PSL-5: A look at where each team stands

Islamabad United has opted for the legendary Dale Steyn for PSL 2020.

LAHORE (Dunya News) – The player draft of Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2020 finally came to an end in Lahore after a fierce battle between all five franchises.

The Habib Bank Limited (HBL) PSL draft took place at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in today ahead of the fifth edition in 2020 which is scheduled to take place in February.

Defending champions Gladiators have got their hands on the likes of World Cup champions-like Jason Roy. They also bagged pacer Sohail Khan to add spice in their squad.

Meanwhile, Peshawar Zalmi, had retained all their three Platinum stars from last year, and managed to strengthen certain key positions by including the likes of Shoaib Malik and Rahat Ali to their roster.

Two times champions, Islamabad United, on the other hand, opted to go for performers that have already been in their team as they brought back the likes of RummanRaees and English hitter Phil Salt among others while also choosing the legendary spearhead pacer, Dale Steyn, into their team.

Karachi Kings surprised everyone by adding one of the most exciting player, Sharjeel Khan, in their roster who was banned owing to match-fixing, Kings also opted for English powerhouse, Alex Hales, to add extra firepower.

Lahore Qalandars and Mutlan Sultans who are often regarded as strugglers and part-time darkhorses have also tried to strengtehend their team with intelligent picks. Lahore can now call upon Chris Lynn while Multan hav eMoeen Ali and RileeRossouw at their disposal. 

SQUADS

Quetta Gladiators

Sarfaraz Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Jason Roy, Shane Watson, Ahmed Shehzad, Ben Cutting, Umar Akmal, Mohammad Hasnain, Fawad Ahmed, Naseem Shah, Ahsan Ali, Sohail Khan, Tymal Mills, Abdul Nasir, Arish Ali Khan, Azam Khan, Keemo Paul and Khurram Manzoor.

Peshawar Zalmi

Wahab Riaz, Hassan Ali, Kieron Pollard, Kamran Akmal, Tom Banton, Shoaib Malik, Darren Sammy, Imam-ul-Haq, Liam Dawson, Umar Amin, Mohammad Mohsin, Rahat Ali, Dwaine Pretorius, Adil Amin, Amir Khan, Aamir Ali, Liam Livingstone and Haider Ali.

Islamabad United

Shadab Khan, Dale Steyn, Colin Ingram, Faheem Ashraf, Asif Ali, Colin Munro, Luke Ronchi, Hussain Talat, Rumman Raees, Ammad Butt, Rizwan Hussain, Musa Khan, Phil Salt, Zafar Gohar, Akif Javed, Ahmed Safi Abdullah, Saif Badar and Rassie van der Dussen.

Lahore Qalandars

Chris Lynn, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Hafeeez, David Wiese, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Usman Shinwari, Sohail Akhtar (c), Haris Rauf, Samit Patel, Salman Butt, Seekkuge Prasanna, Ben Dunk, Farzan Raja, Jaahid Ali, Muhammad Faizan, Lendl Simmons and Dilbar Hussain.

Karachi Kings

Babar Azam, Mohammad Amir, Alex Hales, Imad Wasim, Iftikhar Ahmed, Chris Jordan, Aamir Yamin, Sharjeel Khan, Cameron Delport, Usama Mir, Mohammad Rizwan, Umaid Asif, Dan Lawrence, Ali Khan, Umer Khan, Arshad Iqbal, Liam Plunkett and Awais Zia.

Multan Sultans

Mohammad Irfan, Moeen Ali, Rilee Rossouw, Shahid Afridi, Zeeshan Ashraf, Ravi Bopara, James Vince, Junaid Khan, Sohail Tanvir, Shaan Masood, Ali Shafiq, Khushdil Shah, Usman Qadir, Fabian Allen, Mohammad Ilyas, Rohail Nazir, Imran Tahir and Bilawal Bhatti.