2024 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 2024 Pakistan Super League. The team was coached by Mike Hesson,[3] and captained by Shadab Khan.[4]

Islamabad United
2024 season
CoachMike Hesson
CaptainShadab Khan
Ground(s)Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium
PSL 2024Champions
Most runsColin Munro (326)[1]
Most wicketsNaseem Shah (15)[2]

Squad

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  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
  • Ages are given as of 17 February 2024, the date of the first match in the tournament.
No. Name Nationality Birth date Category Batting style Bowling style Year signed Notes
Batsmen
10 Alex Hales   England (1989-01-03)3 January 1989 (aged 35) Gold Right-handed Right-arm medium 2021
18 Shamyl Hussain   Pakistan (2004-10-10)10 October 2004 (aged 19) Supplementary Left-handed 2024
31 Martin Guptill   New Zealand (1986-09-30)30 September 1986 (aged 37) Right-handed Right-arm off-break 2024 Full replacement for Muhammad Waseem
46 Haider Ali   Pakistan (2000-10-02)2 October 2000 (aged 23) Supplementary Right-handed 2024
82 Colin Munro   New Zealand (1987-03-11)11 March 1987 (aged 36) Gold Left-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2020
Muhammad Waseem   United Arab Emirates (1994-02-12)12 February 1994 (aged 30) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2024 Full replacement for Tom Curran
All-rounders
5 Matthew Forde   West Indies (2002-04-29)29 April 2002 (aged 21) Silver Right-handed Right-arm medium 2024
7 Shadab Khan   Pakistan (1998-10-04)4 October 1998 (aged 25) Platinum Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2017 Captain
9 Imad Wasim   Pakistan (1988-12-18)18 December 1988 (aged 35) Diamond Left-handed Left-arm orthodox 2024
41 Faheem Ashraf   Pakistan (1994-01-16)16 January 1994 (aged 30) Gold Left-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2018
49 Qasim Akram   Pakistan (2002-12-01)1 December 2002 (aged 21) Silver Right-handed Right-arm off-break 2024
59 Tom Curran   England (1995-03-15)15 March 1995 (aged 28) Supplementary Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2023
67 Salman Ali Agha   Pakistan (1993-11-23)23 November 1993 (aged 30) Silver Right-handed Right-arm off-break 2024
98 Shahab Khan   Pakistan Silver Left-handed Left-arm medium-fast 2024
Wicket-keepers
22 Jordan Cox   England (2000-10-21)21 October 2000 (aged 23) Platinum Right-handed Right-arm off-break 2024
23 Azam Khan   Pakistan (1998-08-10)10 August 1998 (aged 25) Diamond Right-handed 2022
Bowlers
11 Rumman Raees   Pakistan (1991-10-18)18 October 1991 (aged 32) Silver Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2023
12 Ubaid Shah   Pakistan (2006-02-05)5 February 2006 (aged 18) Emerging Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2024
56 Tymal Mills   England (1992-08-12)12 August 1992 (aged 31) Diamond Right-handed Left-arm fast 2023
61 Obed McCoy   West Indies (1997-01-04)4 January 1997 (aged 27) Supplementary Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium 2024
71 Naseem Shah   Pakistan (2003-02-15)15 February 2003 (aged 21) Platinum Right-handed Right-arm fast 2024
72 Hunain Shah   Pakistan (2004-02-04)4 February 2004 (aged 20) Emerging Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2024

Administration and support staff

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Position Name
Manager Rehan-ul-Haq
Head coach Mike Hesson[3]
Batting coach Ashley Wright
Bowling coach Azhar Mahmood
Performance coach Hanif Malik
Analyst Ben Jones
Team doctor Jason Pilgram

Kit manufacturers and sponsors

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Source: ProPakistani[5]

Season standings

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Points table

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Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Multan Sultans (R) 10 7 3 0 14 1.150
2 Peshawar Zalmi (3rd) 10 6 3 1 13 0.147
3 Islamabad United (C) 10 5 4 1 11 0.224
4 Quetta Gladiators (4th) 10 5 4 1 11 −0.921
5 Karachi Kings 10 4 6 0 8 −0.192
6 Lahore Qalandars 10 1 8 1 3 −0.554
Source: ESPNcricinfo

The four top-ranked teams qualified for the Playoffs.
  Advanced to Qualifier
  Advanced to Eliminator 1

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


Group fixtures

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Match 1
17 February 2024
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Lahore Qalandars
195/5 (20 overs)
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Islamabad United
200/2 (18.2 overs)
Rassie van der Dussen 71* (41)
Tymal Mills 2/45 (4 overs)
Shadab Khan 74* (41)
Salman Fayyaz 1/23 (2.2 overs)
Islamabad United won by 8 wickets
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Michael Gough (Eng)
Player of the match: Shadab Khan (Islamabad United)
  • Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.
  • Ubaid Shah (Islamabad United) and Salman Fayyaz (Lahore Qalandars) both made their T20 debuts.

Match 5
20 February 2024
19:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Islamabad United
144 (20 overs)
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(H) Multan Sultans
145/5 (19.5 overs)
Salman Ali Agha 52 (43)
Mohammad Ali 3/19 (4 overs)
Reeza Hendricks 58 (46)
Naseem Shah 2/27 (4 overs)
Multan Sultans won by 5 wickets
Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan
Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Chris Gaffaney (NZ)
Player of the match: Mohammad Ali (Multan Sultans)
  • Multan Sultans won the toss and elected to field.

Match 8
22 February 2024
19:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Islamabad United
138/9 (20 overs)
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Quetta Gladiators
139/7 (18.2 overs)
Salman Ali Agha 33 (23)
Abrar Ahmed 3/18 (4 overs)
Jason Roy 37 (18)
Shadab Khan 2/24 (4 overs)
Quetta Gladiators won by 3 wickets
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Richard Illingworth (Eng)
Player of the match: Rilee Rossouw (Quetta Gladiators)
  • Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.

Match 13
26 February 2024
19:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Peshawar Zalmi
201/5 (20 overs)
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Islamabad United
193/9 (20 overs)
Babar Azam 111* (63)
Shadab Khan 2/28 (4 overs)
Azam Khan 75 (30)
Arif Yaqoob 5/27 (4 overs)
Peshawar Zalmi won by 8 runs
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Shozab Raza (Pak)
Player of the match: Babar Azam (Peshawar Zalmi)
  • Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.

Match 15
28 February 2024
19:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Karachi Kings
165/5 (20 overs)
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Islamabad United
169/3 (18.3 overs)
Kieron Pollard 48* (28)
Salman Ali Agha 1/17 (2 overs)
Colin Munro 82 (47)
Mohammad Nawaz 1/23 (4 overs)
Islamabad United won by 7 wickets
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Rashid Riaz (Pak)
Player of the match: Colin Munro (Islamabad United)
  • Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.

Match 18
2 March 2024
19:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
v
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to rain.

Match 20
4 March 2024
19:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Islamabad United
196/4 (20 overs)
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Peshawar Zalmi
167/9 (20 overs)
Shadab Khan 80 (51)
Saim Ayub 2/15 (2 overs)
Aamer Jamal 87 (49)
Shadab Khan 3/41 (4 overs)
Islamabad United won by 29 runs
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Umpires: Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak)
Player of the match: Shadab Khan (Islamabad United)
  • Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to field.

Match 23
6 March 2024
19:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Lahore Qalandars
162/7 (20 overs)
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(H) Islamabad United
145 (18.5 overs)
Rassie van der Dussen 64 (44)
Rumman Raees 2/19 (3 overs)
Faheem Ashraf 41* (31)
Zaman Khan 4/37 (3.5 overs)
Lahore Qalandars won by 17 runs
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Alex Wharf (Eng)
Player of the match: Rassie van der Dussen (Lahore Qalandars)
  • Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.
  • Tayyab Abbas (Lahore Qalandars) made his T20 debut.

Match 24
7 March 2024
19:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Karachi Kings
150/7 (20 overs)
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(H) Islamabad United
151/5 (18.4 overs)
Kieron Pollard 39 (28)
Tymal Mills 3/34 (4 overs)
Shadab Khan 34 (26)
Mir Hamza 3/41 (4 overs)
Islamabad United won by 5 wickets
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) and Alex Wharf (Eng)
Player of the match: Faheem Ashraf (Islamabad United)
  • Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.

Match 27
10 March 2024
14:00
Scorecard
Multan Sultans
228/4 (20 overs)
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(H) Islamabad United
232/7 (20 overs)
Usman Khan 100* (50)
Faheem Ashraf 2/32 (3 overs)
Colin Munro 84 (40)
Abbas Afridi 3/40 (4 overs)
Islamabad United won by 3 wickets
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Umpires: Mohammad Asif (Pak) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL)
Player of the match: Colin Munro (Islamabad United)
  • Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.
  • As a result of this match, Islamabad United qualified for the playoffs.

Playoffs

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Eliminator 1

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Match 32
15 March 2024
21:00 (N)
Scorecard
Islamabad United
174/9 (20 overs)
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Quetta Gladiators
135 (18.4 overs)
Martin Guptill 56 (47)
Mohammad Amir 2/20 (4 overs)
Omair Yousuf 50 (37)
Imad Wasim 3/12 (4 overs)
Islamabad United won by 39 runs
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Ahsan Raza (Pak)
Player of the match: Imad Wasim (Islamabad United)
  • Islamabad United won the toss and elected to bat.

Eliminator 2

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Match 33
16 March 2024
21:00 (N)
Scorecard
Peshawar Zalmi
185/5 (20 overs)
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Islamabad United
189/5 (19 overs)
Saim Ayub 73 (44)
Naseem Shah 3/30 (4 overs)
Imad Wasim 59* (40)
Saim Ayub 2/34 (3 overs)
Islamabad United won by 5 wickets
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak)
Player of the match: Imad Wasim (Islamabad United)
  • Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.

Final

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Match 34
18 March 2024
21:00 (N)
Scorecard
Multan Sultans
159/9 (20 overs)
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Islamabad United
163/8 (20 overs)
Usman Khan 57 (40)
Imad Wasim 5/23 (4 overs)
Martin Guptill 50 (32)
Iftikhar Ahmed 2/19 (3 overs)
Islamabad United won by 2 wickets
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Richard Illingworth (Eng)
Player of the match: Imad Wasim (Islamabad United)
  • Multan Sultans won the toss and elected to bat.
  • By winning in the final, Islamabad United became the most successful team in PSL history.[6]

Statistics

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Most runs

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Player Inns Runs Ave HS 50s 100s
Colin Munro 10 326 32.60 84 3 0
Salman Ali Agha 12 310 31.00 64* 2 0
Shadab Khan 12 305 30.50 80 3 0
Azam Khan 10 226 25.11 75 1 0
Alex Hales 10 148 14.80 47 0 0

Most wickets

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Player Inns Wkts Ave BBI
Naseem Shah 11 15 22.20 3/30
Shadab Khan 12 14 26.85 3/32
Imad Wasim 12 12 20.91 5/23
Hunain Shah 9 8 28.12 2/25
Tymal Mills 6 6 36.00 3/34

References

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  1. ^ "2024 - Islamabad United Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  2. ^ "2024 - Islamabad United Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Mike Hesson appointed Islamabad United head coach". ESPNcricinfo. 8 November 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Shoaib Akhtar sees Shadab Khan as the next Pakistan captain". The Indian Express. 27 February 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  5. ^ Ahmed, Faiz (13 February 2024). "Islamabad United Unveil Sponsors for PSL 9". ProPakistani. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  6. ^ Callum Matthews (18 March 2024). "Islamabad beat Multan in final-ball thriller to win PSL". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
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