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.
The team was captained by Sarfraz Ahmed, coached by Moin Khan and mentored by Viv Richards. Shane Watson was the team leading run-scorer while Mohammad Hasnain was leading wicket-taker.
The team won four of its ten fixtures and were eliminated for the first time in group stage.
Squad Players with international caps are listed in bold. Ages are given as of the first match of the season, 20 February 2020 No.NameNationalityBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleYear signedNotes Batsmen19 Ahmed Shehzad Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2019 20 Jason Roy Right-handed Right-arm medium 2020 Overseas42 Khurram Manzoor Right-handed Right-arm off break 2020 93 Ahsan Ali Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2019 96 Umar Akmal Right-handed Right-arm off spin 2019 Omair Yousuf Right-handed – 2020 All-rounders02 Aarish Ali Khan Right-handed Left-arm orthodox 2020 21 Mohammad Nawaz Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2016 31Ben Cutting Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2020 Overseas33 Shane Watson Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2018 Overseas48 Anwar Ali Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2018 Replacement for Umar Akmal84 Keemo Paul Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2020 Overseas Wicket-keepers45 Azam Khan Left-handed — 2019 54 Sarfaraz Ahmed Right-handed — 2016 Captain Bowlers16 Naseem Shah Right-handed Right-arm fast 2019 23 Abdul Nasir Right-handed Right-arm off break 2020 44 Zahid Mehmood Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2020 Replacement for Naseem Shah52 Fawad Ahmed Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2019 Overseas56 Tymal Mills Right-handed Left-arm fast 2020 Overseas87 Mohammad Hasnain Right-handed Right-arm fast 2019 99 Sohail Khan Right-handed Right-arm fast 2020
Kit manufacturers and sponsors
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Season standings
Season summary Quetta Gladiators started their campaign by defeating Islamabad United by 3 wickets in the opening game of the tournament. In their second match, Quetta lost to Peshawar Zalmi by six wickets. The team won their next two matches against Karachi Kings and Islamabad United respectively, 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. In their last match of the group stage, Quetta defeated Karachi Kings by 5 wickets 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.
See also Islamabad United in 2020 Karachi Kings in 2020 Lahore Qalandars in 2020
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