# 2024 Quetta Gladiators season

Quetta Gladiators is a franchise cricket team that represents Quetta in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). They were one of the six teams that are competing in the 2024 Pakistan Super League. The team was coached by Shane Watson, and captained by Rilee Rossouw.

## Squad

* Players with international caps are listed in bold.
* Ages are given as of 17 February 2024, the date of the first match in the tournament.
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Category | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Notes |
| Batsmen |||||||||
| 9 | Rilee Rossouw | South Africa | (1989-10-09)9 October 1989 (aged 34) | Platinum | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2024 | Captain |
| 20 | Jason Roy | England | (1990-07-21)21 July 1990 (aged 33) | Diamond | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2022 | |
| 32 | Laurie Evans | England | (1987-10-12)12 October 1987 (aged 36) | Supplementary | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2024 | |
| 33 | Will Smeed | England | (2001-10-26)26 October 2001 (aged 22) | Silver | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2022 | |
| 50 | Sherfane Rutherford | West Indies | (1998-08-15)15 August 1998 (aged 25) | Platinum | Left-handed | Right-arm fast medium | 2024 | |
| 59 | Saud Shakeel | Pakistan | (1997-09-05)5 September 1997 (aged 26) | Silver | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | 2023 | Vice-captain |
| 84 | Umar Amin | Pakistan | (1989-10-16)16 October 1989 (aged 34) | — | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | 2024 | Partial replacement for Wanindu Hasaranga |
| 100 | Omair Yousuf | Pakistan | (1998-12-27)27 December 1998 (aged 25) | Silver | Right-handed | — | 2023 | |
| 999 | Khawaja Nafay | Pakistan | (2002-02-13)13 February 2002 (aged 22) | Emerging | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2024 | |
| All-rounders |||||||||
| 49 | Wanindu Hasaranga | Sri Lanka | (1997-07-29)29 July 1997 (aged 26) | Diamond | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2023 | |
| 74 | Mohammad Wasim | Pakistan | (2001-08-25)25 August 2001 (aged 22) | Diamond | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2024 | |
| Wicket-keepers |||||||||
| 21 | Sajjad Ali | Pakistan | (1994-02-03)3 February 1994 (aged 30) | Silver | Right-handed | — | 2024 | |
| 25 | Bismillah Khan | Pakistan | (1990-03-01)1 March 1990 (aged 33) | — | Right-handed | — | 2023 | Partial replacement for Wanindu Hasaranga |
| 54 | Sarfaraz Ahmed | Pakistan | (1987-05-22)22 May 1987 (aged 36) | Gold | Right-handed | — | 2016 | |
| Bowlers |||||||||
| 5 | Mohammad Amir | Pakistan | (1992-04-13)13 April 1992 (aged 31) | Platinum | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2024 | |
| 7 | Akeal Hosein | West Indies | (1993-04-25)25 April 1993 (aged 30) | Supplementary | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | 2024 | |
| 11 | Mohammad Hasnain | Pakistan | (2000-04-05)5 April 2000 (aged 23) | Gold | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2019 | |
| 14 | Sohail Khan | Pakistan | (1984-03-06)6 March 1984 (aged 39) | Supplementary | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2024 | |
| 17 | Usman Tariq | Pakistan | | Supplementary | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2024 | |
| 40 | Abrar Ahmed | Pakistan | (1998-10-16)16 October 1998 (aged 25) | Gold | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2024 | |
| 91 | Usman Qadir | Pakistan | (1993-08-10)10 August 1993 (aged 30) | Silver | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2024 | |
| TBA | Adil Naz | Pakistan | (2002-05-02)2 May 2002 (aged 21) | Emerging | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2024 | |
* Source: Cricinfo

## Administration and coaching staff

| Name | Position |
| Moin Khan | Director |
| Shane Watson | Head coach |
| Shaun Tait | Bowling coach |
| Viv Richards | Mentor |

## Season standings
### Points table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Multan Sultans (R) | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1.150 |
| 2 | Peshawar Zalmi (3rd) | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 0.147 |
| 3 | Islamabad United (C) | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 0.224 |
| 4 | Quetta Gladiators (4th) | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | −0.921 |
| 5 | Karachi Kings | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | −0.192 |
| 6 | Lahore Qalandars | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | −0.554 |
The four top-ranked 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;

## Group fixtures

* Match 2 18 February 2024 14:00 Scorecard
| Quetta Gladiators 206/5 (20 overs) | v | Peshawar Zalmi 190/6 (20 overs) |
| Jason Roy 75 (48) Salman Irshad 3/38 (4 overs) | | Babar Azam 68 (42) Abrar Ahmed 2/29 (4 overs) |
* Quetta Gladiators won by 16 runs Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Umpires: Michael Gough (Eng) and Tariq Rasheed (Pak) Player of the match: Saud Shakeel (Quetta Gladiators)
* Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to field.
* Mohammad Zeeshan (Peshawar Zalmi) made his T20 debut.
* Match 4 19 February 2024 19:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Lahore Qalandars 187/7 (20 overs) | v | Quetta Gladiators 188/5 (19.1 overs) |
| Sahibzada Farhan 62 (43) Akeal Hosein 2/17 (4 overs) | | Khawaja Nafay 60* (31) Sikandar Raza 1/25 (3 overs) |
* Quetta Gladiators won by 5 wickets Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Michael Gough (Eng) Player of the match: Khawaja Nafay (Quetta Gladiators)
* Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to bat.
* Match 8 22 February 2024 19:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Islamabad United 138/9 (20 overs) | v | Quetta Gladiators 139/7 (18.2 overs) |
| Salman Ali Agha 33 (23) Abrar Ahmed 3/18 (4 overs) | | Jason Roy 37 (18) Shadab Khan 2/24 (4 overs) |
* Quetta Gladiators won by 3 wickets Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Richard Illingworth (Eng) Player of the match: Rilee Rossouw (Quetta Gladiators)
* Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 11 25 February 2024 14:00 Scorecard
| (H) Multan Sultans 180/4 (20 overs) | v | Quetta Gladiators 167/9 (20 overs) |
| Reeza Hendricks 72 (47) Mohammad Amir 2/46 (4 overs) | | Khawaja Nafay 36 (31) Mohammad Ali 3/19 (4 overs) |
* Multan Sultans won by 13 runs Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Chris Gaffaney (NZ) Player of the match: Mohammad Ali (Multan Sultans)
* Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 16 29 February 2024 19:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Karachi Kings 165/8 (20 overs) | v | Quetta Gladiators 169/5 (20 overs) |
| James Vince 37 (25) Abrar Ahmed 3/31 (4 overs) | | Sherfane Rutherford 58* (31) Zahid Mahmood 2/17 (4 overs) |
* Quetta Gladiators won by 5 wickets National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Abdul Muqeet (Pak) Player of the match: Sherfane Rutherford (Quetta Gladiators)
* Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 18 2 March 2024 19:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Islamabad United | v | Quetta Gladiators |
* Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Umpires: Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak)
* No toss.
* No play was possible due to rain.
* Match 22 6 March 2024 14:00 Scorecard
| Quetta Gladiators 118 (19.1 overs) | v | Karachi Kings 121/3 (15.3 overs) |
| Saud Shakeel 33 (28) Hasan Ali 4/15 (4 overs) | | Tim Seifert 49 (31) Mohammad Amir 1/23 (2 overs) |
* Karachi Kings won by 7 wickets Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Umpires: Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak) Player of the match: Hasan Ali (Karachi Kings)
* Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field.
* As a result of this match, Lahore Qalandars were eliminated from the tournament.
* Match 25 8 March 2024 19:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Peshawar Zalmi 196/8 (20 overs) | v | Quetta Gladiators 120 (17.5 overs) |
| Babar Azam 53 (30) Akeal Hosein 4/23 (4 overs) | | Saud Shakeel 24 (12) Khurram Shahzad 2/15 (2.5 overs) |
* Peshawar Zalmi won by 76 runs Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Umpires: Alex Wharf (Eng) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak) Player of the match: Saim Ayub (Peshawar Zalmi)
* Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
* Akeal Hosein (Quetta Gladiators) took a hat-trick.
* As a result of this match, Peshawar Zalmi qualified for the playoffs.
* Match 28 10 March 2024 19:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Lahore Qalandars 166/4 (20 overs) | v | Quetta Gladiators 169/4 (20 overs) |
| Abdullah Shafique 59* (39) Abrar Ahmed 2/31 (4 overs) | | Saud Shakeel 88* (65) Jahandad Khan 2/30 (4 overs) |
* Quetta Gladiators won by 6 wickets National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Rashid Riaz (Pak) Player of the match: Saud Shakeel (Quetta Gladiators)
* Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to bat.
* As a result of this match, Quetta Gladiators qualified for the playoffs and Karachi Kings were eliminated from the tournament.
* Match 30 12 March 2024 21:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Multan Sultans 185/4 (20 overs) | v | Quetta Gladiators 106 (15.5 overs) |
| Mohammad Rizwan 69 (47) Mohammad Amir 2/40 (4 overs) | | Omair Yousuf 37 (25) David Willey 3/22 (4 overs) |
* Multan Sultans won by 79 runs National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Rashid Riaz (Pak) Player of the match: Mohammad Rizwan (Multan Sultans)
* Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.

## Playoffs
### Eliminator 1

* Match 32 15 March 2024 21:00 (N) Scorecard
| Islamabad United 174/9 (20 overs) | v | Quetta Gladiators 135 (18.4 overs) |
| Martin Guptill 56 (47) Mohammad Amir 2/20 (4 overs) | | Omair Yousuf 50 (37) Imad Wasim 3/12 (4 overs) |
* Islamabad United won by 39 runs National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Ahsan Raza (Pak) Player of the match: Imad Wasim (Islamabad United)
* Islamabad United won the toss and elected to bat.

## Statistics
### Most runs

| Player | Inns | Runs | Ave | HS | 50s | 100s |
| Saud Shakeel | 10 | 323 | 35.88 | 88* | 2 | 0 |
| Jason Roy | 10 | 253 | 25.30 | 75 | 2 | 0 |
| Khawaja Nafay | 10 | 182 | 22.75 | 60* | 1 | 0 |
| Sherfane Rutherford | 6 | 151 | 30.20 | 58* | 1 | 0 |
| Rilee Rossouw | 10 | 148 | 16.44 | 34* | 0 | 0 |
* Source: ESPNcricinfo

### Most wickets

| Player | Inns | Wkts | Ave | BBI |
| Abrar Ahmed | 10 | 16 | 19.56 | 3/18 |
| Akeal Hosein | 10 | 15 | 20.53 | 4/23 |
| Mohammad Amir | 9 | 10 | 28.60 | 2/20 |
| Mohammad Wasim | 8 | 9 | 33.00 | 3/20 |
| Mohammad Hasnain | 5 | 4 | 50.50 | 2/50 |
* Source: ESPNcricinfo