PSL 2020: Here Are The Full Squad Of All 6 Franchises
Published - 07 Dec 2019, 06:52 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:02 AM
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The stage for the next edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) has been set with the franchises picking their best 18 players to go for the high-profile competition. The PSL 2020 draft took place on December 6 (Friday), and all the franchises have tried to solve the puzzle that can lead them to the high-profile trophy when the tournament gets underway next year.
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Meanwhile, for the first time, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided to host the entire PSL in their country. Previously, the league stages were played in the United Arab Emirates before hosting the playoff stages in Pakistan. Usually, overseas players were reluctant to visit the country over security reasons. But with international once again resuming, PCB has taken a bold step to host the full tournament in their country.
The six-team franchise-based tournament which started in 2015 has gained a lot of fan base in all these years. The popularity has only gone up with each passing year and is one of the top leagues after Indian Premier League and Big Bash League. The competition unfolds in a double round-robin format before the top four teams with the best record qualify for the playoffs and culminate in the championship game, the PSL Cup Final.
So far, Islamabad United have the most successful team winning the trophy twice while Quetta Gladiators and Peshawar Zalmi have lifted the title once each. The upcoming edition will be an opportunity for the other side to end their barren run in the PSL. Meanwhile, with the draft done and dusted, the franchises have tried to pick the best team available for the lucrative T20 tournament.
Here are the full squads of the all the six franchises of PSL 2020:
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Quetta Gladiators
Platinum: Mohammad Nawaz, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Jason Roy
Diamond: Shane Watson (mentor), Ahmed Shehzad, Ben Cutting
Gold: Umar Akmal (ambassador), Mohammad Hasnain, Fawad Ahmed
Silver: Ahsan Ali, Naseem Shah, Sohail Khan, Tymal Mills, Abdul Nasir
Emerging: Arish Ali Khan, Azam Khan
Supplementary: Keemo Paul, Khurram Manzoor
Lahore Qalandars
Platinum: Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Hafeez, Chris Lynn
Diamond: Shaheen Shah Afridi (brand ambassador), David Wiese, Usman Shinwari
Gold: Haris Rauf, Sohail Akhtar, Samit Patel
Silver: Salman Butt, Seekkuge Prasanna, Ben Dunk, Farzan Raja, Jaahid Ali
Emerging: M Faizan
Supplementary: Lendl Simmons, Dilbar Hussain
Multan Sultans
Platinum: Mohammad Irfan, Moeen Ali, Rilee Rossouw
Diamond: Shahid Afridi (mentor), Zeeshan Ashraf, Ravi Bopara
Gold: James Vince (brand ambassador), Junaid Khan, Sohail Tanvir
Silver: Ali Shafiq, Shan Masood, Khushdil Shah, Usman Qadir, Fabian Allen
Emerging: Mohammad Ilyas, Rohail Nazir
Supplementary: Imran Tahir, Bilawal Bhatti
Islamabad United
Platinum: Shadab Khan, Dale Steyn, Colin Ingram
Diamond: Faheem Ashraf (brand ambassador), Asif Ali, Colin Munro
Gold: Luke Ronchi (mentor), Hussain Talat, Rumman Raees
Silver: Amad Butt, Musa Khan, Rizwan Hussain, Zafar Gohar, Phil Salt
Emerging: Aqif Javed, Ahmed Safi Abdullah
Supplementary: Saif Badar, Rassie van der Dussen
Peshawar Zalmi
Platinum: Hasan Ali, Kieron Pollard, Wahab Riaz
Diamond: Kamran Akmal (brand ambassador), Tom Banton, Shoaib Malik
Gold: Darren Sammy (mentor), Imam-ul-Haq, Liam Dawson
Silver: Umar Amin, Mohammad Mohsin, Rahat Ali, Dwaine Pretorius, Adil Amin
Emerging: Amir Khan, Amir Ali
Supplementary: Liam Livingstone, Haider Ali Khan
Karachi Kings
Platinum: Babar Azam, Mohammad Amir, Alex Hales,
Diamond: Imad Wasim (brand ambassador), Iftikhar Ahmed, Chris Jordan
Gold: Aamir Yamin, Sharjeel Khan, Cameron Delport
Silver: Usama Mir, Mohammad Rizwan, Umaid Asif, Dan Lawrance, Ali Khan
Emerging: Umer Khan, Arshad Iqbal
Supplementary: Liam Plunkett, Awais Zia
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