2023 Quetta Gladiators season

Quetta Gladiators
2023 season
Coach	Moin Khan
Captain	Sarfaraz Ahmed; Mohammad Nawaz
PSL 2023	League stage
Most runs	Martin Guptill (310)
Most wickets	Mohammad Nawaz (9)
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Quetta Gladiators is a franchise cricket team that represents Quetta in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). They were one of the six teams that competed in the 2023 Pakistan Super League. The team was coached by Moin Khan,^[3]^[4] and captained by Sarfaraz Ahmed.^[5]^[6]

Squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold.
Ages are given as of 13 February 2023, the date of the first match in the tournament

No.	Name	Nationality	Birth date	Batting style	Bowling style	Year signed	Notes
Batsmen
1	Najibullah Zadran	Afghanistan	(1993-02-28)28 February 1993 (aged 29)	Left-handed	Right-arm off break	2023	Partial replacement for Jason Roy
11	Abdul Bangalzai	Pakistan	(2003-03-23)23 March 2003 (aged 19)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	2022
17	Yasir Khan	Pakistan	(2002-04-13)13 April 2002 (aged 20)	Right-handed	—	2023
20	Jason Roy	England	(1990-07-21)21 July 1990 (aged 32)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	2022
31	Martin Guptill	New Zealand	(1986-09-30)30 September 1986 (aged 36)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	2023
33	Will Smeed	England	(2001-10-26)26 October 2001 (aged 21)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	2022
59	Saud Shakeel	Pakistan	(1997-09-05)5 September 1997 (aged 25)	Left-handed	Left-arm orthodox	2023
96	Umar Akmal	Pakistan	(1990-05-26)26 May 1990 (aged 32)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	2022
100	Omair Yousuf	Pakistan	(1998-12-27)27 December 1998 (aged 24)	Right-handed	—	2023
—	~~Ahsan Ali~~^[a]	Pakistan	(1993-12-10)10 December 1993 (aged 29)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break	2022
All-rounders
8	Mohammad Hafeez	Pakistan	(1980-10-17)17 October 1980 (aged 42)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	2023	Full replacement for Ahsan Ali
9	~~Will Jacks~~^[b]	England	(1998-11-21)21 November 1998 (aged 24)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	2023
21	Mohammad Nawaz	Pakistan	(1994-03-21)21 March 1994 (aged 28)	Left-handed	Left-arm orthodox	2016	Vice Captain
29	Dwaine Pretorius	South Africa	(1989-03-29)29 March 1989 (aged 33)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast	2023	Partial replacement for Odean Smith
32	Qais Ahmad	Afghanistan	(1994-03-21)21 March 1994 (aged 28)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break	2023	Full replacement for Wanindu Hasaranga
49	~~Wanindu Hasaranga~~^[c]	Sri Lanka	(1997-07-29)29 July 1997 (aged 25)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break	2023
95	Iftikhar Ahmed	Pakistan	(1990-09-03)3 September 1990 (aged 32)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	2022
Wicket-keepers
25	Bismillah Khan	Pakistan	(1990-03-01)1 March 1990 (aged 32)	Right-handed	—	2023	Partial replacement for Sarfaraz Ahmed
54	Sarfaraz Ahmed	Pakistan	(1987-05-22)22 May 1987 (aged 35)	Right-handed	—	2016	Captain
Bowlers
7	Muhammad Zahid	Pakistan	(1994-03-16)16 March 1994 (aged 28)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast	2023
13	Umaid Asif	Pakistan	(1984-04-30)30 April 1984 (aged 38)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast	2023
53	Nuwan Thushara	Sri Lanka	(1994-08-06)6 August 1994 (aged 28)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast	2023	Partial replacement for Naveen-ul-Haq
58	Odean Smith	West Indies	(1996-11-01)1 November 1996 (aged 26)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	2023
71	Naseem Shah	Pakistan	(2003-02-15)15 February 2003 (aged 19)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast	2019
78	Naveen-ul-Haq	Afghanistan	(1999-09-23)23 September 1999 (aged 23)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast	2022
87	Mohammad Hasnain	Pakistan	(2000-04-05)5 April 2000 (aged 22)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast	2019	Ambassador
97	Aimal Khan	Pakistan	(2004-10-17)17 October 2004 (aged 18)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast	2023

Source: Cricinfo

^ Ali suffered an injury which ruled him out of the tournament.^[7]
^ Jacks withdrew from the tournament due to international duty.
^ Hasaranga was unable to participate due to NOC issues.^[8]

Management and coaching staff

Name	Position
Moin Khan	Head coach
Umar Gul	Bowling coach
Viv Richards	Mentor

Kit manufacturers and sponsors

Shirt sponsor (chest)	Shirt sponsor (back)	Chest branding	Sleeve branding
BJ Sports	MCW Sports	F&A Global	Domino's

Playing kit

Season standings

Points table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	NRR
1	Lahore Qalandars (C)	10	7	3	14	0.915
2	Multan Sultans (R)	10	6	4	12	0.500
3	Islamabad United (4th)	10	6	4	12	−0.708
4	Peshawar Zalmi (3rd)	10	5	5	10	−0.452
5	Karachi Kings	10	3	7	6	0.756
6	Quetta Gladiators	10	3	7	6	−1.066

Source: ESPNcricinfo

The top 4 teams qualified for the playoffs.
Advances to Qualifier.
Advances to Eliminator 1.

Notes:

C = Champions;
R = Runner-up;
(x) = Position at the end of the tournament

Group fixtures

Match 3
15 February 2023
18:00 (N)
Scorecard

Quetta Gladiators 110 (18.5 overs)	v	Multan Sultans (H) 111/1 (13.3 overs)
Jason Roy 27 (18) Ihsanullah 5/12 (4 overs)		Rilee Rossouw 78* (42) Nuwan Thushara 1/21 (2 overs)

Multan Sultans won by 9 wickets
Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan
Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak)
Player of the match: Ihsanullah (Multan Sultans)

Multan Sultans won the toss and elected to field.

Match 6
18 February 2023
19:00 (N)
Scorecard

Quetta Gladiators 168/7 (20 overs)	v	Karachi Kings (H) 162/5 (20 overs)
Martin Guptill 117 (67) Imad Wasim 3/16 (4 overs)		Shoaib Malik 71* (49) Mohammad Hasnain 2/29 (4 overs)

Quetta Gladiators won by 6 runs
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Alex Wharf (Eng)
Player of the match: Martin Guptill (Quetta Gladiators)

Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field.

Match 9
20 February 2023
19:00 (N)
Scorecard

Quetta Gladiators 154/4 (20 overs)	v	Peshawar Zalmi 157/6 (18.3 overs)
Iftikhar Ahmed 50* (34) Usman Qadir 2/26 (4 overs)		James Neesham 38 (23) Mohammad Hasnain 3/13 (4 overs)

Peshawar Zalmi won by 4 wickets
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Alex Wharf (Eng) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL)
Player of the match: James Neesham (Peshawar Zalmi)

Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to field.

Match 10
21 February 2023
19:00 (N)
Scorecard

Lahore Qalandars 198/6 (20 overs)	v	Quetta Gladiators 135/8 (20 overs)
Shai Hope 47 (32) Qais Ahmad 2/36 (4 overs)		Jason Roy 48 (30) Shaheen Afridi 3/22 (4 overs)

Lahore Qalandars won by 63 runs
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Alex Wharf (Eng) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL)
Player of the match: Shaheen Afridi (Lahore Qalandars)

Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.

Match 13
24 February 2023
19:00 (N)
Scorecard

Islamabad United 220/6 (20 overs)	v	Quetta Gladiators 157 (19.1 overs)
Azam Khan 97 (42) Odean Smith 2/41 (4 overs)		Mohammad Hafeez 48 (26) Fazalhaq Farooqi 3/28 (3.1 overs)

Islamabad United won by 63 runs
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Michael Gough (Eng) and Rashid Riaz (Pak)
Player of the match: Azam Khan (Islamabad United)

Islamabad United won the toss and elected to bat.
Aimal Khan (Quetta Gladiators) made his T20 debut.

Match 18
2 March 2023
19:00 (N)
Scorecard

(H) Lahore Qalandars 148 (19.2 overs)	v	Quetta Gladiators 131/7 (20 overs)
Sikandar Raza 71* (34) Mohammed Nawaz 2/19 (3 overs)		Will Smeed 32 (25) Haris Rauf 3/22 (4 overs)

Lahore Qalandars won by 17 runs
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Martin Saggers (Eng)
Player of the match: Sikandar Raza (Lahore Qalandars)

Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.

Match 21
5 March 2023
19:00 (N)
Scorecard

Quetta Gladiators 179/6 (20 overs)	v	Islamabad United (H) 183/8 (19.3 overs)
Najibullah Zadran 59 (34) Fazalhaq Farooqi 3/25 (4 overs)		Colin Munro 63 (29) Umaid Asif 3/37 (4 overs)

Islamabad United won by 2 wickets
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Rashid Riaz (Pak)
Player of the match: Fazalhaq Farooqi (Islamabad United)

Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.
As a result of this match, Islamabad United qualified for the playoffs.^[9]

Match 22
6 March 2023
19:00 (N)
Scorecard

Karachi Kings 164/6 (20 overs)	v	Quetta Gladiators 168/6 (19.5 overs)
Adam Rossington 69 (45) Aimal Khan 2/26 (4 overs)		Martin Guptill 86* (56) Tabraiz Shamsi 2/20 (4 overs)

Quetta Gladiators won by 4 wickets
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Umpires: Martin Saggers (Eng) and Rashid Riaz (Pak)
Player of the match: Martin Guptill (Quetta Gladiators)

Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.

Match 25
8 March 2023
19:00 (N)
Scorecard

Peshawar Zalmi 240/2 (20 overs)	v	Quetta Gladiators 243/2 (18.2 overs)
Babar Azam 115 (65) Dwaine Pretorius 1/40 (4 overs)		Jason Roy 145* (63) Mujeeb Ur Rahman 1/38 (4 overs)

Quetta Gladiators won by 8 wickets
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Martin Saggers (Eng)
Player of the match: Jason Roy (Quetta Gladiators)

Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to bat.
This was the second highest run-chase in PSL history.^[10]

Match 28
11 March 2023
19:00 (N)
Scorecard

Multan Sultans 262/3 (20 overs)	v	Quetta Gladiators 253/8 (20 overs)
Usman Khan 120 (43) Qais Ahmad 2/77 (4 overs)		Omair Yousuf 67 (36) Abbas Afridi 5/47 (4 overs)

Multan Sultans won by 9 runs
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Umpires: Alex Wharf (Eng) and Martin Saggers (Eng)
Player of the match: Abbas Afridi (Multan Sultans)

Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
Usman Khan (Multan Sultans) scored the fastest century in terms of balls (36) in PSL history.^[11]
This was the highest total scored by a team in PSL history.^[12]
As a result of this match, Peshawar Zalmi qualified for the playoffs.^[13]

Statistics

Most runs

Player	Innings	Runs	High score	50s	100s
Martin Guptill	9	310	117	1	1
Jason Roy	7	245	145*	0	1
Iftikhar Ahmed	9	189	53	2	0
Sarfaraz Ahmed	8	162	41	0	0
Mohammad Hafeez	6	135	48	0	0

Source: ESPNcricinfo

Most wickets

Player	Innings	Wickets	Best bowling
Mohammad Nawaz	10	9	2/17
Mohammad Hasnain	6	8	3/13
Naseem Shah	9	7	2/31
Qais Ahmad	4	6	2/36
Odean Smith	6	5	2/41

Source: ESPNcricinfo

References

^ "2023 - Quetta Gladiators Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
^ "2023 - Quetta Gladiators Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
^ "PSL 8: Moin Khan says Quetta Gladiators will make comeback this year". www.geosuper.tv. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
^ "Quetta coach Moin slams Sarfaraz after getting knocked out of PSL 8". cricketpakistan.com.pk. 12 March 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
^ "PSL 2023: Sarfaraz confident of 'good show' by Quetta Gladiators". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
^ "PSL 2023: Quetta Gladiators captain Sarfaraz Ahmed ruled out of today's clash against Peshawar Zalmi". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
^ "MS vs QG: Five stats about the exciting clash". www.geosuper.tv. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
^ "PSL 2023: Gladiators to miss Sri Lanka's Wanindu Hasaranga". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
^ "PSL 8: Munro stars as Islamabad United beat Quetta Gladiators to qualify for playoffs". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
^ "Unbeaten Roy pulls off record-breaking run-chase in PSL for Quetta". Geo Super. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
^ "PSL 2023: Usman Khan smashes fastest PSL century". Geo News. 11 March 2023.
^ "Usman hits fastest hundred as Multan post highest total in tournament's history". Geo Super. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
^ "PSL Points Table: Zalmi qualify for playoffs after Sultans beat Gladiators". www.geosuper.tv. Retrieved 12 March 2023.

External links

[8] Ali suffered an injury which ruled him out of the tournament.^[7]

[9] Jacks withdrew from the tournament due to international duty.

[11] Hasaranga was unable to participate due to NOC issues.^[8]

[1] "2023 - Quetta Gladiators Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 April 2023.

[2] "2023 - Quetta Gladiators Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 April 2023.

[3] "PSL 8: Moin Khan says Quetta Gladiators will make comeback this year". www.geosuper.tv. Retrieved 15 April 2023.

[4] "Quetta coach Moin slams Sarfaraz after getting knocked out of PSL 8". cricketpakistan.com.pk. 12 March 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2023.

[5] "PSL 2023: Sarfaraz confident of 'good show' by Quetta Gladiators". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 15 April 2023.

[6] "PSL 2023: Quetta Gladiators captain Sarfaraz Ahmed ruled out of today's clash against Peshawar Zalmi". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 15 April 2023.

[7] "MS vs QG: Five stats about the exciting clash". www.geosuper.tv. Retrieved 20 February 2023.

[10] "PSL 2023: Gladiators to miss Sri Lanka's Wanindu Hasaranga". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 20 February 2023.

[12] "PSL 8: Munro stars as Islamabad United beat Quetta Gladiators to qualify for playoffs". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 5 March 2023.

[13] "Unbeaten Roy pulls off record-breaking run-chase in PSL for Quetta". Geo Super. Retrieved 8 March 2023.

[14] "PSL 2023: Usman Khan smashes fastest PSL century". Geo News. 11 March 2023.

[15] "Usman hits fastest hundred as Multan post highest total in tournament's history". Geo Super. Retrieved 11 March 2023.

[16] "PSL Points Table: Zalmi qualify for playoffs after Sultans beat Gladiators". www.geosuper.tv. Retrieved 12 March 2023.

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