2021 Islamabad United season
2021 season of Islamabad United
2021 season | |||
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Coach | Johan Botha | ||
Captain | Shadab Khan | ||
PSL 2021 | Play-offs (3rd) | ||
Most runs | Colin Munro (285)[1] | ||
Most wickets | Hasan Ali (13)[2] | ||
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Islamabad United is a franchise cricket team that represents Islamabad in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). They were one of the six teams that competed in the 2021 Pakistan Super League. The team was coached by Johan Botha,[3][4] and captained by Shadab Khan.[5][6]
Squad
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No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowing style | Year signed | Notes | |
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Batsmen | ||||||||
1 | Paul Stirling | Ireland | (1990-09-03)3 September 1990 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2021 | Overseas | |
10 | Alex Hales | England | (1989-01-03)3 January 1989 (aged 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2021 | Overseas | |
45 | Asif Ali | Pakistan | (1991-10-01)1 October 1991 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2016 | ||
53 | Brandon King | Jamaica | (1994-12-16)16 December 1994 (aged 26) | Right-handed | – | 2021 | Overseas; Replacement pick | |
82 | Colin Munro | New Zealand | (1987-03-11)11 March 1987 (aged 33) | Left-handed | Right-arm Medium | 2020 | Overseas | |
95 | Iftikhar Ahmed | Pakistan | (1990-09-03)3 September 1990 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2021 | ||
99 | Usman Khawaja | Australia | (1986-12-18)18 December 1986 (aged 34) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | 2021 | Overseas; Replacement pick | |
— | Janneman Malan | South Africa | (1996-04-18)18 April 1996 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2021 | Overseas; Replacement pick | |
All-rounders | ||||||||
7 | Shadab Khan | Pakistan | (1998-10-04)4 October 1998 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2017 | Captain | |
12 | Hussain Talat | Pakistan | (1996-02-12)12 February 1996 (aged 25) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | 2016 | ||
20 | Umar Amin | Pakistan | (1989-10-16)16 October 1989 (aged 31) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | 2021 | Replacement pick | |
22 | Mohammad Wasim | Pakistan | (2001-08-25)25 August 2001 (aged 19) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 2021 | ||
24 | Lewis Gregory | England | (1992-05-24)24 May 1992 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | 2021 | Overseas | |
41 | Faheem Ashraf | Pakistan | (1994-01-16)16 January 1994 (aged 27) | Left-handed | Right-arm fast medium | 2018 | ||
Wicket-keepers | ||||||||
28 | Phil Salt | England | (1996-08-28)28 August 1996 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2021 | Overseas | |
44 | Rohail Nazir | Pakistan | (2001-10-10)10 October 2001 (aged 19) | Right-handed | - | 2021 | ||
61 | Muhammad Akhlaq | Pakistan | (1992-11-12)12 November 1992 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2021 | Replacement pick | |
Bowlers | ||||||||
14 | Muhammad Musa | Pakistan | (2000-08-28)28 August 2000 (aged 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 2019 | ||
17 | Zafar Gohar | Pakistan | (1995-02-01)1 February 1995 (aged 26) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2018 | ||
30 | Zeeshan Zameer | Pakistan | (2002-08-10)10 August 2002 (aged 18) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 2021 | ||
32 | Hasan Ali | Pakistan | (1994-07-02)2 July 1994 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 2021 | Vice Captain | |
34 | Chris Jordan | England | (1988-10-04)4 October 1988 (aged 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | 2021 | Overseas | |
47 | Ali Khan | United States | (1990-12-13)13 December 1990 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 2021 | Overseas | |
52 | Fawad Ahmed | Australia | (1982-02-05)5 February 1982 (aged 39) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2021 | Overseas | |
88 | Akif Javed | Pakistan | (2000-10-10)10 October 2000 (aged 20) | Right-handed | Left-arm medium fast | 2021 | ||
92 | Ahmed Safi Abdullah | Pakistan | (1998-03-01)1 March 1998 (aged 22) | Left-handed | slow left-arm orthodox | 2021 | ||
— | Reece Topley | England | (1994-05-21)21 May 1994 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Left-arm medium fast | 2021 | Overseas |
Administration and support staff
Name | Position |
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Rehan Ul Haq | General Manager |
Johan Botha | Head Coach |
Saeed Ajmal | Assistant coach |
Rumman Raees | Bowling Coach |
Corey Rutgers | Fielding Coach & Fitness Trainer |
Errol Alcott | Physiotherapist |
Hassan Cheema | Strategy Manager |
Kit manufacturers and sponsors
| Home kit | Away kit
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Points table
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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1 | Islamabad United (3rd) | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0.859 |
2 | Multan Sultans (C) | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 1.050 |
3 | Peshawar Zalmi (R) | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0.586 |
4 | Karachi Kings (4th) | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | −0.115 |
5 | Lahore Qalandars | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | −0.589 |
6 | Quetta Gladiators | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | −1.786 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo
- The top 4 teams qualified for the playoffs
- advanced to Qualifier
- advanced to Eliminator 1
Group fixtures
Multan Sultans 150/8 (20 overs) | v | Islamabad United 151/7 (19 overs) |
Mohammad Rizwan 71 (53) Mohammad Wasim 3/29 (4 overs) |
Islamabad United won by 3 wickets National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Ahsan Raza (Pak) Player of the match: Lewis Gregory (Islamabad United) |
- Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Karachi Kings 196/3 (20 overs) | v | Islamabad United 197/5 (19.1 overs) |
Islamabad United won by 5 wickets National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Rashid Riaz (Pak) Player of the match: Alex Hales (Islamabad United) |
- Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.
Islamabad United 118 (17.1 overs) | v | Peshawar Zalmi 122/4 (17.1 overs) |
Tom Kohler-Cadmore 46 (46) Hasan Ali 2/14 (4 overs) |
Peshawar Zalmi won by 6 wickets National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Shozab Raza (Pak) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak) Player of the match: Wahab Riaz (Peshawar Zalmi) |
- Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to field.
Quetta Gladiators 156/7 (20 overs) | v | Islamabad United 157/4 (17 overs) |
Islamabad United won by 6 wickets National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Shozab Raza (Pak) Player of the match: Faheem Ashraf (Islamabad United) |
- Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was postponed for one day due to Fawad Ahmed testing Positive for COVID-19.[7]
Islamabad United 143/9 (20 overs) | v | Lahore Qalandars 144/5 (20 overs) |
Faheem Ashraf 27 (24) James Faulkner 3/32 (4 overs) | Sohail Akhtar 40 (30) Hasan Ali 2/27 (4 overs) |
Lahore Qalandars won by 5 wickets Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Rashid Riaz (Pak) Player of the match: Rashid Khan (Lahore Qalandars) |
- Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to field.
Quetta Gladiators 133 (20 overs) | v | Islamabad United 137/0 (10 overs) |
Jake Weatherald 43 (35) Mohammad Wasim 2/12 (4 overs) | Colin Munro 90* (36) |
Islamabad United won by 10 wickets Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Shozab Raza (Pak) Player of the match: Colin Munro (Islamabad United) |
- Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.
- Naseem Shah replaced Andre Russell as a concussion substitute for Quetta Gladiators.
Islamabad United 152/7 (20 overs) | v | Lahore Qalandars 124 (18.2 overs) |
Asif Ali 75 (43) James Faulkner 3/19 (4 overs) | Fakhar Zaman 44 (37) Muhammad Musa 3/18 (3 overs) |
Islamabad United won by 28 runs Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi Umpires: Shozab Raza (Pak) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak) Player of the match: Asif Ali (Islamabad United) |
- Islamabad United won the toss and elected to bat.
Karachi Kings 190/4 (20 overs) | v | Islamabad United 191/2 (18.4 overs) |
Islamabad United won by 8 wickets Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi Umpires: Rashid Riaz (Pak) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak) Player of the match: Iftikhar Ahmed (Islamabad United) |
- Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.
Islamabad United 247/2 (20 overs) | v | Peshawar Zalmi 232/6 (20 overs) |
Islamabad United won by 15 runs Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi Umpires: Shozab Raza (Pak) and Rashid Riaz (Pak) Player of the match: Usman Khawaja (Islamabad United) |
- Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to field.
Multan Sultans 149 (20 overs) | v | Islamabad United 150/6 (19.4 overs) |
Shan Masood 59 (37) Mohammad Wasim 4/31 (4 overs) |
Islamabad United won by 4 wickets Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Rashid Riaz (Pak) Player of the match: Mohammad Wasim (Islamabad United) |
- Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.
Playoffs
Qualifier
Multan Sultans 180/5 (20 overs) | v | Islamabad United 149 (19 Overs) |
Multan Sultans won by 31 runs Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Rashid Riaz (Pak) Player of the match: Sohail Tanvir (Multan Sultans) |
- Multan Sultans won the toss and elected to bat.
Eliminator 2
Islamabad United 174/9 (20 overs) | v | Peshawar Zalmi 177/2 (16.5 overs) |
Hasan Ali 45 (16) Wahab Riaz 2/35 (4 overs) | Hazratullah Zazai 66 (44) Mohammad Wasim 1/32 (3 overs) |
Peshawar Zalmi won by 8 wickets Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak) Player of the match: Hazratullah Zazai (Peshawar Zalmi) |
- Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to field.
Statistics
Most runs
Player | Innings | Runs | Batting average | High score | 50s | 100s | |
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Colin Munro | 7 | 285 | 57.00 | 90* | 2 | 0 | |
Usman Khawaja | 7 | 246 | 49.20 | 105* | 1 | 1 | |
Asif Ali | 10 | 224 | 36.83 | 75* | 1 | 0 | |
Iftikhar Ahmed | 9 | 221 | 23.50 | 71* | 1 | 0 | |
Hussain Talat | 8 | 156 | 22.28 | 42 | 0 | 0 | |
Source: ESPNcricinfo |
Most wickets
Player | Innings | Wickets | Bowling average | Best bowling |
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Hasan Ali | 10 | 13 | 20.69 | 2/14 |
Mohammad Wasim | 11 | 12 | 28.00 | 4/31 |
Faheem Ashraf | 8 | 9 | 21.11 | 3/11 |
Shadab Khan | 11 | 9 | 36.11 | 2/14 |
Akif Javed | 5 | 6 | 26.66 | 3/43 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo |
References
- ^ "2021 - Islamabad United Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ "2021 - Islamabad United Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ "HBL PSL 2022 | Latest Updates, Live Score, Points Table, Results". Cricket Pakistan. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ "Johan Botha to be Islamabad United's head coach". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ "Johan Botha calls Shadab Khan 'the best captain' in PSL". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ "PSL 2021: Islamabad United's Shadab Khan says team in good form, hopeful to win". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ "Islamabad-Quetta game postponed to tomorrow as Fawad Ahmed tests positive for Covid-19". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 1 March 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
External links
- Official website
- Team Records 2021