PSL 2018-Islamabad United team review

Hello and welcome to the seventh and last edition of PSL team review series.

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Today I bring you the analysis of sixth and final team Islamabad United.

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Islamabad United were the champions of the first edition of PSL with Mohammad Sami being their top performer.
The second edition however was not good for them as they finished fourth with Rumaan Raees being their top performer with 12 wickets.

Islamabad United are captained by the most successful test captain of Pakistan, Misbah-ul-Haq.

Their head coach is Dean Jones while Saeed Ajmal is their bowling coach.

Squad
1.Mishabh ul Haq (c)
2.Rumman Raees
3.Mohammad Sami
4.Andre Russell
5.Shadab Khan
6.Samuel Badree
7.Iftikhar Ahmed
8.Amad Butt
9.Asif Ali
10.JP Duminy
11.Luke Ronchi
12Faheem Ashraf
13.Sam Billings
14.Zafar Gohar
15.Sahibzada Farhan
16.Hussain Talat

Supplementary Players
1.Alex Hales
2.David Willey
3.Mohammad Hasan
4.Mohammad Hasnain

Impact Players
Andre **Russell **

After a suspension of one year from all forms of cricket, Russell will be itching to get on the field.
He is one of the best t20 players at present.
He bowls upfront with the new ball and has good pace as well.
When it comes to striking the ball, he can hit as clean as a whistle.
He will be their main weapon with both bat and ball.

JP Duminy

The classy left hander from South Africa will take care of the middle order.
He is vastly experienced middle order batsman who can strike big.
He bowls some off spin as well, sometimes inside power play.
He is going to be their main weapon in the middle order.

Luke Ronchi

The wicket keeping bastsman will open the batting for Islamabad United.
He will be crucial for giving quick starts.
He has played some blistering knocks in the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League.
He can tear apart any bowling with his attacking approach.

Sam Billings

Sam Billings will open the batting along with Luke Ronchi.
He can also play in the middle order.
He has a good technique and can score big runs.
I think he is undervalued player and hasn't got much opportunities.
It is almost impossible to stop him when he is in his groove.
Watch out for him.
Faheem Ashraf

Faheem Ashraf has become one the best all-rounders of Pakistan and has cemented his place shorter versions of the game.
He recently took a hat trick as well and he can also strike long balls.
He is also a player to watch out for.

Among supplementary players Alex Hales and David Wiley will be the players to watch out for.
That ends the this series of PSL team review.
All the images of the players are from https://cricbuzz.com except the last one which is from https://espncricinfo.com.