| Club: | Quetta Gladiators |
| Season: | 2020 |
| Coach: | Moin Khan |
| Captain: | Sarfraz Ahmed |
| Comp1: | PSL 2020 |
| Comp1 Result: | 5th (eliminated) |
| Most Runs: | Shane Watson (247) |
| Most Wickets: | Mohammad Hasnain (15) |
| Prevseason: | 2019 |
| Nextseason: | 2021 |
The Quetta Gladiators is a franchise cricket team that represents Quetta in Pakistan Super League. It was one of the six teams that competed in the 2020 season. Quetta Gladiators have previously lifted the PSL title for the first time in 2019, which makes them defending champion in 2020.[1]
The team was captained by Sarfraz Ahmed, coached by Moin Khan[2] and mentored by Viv Richards. Shane Watson was the team leading run-scorer[3] while Mohammad Hasnain was leading wicket-taker.[4]
The team won four of its ten fixtures and were eliminated for the first time in group stage.[5]
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||||
| 19 | Ahmed Shehzad | February 20, 2020 | Right-handed | 2019 | ||||
| 20 | Jason Roy | February 20, 2020 | Right-handed | 2020 | Overseas | |||
| 42 | Khurram Manzoor | February 20, 2020 | Right-handed | 2020 | ||||
| 93 | Ahsan Ali | February 20, 2020 | Right-handed | 2019 | ||||
| 96 | Umar Akmal | February 20, 2020 | Right-handed | 2019 | ||||
| February 20, 2020 | Right-handed | – | 2020 | |||||
| All-rounders | ||||||||
| 02 | Aarish Ali Khan | February 20, 2020 | Right-handed | 2020 | ||||
| 21 | Mohammad Nawaz | February 20, 2020 | Left-handed | 2016 | ||||
| 31 | Ben Cutting | February 20, 2020 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2020 | Overseas | ||
| 33 | Shane Watson | February 20, 2020 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2018 | Overseas | ||
| 48 | Anwar Ali | February 20, 2020 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2018 | Replacement for Umar Akmal | ||
| 84 | Keemo Paul | February 20, 2020 | Right-handed | 2020 | Overseas | |||
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||||
| 45 | February 20, 2020 | Left-handed | — | 2019 | ||||
| 54 | Sarfaraz Ahmed | February 20, 2020 | Right-handed | — | 2016 | Captain | ||
| Bowlers | ||||||||
| 16 | Naseem Shah | February 20, 2020 | Right-handed | 2019 | ||||
| 23 | February 20, 2020 | Right-handed | 2020 | |||||
| 44 | February 20, 2020 | Right-handed | 2020 | Replacement for Naseem Shah | ||||
| 52 | Fawad Ahmed | February 20, 2020 | Right-handed | 2019 | Overseas | |||
| 56 | Tymal Mills | February 20, 2020 | Right-handed | 2020 | Overseas | |||
| 87 | Mohammad Hasnain | February 20, 2020 | Right-handed | 2019 | ||||
| 99 | Sohail Khan | February 20, 2020 | Right-handed | 2020 | ||||
Quetta Gladiators started their campaign by defeating Islamabad United by 3 wickets in the opening game of the tournament.[6] In their second match, Quetta lost to Peshawar Zalmi by six wickets.[7] The team won their next two matches against Karachi Kings[8] and Islamabad United respectively,[9] both by five wickets. Quetta then went on a losing streak, facing defeat in their next four matches. Their ninth match was abandoned due to rain.[10] In their last match of the group stage, Quetta defeated Karachi Kings by 5 wickets[11] equaling points with Peshawar Zalmi but failed to qualify for knockouts due to low run-rate. They finished on fifth and were eliminated from the tournament.