2025 Islamabad United season

Islamabad United
2025 season
CoachMike Hesson
CaptainShadab Khan
Ground(s)Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium
PSL 2025Play-offs (3rd)
Most runsSahibzada Farhan (449)[1]
Most wicketsJason Holder (15)[2]
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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 2025 Pakistan Super League. The team was coached by Mike Hesson,[3] and captained by Shadab Khan.[4] They finished third after losing Qualifier 1 to Quetta Gladiators and Eliminator 2 to Lahore Qalandars in the 2025 Pakistan Super League.[5][6]

Squad

Key
  • 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 Category Batting style Bowling style Year signed Notes
Batsmen
46 Haider Ali  Pakistan (2000-10-02) 2 October 2000 Gold Right-handed — 2024
82 Colin Munro  New Zealand (1987-03-11) 11 March 1987 Silver Left-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2020
51 Sahibzada Farhan  Pakistan (1996-03-06) 6 March 1996 Supplementary Right-handed — 2025
All-rounders
7 Shadab Khan  Pakistan (1998-10-04)4 October 1998 (aged 25) Platinum Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2017 Captain
9 Imad Wasim  Pakistan (1988-12-18)18 December 1988 (aged 35) Diamond Left-handed Left-arm orthodox 2024
27 Mohammad Shehzad  Pakistan (2004-02-05) 5 February 2004 Supplementary Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2025
29 Saad Masood  Pakistan (2002-07-12) 12 July 2002 Emerging Right-handed Right-arm medium 2025
67 Salman Ali Agha  Pakistan (1993-11-23) 23 November 1993 Silver Right-handed Right-arm off-break 2024
5 Jason Holder  West Indies (1991-11-05) 5 November 1991 Diamond Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2025
98 Mohammad Nawaz  Pakistan (1994-03-21) 21 March 1994 Silver Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2025
Wicket-keepers
14 Andries Gous  United States (1993-11-24) 24 November 1993 Silver Right-handed — 2025
23 Azam Khan  Pakistan (1998-08-10)10 August 1998 (aged 25) Diamond Right-handed — 2022
Bowlers
26 Riley Meredith  Australia (1996-06-21) 21 June 1996 Supplementary Right-handed Right-arm fast 2025
31 Ben Dwarshuis  Australia (1994-06-23) 23 June 1994 Gold Left-handed Left-arm medium-fast 2025
71 Naseem Shah  Pakistan (2003-02-15) 15 February 2003 Platinum Right-handed Right-arm fast 2024
72 Hunain Shah  Pakistan (2004-02-04) 4 February 2004 Emerging Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2024
99 Salman Irshad  Pakistan (1995-12-03) 3 December 1995 Silver Right-handed Right-arm fast 2025

Administration and support staff

Position Name
Manager Rehan-ul-Haq
Head coach Mike Hesson[3]
Batting coach Ashley Wright
Bowling coach Azhar Mahmood
Performance coach Hanif Malik
Analyst Ben Jones
Team doctor Jason Pilgram

Kit manufacturers and sponsors

Source: ProPakistani [7][8][9][10]

Season standings

Points table

Points table

Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR Qualification
1 Quetta Gladiators (RU) 10 7 2 1 15 1.393 Advance to Qualifier 1
2 Islamabad United (3rd) 10 6 4 0 12 0.372
3 Karachi Kings (4th) 10 6 4 0 12 0.049 Advance to Eliminator
4 Lahore Qalandars (C) 10 5 4 1 11 1.036
5 Peshawar Zalmi 10 4 6 0 8 −0.293
6 Multan Sultans 10 1 9 0 2 −2.449
Source: ESPNcricinfo

Group fixtures

Match 5
14 April 2025
20:00 (N)
Scorecard
(H) Islamabad United
243/5 (20 overs)
v
Peshawar Zalmi
141 (18.2 overs)
Sahibzada Farhan 106 (52)
Alzarri Joseph 2/39 (4 overs)
Mohammad Haris 87 (47)
Imad Wasim 3/26 (4 overs)
Islamabad United won by 102 runs
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Nasir Hussain (Pak)
Player of the match: Sahibzada Farhan (Islamabad United)
  • Islamabad United won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 7
16 April 2025
20:00 (N)
Scorecard
(H) Islamabad United
202/6 (20 overs)
v
Multan Sultans
155 (18.4 overs)
Sahibzada Farhan 53 (35)
Chris Jordan 2/41 (4 overs)
Mohammad Rizwan 38 (27)
Jason Holder 4/25 (4 overs)
Islamabad United won by 47 runs
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Umpires: Chris Brown (NZ) and Ahsan Raza (Pak)
Player of the match: Jason Holder (Islamabad United)
  • Multan Sultans won the toss and elected to field.
Match 10
20 April 2025
20:00 (N)
Scorecard
(H) Karachi Kings
128/7 (20 overs)
v
Islamabad United
129/4 (17.1 overs)
Tim Seifert 30 (37)
Shadab Khan 2/17 (4 overs)
Shadab Khan 47 (40)
Hasan Ali 2/28 (4 overs)
Islamabad United won by 6 wickets
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Alex Wharf (Eng) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak)
Player of the match: Shadab Khan (Islamabad United)
  • Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.
Match 13
23 April 2025
20:00 (N)
Scorecard
(H) Multan Sultans
168/5 (20 overs)
v
Islamabad United
171/3 (17.1 overs)
Usman Khan 61 (40)
Mohammad Nawaz 1/13 (2 overs)
Andries Gous 80* (45)
Chris Jordan 1/24 (2 overs)
Islamabad United won by 7 wickets
Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan
Umpires: Chris Brown (NZ) and Ahsan Raza (Pak)
Player of the match: Andries Gous (Islamabad United)
  • Multan Sultans won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 19
30 April 2025
20:00 (N)
Scorecard
(H) Lahore Qalandars
209/6 (20 overs)
v
Islamabad United
121 (16.5 overs)
Fakhar Zaman 44 (30)
Imad Wasim 2/26 (3 overs)
Andries Gous 41 (27)
Haris Rauf 4/31 (3.5 overs)
Lahore Qalandars won by 88 runs
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Paul Reiffel (Aus) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak)
Player of the match: Sikandar Raza (Lahore Qalandars)
  • Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.
Match 22
2 May 2025
20:00 (N)
Scorecard
Islamabad United
143/9 (20 overs)
v
Peshawar Zalmi
147/4 (16.4 overs)
Sahibzada Farhan 36 (35)
Mohammad Ali 3/26 (4 overs)
Maaz Sadaqat 55 (33)
Ben Dwarshuis 1/23 (3.4 overs)
Peshawar Zalmi won by 6 wickets
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Alex Wharf (Eng)
Player of the match: Maaz Sadaqat (Peshawar Zalmi)
  • Islamabad United won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 23
3 May 2025
20:00 (N)
Scorecard
Islamabad United
157/9 (20 overs)
v
(H) Quetta Gladiators
159/8 (19.5 overs)
Mohammad Nawaz 49 (34)
Faheem Ashraf 4/25 (3 overs)
Hassan Nawaz 64* (41)
Naseem Shah 2/31 (4 overs)
Salman Irshad 2/31 (4 overs)
Quetta Gladiators won by 2 wickets
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Rashid Riaz (Pak) and Alex Wharf (Eng)
Player of the match: Hassan Nawaz (Quetta Gladiators)
  • Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
  • As a result, Quetta Gladiators qualified for the playoffs.[11]
Match 26
7 May 2025
20:00 (N)
Scorecard
Quetta Gladiators
263/3 (20 overs)
v
(H) Islamabad United
154 (19.3 overs)
Rilee Rossouw 104 (46)
Imad Wasim 1/42 (4 overs)
Imad Wasim 56 (41)
Mohammad Amir 3/6 (2 overs)
Quetta Gladiators won by 109 runs
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Kumar Dharmasena (SL)
Player of the match: Rilee Rossouw (Quetta Gladiators)
  • Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.
  • Rilee Rossouw and Hassan Nawaz (Quetta Gladiators) became the first pair to score centuries in the same innings in PSL history.
  • This was the highest total scored by a team in PSL history.[12]
Match 30
19 May 2025
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
(H) Islamabad United
251/5 (20 overs)
v
Karachi Kings
172 (18.2 overs)
Alex Hales 88 (35)
Mir Hamza 1/41 (4 overs)
David Warner 43 (28)
Shadab Khan 4/45 (4 overs)
Islamabad United won by 79 runs
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Rashid Riaz (Pak)
Player of the match: Alex Hales (Islamabad United)
  • Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field.

Playoffs

QualifierEliminator 2Final
21 May – Gaddafi Stadium25 May – Gaddafi Stadium
1Quetta Gladiators209/6 (20 overs)QWQuetta Gladiators201/9 (20 overs)
2Islamabad United179 (19.4 overs)23 May – Gaddafi StadiumE2WLahore Qalandars204/4 (19.5 overs)
QLIslamabad United107 (15.1 overs)
Eliminator 1E1WLahore Qalandars202/8 (20 overs)
22 May – Gaddafi Stadium
3Karachi Kings190/8 (20 overs)
4Lahore Qalandars191/4 (18.4 overs)

Qualifier

Qualifier
21 May 2025
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Quetta Gladiators
209/6 (20 overs)
v
Islamabad United
179 (19.4 overs)
Dinesh Chandimal 48* (28)
Ben Dwarshuis 2/31 (2 overs)
Sahibzada Farhan 52 (35)
Usman Tariq 3/32 (4 overs)
Quetta Gladiators won by 30 runs
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak)
Player of the match: Faheem Ashraf (Quetta Gladiators)
  • Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to bat.
  • This match was originally scheduled in Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.

Eliminator 2

Eliminator 2
23 May 2025
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Lahore Qalandars
202/8 (20 overs)
v
Islamabad United
107 (15.1 overs)
Kusal Perera 61 (35)
Tymal Mills 3/42 (4 overs)
Salman Ali Agha 33 (26)
Shaheen Afridi 3/3 (3.1 overs)
Lahore Qalandars won by 95 runs
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak)
Player of the match: Salman Mirza (Lahore Qalandars)
  • Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to bat.

Statistics

Most runs

Player Inns Runs Ave HS 50s 100s
Sahibzada Farhan 12 449 37.41 106 3 1
Colin Munro 7 216 36.00 59* 1 0
Salman Ali Agha 9 201 25.12 44 0 0
Shadab Khan 10 173 24.17 47 0 0
Andries Gous 6 142 28.40 80* 1 0

Most wickets

Player Inns Wkts Ave BBI
Jason Holder 8 15 18.73 4/25
Imad Wasim 11 14 19.85 3/26
Shadab Khan 10 14 16.57 4/45
Salman Irshad 5 9 19.33 3/28
Naseem Shah 10 9 40.33 2/29

References

  1. ^ "Most runs in 2025 in T20s - Islamabad United". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
  2. ^ "Most Wickets in 2025 in T20s - Islamabad United". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
  3. ^ a b "Mike Hesson appointed Islamabad United head coach". ESPNcricinfo. 8 November 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Shoaib Akhtar sees Shadab Khan as the next Pakistan captain". The Indian Express. 27 February 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Quetta storm into PSL 10 final after beating Islamabad in Qualifier 1". Business Recorder. 21 May 2025. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
  6. ^ "Qalandars thrash United to secure PSL 10 final berth against Gladiators". The News International. 23 May 2025. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
  7. ^ "Islamabad United kit sponsors and partners for PSL 2025". Islamabad United Official Website. 11 April 2025. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  8. ^ "Tetra Pak extends partnership with Islamabad United for PSL 2025". The News International. 21 March 2025. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  9. ^ "inDrive becomes official partner of Islamabad United for PSL 2025". MM News. 7 April 2025. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  10. ^ "Islamabad United continues partnership with Binance as Official Crypto Exchange Partner". ProPakistani. 6 February 2026. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  11. ^ "Quetta Gladiators edge out Islamabad United in thriller to qualify for PSL 10 playoffs". Samaa TV. 6 May 2025. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  12. ^ "PSL 2025: Rilee Rossouw and Hasan Nawaz both score centuries for Quetta Gladiators in huge win". BBC Sport. 7 May 2025. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
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