LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday announced the 12-member Team of the Tournament for the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 10.
The squad was selected by members of the official commentary panel.
Left-arm pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi, who led Lahore Qalandars to their second title in two years, has been named captain of the Team of the Tournament.
The 25-year-old not only claimed the Fazal Mahmood Cap for being the tournament’s highest wicket-taker with 19 wickets in 13 matches, but also leads a squad featuring two of his Qalandars teammates: all-rounder Sikandar Raza (11 matches, 254 runs, 10 wickets) and batter Fakhar Zaman (13 matches, 439 runs, four fifties).
Quetta Gladiators, champions of the 2019 edition, are represented by three players. Young opener Hasan Nawaz—named the Best Batter of the Tournament for scoring 399 runs in 12 matches, including a century and three fifties—is joined by all-rounder Faheem Ashraf (12 matches, 163 runs, 17 wickets) and spinner Abrar Ahmed (12 matches, 17 wickets).
Karachi Kings, who finished third in the league stage before losing to the Qalandars in Eliminator 1 on May 22, also have three players in the team: captain David Warner (11 matches, 368 runs), opening partner James Vince (378 runs, one century, three fifties) and pacer Hasan Ali (17 wickets in 10 matches). Khushdil Shah (11 matches, 253 runs, 7 wickets) has been named as the 12th man.
Islamabad United’s Sahibzada Farhan is the sole inclusion from his franchise. He earned the Hanif Mohammad Cap for being the tournament’s leading run-scorer, accumulating 449 runs in 12 matches, including one century and three fifties.
Rounding off the squad is Peshawar Zalmi’s emerging fast bowler, Ali Raza, who impressed with 12 wickets in nine matches.
Notably, batters Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan have been excluded from the team over their team abysmal performance of their teams Peshawar Zalmi and Multan Sultan who out from the tournament in play offs.
PSL 10 was held across four venues — Karachi, Lahore, Multan and Rawalpindi — from April 11 to May 25. In the final, Lahore Qalandars defeated Quetta Gladiators by six wickets at the iconic Gaddafi Stadium.
PSL 10 Team of the Tournament:
Fakhar Zaman (Lahore Qalandars)
Sahibzada Farhan (Islamabad United) – Wicketkeeper
David Warner (Karachi Kings)
James Vince (Karachi Kings)
Hasan Nawaz (Quetta Gladiators)
Sikandar Raza (Lahore Qalandars)
Faheem Ashraf (Quetta Gladiators)
Shaheen Shah Afridi (Lahore Qalandars) – Captain
Hasan Ali (Karachi Kings)
Ali Raza (Peshawar Zalmi) – Emerging Player
Abrar Ahmed (Quetta Gladiators)
Khushdil Shah (Karachi Kings) – 12th Man
Babar Azam
Mohammad Rizwan
Shaheen Afridi
