Quetta Gladiators Cricket Team (2025)
Quetta Gladiators are one of the six teams participating in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). The team represents Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan. While their home ground is Bugti Stadium, they play most of their home games at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.
Quetta Gladiators were one of the five teams founded by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) before the first season of the PSL in 2015. Quetta Gladiators have won the PSL once while finishing runners-up. Pakistan batsman Saud Shakeel is the current captain of the team while Sarfaraz Ahmed is the head coach.
Quetta Gladiators Bio and Team Details:
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Quetta Gladiators |
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Nickname |
Shan-e-Pakistan, Purple Force |
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Captain |
Saud Shakeel |
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Head Coach |
Sarfaraz Ahmed |
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Team Owner |
Nadeem Omar |
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Quetta Gladiators- Season-wise Performance:
Quetta Gladiators were one of the most consistent teams in the first four seasons of the PSL. In the inaugural season, they finished the league stage at the second spot in the points table after winning six of the eight games.
In the first qualifier, they beat Peshawar Zalmi to qualify for the final. However, they could not win the final against Islamabad United, losing the game by six wickets. In the second season, Quetta Gladiators once again finished at the second spot in the points table and qualified for the final. In the final, they faced Peshawar Zalmi and lost the game by 58 runs.
In 2018, Quetta Gladiators qualified for the playoffs once again but failed to make it to the final. Quetta Gladiators finally laid their hands on the PSL trophy in 2019. They finished the league stage at the second spot in the points table with 7 wins and 3 defeats.
They beat Peshawar Zalmi by 10 runs in the qualifier before beating the same opponents by 8 wickets in the final to win their maiden title. Things went downhill for Quetta Gladiators after the title-winning campaign. From 2020 to 2023, they failed to advance ahead of the league stage for four seasons in a row.
During this phase, they finished at the bottom of the points table twice. Quetta Gladiators ended the disappointing streak in 2024 by qualifying for the playoffs although they could not make it to the final.
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Year |
Position |
Summary |
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2016 |
2/5 |
Runners-up |
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2017 |
2/5 |
Runners-up |
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2018 |
4/6 |
Play-offs |
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2019 |
1/6 |
Champions |
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2020 |
5/6 |
League Stage |
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2021 |
6/6 |
League Stage |
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2022 |
5/6 |
League Stage |
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2023 |
6/6 |
League Stage |
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2024 |
4/6 |
Playoffs |
Quetta Gladiators Management and Support Staff:
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Position |
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Director |
Moin Khan |
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Head Coach |
Sarfaraz Ahmed |
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Bowling Coach |
Krishmar Santokie |
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Mentor |
Viv Richards |
COMPLETED / Final / Dubai International Cricket Stadium
175/4 (18.4 ov)
174/7 (20 ov)
United won by 6 wkts (8b rem)
COMPLETED / 1st Qualifying Final / Dubai International Cricket Stadium
132/9 (20 ov)
133/10 (19.3 ov)
Gladiators won by 1 run
COMPLETED / 18th Match / Dubai International Cricket Stadium
201/2 (20 ov)
203/8 (20 ov)
Gladiators won by 2 wkts (0b rem)
COMPLETED / 17th Match / Sharjah Cricket Stadium
129/10 (18 ov)
130/2 (18.4 ov)
Zalmi won by 8 wkts (8b rem)
COMPLETED / 14th Match / Sharjah Cricket Stadium
126/9 (20 ov)
127/5 (18.5 ov)
Gladiators won by 5 wkts (7b rem)
COMPLETED / 11th Match / Sharjah Cricket Stadium
117/10 (19.1 ov)
118/3 (16.1 ov)
Gladiators won by 7 wkts (23b rem)
COMPLETED / 8th Match / Dubai International Cricket Stadium
194/3 (20 ov)
131/10 (16.2 ov)
Qalandars won by 63 runs
COMPLETED / 7th Match / Dubai International Cricket Stadium
139/7 (19.5 ov)
135/7 (20 ov)
Gladiators won by 3 wkts (1b rem)
COMPLETED / 4th Match / Dubai International Cricket Stadium
153/2 (17.2 ov)
147/7 (20 ov)
Gladiators won by 8 wkts (16b rem)
COMPLETED / 1st Match / Dubai International Cricket Stadium
128/7 (20 ov)
132/2 (16 ov)
Gladiators won by 8 wkts (24b rem)
Quetta Gladiators Stats
Most Run Scores
10
Matches
290
Runs
9
Matches
215
Runs
6
Matches
169
Runs
Most Wickets Takers
10
Matches
13
Wickets
6
Matches
11
Wickets
9
Matches
9
Wickets
Quetta Gladiators Players
Akbar-ur-Rehman
All Rounder
