2022 Quetta Gladiators season

Quetta Gladiators
2022 season
CoachMoin Khan
CaptainSarfaraz Ahmed
PSL 2022League stage (5th)
Most runsJason Roy (303)[1]
Most wicketsNaseem Shah (14)[2]
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The Quetta Gladiators (often abbreviated as QG) is a franchise cricket team which competes in Pakistan Super League (PSL). The team is based in Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan, Pakistan. The team was coached by Moin Khan,[3][4] and captained by Sarfaraz Ahmed.[5]

Squad

  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
  • Ages are given as of the first match of the season, 27 January 2022
No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Year signed Notes
Batsmen
11 Abdul Bangalzai  Pakistan (2003-03-23)23 March 2003 (aged 18) Right-handed — 2022
13 Ahsan Ali  Pakistan (1993-12-10)10 December 1993 (aged 28) Right-handed Leg-break 2022
14 James Vince  England (1991-03-14)14 March 1991 (aged 30) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2022
20 Jason Roy  England (1999-07-21)21 July 1999 (aged 22) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2022
23 Will Smeed  England (2001-10-26)26 October 2001 (aged 20) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2022 Partial replacement for James Vince. Later full replacement for Dan Lawrence
28 Dan Lawrence  England (1997-07-12)12 July 1997 (aged 24) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2022
96 Umar Akmal  Pakistan (1990-05-26)26 May 1990 (aged 31) Right-handed Right-arm off spin 2022
99 Ali Imran  Pakistan (1998-02-25)25 February 1998 (aged 23) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2022 Partial replacement for Noor Ahmad
Shimron Hetmyer  West Indies (1996-12-26)26 December 1996 (aged 25) Left-handed — 2022 Partial replacement for Jason Roy
Mohammad Shehzad  Pakistan (2004-02-05)5 February 2004 (aged 17) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2022 Replacement for James Faulkner
All-rounders
10 Shahid Afridi  Pakistan (1980-03-01)1 March 1980 (aged 41) Right-handed Right-arm leg spin 2022
16 Hasan Khan  Pakistan (1998-10-16)16 October 1998 (aged 23) Right-handed Slow left arm orthodox 2022 Partial replacement for Shahid Afridi. Later fully replaced Muhammad Nawaz
21 Mohammad Nawaz  Pakistan (1994-03-21)21 March 1994 (aged 27) Left-handed Slow left arm orthodox 2016 Vice-captain
41 Luke Wood  England (1995-08-02)2 August 1995 (aged 26) Left-handed Left-arm fast 2022 Full replacement for Naveen-ul-Haq
44 James Faulkner  Australia (1990-04-20)20 April 1990 (aged 31) Right-handed Left-arm fast-medium 2022
95 Iftikhar Ahmed  Pakistan (1990-09-03)3 September 1990 (aged 31) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2022
Wicket-keepers
17 Ben Duckett  England (1994-10-17)17 October 1994 (aged 27) Left-handed Right-arm off-break 2022
54 Sarfaraz Ahmed  Pakistan (1987-05-22)22 May 1987 (aged 34) Right-handed — 2016 Captain
Bowlers
6 Ghulam Mudassar  Pakistan (1999-10-20)20 October 1999 (aged 22) Right-handed Left-arm fast-medium 2022
7 Ashir Qureshi  Pakistan (2001-08-12)12 August 2001 (aged 20) Right-handed Right-arm leg-break googly 2022
8 Khurram Shahzad  Pakistan (1999-11-25)25 November 1999 (aged 22) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2022
15 Noor Ahmad  Afghanistan (2005-01-03)3 January 2005 (aged 17) Left-handed Left arm unorthodox spin 2022
33 Sohail Tanvir  Pakistan (1984-12-12)12 December 1984 (aged 37) Left-handed Left-arm medium-fast 2022
71 Naseem Shah  Pakistan (2003-02-15)15 February 2003 (aged 18) Right-handed Right-arm fast 2019
76 Mohammad Irfan  Pakistan (1982-06-06)6 June 1982 (aged 39) Right-handed Left-arm fast 2022 Replacement for Muhammad Hasnain[6]
87 Mohammad Hasnain  Pakistan (2000-04-05)5 April 2000 (aged 21) Right-handed Right-arm fast 2019
Naveen-ul-Haq  Afghanistan (1999-09-23)23 September 1999 (aged 22) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2022
Source: QG squad

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Season standings

Points table

Pos Team
 Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Multan Sultans (R) 10 9 1 0 18 1.253
2 Lahore Qalandars (C) 10 6 4 0 12 0.765
3 Peshawar Zalmi (4th) 10 6 4 0 12 −0.340
4 Islamabad United (3rd) 10 4 6 0 8 −0.069
5 Quetta Gladiators 10 4 6 0 8 −0.708
6 Karachi Kings 10 1 9 0 2 −0.891
Source: ESPNcricinfo
  • The top 4 teams qualified for the playoffs
  •   advanced to Qualifier
  •   advanced to Eliminator 1

Regular season

Match 2
28 January 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Quetta Gladiators
190/4 (20 overs)
v
Peshawar Zalmi
191/5 (19.4 overs)
Will Smeed 97 (62)
Usman Qadir 2/20 (4 overs)
Hussain Talat 52 (29)
Mohammad Nawaz 3/44 (4 overs)
Peshawar Zalmi won by 5 wickets
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Michael Gough (Eng) and Ahsan Raza (Pak)
Player of the match: Will Smeed (Quetta Gladiators)
  • Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to field.
  • Yasir Khan (Peshawar Zalmi) and Ashir Qureshi (Quetta Gladiators) both made their T20 debuts.
Match 4
29 January 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Karachi Kings
113 (17.3 overs)
v
Quetta Gladiators
114/2 (15.5 overs)
Babar Azam 32 (29)
Naseem Shah 5/20 (3.3 overs)
Ahsan Ali 57* (43)
Mohammad Imran 1/23 (3 overs)
Quetta Gladiators won by 8 wickets
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Michael Gough (Eng) and Shozab Raza (Pak)
Player of the match: Naseem Shah (Quetta Gladiators)
  • Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
Match 7
31 January 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Multan Sultans
174/4 (20 overs)
v
Quetta Gladiators
168 (19.5 overs)
Shan Masood 88 (58)
Mohammad Hasnain 2/27 (4 overs)
Ben Duckett 47 (32)
Khushdil Shah 3/16 (4 overs)
Multan Sultans won by 6 runs
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Ahsan Raza (Pak)
Player of the match: Shan Masood (Multan Sultans)
  • Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
Match 10
3 February 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Islamabad United
229/4 (20 overs)
v
Quetta Gladiators
186 (19.3 overs)
Colin Munro 72* (39)
Mohammad Nawaz 2/32 (4 overs)
Ahsan Ali 50 (27)
Shadab Khan 5/28 (4 overs)
Islamabad United won by 43 runs
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Imtiaz Iqbal (Pak)
Player of the match: Colin Munro (Islamabad United)
  • Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
Match 15
7 February 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Lahore Qalandars
204/5 (20 overs)
v
Quetta Gladiators
207/3 (19.3 overs)
Fakhar Zaman 70 (45)
Ghulam Mudassar 2/43 (4 overs)
Jason Roy 116 (57)
Kamran Ghulam 1/15 (2 overs)
Quetta Gladiators won by 7 wickets
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Michael Gough (Eng) and Shozab Raza (Pak)
Player of the match: Jason Roy (Quetta Gladiators)
  • Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
Match 18
12 February 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Islamabad United
199/8 (20 overs)
v
Quetta Gladiators
203/5 (19.4 overs)
Alex Hales 62 (38)
Shahid Afridi 2/27 (4 overs)
Jason Roy 54 (27)
Shadab Khan 3/25 (4 overs)
Quetta Gladiators won by 5 wickets
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Richard Illingworth (Eng)
Player of the match: Sarfaraz Ahmed (Quetta Gladiators)
  • Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
  • Zeeshan Zameer (Islamabad United) made his T20 debut.
Match 20
13 February 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Quetta Gladiators
141/7 (20 overs)
v
Lahore Qalandars
143/2 (17.4 overs)
Iftikhar Ahmed 52 (39)
David Wiese 2/25 (4 overs)
Kamran Ghulam 55* (39)
Noor Ahmad 1/24 (4 overs)
Lahore Qalandars won by 8 wickets
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Asif Yaqoob (Pak) and Michael Gough (Eng)
Player of the match: Shaheen Afridi (Lahore Qalandars)
  • Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to field.
Match 22
15 February 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Peshawar Zalmi
185/7 (20 overs)
v
Quetta Gladiators
161/8 (20 overs)
Shoaib Malik 58 (41)
Naseem Shah 4/27 (4 overs)
Will Smeed 99 (60)
Usman Qadir 3/25 (4 overs)
Peshawar Zalmi won by 24 runs
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Michael Gough (Eng) and Rashid Riaz (Pak)
Player of the match: Hussain Talat (Peshawar Zalmi)
  • Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 25
18 February 2022
14:30 (N)
Scorecard
Multan Sultans
245/3 (20 overs)
v
Quetta Gladiators
128 (15.5 overs)
Mohammad Rizwan 83* (54)
Mohammad Irfan 1/28 (3.3 overs)
Umar Akmal 50 (23)
Khushdil Shah 2/17 (2.5 overs)
Multan Sultans won by 117 runs
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Rashid Riaz (Pak)
Player of the match: Rilee Rossouw (Multan Sultans)
  • Multan Sultans won the toss and elected to bat.
  • As a result of this match, Lahore Qalandars and Peshawar Zalmi both qualified for the play-offs.[7]
Match 28
20 February 2022
14:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Quetta Gladiators
166/4 (20 overs)
v
Karachi Kings
143/8 (20 overs)
Jason Roy 82 (64)
Lewis Gregory 1/22 (3 overs)
Joe Clarke 52 (39)
Khurram Shahzad 4/22 (4 overs)
Quetta Gladiators won by 23 runs
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak)
Player of the match: Khurram Shahzad (Quetta Gladiators)
  • Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to bat.

References

  1. ^ "Records / Most runs / Quetta Gladiators in 2022". ESPN. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Records / Most wickets / Quetta Gladiators in 2022". ESPN. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  3. ^ "New-look Gladiators hope to put recent slump behind them; Amir's form crucial to Karachi Kings' chances". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Quetta Gladiators is a good platform for youngsters: Moin Khan". Cricketpakistan.com. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  5. ^ "PSL 2022 team guide: Quetta Gladiators". Thecricketer.com. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  6. ^ "PSL 2022: Player update announced for Quetta Gladiators, Islamabad United". Geo News. 14 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Ruthless Sultans qualify for 23 Feb Qualifier; Qalandars and Zalmi also progress to play-offs". PSLt20.com. Retrieved 18 February 2022.