2023 Islamabad United season explained

Club:Islamabad United
Season:2023
Coach:Azhar Mahmood
Captain:Shadab Khan
Ground:Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium
Comp1:PSL 2023
Comp1 Result:Play-offs (4th)
Most Runs:Colin Munro (298)[1]
Most Wickets:Hasan Ali (13)[2]
Prevseason:2022
Nextseason:2024

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 2023 Pakistan Super League. The team was coached by Azhar Mahmood,[3] [4] and captained by Shadab Khan.[5]

Squad

No.NameNationalityBirth dateBatting styleBowing styleYear signedNotes
Batsmen
1Paul StirlingRight-handedRight-arm off break2021
10Alex HalesRight-handedRight-arm medium2021
12Sohaib MaqsoodRight-handedRight-arm off break2023
45Asif AliRight-handedRight-arm off break2016Vice captain
72Rassie van der DussenRight-handedRight-arm leg break2023Partial replacement for Moeen Ali
77Hassan NawazRight-handedRight-arm off break2023
82Colin MunroLeft-handedRight-arm medium fast2020
All-rounders
7Shadab KhanRight-handedRight-arm leg break2017Captain
18Moeen AliLeft-handedRight-arm off break2023
41Faheem AshrafLeft-handedRight-arm fast medium2018
53Mubasir KhanRight-handedRight-arm off break2022
59Tom CurranRight-handedRight-arm fast-medium2023
74Mohammad WasimRight-handedRight-arm medium fast2021
Wicket-keepers
21Rahmanullah GurbazRight-handed2022
23Azam KhanRight-handed2022
Bowlers
5Fazalhaq FarooqiRight-handedLeft-arm fast-medium2023
11Rumman RaeesRight-handedRight-arm fast medium2023
17Zafar GoharLeft-handedLeft-arm orthodox2018
30Zeeshan ZameerRight-handedRight-arm fast medium2022
32Hasan AliRight-handedRight-arm medium fast2021
37Gus AtkinsonRight-handedRight-arm fast2023Partial replacement for Rahmanullah Gurbaz
40Abrar AhmedRight-handedRight-arm leg break2023
60Tymal MillsRight-handedLeft-arm fast-medium2023Partial replacement for Alex Hales

Administration and support staff

PositionName
General managerRehan Ul Haq
Head coachAzhar Mahmood
Assistant coachSaeed Ajmal
Batting coachAshley Wright
Bowling coachJames Franklin
Performance coachHanif Malik
Team doctorJason Pilgram

Kit manufacturers and sponsors

||Source: Sports Mint Media[6]

Season standings

Points table

Notes:

Group fixtures

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Playoffs

Eliminator 1

Statistics

Most runs

PlayerInningsRunsHigh score50s100s
Colin Munro112986320
Azam Khan92829720
Faheem Ashraf1021551*10
Rahmanullah Gurbaz81766210
Rassie van der Dussen61484900

Most wickets

PlayerInningsWicketsBest bowling
Hasan Ali8133/35
Shadab Khan11122/24
Fazalhaq Farooqi6113/25
Tom Curran583/34
Mohammad Wasim682/38

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023 - Islamabad United Cricket Team Records & Stats ESPNcricinfo.com . 2023-04-13 . Cricinfo.
  2. Web site: 2023 - Islamabad United Cricket Team Records & Stats ESPNcricinfo.com . 2023-04-13 . Cricinfo.
  3. Web site: Azhar Mahmood joins Islamabad United as head coach. Cricketpakistan. 4 February 2022.
  4. Web site: Islamabad United name Azhar Mahmood as head coach. ESPNcricinfo. 4 February 2022.
  5. Web site: 2023-02-27 . Shoaib Akhtar sees Shadab Khan as the next Pakistan captain . 2023-04-13 . The Indian Express . en.
  6. Web site: 2023-02-17 . PSL 8 Sponsors Watch: Islamabad United . 2023-04-14 . SportsMint Media . en-US.