# 2022 Islamabad United season

The Islamabad United is a franchise cricket team that represents Islamabad in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). They were one of the six teams that competed in the 2022 Pakistan Super League. The team was coach by Azhar Mahmood, and captained by Shadab Khan.

## Squad

* Players with international caps are listed in bold.
* Ages are given as of the first day of the season, 27 January 2022.
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowlling style | Year signed | Notes |
| Batsmen ||||||||
| 1 | Paul Stirling | Ireland | (1990-09-03)3 September 1990 (aged 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2021 | |
| 10 | Alex Hales | England | (1989-01-03)3 January 1989 (aged 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2021 | |
| 45 | Asif Ali | Pakistan | (1991-10-01)1 October 1991 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2016 | Vice-captain |
| 64 | Mohammad Huraira | Pakistan | (2002-04-25)25 April 2002 (aged 19) | Right-handed | — | 2022 | Replacement for Zeeshan Zameer |
| 65 | Nasir Nawaz | Pakistan | (1998-09-05)5 September 1998 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 2022 | Replacement for Alex Hales |
| 82 | Colin Munro | New Zealand | (1987-03-11)11 March 1987 (aged 34) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 2020 | |
| All-rounders ||||||||
| 7 | Shadab Khan | Pakistan | (1998-10-04)4 October 1998 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2017 | Captain |
| 9 | Will Jacks | England | (1998-11-21)21 November 1998 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2022 | Replacement for Rahmanullah Gurbaz from the ninth match |
| 22 | Danish Aziz | Pakistan | (1995-11-20)20 November 1995 (aged 26) | Left-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | 2022 | |
| 30 | Zeeshan Zameer | Pakistan | (2002-08-10)10 August 2002 (aged 19) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | 2022 | |
| 41 | Faheem Ashraf | Pakistan | (1994-01-16)16 January 1994 (aged 28) | Left-handed | Right-arm fast medium | 2018 | |
| 53 | Mubasir Khan | Pakistan | (2002-04-24)24 April 2002 (aged 19) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2022 | |
| 74 | Mohammad Wasim | Pakistan | (2001-08-25)25 August 2001 (aged 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 2021 | |
| 83 | Liam Dawson | England | (1990-03-01)1 March 1990 (aged 31) | Right-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | 2022 | Replacement for Paul Stirling |
| Wicket-keepers ||||||||
| 21 | Rahmanullah Gurbaz | Afghanistan | (2001-11-28)28 November 2001 (aged 20) | Right-handed | — | 2022 | |
| 23 | Azam Khan | Pakistan | (1998-08-10)10 August 1998 (aged 23) | Right-handed | — | 2022 | |
| 61 | Muhammad Akhlaq | Pakistan | (1992-11-12)12 November 1992 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2022 | |
| Bowlers ||||||||
| 6 | Athar Mahmood | Pakistan | (1999-06-25)25 June 1999 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | 2022 | |
| 14 | Muhammad Musa | Pakistan | (2000-08-28)28 August 2000 (aged 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2022 | |
| 17 | Zafar Gohar | Pakistan | (1995-02-01)1 February 1995 (aged 26) | Left-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | 2022 | |
| 32 | Hasan Ali | Pakistan | (1994-07-02)2 July 1994 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 2021 | |
| 38 | Reece Topley | England | (1994-02-21)21 February 1994 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2022 | |
| 58 | Waqas Maqsood | Pakistan | (1987-11-04)4 November 1987 (aged 34) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium fast | 2022 | Replacement for Reece Topley |
| 75 | Zahir Khan | Afghanistan | (1998-12-20)20 December 1998 (aged 23) | Left-handed | Left arm unorthodox spin | 2022 | |
| 85 | Zahid Mahmood | Pakistan | (1988-03-20)20 March 1988 (aged 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2022 | Replacement for Shadab Khan |
| 90 | Marchant de Lange | South Africa | (1990-10-13)13 October 1990 (aged 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2022 | |
| Source: IU squad ||||||||

## Season standings
### Points table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Multan Sultans (R) | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1.253 |
| 2 | Lahore Qalandars (C) | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0.765 |
| 3 | Peshawar Zalmi (4th) | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 12 | −0.340 |
| 4 | Islamabad United (3rd) | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | −0.069 |
| 5 | Quetta Gladiators | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | −0.708 |
| 6 | Karachi Kings | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | −0.891 |
* The top 4 teams qualified for the playoffs
* advanced to Qualifier
* advanced to Eliminator 1

## Fixtures

* Match 5 30 January 2022 14:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Peshawar Zalmi 168/6 (20 overs) | v | Islamabad United 172/1 (15.5 overs) |
| Sherfane Rutherford 70* (46) Faheem Ashraf 2/23 (4 overs) | | Alex Hales 82* (54) |
* Islamabad United won by 9 wickets National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Ahsan Raza (Pak) Player of the match: Paul Stirling (Islamabad United)
* Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 8 1 February 2022 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| Multan Sultans 217/5 (20 overs) | v | Islamabad United 197 (19.4 overs) |
| Tim David 71 (29) Mohammad Wasim 1/39 (4 overs) | | Shadab Khan 91 (42) Khushdil Shah 4/35 (4 overs) |
* Multan Sultans won by 20 runs National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Michael Gough (Eng) and Shozab Raza (Pak) Player of the match: Tim David (Multan Sultans)
* Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 10 3 February 2022 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| Islamabad United 229/4 (20 overs) | v | Quetta Gladiators 186 (19.3 overs) |
| Colin Munro 72* (39) Mohammad Nawaz 2/32 (4 overs) | | Ahsan Ali 50 (27) Shadab Khan 5/28 (4 overs) |
* Islamabad United won by 43 runs National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Imtiaz Iqbal (Pak) Player of the match: Colin Munro (Islamabad United)
* Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 12 5 February 2022 14:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Lahore Qalandars 174/9 (20 overs) | v | Islamabad United 166/5 (20 overs) |
| Abdullah Shafique 44 (24) Shadab Khan 4/20 (4 overs) | | Colin Munro 60 (45) Haris Rauf 2/41 (4 overs) |
* Lahore Qalandars won by 8 runs National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Michael Gough (Eng) and Waleed Yaqub (Pak) Player of the match: Zaman Khan (Lahore Qalandars)
* Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 14 6 February 2022 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| Islamabad United 177/6 (20 overs) | v | Karachi Kings 135/9 (20 overs) |
| Paul Stirling 39 (30) Chris Jordan 2/36 (4 overs) | | Mohammad Nabi 47* (28) Shadab Khan 4/15 (4 overs) |
* Islamabad United won by 42 runs National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Ahsan Raza (Pak) Player of the match: Shadab Khan (Islamabad United)
* Islamabad United won the toss and elected to bat.
* Match 18 12 February 2022 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| Islamabad United 199/8 (20 overs) | v | Quetta Gladiators 203/5 (19.4 overs) |
| Alex Hales 62 (38) Shahid Afridi 2/27 (4 overs) | | Jason Roy 54 (27) Shadab Khan 3/25 (4 overs) |
* Quetta Gladiators won by 5 wickets Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Richard Illingworth (Eng) Player of the match: Sarfaraz Ahmed (Quetta Gladiators)
* Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
* Zeeshan Zameer (Islamabad United) made his T20 debut.
* Match 21 14 February 2022 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| Islamabad United 191/7 (20 overs) | v | Karachi Kings 190/8 (20 overs) |
| Shadab Khan 34 (26) Imad Wasim 2/30 (4 overs) | | Imad Wasim 55 (28) Waqas Maqsood 3/34 (4 overs) |
* Islamabad United won by 1 run Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Umpires: Asif Yaqoob (Pak) and Richard Illingworth (Eng) Player of the match: Asif Ali (Islamabad United)
* Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field.
* As a result of this match, Karachi Kings were eliminated from the tournament.
* Match 24 17 February 2022 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| Peshawar Zalmi 206/8 (20 overs) | v | Islamabad United 196/7 (20 overs) |
| Mohammad Haris 70 (32) Faheem Ashraf 3/33 (4 overs) | | Azam Khan 85 (46) Salman Irshad 3/29 (4 overs) |
* Peshawar Zalmi won by 10 runs Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Richard Illingworth (Eng) Player of the match: Mohammad Haris (Peshawar Zalmi)
* Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to bat.
* Match 27 19 February 2022 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| Lahore Qalandars 197/6 (20 overs) | v | Islamabad United 131/9 (20 overs) |
| Harry Brook 102* (49) Faheem Ashraf 3/28 (4 overs) | | Liam Dawson 31 (26) Rashid Khan 2/19 (4 overs) |
* Lahore Qalandars won by 66 runs Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Umpires: Rashid Riaz (Pak) and Richard Illingworth (Eng) Player of the match: Harry Brook (Lahore Qalandars)
* Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to bat.
* Match 29 20 February 2022 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| Islamabad United 105/7 (20 overs) | v | Multan Sultans 111/4 (17.2 overs) |
| Muhammad Musa 26* (21) Imran Tahir 2/8 (4 overs) | | Mohammad Rizwan 51* (42) Liam Dawson 3/16 (4 overs) |
* Multan Sultans won by 6 wickets Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Umpires: Michael Gough (Eng) and Rashid Riaz (Pak) Player of the match: Imran Tahir (Multan Sultans)
* Islamabad United won the toss and elected to bat.
* Mohammad Huraira (Islamabad United) made his T20 debut.
* As a result of this match, Islamabad United qualified for the playoffs and Quetta Gladiators were eliminated from the tournament.

## Playoffs
### Eliminator 1

* Match 32 24 February 2022 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| Peshawar Zalmi 169/5 (20 overs) | v | Islamabad United 170/5 (19.3 overs) |
| Kamran Akmal 58 (39) Hasan Ali 3/30 (4 overs) | | Alex Hales 62 (49) Salman Irshad 3/31 (4 overs) |
* Islamabad United won by 5 wickets Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Michael Gough (Eng) Player of the match: Faheem Ashraf (Islamabad United)
* Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to bat.

### Eliminator 2

* Match 33 25 February 2022 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| Lahore Qalandars 168/7 (20 overs) | v | Islamabad United 162 (19.4 overs) |
| Abdullah Shafique 52 (28) Liam Dawson 2/24 (4 overs) | | Azam Khan 40 (28) Haris Rauf 2/31 (4 overs) |
* Lahore Qalandars won by 6 runs Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Umpires: Michael Gough (Eng) and Richard Illingworth (Eng) Player of the match: David Wiese (Lahore Qalandars)
* Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to bat.