2021 Quetta Gladiators season

The Quetta Gladiators is a franchise cricket team that represents Quetta in Pakistan Super League (PSL). It was one of the six teams that competed in the 2021 season. The team was coached by Moin Khan,[3] and captained by Sarfaraz Ahmed,[4] where Umar Gul was a bowling coach.[5]

Quetta Gladiators
2021 season
CoachMoin Khan
CaptainSarfraz Ahmed
PSL 2021League stage (6th)
Most runsSarfaraz Ahmed (321)[1]
Most wicketsMohammad Hasnain (9)[2]

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Season standings

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Points table

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Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Islamabad United (3rd) 10 8 2 0 16 0.859
2 Multan Sultans (C) 10 5 5 0 10 1.050
3 Peshawar Zalmi (R) 10 5 5 0 10 0.586
4 Karachi Kings (4th) 10 5 5 0 10 −0.115
5 Lahore Qalandars 10 5 5 0 10 −0.589
6 Quetta Gladiators 10 2 8 0 4 −1.786
Source: ESPNcricinfo
  • The top 4 teams qualified for the playoffs
  •   advanced to Qualifier
  •   advanced to Eliminator 1

League fixtures

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Match 1
20 February 2021
20:00 (N)
Scorecard
Quetta Gladiators
121 (18.2 overs)
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Karachi Kings  
126/3 (13.5 overs)
Chris Gayle 39 (24)
Arshad Iqbal 3/16 (4 overs)
Joe Clarke 46 (23)
Mohammad Hasnain 2/18 (4 overs)
Karachi Kings won by 7 wickets
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Ahsan Raza (Pak)
Player of the match: Arshad Iqbal (Karachi Kings)
  • Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field.

Match 4
22 February 2021
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Quetta Gladiators
178/6 (20 overs)
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Lahore Qalandars
179/1 (18.2 overs)
Chris Gayle 68 (40)
Haris Rauf 3/38 (4 overs)
Fakhar Zaman 82* (52)
Zahid Mahmood 1/28 (3 overs)
Lahore Qalandars won by 9 wickets
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak)
Player of the match: Fakhar Zaman (Lahore Qalandars)
  • Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to field.

Match 8
26 February 2021
20:00 (N)
Scorecard
Quetta Gladiators
198/7 (20 overs)
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Peshawar Zalmi
202/7 (19.3 overs)
Sarfaraz Ahmed 81 (40)
Saqib Mahmood 3/34 (4 overs)
Haider Ali 50 (29)
Dale Steyn 2/44 (4 overs)
Peshawar Zalmi won by 3 wickets
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak)
Player of the match: Haider Ali (Peshawar Zalmi)
  • Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to field.

Match 12
1−2 March 2021
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Quetta Gladiators
156/7 (20 overs)
v
Islamabad United
157/4 (17 overs)
Sarfaraz Ahmed 54 (41)
Faheem Ashraf 3/11 (4 overs)
Paul Stirling 56 (33)
Zahid Mahmood 2/29 (4 overs)
Islamabad United won by 6 wickets
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Shozab Raza (Pak)
Player of the match: Faheem Ashraf (Islamabad United)
  • Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was postponed for one day due to Fawad Ahmed testing Positive for COVID-19.[6]

Match 14
3 March 2021
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Quetta Gladiators
176/7 (20 overs)
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Multan Sultans
154 (19.4 overs)
Usman Khan 81 (50)
Shahnawaz Dahani 3/44 (4 overs)
Mohammad Rizwan 66 (50)
Qais Ahmad 3/21 (4 overs)
Quetta Gladiators won by 22 runs
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak)
Player of the match: Qais Ahmad (Quetta Gladiators)
  • Multan Sultans won the toss and elected to field.

Match 18
11 June 2021
21:00 (N)
Scorecard
Quetta Gladiators
133 (20 overs)
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Islamabad United
137/0 (10 overs)
Jake Weatherald 43 (35)
Mohammad Wasim 2/12 (4 overs)
Colin Munro 90* (36)
Islamabad United won by 10 wickets
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Shozab Raza (Pak)
Player of the match: Colin Munro (Islamabad United)

Match 19
12 June 2021
21:00 (N)
Scorecard
Peshawar Zalmi
197/5 (20 overs)
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Quetta Gladiators
136/9 (20 overs)
David Miller 73 (46)
Mohammad Nawaz 2/33 (4 overs)
Sarfaraz Ahmed 36* (28)
Mohammad Irfan 3/27 (4 overs)
Peshawar Zalmi won by 61 runs
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Shozab Raza (Pak)
Player of the match: David Miller (Peshawar Zalmi)

Match 23
15 June 2021
18:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Quetta Gladiators
158/5 (20 overs)
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Lahore Qalandars
140 (18 overs)
Jake Weatherald 48 (41)
James Faulkner 3/25 (4 overs)
Tim David 46 (27)
Khurram Shahzad 3/14 (3 overs)
Quetta Gladiators won by 18 runs
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Rashid Riaz (Pak)
Player of the match: Usman Shinwari (Quetta Gladiators)
  • Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to field.

Match 25
16 June 2021
21:00 (N)
Scorecard
Multan Sultans
183/5 (20 overs)
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Quetta Gladiators
73 (12.1 overs)
Shan Masood 73 (42)
Khurram Shahzad 2/26 (4 overs)
Jake Weatherald 19 (10)
Imran Tahir 3/7 (2 overs)
Multan Sultans won by 110 runs
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Shozab Raza (Pak)
Player of the match: Shan Masood (Multan Sultans)
  • Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
  • As a result of this match, Quetta Gladiators were eliminated from the tournament.[7]

Match 29
19 June 2021
18:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Karachi Kings
176/7 (20 overs)
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Quetta Gladiators
162/6 (20 overs)
Danish Aziz 45 (13)
Arish Ali Khan 4/28 (4 overs)
Sarfaraz Ahmed 51* (33)
Mohammad Ilyas 3/39 (4 overs)
Karachi Kings won by 14 runs
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Shozab Raza (Pak) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak)
Player of the match: Danish Aziz (Karachi Kings)
  • Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to bat.

References

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  1. ^ "RECORDS / PAKISTAN SUPER LEAGUE, 2020/21-2021 - QUETTA GLADIATORS / MOST RUNS". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  2. ^ "RECORDS / PAKISTAN SUPER LEAGUE, 2020/21-2021 - QUETTA GLADIATORS / MOST WICKETS". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  3. ^ "PSL 7: Quetta Gladiators Squad 2022". Cricmemo. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  4. ^ "PSL 2021 TEAM GUIDE: Quetta Gladiators". The Cricketer. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Quetta Gladiators sign Umar Gul as bowling coach for PSL 2021". The International News. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Islamabad-Quetta game postponed to tomorrow as Fawad Ahmed tests positive for Covid-19". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 1 March 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Quetta Gladiators crash out of playoff race as Multan Sultans march on". Dawn. Archived from the original on 17 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.