List of retained players for Islamabad United (IU) ahead of Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2026
A list of the retained players for the second-positioned from the group-stage of the Pakistan Super League (PSL), Islamabad Uniteds, heading into the 2026 season of the tournament.
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Islamabad United finished the previous season of the Pakistan Super League (PSL)as the second-best franchise in the group stage of the competition with six victories in 16 encounters at a net run rate of 0.372. But they experienced four successive defeats in their journey, which rang the alarm bells before the new season.
One of the veterans of the Pakistan cricket team, Shadab Khan, returned to the side’s T20I format for their away series in Sri Lanka and has been included in the T20 World Cup 2026 in India and Sri Lanka. The veteran, who has collected overall 891 runs and picked up 118 wickets in 117 games, will look to continue his dominance.
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For the Islamabad United, Shadab notched up 173 runs in 12 innings at an average of 24.71 and a strike rate of 155.85, scoring the best score of 47. In the 2023/24 edition of the competition, he collected 305 runs in 12 innings at a strike rate of 142.52, scoring three half-centuries.
List of Islamabad United’s retained players before PSL 2026
Their opening batter, Sahibzada Farhand, who went on to make his debut for the national side in the shortest format, finished the previous PSL as the leading run-getter with 449 runs in 12 innings at an average of 37.41 and a strike rate of 152.20, thanks to three half-centuries and one century at the best score of 106 runs.
Salman Irshad has also been picked in the Gold category by the management after he picked up nine wickets in only five innings during the previous season of the league at an average of 19.33 and a strike rate of under 13, thanks to the best figures of 3/28 in an innings.
Andries Gous is their only overseas retained player in the silver category from the previous season of the tournament after the United States of America (USA) batter nailed 142 runs in six innings during the previous season of the tournament at an average of 28.40 and a strike rate of nearly 145, thanks to the best code of unbeaten 80 runs.
Islamabad United’s retained players for PSL 2026
Shadab Khan (Platinum), Salman Irshad (Gold), and Andries Gous (Silver)
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