# 2023 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 2023 Pakistan Super League. The team was coached by Azhar Mahmood, and captained by Shadab Khan.

## Squad

* Players with international caps are listed in bold.
* Ages are given as of 13 February 2023, the date of the first match in the tournament.
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowing style | Year signed | Notes |
| Batsmen ||||||||
| 1 | Paul Stirling | Ireland | (1990-09-03)3 September 1990 (aged 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2021 | |
| 10 | Alex Hales | England | (1989-01-03)3 January 1989 (aged 34) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2021 | |
| 12 | Sohaib Maqsood | Pakistan | (1987-04-15)15 April 1987 (aged 35) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2023 | |
| 45 | Asif Ali | Pakistan | (1991-10-01)1 October 1991 (aged 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2016 | Vice captain |
| 72 | Rassie van der Dussen | South Africa | (1989-02-07)7 February 1989 (aged 34) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2023 | Partial replacement for Moeen Ali |
| 77 | Hassan Nawaz | Pakistan | (2004-08-21)21 August 2004 (aged 18) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2023 | |
| 82 | Colin Munro | New Zealand | (1987-03-11)11 March 1987 (aged 35) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 2020 | |
| All-rounders ||||||||
| 7 | Shadab Khan | Pakistan | (1998-10-04)4 October 1998 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2017 | Captain |
| 18 | Moeen Ali | England | (1987-07-18)18 July 1987 (aged 35) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2023 | |
| 41 | Faheem Ashraf | Pakistan | (1994-01-16)16 January 1994 (aged 29) | Left-handed | Right-arm fast medium | 2018 | |
| 53 | Mubasir Khan | Pakistan | (2002-04-24)24 April 2002 (aged 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2022 | |
| 59 | Tom Curran | England | (1995-03-12)12 March 1995 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2023 | |
| 74 | Mohammad Wasim | Pakistan | (2001-08-25)25 August 2001 (aged 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 2021 | |
| Wicket-keepers ||||||||
| 21 | Rahmanullah Gurbaz | Afghanistan | (2001-11-28)28 November 2001 (aged 21) | Right-handed | — | 2022 | |
| 23 | Azam Khan | Pakistan | (1998-08-10)10 August 1998 (aged 24) | Right-handed | — | 2022 | |
| Bowlers ||||||||
| 5 | Fazalhaq Farooqi | Afghanistan | (2000-09-22)22 September 2000 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2023 | |
| 11 | Rumman Raees | Pakistan | (1991-10-18)18 October 1991 (aged 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | 2023 | |
| 17 | Zafar Gohar | Pakistan | (1995-02-01)1 February 1995 (aged 28) | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | 2018 | |
| 30 | Zeeshan Zameer | Pakistan | (2002-08-10)10 August 2002 (aged 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | 2022 | |
| 32 | Hasan Ali | Pakistan | (1994-07-02)2 July 1994 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 2021 | |
| 37 | Gus Atkinson | England | (1998-01-19)19 January 1998 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2023 | Partial replacement for Rahmanullah Gurbaz |
| 40 | Abrar Ahmed | Pakistan | (1998-10-16)16 October 1998 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2023 | |
| 60 | Tymal Mills | England | (1992-07-12)12 July 1992 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2023 | Partial replacement for Alex Hales |
* Source: Cricinfo

## Administration and support staff

| Position | Name |
| General manager | Rehan Ul Haq |
| Head coach | Azhar Mahmood |
| Assistant coach | Saeed Ajmal |
| Batting coach | Ashley Wright |
| Bowling coach | James Franklin |
| Performance coach | Hanif Malik |
| Team doctor | Jason Pilgram |
* Source: Islamabad United

## Kit manufacturers and sponsors

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## Season standings
### Points table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Lahore Qalandars (C) | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0.915 |
| 2 | Multan Sultans (R) | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0.500 |
| 3 | Islamabad United (4th) | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 12 | −0.708 |
| 4 | Peshawar Zalmi (3rd) | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | −0.452 |
| 5 | Karachi Kings | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0.756 |
| 6 | Quetta Gladiators | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | −1.066 |
* The top 4 teams qualified for the playoffs.
* Advances to Qualifier.
* Advances to Eliminator 1.
Notes:
* C = Champions;
* R = Runner-up;
* (x) = Position at the end of the tournament

## Group fixtures

* Match 4 16 February 2023 19:00 (N) Scorecard
| (H) Karachi Kings 173/7 (20 overs) | v | Islamabad United 178/6 (18.2 overs) |
| Haider Ali 59 (45) Rumman Raees 2/26 (4 overs) | | Colin Munro 58 (28) Mohammad Amir 2/30 (4 overs) |
* Islamabad United won by 4 wickets National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) and Alex Wharf (Eng) Player of the match: Colin Munro (Islamabad United)
* Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 7 19 February 2023 14:00 Scorecard
| (H) Multan Sultans 190/4 (20 overs) | v | Islamabad United 138 (17.5 overs) |
| David Miller 52 (25) Rumman Raees 1/25 (3 overs) | | Rassie van der Dussen 49 (32) Abbas Afridi 4/22 (3 overs) |
* Multan Sultans won by 52 runs Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak) Player of the match: Abbas Afridi (Multan Sultans)
* Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 12 23 February 2023 19:00 (N) Scorecard
| Peshawar Zalmi 156/8 (20 overs) | v | Islamabad United 159/4 (14.5 overs) |
| Babar Azam 75* (58) Hasan Ali 3/35 (4 overs) | | Rahmanullah Gurbaz 62 (31) James Neesham 1/21 (2 overs) |
* Islamabad United won by 6 wickets National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Michael Gough (Eng) and Richard Illingworth (Eng) Player of the match: Hasan Ali (Islamabad United)
* Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 13 24 February 2023 19:00 (N) Scorecard
| Islamabad United 220/6 (20 overs) | v | Quetta Gladiators 157 (19.1 overs) |
| Azam Khan 97 (42) Odean Smith 2/41 (4 overs) | | Mohammad Hafeez 48 (26) Fazalhaq Farooqi 3/28 (3.1 overs) |
* Islamabad United won by 63 runs National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Michael Gough (Eng) and Rashid Riaz (Pak) Player of the match: Azam Khan (Islamabad United)
* Islamabad United won the toss and elected to bat.
* Aimal Khan (Quetta Gladiators) made his T20 debut.
* Match 16 27 February 2023 19:00 (N) Scorecard
| (H) Lahore Qalandars 200/7 (20 overs) | v | Islamabad United 90 (13.5 overs) |
| Abdullah Shafique 45 (24) Tom Curran 3/34 (4 overs) | | Rahmanullah Gurbaz 23 (17) David Wiese 3/17 (3 overs) |
* Lahore Qalandars won by 110 runs Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Michael Gough (Eng) Player of the match: David Wiese (Lahore Qalandars)
* Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to bat.
* Match 19 3 March 2023 19:00 (N) Scorecard
| Karachi Kings 201/5 (20 overs) | v | Islamabad United (H) 204/4 (19.2 overs) |
| Imad Wasim 92* (54) Tom Curran 2/43 (4 overs) | | Azam Khan 72* (41) Mohammad Amir 1/40 (4 overs) Tabraiz Shamsi 1/40 (4 overs) |
* Islamabad United won by 6 wickets Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Umpires: Michael Gough (Eng) and Richard Illingworth (Eng) Player of the match: Azam Khan (Islamabad United)
* Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
* Match 21 5 March 2023 19:00 (N) Scorecard
| Quetta Gladiators 179/6 (20 overs) | v | Islamabad United (H) 183/8 (19.3 overs) |
| Najibullah Zadran 59 (34) Fazalhaq Farooqi 3/25 (4 overs) | | Colin Munro 63 (29) Umaid Asif 3/37 (4 overs) |
* Islamabad United won by 2 wickets Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Rashid Riaz (Pak) Player of the match: Fazalhaq Farooqi (Islamabad United)
* Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.
* As a result of this match, Islamabad United qualified for the playoffs.
* Match 24 7 March 2023 19:00 (N) Scorecard
| Multan Sultans 205/5 (20 overs) | v | Islamabad United (H) 209/8 (19.5 overs) |
| Shan Masood 75 (50) Shadab Khan 2/26 (4 overs) | | Faheem Ashraf 51* (26) Anwar Ali 3/33 (4 overs) |
* Islamabad United won by 2 wickets Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Rashid Riaz (Pak) Player of the match: Faheem Ashraf (Islamabad United)
* Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 26 9 March 2023 19:00 (N) Scorecard
| Lahore Qalandars 226/5 (20 overs) | v | Islamabad United (H) 107 (15.1 overs) |
| Fakhar Zaman 115 (57) Fazalhaq Farooqi 3/40 (4 overs) | | Hasan Ali 18 (13) Rashid Khan 4/21 (4 overs) |
* Lahore Qalandars won by 119 runs Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Aleem Dar (Pak) Player of the match: Fakhar Zaman (Lahore Qalandars)
* Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to bat.
* This was the largest victory in PSL history in terms of runs.
* Match 29 12 March 2023 14:00 Scorecard
| Peshawar Zalmi 179/8 (20 overs) | v | Islamabad United (H) 166 (19.4 overs) |
| Mohammad Haris 79 (39) Hasan Ali 3/39 (4 overs) | | Faheem Ashraf 38 (13) Khurram Shahzad 3/13 (1.4 overs) |
* Peshawar Zalmi won by 13 runs Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Martin Saggers (Eng) Player of the match: Mohammad Haris (Peshawar Zalmi)
* Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.

## Playoffs
### Eliminator 1

* Match 32 16 March 2023 19:00 (N) Scorecard
| Peshawar Zalmi 183/8 (20 overs) | v | Islamabad United 171/6 (20 overs) |
| Babar Azam 64 (39) Shadab Khan 2/40 (4 overs) | | Sohaib Maqsood 60 (48) Salman Irshad 2/18 (4 overs) |
* Peshawar Zalmi won by 12 runs Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Ahsan Raza (Pak) Player of the match: Aamer Jamal (Peshawar Zalmi)
* Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.

## Statistics
### Most runs

| Player | Innings | Runs | High score | 50s | 100s |
| Colin Munro | 11 | 298 | 63 | 2 | 0 |
| Azam Khan | 9 | 282 | 97 | 2 | 0 |
| Faheem Ashraf | 10 | 215 | 51* | 1 | 0 |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz | 8 | 176 | 62 | 1 | 0 |
| Rassie van der Dussen | 6 | 148 | 49 | 0 | 0 |
* Source: ESPNcricinfo

### Most wickets

| Player | Innings | Wickets | Best bowling |
| Hasan Ali | 8 | 13 | 3/35 |
| Shadab Khan | 11 | 12 | 2/24 |
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | 6 | 11 | 3/25 |
| Tom Curran | 5 | 8 | 3/34 |
| Mohammad Wasim | 6 | 8 | 2/38 |
* Source: ESPNcricinfo