martin guptill
With the start of the 9th season of Pakistan Super League, Islamabad United team has got a big blow in the form of Mohammad Wasim, who will not be seen playing in this league due to playing for the national team. In such a situation, Islamabad United has now announced the name of the replacement player in place of Wasim, in which they have included New Zealand team’s powerful opening batsman Martin Guptill. Guptill has a very good record in the T20 format so far and he has also played in the previous seasons of PSL.
Martin Guptill’s record so far in T20 format has been like this
Martin Guptill is counted among the most powerful opening batsmen in the T20 format. Just before joining the Islamabad United team this season, on 21 February, while playing for Auckland in New Zealand’s domestic 50 over tournament Ford Trophy, he played a brilliant inning of 102 runs in just 83 balls, after which his team won the eliminator match. By winning by 4 wickets, it managed to secure its place in the final. If we look at Guptill’s record in T20 format, he has so far played 344 matches and scored 9567 runs at an average of 31.47, during which he has seen 6 centuries and 55 half-centuries with his bat. Guptill has so far hit 434 sixes in this format, while his batting strike rate has also been 130.30. Guptill has also played for Quetta Gladiators and Karachi Kings in the Pakistan Super League.
Islamabad United played 2 matches so far
In this season of PSL, Islamabad United team has played 9 matches so far, in which they played the first match against Lahore Qalandars team and in that they registered a big win by 8 wickets. After this, the team had to face defeat by 5 wickets in the second match. Islamabad United is currently at third place in the points table with 2 points and they have to play their third match against Quetta Gladiators on 22 February.
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