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ISLAMABAD UNITED (ISL)
PSL Performance over the years
2016 - Champions
2017 - 4th
2018 - Champions
2019 - 3rd
2020 - 6th
2021 - 3rd
2022 - 3rd
Captain - Shadab Khan
Vice Captain - Asif Ali
Coach - Azhar Mahmood
Bowling Coach - Saeed Ajmal
Winning Percentage against all teams over the years
KAR - 18 - 12w/6l (66.67%)
LAH - 15 - 9w/6l (56.67%)
MUL - 11 - 5w/6l (45.45%)
PES - 18 - 9w/9l (50%)
QUE - 15 - 7w/8l (46.67%)
Winning Percentage -
77 - 42w/35l (54.55%)
SQUAD INFO:
1) Paul Stirling - RHB, Offbreak
2) Alex Hales - RHB, RM
3) Rahmanullah Gurbaz - RHB, WK
4) Colin Munro - LHB, RM
5) Moeen Ali - LHB, Offbreak
6) Asif Ali - RHB, Offbreak
7) Shadab Khan - RHB, Legbreak
8) Tom Curran - RHB, RFM
9) Hasan Ali - RHB, RFM
10) Mohammad Wasim - RHB, RFM
11) Fazalhaq Farooqi - RHB, LFM
12) Faheem Ashraf - LHB, RFM
13) Azam Khan - RHB, WK
14) Sohaib Maqsood - RHB, Offbreak
15) Zafar Gohar - LHB, LAO
16) Abrar Ahmed - RHB, Legbreak
17) Rumman Raees - RHB, RFM
18) Zeeshan Zameer - RHB, RFM
19) Mubasir Khan - RHB, Offbreak
20) Hassan Nawaz - RHB, Offbreak
21) Gus Atkinson (Partial replacement for Gurbaz) - RHB, RFM
22) Tymal Mills (Partial replacement for Hales) - RHB, LFM
NOTES - STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
1) A proper T20 side with all explosive hitters in their top order, along with a set of wicket taking specialists in their unit.
2) All sorts of variations can be seen in the bowling department, with enough spinners and seamers in their side to adapt to any sort of wicket they play on.
3) Their weakness would strike when both Hales and Gurbaz aren't available anymore because both their replacements are seam bowlers, instead of batsmen, which would weaken the explosive batting department they otherwise had.
4) They have won the title twice and have entered the playoff stage 6 times out of the 7 seasons, and with an experienced Coach + Captain duo, they are surely one of the strongest teams on paper this season.
No. of Matches on each venue in PSL 2023 -
National Stadium, Karachi - 3
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore - 1
Multan Cricket Stadium - 1
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium - 5
Top Run Scorers over the years
1) Asif Ali - Runs (1016), Avg (23.09) - 67M/57I
2) Shadab Khan - Runs (800), Avg (18.60) - 61M/49I
3) Colin Munro - Runs (698), Avg (49.85) - 18M/18I
4) Alex Hales - Runs (623), Avg (34.61) - 19M/19I
Top Wicket Takers over the years
1) Shadab Khan - Wickets (65), Avg (24.23), SR (20) - 61M
2) Faheem Ashraf - Wickets (64), Avg (20.71), SR (15.6) - 49M
3) Rumman Raees - Wickets (34), Avg (24.05), SR (19.4) - 32M
4) Hasan Ali - Wickets (22), Avg (28.81), SR (20) - 19M
Team Prediction:-
Top Run Scorer
Alex Hales/Colin Munro
Top Wicket Taker
Shadab Khan/Mohammad Wasim
Player to Watch Out For
Sohaib Maqsood/Zafar Gohar
Emerging Player
Hassan Nawaz