2018 Quetta Gladiators season
| 2018 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | Moin Khan | ||
| Captain | Sarfraz Ahmed | ||
| PSL 2018 | Playoffs (4th) | ||
| Most runs | Shane Watson (319)[1] | ||
| Most wickets | Rahat Ali (15)[2] | ||
| 
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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.[3] The team has been coached by Moin Khan[4][5] and captained by Sarfaraz Ahmed.[6][7]
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||||
| 5 | Saud Shakeel |  Pakistan | 5 September 1995 (aged 22) | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | 2018 | ||
| 8 | Saad Ali |  Pakistan | 5 October 1994 (aged 23) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | 2018 | ||
| 9 | Rameez Raja |  Pakistan | 31 July 1987 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ||
| 10 | Rilee Rossouw |  South Africa | 9 October 1989 (aged 28) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | Overseas | |
| 20 | Jason Roy |  England | 21 July 1990 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2018 | Overseas | |
| 24 | Kevin Pietersen |  England | 27 June 1980 (aged 37) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | Overseas | |
| 32 | Tom Kohler-Cadmore |  England | 19 August 1994 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | 2018 | Replacement signing; Overseas | |
| 81 | Asad Shafiq |  Pakistan | 28 January 1986 (aged 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ||
| All-rounders | ||||||||
| 1 | John Hastings | .svg.png) Australia | 4 November 1985 (aged 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2018 | Overseas | |
| 21 | Mohammad Nawaz |  Pakistan | 21 March 1994 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2018 | ||
| 22 | Jofra Archer |  England | 1 April 1995 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2018 | Overseas | |
| 26 | Carlos Brathwaite |  West Indies | 18 July 1988 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2018 | Overseas | |
| 30 | Mahmudullah |  Bangladesh | 4 February 1986 (aged 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | 2018 | Overseas | |
| 33 | Shane Watson | .svg.png) Australia | 17 June 1981 (aged 36) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2018 | Overseas | |
| 48 | Anwar Ali |  Pakistan | 25 November 1987 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2018 | ||
| 84 | Umar Amin |  Pakistan | 16 October 1989 (aged 28) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | 2018 | ||
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||||
| 45 | Azam Khan |  Pakistan | 10 August 1998 (aged 19) | Left-handed | — | 2018 | ||
| 54 | Sarfraz Ahmed |  Pakistan | 22 May 1987 (aged 30) | Right-handed | — | 2018 | Captain | |
| Bowlers | ||||||||
| 4 | Faraz Ahmed |  Pakistan | 16 October 1984 (aged 33) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2018 | ||
| 16 | Hasan Khan |  Pakistan | 16 October 1998 (aged 19) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2018 | ||
| 19 | Rashid Khan | .svg.png) Afghanistan | 20 September 1998 (aged 19) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg-break | 2018 | Overseas | |
| 55 | Ben Laughlin | .svg.png) Australia | 3 October 1982 (aged 35) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2018 | Overseas | |
| 66 | Mir Hamza |  Pakistan | 10 November 1992 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2018 | ||
| 90 | Rahat Ali |  Pakistan | 12 September 1988 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2018 | ||
| 100 | Chris Green | .svg.png) Australia | 1 October 1993 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ||
Kit manufacturers and sponsors
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Teams standings
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 
Source: ESPNcricinfo
- The top 4 teams qualified for the playoffs
- Advanced to Qualifier
- Advanced to Eliminator 1
League fixtures
| Karachi Kings 149/9 (20 overs) | v | Quetta Gladiators 130/9 (20 overs) | 
- Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
| Lahore Qalandars 119/9 (20 overs) | v | Quetta Gladiators 120/1 (14 overs) | 
- Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
| Islamabad United 134/7 (20 overs) | v | Quetta Gladiators 135/4 (17.1 overs) | 
- Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
| Quetta Gladiators 141/8 (20 overs) | v | Peshawar Zalmi 143/5 (19.4 overs) | 
- Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to field.
| Quetta Gladiators 102 (15.4 overs) | v | Multan Sultans 108/1 (16.4 overs) | 
- Multan Sultans won the toss and elected to field.
- Imran Tahir (Multan Sultans) became the third bowler in PSL history to take a hattrick.[8]
| Multan Sultans 152/5 (20 overs) | v | Quetta Gladiators 156/8 (19.5 overs) | 
- Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
| Quetta Gladiators 180/4 (20 overs) | v | Karachi Kings 113/8 (20 overs) | 
- Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field.
- This was the biggest win in PSL history in term of runs.[9]
| Peshawar Zalmi 157/5 (20 overs) | v | Quetta Gladiators 158/4 (19.2 overs) | 
- Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
- As a result of this match Lahore Qalandars were eliminated from the competition.
| Lahore Qalandars 186/4 (20 overs) | v | Quetta Gladiators 169/6 (20 overs) | 
- Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
| Quetta Gladiators 147/7 (20 overs) | v | Islamabad United 149/4 (18.2 overs) | 
- Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to bat.
Playoffs
Eliminator
| Peshawar Zalmi 157 (20 overs) | v | Quetta Gladiators 156/9 (20 overs) | 
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.
- ^ a b "Peshawar steal one-run win, Quetta knocked out". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 March 2022.



