The PSL 9 Team of the Tournament has been announced, with Islamabad United’s Shadab Khan appointed as the captain, while Multan Sultans’ Mohammad Rizwan has been named the 12th man.
The panelists selecting this team include Usman Wahala (PCB Director – International Cricket) and other members such as Danny Morrison, Mark Butcher, Tariq Saeed, and Urooj Mumtaz.
PSL 9 Team of Tournament (in batting order)
1) Saim Ayub (Peshawar Zalmi)
2) Babar Azam (Peshawar Zalmi)
3) Usman Khan* (Multan Sultans)
4)Shadab Khan (Islamabad United)
5) Iftikhar Ahmed (Multan Sultans)
6) Imad Wasim (Islamabad United)
7) Muhammad Irfan Khan (Karachi Kings) (emerging)
8) Chris Jordan* (Multan Sultans)
9) David Willey* (Multan Sultans)
10) Usama Mir (Multan Sultans)
11) Naseem Shah (Islamabad United)
12) Mohammad Rizwan (Multan Sultans)
The Multan Sultans’ team, which had played the PSL final four times, succeeded the most in securing spots in the PSL Team of the Tournament. Five players from Multan managed to secure places in the playing 11, and their captain, who is the 12th man, made a total of six players from Multan in this team.
Throughout the tournament, the renowned opening pair from Peshawar Zalmi, Saim and Babar, will continue to open in the tournament’s team.
Speaking of the emerging player, Karachi Kings’ Irfan Khan Niazi succeeded in securing the emerging player position due to his excellent fielding and batting performances.
Here is the team of the tournament along with their performances.
1) Saim Ayub
➡️ 345 runs at an average of 31.36 and an SR of 157.53 🔥
➡️ 8 wickets at an average of 22.37 and a SR of 7.45
➡️ 9 catches in 11 innings
➡️ Saim Ayub hit 21 sixes
Saim Ayub was named the Best All-Rounder of PSL9 🏏
2) Babar Azam
🌟 5️6️9️ runs including a 💯 in PSL 9
🌟 Babar Azam won the Hanif Mohammad cap! 👏🏽
Babar Azam was the leading run-scorer 🥇
Babar Azam hit 5 fifties.
Only Fakhar Zaman in 2022 has more runs in a single season (588).
3) Usman Khan*
7 innings
430 runs
107.5 avg
164.12 SR
2 hundreds
2 fifties
Usman Khan was named the Best Batsman of the tournament for his phenomenal performance 👏🏽🔥
4) Shadab Khan (C)
305 runs 🏏
142.52 Strike Rate 🔥
14 wickets ☝
8.54 Economy 📉
8 catches 👐
🌟 Captain of the PSL9 champions
Shadab ‘Superstar’ Khan is the player of the tournament 🏅
5) Iftikhar Ahmed
259 runs 🏏
193.28 Strike Rate 🔥
1 fifty
6) Imad Wasim
126 runs 🏏
128.57 Strike Rate 🔥
12 wickets ☝
6.60 Economy 📉
1 fifty
7) Muhammad Irfan Khan (emerging)
171 runs 🏏
42.75 Average 📈
140.16 Strike Rate 🔥
9 catches 👐
Emerging Star Irfan Khan Niazi for being named ‘Fielder of the Tournament’ & ‘Emerging Player of the Tournament’ in PSL9 💙❤️
8) Chris Jordan*
6 wickets ☝
8.42 Economy 📉
9) David Willey*
15 wickets ☝
7.46 Economy 📉
10) Usama Mir
🌟 2️4 wickets including the best figures of PSL9
🌟 Usama Mir won the Fazal Mahmood cap! 👏🏽
Usama Mir is the Bowler of the tournament 🏅
Only Hasan Ali in 2019 has more wickets in a single season (25).
11) Naseem Shah
15 wickets ☝
7.56 Economy 📉
12) Mohammad Rizwan
407 runs 🏏
122.22 Strike Rate 🔥
4 fifties
12 catches 👐
