2021 Islamabad United season

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]

Islamabad United
2021 season
CoachJohan Botha
CaptainShadab Khan
PSL 2021Play-offs (3rd)
Most runsColin Munro (285)[1]
Most wicketsHasan Ali (13)[2]

Squad

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Key
Name
  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
  •  *  denotes a player who is fully unavailable
  •  *  denotes a player who will be partially unavailable
No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowing style Year signed Notes
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

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Name Position
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

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Points table

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Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
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

Group fixtures

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Match 3
21 February 2021
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Multan Sultans
150/8 (20 overs)
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Islamabad United
151/7 (19 overs)
Mohammad Rizwan 71 (53)
Mohammad Wasim 3/29 (4 overs)
Lewis Gregory 49* (31)
Carlos Brathwaite 2/23 (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.

Match 6
24 February 2021
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
(H) Karachi Kings
196/3 (20 overs)
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Islamabad United
197/5 (19.1 overs)
Sharjeel Khan 105 (59)
Hussain Talat 1/25 (2 overs)
Iftikhar Ahmed 49* (37)
Waqas Maqsood 1/22 (2.1 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.

Match 10
27 February 2021
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Islamabad United
118 (17.1 overs)
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Peshawar Zalmi
122/4 (17.1 overs)
Alex Hales 41 (27)
Wahab Riaz 4/17 (4 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.

Match 12
1−2 March 2021
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Quetta Gladiators
156/7 (20 overs)
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Islamabad United
157/4 (17 overs)
Sarfaraz Ahmed 54 (41)
Faheem Ashraf 3/11 (4 overs)
Paul Stirling 56 (33)
Zahid Mahmood 2/29 (4 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]

Match 15
9 June 2021
21:00 (N)
Scorecard
Islamabad United
143/9 (20 overs)
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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.

Match 18
11 June 2021
21:00 (N)
Scorecard
Quetta Gladiators
133 (20 overs)
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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)

Match 20
13 June 2021
18:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Islamabad United
152/7 (20 overs)
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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.

Match 22
14 June 2021
21:00 (N)
Scorecard
Karachi Kings
190/4 (20 overs)
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Islamabad United
191/2 (18.4 overs)
Babar Azam 81 (54)
Akif Javed 1/31 (4 overs)
Hasan Ali 1/31 (4 overs)
Colin Munro 88* (56)
Waqas Maqsood 1/27 (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.

Match 26
17 June 2021
18:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Islamabad United
247/2 (20 overs)
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Peshawar Zalmi
232/6 (20 overs)
Usman Khawaja 105* (56)
Shoaib Malik 1/14 (2 overs)
Shoaib Malik 68 (36)
Akif Javed 3/43 (4 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.

Match 30
19 June 2021
23:00 (N)
Scorecard
Multan Sultans
149 (20 overs)
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Islamabad United
150/6 (19.4 overs)
Shan Masood 59 (37)
Mohammad Wasim 4/31 (4 overs)
Shadab Khan 35 (27)
Shahnawaz Dahani 2/21 (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

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Qualifier

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Match 31
21 June 2021
18:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Multan Sultans
180/5 (20 overs)
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Islamabad United
149 (19 Overs)
Sohaib Maqsood 59 (41)
Shadab Khan 2/25 (4 overs)
Usman Khawaja 70 (40)
Sohail Tanvir 3/17 (4 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

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Match 33
22 June 2021
21:00 (N)
Scorecard
Islamabad United
174/9 (20 overs)
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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

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Most runs

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Player Innings Runs Batting average High score 50s 100s
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

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Player Innings Wickets Bowling average Best bowling
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

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  1. ^ "2021 - Islamabad United Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  2. ^ "2021 - Islamabad United Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  3. ^ "HBL PSL 2022 | Latest Updates, Live Score, Points Table, Results". Cricket Pakistan. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Johan Botha to be Islamabad United's head coach". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Johan Botha calls Shadab Khan 'the best captain' in PSL". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  6. ^ "PSL 2021: Islamabad United's Shadab Khan says team in good form, hopeful to win". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  7. ^ "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.
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