2020 Quetta Gladiators season

Quetta Gladiators

2020 season
Coach	Moin Khan
Captain	Sarfraz Ahmed
PSL 2020	5th (eliminated)
Most runs	Shane Watson (247)[1]
Most wickets	Mohammad Hasnain (15)[2]
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The Quetta Gladiators is a franchise cricket team that represents Quetta in Pakistan Super League. It was one of the six teams that competed in the 2020 season. Quetta Gladiators have previously lifted the PSL title for the first time in 2019, which makes them defending champion in 2020.[3]

The team was captained by Sarfraz Ahmed, coached by Moin Khan[4] and mentored by Viv Richards. Shane Watson was the team leading run-scorer[1] while Mohammad Hasnain was leading wicket-taker.[2]

The team won four of its ten fixtures and were eliminated for the first time in group stage.[5]

Squad

• Players with international caps are listed in bold.
• Ages are given as of the first match of the season, 20 February 2020

No.	Name	Nationality	Birth date	Batting style	Bowling style	Year signed	Notes
Batsmen
19	Ahmed Shehzad	Pakistan	(1991-11-23)23 November 1991 (aged 28)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break	2019
20	Jason Roy	England	(1990-07-21)21 July 1990 (aged 29)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	2020	Overseas
42	Khurram Manzoor	Pakistan	(1986-06-10)10 June 1986 (aged 33)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	2020
93	Ahsan Ali	Pakistan	(1993-12-10)10 December 1993 (aged 26)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break	2019
96	Umar Akmal	Pakistan	(1990-05-26)26 May 1990 (aged 29)	Right-handed	Right-arm off spin	2019
	Omair Yousuf	Pakistan	(1998-12-27)27 December 1998 (aged 21)	Right-handed	–	2020
All-rounders
02	Aarish Ali Khan	Pakistan	(2000-12-20)20 December 2000 (aged 19)	Right-handed	Left-arm orthodox	2020
21	Mohammad Nawaz	Pakistan	(1994-03-21)21 March 1994 (aged 25)	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	2016
31	Ben Cutting	Australia	(1987-01-30)30 January 1987 (aged 33)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	2020	Overseas
33	Shane Watson	Australia	(1981-06-17)17 June 1981 (aged 38)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	2018	Overseas
48	Anwar Ali	Pakistan	(1987-11-25)25 November 1987 (aged 32)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	2018	Replacement for Umar Akmal
84	Keemo Paul	West Indies	(1998-02-21)21 February 1998 (aged 21)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	2020	Overseas
Wicket-keepers
45	Azam Khan	Pakistan	(1987-05-22)22 May 1987 (aged 32)	Left-handed	—	2019
54	Sarfaraz Ahmed	Pakistan	(1987-05-22)22 May 1987 (aged 32)	Right-handed	—	2016	Captain
Bowlers
16	Naseem Shah	Pakistan	(2003-02-15)15 February 2003 (aged 17)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast	2019
23	Abdul Nasir	Pakistan	(1998-12-25)25 December 1998 (aged 21)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	2020
44	Zahid Mehmood	Pakistan	(1988-03-20)20 March 1988 (aged 31)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break	2020	Replacement for Naseem Shah
52	Fawad Ahmed	Australia	(1982-02-05)5 February 1982 (aged 38)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break	2019	Overseas
56	Tymal Mills	England	(1992-08-12)12 August 1992 (aged 27)	Right-handed	Left-arm fast	2020	Overseas
87	Mohammad Hasnain	Pakistan	(2000-04-05)5 April 2000 (aged 19)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast	2019
99	Sohail Khan	Pakistan	(1984-03-06)6 March 1984 (aged 35)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast	2020

Kit manufacturers and sponsors

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Playing kit

Season standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR
1	Multan Sultans (3rd)	10	6	2	2	14	1.031
2	Karachi Kings (C)	10	5	4	1	11	−0.190
3	Lahore Qalandars (R)	10	5	5	0	10	−0.072
4	Peshawar Zalmi (4th)	10	4	5	1	9	−0.055
5	Quetta Gladiators	10	4	5	1	9	−0.722
6	Islamabad United	10	3	6	1	7	0.185

Source: ESPNcricinfo

• The top four teams qualified for the playoffs
•   Advanced to Qualifier
•   Advanced to Eliminator 1

Season summary

Quetta Gladiators started their campaign by defeating Islamabad United by 3 wickets in the opening game of the tournament.[6] In their second match, Quetta lost to Peshawar Zalmi by six wickets.[7] The team won their next two matches against Karachi Kings[8] and Islamabad United respectively,[9] both by five wickets. Quetta then went on a losing streak, facing defeat in their next four matches. Their ninth match was abandoned due to rain.[10] In their last match of the group stage, Quetta defeated Karachi Kings by 5 wickets[11] equaling points with Peshawar Zalmi but failed to qualify for knockouts due to low run-rate. They finished on fifth and were eliminated from the tournament.[5]

See also

• Islamabad United in 2020
• Karachi Kings in 2020
• Lahore Qalandars in 2020

References

1. "Most runs". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
2. "Most wickets". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
3. "Mohammad Hasnain, Ahmed Shehzad secure Quetta's maiden PSL title". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
4. "310 players, five categories, 20 rounds, 100 picks". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
5. "Quetta crash out despite crushing Karachi in last round-robin fixture". Geo TV. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
6. "Quetta Gladiators defeat Islamabad United by three wickets". Samaa News. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
7. "Kamran Akmal's 55-ball 101 powers Peshawar Zalmi's big win". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
8. "Quetta Gladiators beat Karachi Kings". Aaj News. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
9. "Quetta beat Islamabad to go on top of PSL points table". The Nation. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
10. "PSL 2020: Quetta Gladiators vs Multan Sultans abandoned due to rain". The News International. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
11. "PSL 2020, Match 30 – Quetta Gladiators beat Karachi Kings by 5 wickets". Daily Pakistan. Retrieved 18 March 2020.