Quetta Gladiators in 2018

Overview of Quetta Gladiators in 2018

Quetta Gladiators2018 season

Coach| Moin Khan
Captain| Sarfraz Ahmed
PSL 2018| Playoffs (4th)
Most runs| Shane Watson (319)[1]
Most wickets| Rahat Ali (15)[2]
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The Quetta Gladiators is a franchise cricket team that represents Quetta in the Pakistan Super League. They were one of the six teams that competed in 2018 Pakistan Super League.[3] The team has been coached by Moin Khan[4][5] and captained by Sarfaraz Ahmed.[6][7]

## Contents

* 1 Squad
* 2 Teams standings
* 2.1 Points table
* 3 League fixtures
* 4 Playoffs
* 4.1 Eliminator
* 5 References

## Squad[edit]

* Players with international caps are listed in bold.

No.  | Name  | Nat.  | Birth date  | Bat  | Bowl  | Contract signed year  | Notes

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Batsmen
5  | Saud Shakeel |  Pakistan |  (1995-09-05) 5 September 1995 (age 27) | L  | L orthodox  | 2018  |
8  | Saad Ali |  Pakistan |  (1994-10-05) 5 October 1994 (age 28) | L  | R medium  | 2018  |
9  | Rameez Raja |  Pakistan |  (1987-07-31) 31 July 1987 (age 35) | R  | R off break  | 2018  |
10  | Rilee Rossouw |  South Africa |  (1989-10-09) 9 October 1989 (age 33) | L  | R off break  | 2018  | Overseas
20  | Jason Roy |  England |  (1990-07-21) 21 July 1990 (age 32) | R  | R medium  | 2018  | Overseas
24  | Kevin Pietersen |  England |  (1980-06-27) 27 June 1980 (age 42) | R  | R off break  | 2018  | Overseas
32  | Tom Kohler-Cadmore |  England |  (1994-08-19) 19 August 1994 (age 28) | R  | R off spin  | 2018  | Replacement signing; Overseas
81  | Asad Shafiq |  Pakistan |  (1986-01-28) 28 January 1986 (age 36) | R  | R off break  | 2018  |
All-rounders
1  | John Hastings |  Australia |  (1985-11-04) 4 November 1985 (age 37) | R  | R fast medium  | 2018  | Overseas
21  | Mohammad Nawaz |  Pakistan |  (1994-03-21) 21 March 1994 (age 28) | R  | slow L orthodox  | 2018  |
22  | Jofra Archer |  England |  (1995-04-01) 1 April 1995 (age 27) | R  | R fast medium  | 2018  | Overseas
26  | Carlos Brathwaite |  Barbados |  (1988-07-18) 18 July 1988 (age 34) | R  | R fast medium  | 2018  | Overseas
30  | Mahmudullah |  Bangladesh |  (1986-02-04) 4 February 1986 (age 36) | R  | R off spin  | 2018  | Overseas
33  | Shane Watson |  Australia |  (1981-06-17) 17 June 1981 (age 41) | R  | R fast medium  | 2018  | Overseas
48  | Anwar Ali |  Pakistan |  (1987-11-25) 25 November 1987 (age 35) | R  | R fast medium  | 2018  |
84  | Umar Amin |  Pakistan |  (1989-10-16) 16 October 1989 (age 33) | L  | R medium  | 2018  |
Wicket-keepers
45  | Azam Khan |  Pakistan |  (1998-08-10) 10 August 1998 (age 24) | L  | —  | 2018  |
54  | Sarfraz Ahmed |  Pakistan |  (1987-05-22) 22 May 1987 (age 35) | R  | —  | 2018  | Captain
Bowlers
4  | Faraz Ahmed |  Pakistan |  (1984-10-16) 16 October 1984 (age 38) | R  | Slow L orthodox  | 2018  |
16  | Hasan Khan |  Pakistan |  (1998-10-16) 16 October 1998 (age 24) | R  | slow L orthodox  | 2018  |
19  | Rashid Khan |  Afghanistan |  (1998-09-20) 20 September 1998 (age 24) | R  | R leg-break  | 2018  | Overseas
55  | Ben Laughlin |  Australia |  (1982-10-03) 3 October 1982 (age 40) | R  | R fast medium  | 2018  | Overseas
66  | Mir Hamza |  Pakistan |  (1992-11-10) 10 November 1992 (age 30) | R  | L medium fast  | 2018  |
90  | Rahat Ali |  Pakistan |  (1988-09-12) 12 September 1988 (age 34) | R  | L medium fast  | 2018  |
100  | Chris Green |  Australia |  (1993-10-01) 1 October 1993 (age 29) | R  | R off break  | 2018  |

## Teams standings[edit]

### Points table[edit]

Pos | Team

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1  | Islamabad United (C) | 10  | 7  | 3  | 0  | 14  | 0.296
2  | Karachi Kings (3rd) | 10  | 5  | 4  | 1  | 11  | 0.028
3  | Peshawar Zalmi (R) | 10  | 5  | 5  | 0  | 10  | 0.464
4  | Quetta Gladiators (4th) | 10  | 5  | 5  | 0  | 10  | 0.312
5  | Multan Sultans | 10  | 4  | 5  | 1  | 9  | −0.191
6  | Lahore Qalandars | 10  | 3  | 7  | 0  | 6  | −0.931

Source: ESPNcricinfo

* The top 4 teams qualified for the playoffs
* Advanced to Qualifier
* Advanced to Eliminator 1

## League fixtures[edit]

23 February 2018
16:30 (D/N)
Scorecard

Karachi Kings
149/9 (20 overs)

Quetta Gladiators
130/9 (20 overs)

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Colin Ingram 41 (21)
Shane Watson 3/22 (4 overs)

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Umar Amin 31 (31)
Imad Wasim 2/19 (4 overs)

Karachi won by 19 runs
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Ranmore Martinesz (SL) and Rashid Riaz (Pak)
Player of the match: Colin Ingram (Karachi Kings)

* Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to bat.

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24 February
21:00
Scorecard

Lahore Qalandars
119/9 (20 overs)

Quetta Gladiators
120/1 (14 overs)

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Brendon McCullum 30 (18)
Jofra Archer 3/23 (4 overs)

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Shane Watson 66 (42)
Sunil Narine 1/40 (4 overs)

Quetta won by 9 wickets
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Asif Yaqoob (Pak) and Tim Robinson (Eng)
Player of the match: Mohammad Nawaz (Quetta Gladiators)

* Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.

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28 February
21:00
Scorecard

Islamabad United
134/7 (20 overs)

Quetta Gladiators
135/4 (17.1 overs)

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Luke Ronchi 43 (26)
Hasan Khan 1/12 (2 overs)

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Kevin Pietersen 48 (34)
Steven Finn 3/35 (4 overs)

Quetta won by 6 wickets
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Tim Robinson (Eng) and Ranmore Martinesz (SL)
Player of the match: Kevin Pietersen (Quetta Gladiators)

* Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.

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1 March
21:00
Scorecard

Quetta Gladiators
141/8 (20 overs)

Peshawar Zalmi
143/5 (19.4 overs)

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Shane Watson 47 (32)
Wahab Riaz 2/16 (4 overs)

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Tamim Iqbal 36 (38)
Shane Watson 1/16 (4 overs)

Peshawar won by 5 wickets
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Tim Robinson (Eng)
Player of the match: Darren Sammy (Peshawar Zalmi)

* Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to field.

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3 March
16:30 (D/N)
Scorecard

Quetta Gladiators
102 (15.4 overs)

Multan Sultans
108/1 (16.4 overs)

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Sarfraz Ahmed 30 (33)
Sohail Tanvir 3/14 (3 overs)

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Kumar Sangakkara 51* (44)
Hasan Khan 1/25 (3 overs)

Multan won by 9 wickets
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Ahmed Shahab (Pak)
Player of the match: Sohail Tanvir (Multan Sultans)

* Multan Sultans won the toss and elected to field.
* Imran Tahir (Multan Sultans) became the third bowler in PSL history to take a hattrick.[8]

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7 March
21:00
Scorecard

Multan Sultans
152/5 (20 overs)

Quetta Gladiators
156/8 (19.5 overs)

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Shoaib Malik 65* (43)
Mohammad Nawaz 1/18 (3 overs)

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Rilee Rossouw 27 (24)
Umar Gul 6/24 (4 overs)

Quetta won by 2 wickets
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Tim Robinson (Eng)
Player of the match: Umar Gul (Multan Sultans)

* Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.

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8 March
21:00
Scorecard

Quetta Gladiators
180/4 (20 overs)

Karachi Kings
113/8 (20 overs)

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Shane Watson 90* (58)
Usman Khan 1/22 (4 overs)

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Imad Wasim 35 (31)
Anwar Ali 2/21 (3 overs)

Quetta won by 67 runs
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Shozab Raza (Pak) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak)
Player of the match: Shane Watson (Quetta Gladiators)

* Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field.
* This was the biggest win in PSL history in term of runs.[9]

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10 March 2018
21:00
Scorecard

Peshawar Zalmi
157/5 (20 overs)

Quetta Gladiators
158/4 (19.2 overs)

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Dwayne Smith 49 (33)
Shane Watson 2/26 (4 overs)

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Sarfraz Ahmed 45* (31)
Hasan Ali 1/25 (4 overs)

Quetta won by 6 wickets
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Ahmed Shahab (Pak) and Tim Robinson (Eng)
Player of the match: Sarfraz Ahmed (Quetta Gladiators)

* Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
* As a result of this match Lahore Qalandars were eliminated from the competition.

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14 March 2018
21:00
Scorecard

Lahore Qalandars
186/4 (20 overs)

Quetta Gladiators
169/6 (20 overs)

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Fakhar Zaman 94 (50)
Hasan Khan 1/3 (1 over)

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Rilee Rossouw 42 (22)
Sunil Narine 2/22 (4 overs)

Lahore won by 17 runs
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Rashid Riaz (Pak) and Tim Robinson (Eng)
Player of the match: Fakhar Zaman (Lahore Qalandars)

* Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.

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15 March 2018
21:00
Scorecard

Quetta Gladiators
147/7 (20 overs)

Islamabad United
149/4 (18.2 overs)

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Sarfraz Ahmed 43 (30)
Faheem Ashraf 3/19 (4 overs)

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JP Duminy 54 (47)
Rahat Ali 2/33 (3.2 overs)

Islamabad won by 6 wickets
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Khalid Mahmood (Pak) and Aleem Dar (Pak)
Player of the match: JP Duminy (Islamabad United)

* Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to bat.

## Playoffs[edit]

### Eliminator[edit]

Eliminator
20 March 2018
19:00
Scorecard

Peshawar Zalmi
157 (20 overs)

Quetta Gladiators
156/9 (20 overs)

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Liam Dawson 62 (35)
Rahat Ali 4/16 (4 overs)

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Sarfraz Ahmed 35 (21)
Hasan Ali 2/21 (4 overs)
Sameen Gul 2/21 (4 overs)

Peshawar won by 1 run
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Rashid Riaz (Pak)
Player of the match: Hasan Ali (Peshawar Zalmi)

* Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
* As a result of this match Peshawar Zalmi advanced to Eliminator 2.[10]
* As a result of this match Quetta Gladiators were eliminated from the competition.[10]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "RECORDS / PAKISTAN SUPER LEAGUE, 2017/18 - QUETTA GLADIATORS / MOST RUNS". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
2. ^ "RECORDS / PAKISTAN SUPER LEAGUE, 2017/18 - QUETTA GLADIATORS / MOST WICKETS". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
3. ^ "PSL set to become a 6-team league from 2018". Crictracker. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
4. ^ "PSL 2018: Moin Khan lashes out at overseas players refusing to travel to Pakistan for playoffs, final". First Post. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
5. ^ "Head coach Moin Khan heart broken after Quetta Gladiators crash out". Cricket Addictor. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
6. ^ "Pakistan Super League 6 – Team Profile: Quetta Gladiators look to Gayle force this year". The Dawn. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
7. ^ "PSL 2018 preview: Will Quetta Gladiators be third-time lucky?". The Dawn. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
8. ^ "Tahir hat-trick guides Multan to easy win over Quetta". Geo News. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
9. ^ "Quetta send Karachi packing, win by 67 runs". Geo News. 8 March 2018. Archived from the original on 9 March 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
10. ^ a b "Peshawar steal one-run win, Quetta knocked out". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 March 2022.

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* Players

Home ground|

* Bugti Stadium

Captains|

* Sarfraz Ahmed (2016–)

Coaches|

* Moin Khan (2016–)

Honours|

* 2019 Pakistan Super League

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* 2016
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See also|

* Galle Gladiators

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* Islamabad United
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* Multan Sultans
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