2019 Islamabad United season
| 2019 season | |||
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| Coach | Dean Jones | ||
| Captain | Mohammad Sami (9 matches) Shadab Khan (3 matches) | ||
| PSL 2019 | Eliminator 2 | ||
| Most runs | Cameron Delport (355)[1] | ||
| Most wickets | Faheem Ashraf (21)[2] | ||
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Islamabad United is a franchise cricket team that represents Islamabad, the capital city of Pakistan, in the Pakistan Super League. They were the defending champions, as they won the title in 2018 season becoming the most successful PSL team at that time.[3] They were one of the six teams that had a competition in the 2019 season. The team was captained by Pakistani quick bowler Mohammad Sami and by Shadab Khan in three matches after Sami was out injured, they had a good season and finished 3rd, after winning six matches from their twelve matches in the PSL 2019.[4] Cameron Delport and Faheem Ashraf were team's leading runs-scorer and leading wickets-taker respectively.[1][5]
Islamabad United
- Players with international caps are listed in bold.
- Ages are given as of the date of the first match of the 2019 season, 14 February 2019
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | |||||||
| 8 | Sahibzada Farhan | File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan | 6 March 1996 (aged 22) | Right-handed | — | 2019 | |
| Cameron Delport | File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa | 12 May 1989 (aged 29) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | 2019 | ||
| Nasir Nawaz | File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan | 5 October 1998 (aged 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2019 | ||
| Ian Bell | File:Flag of England.svg England | 11 April 1982 (aged 36) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2019 | Overseas | |
| 10 | Alex Hales | File:Flag of England.svg England | 3 January 1989 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2019 | Overseas |
| 13 | Asif Ali | File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan | 1 October 1991 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2018 | |
| 22 | Rizwan Hussain | File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan | 26 April 1996 (aged 22) | Left-handed | — | 2019 | |
| All-rounders | |||||||
| 5 | Hussain Talat | File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan | 12 February 1996 (aged 23) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2017 | |
| 7 | Amad Butt | File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan | 10 May 1995 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2016 | |
| Wayne Parnell | File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa | 30 July 1989 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2019 | Overseas | |
| 29 | Samit Patel | File:Flag of England.svg England | 30 November 1984 (aged 34) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2019 | Overseas |
| 41 | Fahim Ashraf | File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan | 16 January 1994 (aged 25) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2018 | |
| 76 | Shadab Khan | File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan | 4 October 1998 (aged 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2018 | Vice-captain |
| Wicket-keepers | |||||||
| 54 | Luke Ronchi | File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand | 23 April 1981 (aged 37) | Right-handed | — | 2018 | Overseas |
| 59 | Chadwick Walton | File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica | 3 July 1985 (aged 33) | Right-handed | — | 2018 | Overseas |
| Phil Salt | File:Flag of England.svg England | 28 August 1996 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2019 | Overseas | |
| Bowlers | |||||||
| 7 | Mohammad Sami | File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan | 24 February 1981 (aged 37) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2018 | Captain |
| 11 | Rumman Raees | File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan | 18 October 1991 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2018 | |
| 17 | Zafar Gohar | File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan | 1 February 1995 (aged 24) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2018 | |
| Musa Khan | File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan | 28 August 2000 (aged 18) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2019 | ||
| Waqas Maqsood | File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan | 4 November 1987 (aged 31) | Right-handed | Left-arm medium | 2019 | ||
| Zahir Khan | File:Flag of Afghanistan (2013–2021).svg Afghanistan | 20 December 1998 (aged 20) | Left-handed | Left-arm unorthodox spin | 2019 | Overseas | |
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Season summary
In the opening match of the season, United defeated Lahore Qalandars after chasing down 171 runs in the 20th over, winning the match by 5 wickets.[6] Then they went on to lose their next two games against Multan Sultans by 5 wickets and Quetta Gladiators by 7 wickets, respectively.[7][8] In the next game against Peshawar Zalmi, Being sent to bat first, the defending champions were 49–3 at one stage before Ian Bell and Cameron Delport put on 56 runs which helped the side post a competitive total of 158 runs for 9 in 20 overs. In the chase of 158 runs, Zalmi were reeling at 65 runs for 5 wickets at one stage. Kieron Pollard and Darren Sammy steadied the side with their 55-runs partnership. Zalmi hopes of winnings were dashed after Pollard departed after scoring 51 runs. In the end, Islamabad managed to win by 12 runs after captain Mohammad Sami's hat-trick in the last over.[9]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peshawar Zalmi (R) | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.828 |
| 2 | Quetta Gladiators (C) | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.376 |
| 3 | Islamabad United (3rd) | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.127 |
| 4 | Karachi Kings (4th) | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | −0.673 |
| 5 | Multan Sultans | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.173 |
| 6 | Lahore Qalandars | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | −0.837 |
- The top 4 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;
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Islamabad United / Most Runs / 2019 season". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ↑ "Islamabad United / Most Wickets / 2019 season". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ↑ "Islamabad wins PSL with Karachi back on cricket map". Times of India. Archived from the original on 26 March 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ↑ "Points Table –Pakistan Super League 2019". Retrieved 17 March 2019 – via ESPNCricinfo.
- ↑ "Most wickets". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ↑ "Islamabad United come from behind to win PSL opener". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
- ↑ "PSL Highlights 2019: Multan Sultans vs Islamabad United: MS beat IU by five wickets". The News. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ↑ "Quetta Gladiator beat Islamabad United by 7 wickets". Dunya News. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ↑ "Sami hat-trick clinches last-over win for Islamabad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 February 2019.