Quetta Gladiators
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| Nickname(s): | QG |
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| League: | Pakistan Super League |
| Captain: | Sarfraz Ahmed |
| Coach: | Moin Khan |
| City: | Quetta |
| Colours: |  |
| Owner: | Nadeem Omer (Omer Associates) |
| Founded: | 2015 |
| Official website: | www.quettagladiators.com |
Quetta Gladiators (Urdu/Balochi: کوئٹہ گلیڈی ایٹرز; Pashto: د کوېټې گليډئيټرز) is a Pakistani professional Twenty20 cricket franchise that competes in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). The team is nominally based in Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan, Pakistan, although all matches in the PSL take place outside of the country due to the security situation in Pakistan. The franchise was established in 2015 as a result of the formation of the PSL by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and is owned by Omar Associates. As of 2016, the team is captained by Sarfraz Ahmed and coached by former Pakistani cricketer Moin Khan.
In December 2015 the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) unveiled the owners of all five city-based franchises for the inaugural season the Pakistan Super League. The Quetta franchise was sold to the Karachi-based company Omar Associates for US$11 Million.
Quetta began their 2016 campaign with comfortable wins over Islamabad United and Karachi Kings before edging past Peshawar Zalmi in a closely fought match. A defeat against Lahore Qalanders was followed by a big win over Islamabad in which New Zealand all-rounder Grant Elliott, who had just joined the team, proved instrumental in the win as he took 3 key wickets to restrict United to 117. The win took the team to the top of the table and was followed by a victory against Karachi which saw the Gladiators confirmed as the first team to make the play-off stage of the 2016 season.
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