| 2018 season | |||
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| Coach | Moin Khan | ||
| Captain | Sarfraz Ahmed | ||
| PSL 2018 | Playoffs (4th) | ||
| Most runs | Shane Watson (319) | ||
| Most wickets | Rahat Ali (15) | ||
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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. The team has been coached by Moin Khan and captained by Sarfaraz Ahmed.
Squad
- Players with international caps are listed in bold.
- Ages are given as of the first match of the season, 22 February 2018
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Notes | |
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| Batsmen | ||||||||
| 5 | Saud Shakeel |  Pakistan
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(1995-09-05)5 September 1995 (aged 22) | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | 2018 | ||
| 8 | Saad Ali | Pakistan
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(1994-10-05)5 October 1994 (aged 23) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | 2018 | ||
| 9 | Rameez Raja | Pakistan
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(1987-07-31)31 July 1987 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ||
| 10 | Rilee Rossouw |  South Africa
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(1989-10-09)9 October 1989 (aged 28) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | Overseas | |
| 20 | Jason Roy |  England
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(1990-07-21)21 July 1990 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2018 | Overseas | |
| 24 | Kevin Pietersen | England
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(1980-06-27)27 June 1980 (aged 37) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | Overseas | |
| 32 | Tom Kohler-Cadmore | England
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(1994-08-19)19 August 1994 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | 2018 | Replacement signing; Overseas | |
| 81 | Asad Shafiq | Pakistan
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(1986-01-28)28 January 1986 (aged 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ||
| All-rounders | ||||||||
| 1 | John Hastings |  Australia
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(1985-11-04)4 November 1985 (aged 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2018 | Overseas | |
| 21 | Mohammad Nawaz | Pakistan
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(1994-03-21)21 March 1994 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2018 | ||
| 22 | Jofra Archer | England
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(1995-04-01)1 April 1995 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2018 | Overseas | |
| 26 | Carlos Brathwaite |  West Indies
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(1988-07-18)18 July 1988 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2018 | Overseas | |
| 30 | Mahmudullah |  Bangladesh
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(1986-02-04)4 February 1986 (aged 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | 2018 | Overseas | |
| 33 | Shane Watson | Australia
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(1981-06-17)17 June 1981 (aged 36) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2018 | Overseas | |
| 48 | Anwar Ali | Pakistan
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(1987-11-25)25 November 1987 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2018 | ||
| 84 | Umar Amin | Pakistan
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(1989-10-16)16 October 1989 (aged 28) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | 2018 | ||
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||||
| 45 | Azam Khan | Pakistan
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(1998-08-10)10 August 1998 (aged 19) | Left-handed | — | 2018 | ||
| 54 | Sarfraz Ahmed | Pakistan
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(1987-05-22)22 May 1987 (aged 30) | Right-handed | — | 2018 | Captain | |
| Bowlers | ||||||||
| 4 | Faraz Ahmed | Pakistan
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(1984-10-16)16 October 1984 (aged 33) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2018 | ||
| 16 | Hasan Khan | Pakistan
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(1998-10-16)16 October 1998 (aged 19) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2018 | ||
| 19 | Rashid Khan |  Afghanistan
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(1998-09-20)20 September 1998 (aged 19) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg-break | 2018 | Overseas | |
| 55 | Ben Laughlin | Australia
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(1982-10-03)3 October 1982 (aged 35) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2018 | Overseas | |
| 66 | Mir Hamza | Pakistan
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(1992-11-10)10 November 1992 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2018 | ||
| 90 | Rahat Ali | Pakistan
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(1988-09-12)12 September 1988 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2018 | ||
| 100 | Chris Green | Australia
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(1993-10-01)1 October 1993 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ||
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Playing kit
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Teams standings
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 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 |
- The top 4 teams qualified for the playoffs
- Advanced to Qualifier
- Advanced to Eliminator 1
League fixtures
| 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) |
- Multan Sultans won the toss and elected to field.
- Imran Tahir (Multan Sultans) became the third bowler in PSL history to take a hattrick.
| 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.
| 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
Eliminator
| 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.
- As a result of this match Quetta Gladiators were eliminated from the competition.
References
- "RECORDS / PAKISTAN SUPER LEAGUE, 2017/18 - QUETTA GLADIATORS / MOST RUNS". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- "RECORDS / PAKISTAN SUPER LEAGUE, 2017/18 - QUETTA GLADIATORS / MOST WICKETS". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- "PSL set to become a 6-team league from 2018". Crictracker. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- "PSL 2018: Moin Khan lashes out at overseas players refusing to travel to Pakistan for playoffs, final". First Post. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- "Head coach Moin Khan heart broken after Quetta Gladiators crash out". Cricket Addictor. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- "Pakistan Super League 6 – Team Profile: Quetta Gladiators look to Gayle force this year". The Dawn. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- "PSL 2018 preview: Will Quetta Gladiators be third-time lucky?". The Dawn. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- "Tahir hat-trick guides Multan to easy win over Quetta". Geo News. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- "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.
- ^ "Peshawar steal one-run win, Quetta knocked out". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
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