# 2021 Islamabad United season

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 2021 Pakistan Super League. The team was coached by Johan Botha, and captained by Shadab Khan.

## Squad

Key :
* Name
* Players with international caps are listed in bold.
* *  denotes a player who is fully unavailable
* *  denotes a player who will be partially unavailable
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowing style | Year signed | Notes |
| Batsmen ||||||||
| 1 | Paul Stirling | Ireland | (1990-09-03)3 September 1990 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2021 | Overseas |
| 10 | Alex Hales | England | (1989-01-03)3 January 1989 (aged 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2021 | Overseas |
| 45 | Asif Ali | Pakistan | (1991-10-01)1 October 1991 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2016 | |
| 53 | Brandon King | Jamaica | (1994-12-16)16 December 1994 (aged 26) | Right-handed | – | 2021 | Overseas; Replacement pick |
| 82 | Colin Munro | New Zealand | (1987-03-11)11 March 1987 (aged 33) | Left-handed | Right-arm Medium | 2020 | Overseas |
| 95 | Iftikhar Ahmed | Pakistan | (1990-09-03)3 September 1990 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2021 | |
| 99 | Usman Khawaja | Australia | (1986-12-18)18 December 1986 (aged 34) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | 2021 | Overseas; Replacement pick |
| — | Janneman Malan | South Africa | (1996-04-18)18 April 1996 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2021 | Overseas; Replacement pick |
| All-rounders ||||||||
| 7 | Shadab Khan | Pakistan | (1998-10-04)4 October 1998 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2017 | Captain |
| 12 | Hussain Talat | Pakistan | (1996-02-12)12 February 1996 (aged 25) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | 2016 | |
| 20 | Umar Amin | Pakistan | (1989-10-16)16 October 1989 (aged 31) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | 2021 | Replacement pick |
| 22 | Mohammad Wasim | Pakistan | (2001-08-25)25 August 2001 (aged 19) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 2021 | |
| 24 | Lewis Gregory | England | (1992-05-24)24 May 1992 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | 2021 | Overseas |
| 41 | Faheem Ashraf | Pakistan | (1994-01-16)16 January 1994 (aged 27) | Left-handed | Right-arm fast medium | 2018 | |
| Wicket-keepers ||||||||
| 28 | Phil Salt | England | (1996-08-28)28 August 1996 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2021 | Overseas |
| 44 | Rohail Nazir | Pakistan | (2001-10-10)10 October 2001 (aged 19) | Right-handed | - | 2021 | |
| 61 | Muhammad Akhlaq | Pakistan | (1992-11-12)12 November 1992 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2021 | Replacement pick |
| Bowlers ||||||||
| 14 | Muhammad Musa | Pakistan | (2000-08-28)28 August 2000 (aged 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 2019 | |
| 17 | Zafar Gohar | Pakistan | (1995-02-01)1 February 1995 (aged 26) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2018 | |
| 30 | Zeeshan Zameer | Pakistan | (2002-08-10)10 August 2002 (aged 18) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 2021 | |
| 32 | Hasan Ali | Pakistan | (1994-07-02)2 July 1994 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 2021 | Vice Captain |
| 34 | Chris Jordan | England | (1988-10-04)4 October 1988 (aged 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | 2021 | Overseas |
| 47 | Ali Khan | United States | (1990-12-13)13 December 1990 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 2021 | Overseas |
| 52 | Fawad Ahmed | Australia | (1982-02-05)5 February 1982 (aged 39) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2021 | Overseas |
| 88 | Akif Javed | Pakistan | (2000-10-10)10 October 2000 (aged 20) | Right-handed | Left-arm medium fast | 2021 | |
| 92 | Ahmed Safi Abdullah | Pakistan | (1998-03-01)1 March 1998 (aged 22) | Left-handed | slow left-arm orthodox | 2021 | |
| — | Reece Topley | England | (1994-05-21)21 May 1994 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Left-arm medium fast | 2021 | Overseas |

## Administration and support staff

| Name | Position |
| Rehan Ul Haq | General Manager |
| Johan Botha | Head Coach |
| Saeed Ajmal | Assistant coach |
| Rumman Raees | Bowling Coach |
| Corey Rutgers | Fielding Coach & Fitness Trainer |
| Errol Alcott | Physiotherapist |
| Hassan Cheema | Strategy Manager |

## Points table

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 |
* The top 4 teams qualified for the playoffs
* advanced to Qualifier
* advanced to Eliminator 1

## Group fixtures

* Match 3 21 February 2021 19:00 (N) Scorecard
| Multan Sultans 150/8 (20 overs) | v | Islamabad United 151/7 (19 overs) |
| Mohammad Rizwan 71 (53) Mohammad Wasim 3/29 (4 overs) | | Lewis Gregory 49* (31) Carlos Brathwaite 2/23 (4 overs) |
* Islamabad United won by 3 wickets National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Ahsan Raza (Pak) Player of the match: Lewis Gregory (Islamabad United)
* Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 6 24 February 2021 19:00 (N) Scorecard
| (H) Karachi Kings 196/3 (20 overs) | v | Islamabad United 197/5 (19.1 overs) |
| Sharjeel Khan 105 (59) Hussain Talat 1/25 (2 overs) | | Iftikhar Ahmed 49* (37) Waqas Maqsood 1/22 (2.1 overs) |
* Islamabad United won by 5 wickets National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Rashid Riaz (Pak) Player of the match: Alex Hales (Islamabad United)
* Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 10 27 February 2021 19:00 (N) Scorecard
| Islamabad United 118 (17.1 overs) | v | Peshawar Zalmi 122/4 (17.1 overs) |
| Alex Hales 41 (27) Wahab Riaz 4/17 (4 overs) | | Tom Kohler-Cadmore 46 (46) Hasan Ali 2/14 (4 overs) |
* Peshawar Zalmi won by 6 wickets National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Shozab Raza (Pak) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak) Player of the match: Wahab Riaz (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.
* Match 15 9 June 2021 21:00 (N) Scorecard
| Islamabad United 143/9 (20 overs) | v | Lahore Qalandars 144/5 (20 overs) |
| Faheem Ashraf 27 (24) James Faulkner 3/32 (4 overs) | | Sohail Akhtar 40 (30) Hasan Ali 2/27 (4 overs) |
* Lahore Qalandars won by 5 wickets Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Rashid Riaz (Pak) Player of the match: Rashid Khan (Lahore Qalandars)
* Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 18 11 June 2021 21:00 (N) Scorecard
| Quetta Gladiators 133 (20 overs) | v | 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)
* Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.
* Naseem Shah replaced Andre Russell as a concussion substitute for Quetta Gladiators.
* Match 20 13 June 2021 18:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Islamabad United 152/7 (20 overs) | v | Lahore Qalandars 124 (18.2 overs) |
| Asif Ali 75 (43) James Faulkner 3/19 (4 overs) | | Fakhar Zaman 44 (37) Muhammad Musa 3/18 (3 overs) |
* Islamabad United won by 28 runs Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi Umpires: Shozab Raza (Pak) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak) Player of the match: Asif Ali (Islamabad United)
* Islamabad United won the toss and elected to bat.
* Match 22 14 June 2021 21:00 (N) Scorecard
| Karachi Kings 190/4 (20 overs) | v | Islamabad United 191/2 (18.4 overs) |
| Babar Azam 81 (54) Akif Javed 1/31 (4 overs) Hasan Ali 1/31 (4 overs) | | Colin Munro 88* (56) Waqas Maqsood 1/27 (4 overs) |
* Islamabad United won by 8 wickets Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi Umpires: Rashid Riaz (Pak) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak) Player of the match: Iftikhar Ahmed (Islamabad United)
* Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 26 17 June 2021 18:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Islamabad United 247/2 (20 overs) | v | Peshawar Zalmi 232/6 (20 overs) |
| Usman Khawaja 105* (56) Shoaib Malik 1/14 (2 overs) | | Shoaib Malik 68 (36) Akif Javed 3/43 (4 overs) |
* Islamabad United won by 15 runs Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi Umpires: Shozab Raza (Pak) and Rashid Riaz (Pak) Player of the match: Usman Khawaja (Islamabad United)
* Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 30 19 June 2021 23:00 (N) Scorecard
| Multan Sultans 149 (20 overs) | v | Islamabad United 150/6 (19.4 overs) |
| Shan Masood 59 (37) Mohammad Wasim 4/31 (4 overs) | | Shadab Khan 35 (27) Shahnawaz Dahani 2/21 (4 overs) |
* Islamabad United won by 4 wickets Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Rashid Riaz (Pak) Player of the match: Mohammad Wasim (Islamabad United)
* Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.

## Playoffs
### Qualifier

* Match 31 21 June 2021 18:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Multan Sultans 180/5 (20 overs) | v | Islamabad United 149 (19 Overs) |
| Sohaib Maqsood 59 (41) Shadab Khan 2/25 (4 overs) | | Usman Khawaja 70 (40) Sohail Tanvir 3/17 (4 overs) |
* Multan Sultans won by 31 runs Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Rashid Riaz (Pak) Player of the match: Sohail Tanvir (Multan Sultans)
* Multan Sultans won the toss and elected to bat.

### Eliminator 2

* Match 33 22 June 2021 21:00 (N) Scorecard
| Islamabad United 174/9 (20 overs) | v | Peshawar Zalmi 177/2 (16.5 overs) |
| Hasan Ali 45 (16) Wahab Riaz 2/35 (4 overs) | | Hazratullah Zazai 66 (44) Mohammad Wasim 1/32 (3 overs) |
* Peshawar Zalmi won by 8 wickets Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak) Player of the match: Hazratullah Zazai (Peshawar Zalmi)
* Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to field.

## Statistics
### Most runs

| Player | Innings | Runs | Batting average | High score | 50s | 100s |
| Colin Munro | 7 | 285 | 57.00 | 90* | 2 | 0 |
| Usman Khawaja | 7 | 246 | 49.20 | 105* | 1 | 1 |
| Asif Ali | 10 | 224 | 36.83 | 75* | 1 | 0 |
| Iftikhar Ahmed | 9 | 221 | 23.50 | 71* | 1 | 0 |
| Hussain Talat | 8 | 156 | 22.28 | 42 | 0 | 0 |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo |||||||

### Most wickets

| Player | Innings | Wickets | Bowling average | Best bowling |
| Hasan Ali | 10 | 13 | 20.69 | 2/14 |
| Mohammad Wasim | 11 | 12 | 28.00 | 4/31 |
| Faheem Ashraf | 8 | 9 | 21.11 | 3/11 |
| Shadab Khan | 11 | 9 | 36.11 | 2/14 |
| Akif Javed | 5 | 6 | 26.66 | 3/43 |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo |||||