-16)16 October 1998 (aged 25) Gold Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2024
91 Usman Qadir  Pakistan (1993-08-10)10 August 1993 (aged 30) Silver Left-handed Right-arm leg break 2024
TBA Adil Naz  Pakistan (2002-05-02)2 May 2002 (aged 21) Emerging Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2024

Administration and coaching staff

Name Position
Moin Khan Director
Shane Watson Head coach
Shaun Tait Bowling coach
Viv Richards Mentor

Kit manufacturers and sponsors

Season standings

Points table

Pos Team
 Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Multan Sultans (R) 10 7 3 0 14 1.150
2 Peshawar Zalmi (3rd) 10 6 3 1 13 0.147
3 Islamabad United (C) 10 5 4 1 11 0.224
4 Quetta Gladiators (4th) 10 5 4 1 11 −0.921
5 Karachi Kings 10 4 6 0 8 −0.192
6 Lahore Qalandars 10 1 8 1 3 −0.554
Source: ESPNcricinfo

The four top-ranked teams qualified for the Playoffs.
  Advanced to Qualifier
  Advanced to Eliminator 1

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


Group fixtures

Match 2
18 February 2024
14:00
Scorecard
Quetta Gladiators
206/5 (20 overs)
v
Peshawar Zalmi
190/6 (20 overs)
Jason Roy 75 (48)
Salman Irshad 3/38 (4 overs)
Babar Azam 68 (42)
Abrar Ahmed 2/29 (4 overs)
Quetta Gladiators won by 16 runs
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Michael Gough (Eng) and Tariq Rasheed (Pak)
Player of the match: Saud Shakeel (Quetta Gladiators)
  • Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to field.
  • Mohammad Zeeshan (Peshawar Zalmi) made his T20 debut.
Match 4
19 February 2024
19:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Lahore Qalandars
187/7 (20 overs)
v
Quetta Gladiators
188/5 (19.1 overs)
Sahibzada Farhan 62 (43)
Akeal Hosein 2/17 (4 overs)
Khawaja Nafay 60* (31)
Sikandar Raza 1/25 (3 overs)
Quetta Gladiators won by 5 wickets
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Michael Gough (Eng)
Player of the match: Khawaja Nafay (Quetta Gladiators)
  • Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 8
22 February 2024
19:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Islamabad United
138/9 (20 overs)
v
Quetta Gladiators
139/7 (18.2 overs)
Salman Ali Agha 33 (23)
Abrar Ahmed 3/18 (4 overs)
Jason Roy 37 (18)
Shadab Khan 2/24 (4 overs)
Quetta Gladiators won by 3 wickets
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Richard Illingworth (Eng)
Player of the match: Rilee Rossouw (Quetta Gladiators)
  • Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
Match 11
25 February 2024
14:00
Scorecard
(H) Multan Sultans
180/4 (20 overs)
v
Quetta Gladiators
167/9 (20 overs)
Reeza Hendricks 72 (47)
Mohammad Amir 2/46 (4 overs)
Khawaja Nafay 36 (31)
Mohammad Ali 3/19 (4 overs)
Multan Sultans won by 13 runs
Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan
Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Chris Gaffaney (NZ)
Player of the match: Mohammad Ali (Multan Sultans)
  • Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
Match 16
29 February 2024
19:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Karachi Kings
165/8 (20 overs)
v
Quetta Gladiators
169/5 (20 overs)
James Vince 37 (25)
Abrar Ahmed 3/31 (4 overs)
Sherfane Rutherford 58* (31)
Zahid Mahmood 2/17 (4 overs)
Quetta Gladiators won by 5 wickets
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Abdul Muqeet (Pak)
Player of the match: Sherfane Rutherford (Quetta Gladiators)
  • Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
Match 18
2 March 2024
19:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
v
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to rain.
Match 22
6 March 2024
14:00
Scorecard
Quetta Gladiators
118 (19.1 overs)
v
Karachi Kings
121/3 (15.3 overs)
Saud Shakeel 33 (28)
Hasan Ali 4/15 (4 overs)
Tim Seifert 49 (31)
Mohammad Amir 1/23 (2 overs)
Karachi Kings won by 7 wickets
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Umpires: Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak)
Player of the match: Hasan Ali (Karachi Kings)
  • Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field.
  • As a result of this match, Lahore Qalandars were eliminated from the tournament.[5]
Match 25
8 March 2024
19:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Peshawar Zalmi
196/8 (20 overs)
v
Quetta Gladiators
120 (17.5 overs)
Babar Azam 53 (30)
Akeal Hosein 4/23 (4 overs)
Saud Shakeel 24 (12)
Khurram Shahzad 2/15 (2.5 overs)
Peshawar Zalmi won by 76 runs
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Umpires: Alex Wharf (Eng) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak)
Player of the match: Saim Ayub (Peshawar Zalmi)
  • Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
  • Akeal Hosein (Quetta Gladiators) took a hat-trick.[6]
  • As a result of this match, Peshawar Zalmi qualified for the playoffs.[7]
Match 28
10 March 2024
19:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Lahore Qalandars
166/4 (20 overs)
v
Quetta Gladiators
169/4 (20 overs)
Abdullah Shafique 59* (39)
Abrar Ahmed 2/31 (4 overs)
Saud Shakeel 88* (65)
Jahandad Khan 2/30 (4 overs)
Quetta Gladiators won by 6 wickets
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Rashid Riaz (Pak)
Player of the match: Saud Shakeel (Quetta Gladiators)
  • Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to bat.
  • As a result of this match, Quetta Gladiators qualified for the playoffs and Karachi Kings were eliminated from the tournament.
Match 30
12 March 2024
21:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Multan Sultans
185/4 (20 overs)
v
Quetta Gladiators
106 (15.5 overs)
Mohammad Rizwan 69 (47)
Mohammad Amir 2/40 (4 overs)
Omair Yousuf 37 (25)
David Willey 3/22 (4 overs)
Multan Sultans won by 79 runs
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Rashid Riaz (Pak)
Player of the match: Mohammad Rizwan (Multan Sultans)
  • Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.

Playoffs

Eliminator 1

Match 32
15 March 2024
21:00 (N)
Scorecard
Islamabad United
174/9 (20 overs)
v
Quetta Gladiators
135 (18.4 overs)
Martin Guptill 56 (47)
Mohammad Amir 2/20 (4 overs)
Omair Yousuf 50 (37)
Imad Wasim 3/12 (4 overs)
Islamabad United won by 39 runs
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Ahsan Raza (Pak)
Player of the match: Imad Wasim (Islamabad United)
  • Islamabad United won the toss and elected to bat.

Statistics

Most runs

Player Inns Runs Ave HS 50s 100s
Saud Shakeel 10 323 35.88 88* 2 0
Jason Roy 10 253 25.30 75 2 0
Khawaja Nafay 10 182 22.75 60* 1 0
Sherfane Rutherford 6 151 30.20 58* 1 0
Rilee Rossouw 10 148 16.44 34* 0 0

Most wickets

Player Inns Wkts Ave BBI
Abrar Ahmed 10 16 19.56 3/18
Akeal Hosein 10 15 20.53 4/23
Mohammad Amir 9 10 28.60 2/20
Mohammad Wasim 8 9 33.00 3/20
Mohammad Hasnain 5 4 50.50 2/50

References

  1. ^ "2024 - Quetta Gladiators Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  2. ^ "2023 - Quetta Gladiators Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Shane Watson to take over as Quetta Gladiators head coach". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Rilee Rossouw replaces Sarfaraz Ahmed as Quetta Gladiators captain". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Lahore Qalandars knocked out of PSL 9 Playoffs race". A Sports. 6 March 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Akeal Hosein claims first hat-trick of PSL 9". Cricket Pakistan. 8 March 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  7. ^ "PSL 9: Peshawar Zalmi dominate Quetta Gladiators to qualify for playoffs". Geo Super. 8 March 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2024.