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Quetta Gladiators Team: Squad, Results, Stats & Schedule

Quetta Gladiators' complete team hub: the final official 20-player PSL 11 squad; all ten 2026 scores; Rilee Rossouw's 317 runs, the nine-wicket tie between Abrar Ahmed and Usman Tariq, Saud Shakeel's leading two-skill return and Rossouw's six catches; the current Moin Khan–Sarfaraz Ahmed staff structure; Bugti Stadium and actual Lahore–Karachi match context; official club channels; and every PSL season from consecutive early finals through the 2019 title, 2025 runners-up finish and 2026 league exit.

Quetta Gladiators official team mark
Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan

QG

Pakistan Super League champions · 2019 · runners-up in 2016, 2017 and 2025

Captain
Saud Shakeel · HBL PSL 11
Head coach
Moin Khan · HBL PSL 11
Home
Bugti Stadium
Founded
2015 · inaugural Pakistan Super League franchise

Team overview

Quetta Gladiators at a glance

Quetta Gladiators are an inaugural Pakistan Super League franchise representing Quetta and Balochistan. Nadeem Omar and Omar Associates have operated the team since 2015 and renewed the franchise agreement for the 2026–2035 cycle.

Saud Shakeel captained Moin Khan's 2026 side to three wins and seven losses. Quetta collected six points, finished seventh of eight with a -0.410 net run rate and missed the playoffs one season after topping the 2025 league table and reaching the final.

Rilee Rossouw led the batting with 317 runs and four fifties. Hasan Nawaz made 291, was the official Team of the Tournament 12th player, and Shamyl Hussain's 215-run debut campaign earned an Emerging Team selection.

Abrar Ahmed and Usman Tariq shared the team wicket lead with nine each; Usman conceded 7.55 per over compared with Abrar's 8.49. Captain Saud's 280 runs and five wickets form the strongest transparent two-skill return, while Rossouw led Quetta's fielders with six catches.

The franchise's defining run remains four finals in its first ten seasons: runners-up in 2016 and 2017, champions in 2019 and runners-up again in 2025. Quetta Region are a separate PCB domestic side and their National T20 results are not merged into this PSL record.

Roster timeline

Why can Quetta Gladiators' match records include names outside the final 20-player poster?

The final HBL PSL squad poster is the controlling public directory and contains 20 players. Temporary or match-stage replacements can still appear in official scorecards and statistical ledgers without becoming extra final-poster members.

Squad membership and match appearance are separate claims. The page preserves replacement performances in the season record but does not inflate the final squad count or invent a permanent transfer.

Late-season swing

How did Quetta Gladiators move from fourth place to seventh in three matches?

The six-wicket win over Lahore on 17 April lifted Quetta from sixth to fourth with three wins from seven matches. Their remaining path then closed through three consecutive defeats.

Peshawar won by 118 runs, Lahore by nine runs and Karachi by nine wickets. Quetta stayed on six points while rival teams added wins, turning a live playoff position into a seventh-place finish.

Myth versus reality

Why did Quetta finish below teams with a worse net run rate?

League position is decided by points before net run rate. Quetta's -0.410 was better than Lahore's -0.482 and Karachi's -0.869, but both rivals won five matches and collected ten points against Quetta's three wins and six points.

The margin profile was volatile: Quetta won by 40 and 61 runs but also lost by 118. Those margins shaped NRR; they could not replace the four additional points earned by two more wins.

Bowling tie-break

Were Abrar Ahmed and Usman Tariq equally effective with nine wickets each?

They shared the wicket lead, but their supporting figures differed. Usman conceded 7.55 runs per over with a 33.56 average and 3/18 best; Abrar's economy was 8.49, average 36.78 and best 3/23.

Nine wickets is the correct headline tie. Economy, average and best figures add useful separation without pretending that one small set of secondary numbers creates an official award.

Milestone context

Did Rilee Rossouw's 10,000th T20 run change Quetta's final result?

No. Rossouw reached the career landmark during a 90 off 54 balls that helped Quetta post 195/6 against Karachi Kings. It was a major individual milestone inside the team's final league match.

Karachi still chased 196 for one wicket in 18.3 overs through David Warner's unbeaten 89 and Reeza Hendricks' unbeaten 87. A landmark and a match result can both be notable without one implying the other.

Completed7th

Seventh in HBL PSL 11; league-stage exit

Final league record: three wins, seven losses, six points and NRR -0.410. The 25 April defeat to Karachi ended Quetta's campaign before the playoffs.

10Matches
3Wins
7Losses
1PSL title

Performance leaders

Quetta Gladiators' HBL PSL 11 team leaders

PCB's completed team averages establish the batting, bowling and fielding totals. The all-round card is a transparent team-level runs-and-wickets comparison, not an official league all-rounder award.

Rilee Rossouw portrait in South Africa national team training shirtTop run-scorer317 runs

Rilee Rossouw

Nine innings · average 39.63 · strike rate 142.79 · high score 90 · four fifties

Hasan Nawaz portrait in Official Pakistan playing shirtSecond run-scorer291 runs

Hasan Nawaz

Ten innings · average 32.33 · strike rate 134.10 · two fifties · Team of the Tournament 12th player

Usman Tariq portrait in Warwickshire Bears 2026 Vitality Blast shirtJoint top wicket-taker9 wickets

Usman Tariq

Ten matches · economy 7.55 · average 33.56 · best 3/18

Abrar Ahmed portrait in Pakistan Test playing shirtJoint top wicket-taker9 wickets

Abrar Ahmed

Ten matches · economy 8.49 · average 36.78 · best 3/23

Saud Shakeel portrait in Yorkshire first-class playing shirtLeading all-round contribution280 runs · 5 wickets

Saud Shakeel

Ten matches · two fifties · bowling average 19.80 · best 2/4

Rilee Rossouw portrait in South Africa national team training shirtTop fielder6 catches

Rilee Rossouw

Six dismissals in nine matches · Quetta's highest fielding total

Final season record3 wins · 7 losses7th · 6 pts
Largest win182/6 vs Rawalpindiz+61 runs
Best chase138/4 vs Lahore+6 wickets
Top fielderRilee Rossouw6 catches

Completed scores

All 10 Quetta Gladiators scores in HBL PSL 11

The full completed campaign contains all ten league matches: three wins and seven losses. Quetta did not qualify for a playoff, and no result is omitted or represented as an upcoming fixture.

ResultDateOpponent & venueScoresOutcome
LMatch League · Match 2Karachi KingsGaddafi Stadium, LahoreQG 167/7 (20 overs)Karachi Kings 181/7 (20 overs)Lost by 14 runs
WMatch League · Match 5Hyderabad KingsmenGaddafi Stadium, LahoreQG 174/8 (20 overs)Hyderabad Kingsmen 134/8 (20 overs)Won by 40 runs
LMatch League · Match 9Islamabad UnitedGaddafi Stadium, LahoreQG 183/5 (20 overs)Islamabad United 189/2 (18.2 overs)Lost by 8 wickets
LMatch League · Match 13Multan SultansGaddafi Stadium, LahoreQG 166/7 (20 overs)Multan Sultans 167/4 (17.3 overs)Lost by 6 wickets
WMatch League · Match 18RawalpindizNational Bank Stadium, KarachiQG 182/6 (20 overs)Rawalpindiz 121 all out (17.3 overs)Won by 61 runs
LMatch League · Match 23Peshawar ZalmiNational Bank Stadium, KarachiQG 154 all out (20 overs)Peshawar Zalmi 156/2 (18.3 overs)Lost by 8 wickets
WMatch League · Match 26Lahore QalandarsNational Bank Stadium, KarachiQG 138/4 (16.2 overs)Lahore Qalandars 134 all out (19.5 overs)Won by 6 wickets
LMatch League · Match 29Peshawar ZalmiNational Bank Stadium, KarachiQG 137 all out (18.1 overs)Peshawar Zalmi 255/3 (20 overs)Lost by 118 runs
LMatch League · Match 30Lahore QalandarsGaddafi Stadium, LahoreQG 188/7 (20 overs)Lahore Qalandars 197/6 (20 overs)Lost by 9 runs
LMatch League · Match 37Karachi KingsGaddafi Stadium, LahoreQG 195/6 (20 overs)Karachi Kings 199/1 (18.3 overs)Lost by 9 wickets

Official final HBL PSL 11 squad

Quetta Gladiators PSL 2026 squad

The 20 names follow HBL PSL's final official Quetta Gladiators squad poster rather than freezing the earlier auction list. The page therefore reflects the published campaign group after availability and replacement changes; match-only replacement appearances remain in the statistical record without being presented as extra final-poster members.

Batters

Shamyl Hussain portrait in Official Pakistan Under-19 playing shirtBatterShamyl Hussain
Hasan Nawaz portrait in Official Pakistan playing shirtBatterHasan Nawaz
Rilee Rossouw portrait in South Africa national team training shirtBatterRilee Rossouw
BatterAhsan Ali
BatterKhawaja Mohammad Nafay
Jahanzeb Sultan portrait in Professional franchise cricket playing shirtBatterJahanzeb Sultan
Bevon Jacobs portrait in Auckland Aces 2025 match shirtBatterBevon Jacobs

Wicketkeeper-batters

WK-BatterBen McDermott
Sam Harper portrait in Victoria Sheffield Shield wicketkeeping shirt and capWK-BatterSam Harper
Bismillah Khan portrait in Official Quetta first-class playing shirtWK-BatterBismillah Khan

All-Rounders

All-RounderJahandad Khan
Tom Curran portrait in Official Surrey squad shirtAll-RounderTom Curran
Saud Shakeel portrait in Yorkshire first-class playing shirtAll-RounderSaud Shakeel
Brett Hampton portrait in Verified professional cricket playing shirtAll-RounderBrett Hampton

Bowlers

Ahmed Daniyal portrait in Professional cricket playing shirtBowlerAhmed Daniyal
Alzarri Joseph portrait in Verified professional cricket playing shirtBowlerAlzarri Joseph
Usman Tariq portrait in Warwickshire Bears 2026 Vitality Blast shirtBowlerUsman Tariq
Abrar Ahmed portrait in Pakistan Test playing shirtBowlerAbrar Ahmed
BowlerSaqib Khan
Khan Zeb portrait in Professional first-class cricket playing shirtBowlerKhan Zeb

Competition record

League and season history

Quetta Gladiators have played in every Pakistan Super League season since 2016. Quetta Region are a separate PCB domestic team; National T20 Cup, first-class and one-day regional results are excluded from the franchise record.

SeasonFinishRecordTop scorerMost wickets
2026 · PSL 117th · league stage3 wins · 7 lossesRilee Rossouw · 317Abrar Ahmed / Usman Tariq · 9
2025 · PSL X1st league · runners-up8 wins · 3 losses · 1 NRHasan Nawaz · 399Abrar Ahmed · 17
2024 · PSL 94th · Eliminator 15 wins · 5 losses · 1 NRSaud Shakeel · 323Abrar Ahmed · 16
2023 · PSL 86th · league stage3 wins · 7 lossesMartin Guptill · 310Mohammad Nawaz · 9
2022 · PSL 75th · league stage4 wins · 6 lossesJason Roy · 303Naseem Shah · 14
2021 · PSL 66th · league stage2 wins · 8 lossesSarfaraz Ahmed · 321Mohammad Hasnain · 9
2020 · PSL 55th · league stage4 wins · 5 losses · 1 NRShane Watson · 247Mohammad Hasnain · 15
2019 · PSL 42nd league · champions9 wins · 3 lossesShane Watson · 430Sohail Tanvir · 15
2018 · PSL 34th · Eliminator 15 wins · 6 lossesShane Watson · 319Rahat Ali · 15
2017 · PSL 22nd · runners-up5 wins · 5 lossesRilee Rossouw · 255Mohammad Nawaz · 10
2016 · PSL 12nd · runners-up7 wins · 3 lossesAhmed Shehzad · 290Mohammad Nawaz · 13

Team operations

QG coaching and support staff

Head coach

Moin Khan

Confirmed in the franchise's PSL 11 staff announcement after previously serving as long-term coach and cricket director.

Team director

Sarfaraz Ahmed

The 2019 title-winning captain held the team-director role for PSL 11.

Assistant coach

Iqbal Imam

Named in the published 2026 coaching group.

Bowling coach

Wahab Riaz

Named bowling coach for the PSL 11 campaign.

Team manager

Azam Khan

Named manager in the PSL 11 staff announcement.

Captain

Saud Shakeel

Retained as captain for 2026 and supplied 280 runs plus five wickets.

Home venue

Bugti Stadium

Quetta, Pakistan

Bugti Stadium at the Ayub Sports Complex is the franchise's official home-city ground. The completed PSL 11 campaign was staged in Lahore and Karachi: Quetta played six matches at Gaddafi Stadium and four at National Bank Stadium, so none of the ten results below is falsely labelled as a Bugti Stadium home match.

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Team news

Latest QG updates

Official HBL PSL and PCB reports lead the season feed; the staff item reports the franchise's own social announcement. Rumours, fan line-ups and Quetta Region stories are excluded.

Official destinations

QG website and social handles

Use these direct links to avoid fan accounts and lookalike profiles.

References

Sources and update notes

Final 20-player poster versus match-stage replacements, fourth-to-seventh closing slide, six points despite a better NRR than two higher teams, the nine-wicket tie and Rossouw's 10,000-run milestone checked 13 August 2026.

Reader questions

Quetta Gladiators FAQ

Where did Quetta Gladiators finish in HBL PSL 11?

Seventh of eight teams with three wins, seven losses, six points and a -0.410 net run rate.

What was Quetta Gladiators' complete 2026 record?

Ten league matches: three wins and seven losses. They did not qualify for the playoffs.

Who scored the most runs for Quetta Gladiators in 2026?

Rilee Rossouw scored 317 runs in nine innings, including four fifties and a high score of 90.

Who took the most wickets for Quetta Gladiators?

Abrar Ahmed and Usman Tariq tied on nine wickets. Usman had the better economy rate at 7.55.

Who was Quetta's leading all-round contributor?

Saud Shakeel combined 280 runs with five wickets. This is a transparent team comparison, not an official league award.

Who was Quetta Gladiators' top fielder?

Rilee Rossouw took six catches in nine matches, the team's highest fielding total.

Which Quetta players made the PSL 11 tournament teams?

Hasan Nawaz was named 12th player in the Team of the Tournament and Shamyl Hussain was selected in the Emerging Team.

Who captained Quetta Gladiators in PSL 11?

Saud Shakeel captained the 2026 team.

Who coached Quetta Gladiators in 2026?

Moin Khan was head coach, with Sarfaraz Ahmed as team director, Iqbal Imam assistant coach, Wahab Riaz bowling coach and Azam Khan team manager.

What is Quetta Gladiators' home stadium?

Bugti Stadium in Quetta is the official home-city ground, although all completed PSL 11 matches were played in Lahore and Karachi.

How many PSL titles have Quetta Gladiators won?

One, in 2019. They were runners-up in 2016, 2017 and 2025.

Who owns Quetta Gladiators?

Nadeem Omar and Omar Associates operate the franchise, whose rights were renewed for another decade beginning in 2026.

Why does the squad show 20 players?

The official HBL PSL final squad poster lists 20 names. Earlier auction and temporary match timelines are not mislabelled as the final squad.

Are Quetta Gladiators and Quetta Region the same team?

No. Gladiators are a privately operated PSL franchise; Quetta Region are a separate PCB domestic team.

When is Quetta Gladiators' next match?

No PSL 12 schedule had been published by this update, so there is no confirmed next fixture to display.