# 2020 Quetta Gladiators season

The Quetta Gladiators is a franchise cricket team that represents Quetta in Pakistan Super League. It was one of the six teams that competed in the 2020 season. Quetta Gladiators have previously lifted the PSL title for the first time in 2019, which makes them defending champion in 2020.
The team was captained by Sarfraz Ahmed, coached by Moin Khan and mentored by Viv Richards. Shane Watson was the team leading run-scorer while Mohammad Hasnain was leading wicket-taker.
The team won four of its ten fixtures and were eliminated for the first time in group stage.

## Squad

* Players with international caps are listed in bold.
* Ages are given as of the first match of the season, 20 February 2020
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Notes |
| Batsmen ||||||||
| 19 | Ahmed Shehzad | Pakistan | (1991-11-23)23 November 1991 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2019 | |
| 20 | Jason Roy | England | (1990-07-21)21 July 1990 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2020 | Overseas |
| 42 | Khurram Manzoor | Pakistan | (1986-06-10)10 June 1986 (aged 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2020 | |
| 93 | Ahsan Ali | Pakistan | (1993-12-10)10 December 1993 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2019 | |
| 96 | Umar Akmal | Pakistan | (1990-05-26)26 May 1990 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | 2019 | |
| | Omair Yousuf | Pakistan | (1998-12-27)27 December 1998 (aged 21) | Right-handed | – | 2020 | |
| All-rounders ||||||||
| 02 | Aarish Ali Khan | Pakistan | (2000-12-20)20 December 2000 (aged 19) | Right-handed | Left-arm orthodox | 2020 | |
| 21 | Mohammad Nawaz | Pakistan | (1994-03-21)21 March 1994 (aged 25) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2016 | |
| 31 | Ben Cutting | Australia | (1987-01-30)30 January 1987 (aged 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2020 | Overseas |
| 33 | Shane Watson | Australia | (1981-06-17)17 June 1981 (aged 38) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2018 | Overseas |
| 48 | Anwar Ali | Pakistan | (1987-11-25)25 November 1987 (aged 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2018 | Replacement for Umar Akmal |
| 84 | Keemo Paul | West Indies | (1998-02-21)21 February 1998 (aged 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2020 | Overseas |
| Wicket-keepers ||||||||
| 45 | Azam Khan | Pakistan | (1987-05-22)22 May 1987 (aged 32) | Left-handed | — | 2019 | |
| 54 | Sarfaraz Ahmed | Pakistan | (1987-05-22)22 May 1987 (aged 32) | Right-handed | — | 2016 | Captain |
| Bowlers ||||||||
| 16 | Naseem Shah | Pakistan | (2003-02-15)15 February 2003 (aged 17) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2019 | |
| 23 | Abdul Nasir | Pakistan | (1998-12-25)25 December 1998 (aged 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2020 | |
| 44 | Zahid Mehmood | Pakistan | (1988-03-20)20 March 1988 (aged 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2020 | Replacement for Naseem Shah |
| 52 | Fawad Ahmed | Australia | (1982-02-05)5 February 1982 (aged 38) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2019 | Overseas |
| 56 | Tymal Mills | England | (1992-08-12)12 August 1992 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Left-arm fast | 2020 | Overseas |
| 87 | Mohammad Hasnain | Pakistan | (2000-04-05)5 April 2000 (aged 19) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2019 | |
| 99 | Sohail Khan | Pakistan | (1984-03-06)6 March 1984 (aged 35) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2020 | |

## Season standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Multan Sultans (3rd) | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 1.031 |
| 2 | Karachi Kings (C) | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | −0.190 |
| 3 | Lahore Qalandars (R) | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | −0.072 |
| 4 | Peshawar Zalmi (4th) | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 9 | −0.055 |
| 5 | Quetta Gladiators | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 9 | −0.722 |
| 6 | Islamabad United | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0.185 |
* The top four teams qualified for the playoffs
* Advanced to Qualifier
* Advanced to Eliminator 1

## Season summary

Quetta Gladiators started their campaign by defeating Islamabad United by 3 wickets in the opening game of the tournament. In their second match, Quetta lost to Peshawar Zalmi by six wickets. The team won their next two matches against Karachi Kings and Islamabad United respectively, both by five wickets. Quetta then went on a losing streak, facing defeat in their next four matches. Their ninth match was abandoned due to rain. In their last match of the group stage, Quetta defeated Karachi Kings by 5 wickets equaling points with Peshawar Zalmi but failed to qualify for knockouts due to low run-rate. They finished on fifth and were eliminated from the tournament.