Quetta Gladiators
2018 season
CoachMoin Khan
CaptainSarfraz Ahmed
PSL 2018Playoffs (4th)
Most runsShane Watson (319)[1]
Most wicketsRahat 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]

Squad[edit]

No. Name Nat. Birth date Bat Bowl Contract signed year Notes
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
 Pld W L NR Pts NRR
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

League fixtures[edit]

23 February 2018
16:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Karachi Kings
149/9 (20 overs)
v
Quetta Gladiators
130/9 (20 overs)
Colin Ingram 41 (21)
Shane Watson 3/22 (4 overs)
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.
24 February
21:00
Scorecard
Lahore Qalandars
119/9 (20 overs)
v
Quetta Gladiators
120/1 (14 overs)
Brendon McCullum 30 (18)
Jofra Archer 3/23 (4 overs)
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.
28 February
21:00
Scorecard
Islamabad United
134/7 (20 overs)
v
Quetta Gladiators
135/4 (17.1 overs)
Luke Ronchi 43 (26)
Hasan Khan 1/12 (2 overs)
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.
1 March
21:00
Scorecard
Quetta Gladiators
141/8 (20 overs)
v
Peshawar Zalmi
143/5 (19.4 overs)
Shane Watson 47 (32)
Wahab Riaz 2/16 (4 overs)
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.
3 March
16:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Quetta Gladiators
102 (15.4 overs)
v
Multan Sultans
108/1 (16.4 overs)
Sarfraz Ahmed 30 (33)
Sohail Tanvir 3/14 (3 overs)
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)
7 March
21:00
Scorecard
Multan Sultans
152/5 (20 overs)
v
Quetta Gladiators
156/8 (19.5 overs)
Shoaib Malik 65* (43)
Mohammad Nawaz 1/18 (3 overs)
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.
8 March
21:00
Scorecard
Quetta Gladiators
180/4 (20 overs)
v
Karachi Kings
113/8 (20 overs)
Shane Watson 90* (58)
Usman Khan 1/22 (4 overs)
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]
10 March 2018
21:00
Scorecard
Peshawar Zalmi
157/5 (20 overs)
v
Quetta Gladiators
158/4 (19.2 overs)
Dwayne Smith 49 (33)
Shane Watson 2/26 (4 overs)
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.
14 March 2018
21:00
Scorecard
Lahore Qalandars
186/4 (20 overs)
v
Quetta Gladiators
169/6 (20 overs)
Fakhar Zaman 94 (50)
Hasan Khan 1/3 (1 over)
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.
15 March 2018
21:00
Scorecard
Quetta Gladiators
147/7 (20 overs)
v
Islamabad United
149/4 (18.2 overs)
Sarfraz Ahmed 43 (30)
Faheem Ashraf 3/19 (4 overs)
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)
v
Quetta Gladiators
156/9 (20 overs)
Liam Dawson 62 (35)
Rahat Ali 4/16 (4 overs)
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]

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  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.