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2016 Islamabad United season

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Islamabad United
2016 season
CoachDean Jones
CaptainMisbah ul Haq
PSL 2016Champions
Most runsSharjeel Khan (299)
Most wicketsAndre Russell (16)

Islamabad United in 2016 played in the inaugural season of the Pakistan Super League, a franchise based Twenty20 cricket competition held in the United Arab Emirates. The team won the 2016 competition after finishing third in the group stage and qualifying for the play off rounds.

Background

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Islamabad United is a franchise cricket team which nominally represents the capital city of Pakistan, Islamabad. The team plays in the Pakistan Super League which, in 206, took place in the United Arab Emirates.[1] The franchise is owned by Leonine Global Sports, a UAE based company, which bought it for US$15 Million for a 10-year period in 2015.[2]

Team anthem

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The 2016 team anthem, Chakka Choka, was written, composed and sung by Ali Zafar. It was released on 30 January 2016 with a music video released on 8 February 2016.[3][4][5]

Squad

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  • Players with international caps before the start of the 2016 PSL season are listed in bold.[6]
Name Nationality Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batsmen
Sharjeel Khan  Pakistan Left-handed Right-arm leg spin
Babar Azam  Pakistan Right-handed Right-arm off spin
Misbah-ul-Haq  Pakistan Right-handed Right-arm leg spin Captain
Khalid Latif  Pakistan Right-handed Right-arm off spin
Hussain Talat  Pakistan Left-handed Right-arm medium
Umar Siddiq  Pakistan Left-handed Right-arm off spin
Asif Ali  Pakistan Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
All-Rounders
Shane Watson  Australia Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
Azhar Mahmood  Pakistan Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
Ashar Zaidi  Pakistan Left-handed Left-arm orthodox spin
Kamran Ghulam  Pakistan Right-handed Left-arm orthodox spin
Imran Khalid  Pakistan Left-handed Left-arm orthodox spin
Umar Amin  Pakistan Left-handed Right-arm medium
Dwayne Smith  West Indies Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas
Andre Russell  West Indies Right-handed Right-arm fast Overseas
Wicket-keepers
Sam Billings  England Right-handed Overseas
Brad Haddin  Australia Right-handed Overseas
Bowlers
Saeed Ajmal  Pakistan Right-handed Right-arm off spin
Mohammad Irfan  Pakistan Right-handed Left-arm fast
Mohammad Sami  Pakistan Right-handed Right-arm fast
Samuel Badree  West Indies Right-handed Right-arm leg spin Overseas
Rumman Raees  Pakistan Right-handed Left-arm medium-fast
Amad Butt  Pakistan Right-handed Right-arm fast

Kit manufacturers and sponsors

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Season summary

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Misbah ul Haq is the Captain of Islamabad United

After a poor start to the 2016 Pakistan Super League tournament Islamabad United finished third in the round robin group stage, qualifying for the knock out stage of the tournament. The team won four matches out of eight, finishing with eight points from their group games.

They faced fourth placed Karachi Kings in the eliminator, winning by nine wickets thanks to Mohammad Sami's man of the match performance of five wickets for eight runs from four overs. Brad Haddin and Dwayne Smith each scored fifties as United achieved their target of111 in the 15th over.[7]

In the second qualifier match Islamabad met Peshawar Zalmi. Sharjeel Khan scored 117 from 62 balls, the first century scored in the Pakistan Super League. It proved to be the difference between the teams as United posted 176 for 3 and Zalmi were bowled out for 126 with two full overs to go. United, spinner Imran Khalid took four wickets for 20 runs and Andre Russell three for 37. The win took United through to the final against Quetta Gladiators.

The 2016 Pakistan Super League Final was won by Islamabed by six wickets.[8] United opted to bowl first after winning the toss and the Gladiators scored 174–7 in their 20 overs. Andre Russell, who finished the tournament as the leading wicket-taker, took three for 37. In reply United started well with Dwayne Smith scoring 73 runs and Brad Haddin with an unbeaten 61, allowing United to score 174 for four with eight balls remaining and winning the title alongside Cash Price of $500,000.[9][10]

Matches

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No. Date Opponent Venue Result Scorecard link
1 4 February Quetta Gladiators Dubai International Cricket Stadium Lost by 8 wickets Scorecard
2 5 February Peshawar Zalmi Dubai International Cricket Stadium Lost by 24 runs Scorecard
3 7 February Karachi Kings Dubai International Cricket Stadium Won by 2 runs Scorecard
4 10 February Lahore Qalandars Sharjah Cricket Stadium Won by 8 wickets Scorecard
5 11 February Quetta Gladiators Sharjah Cricket Stadium Lost by 7 wickets Scorecard
6 12 February Peshawar Zalmi Sharjah Cricket Stadium Lost by 7 wickets Scorecard
7 14 February Karachi Kings Sharjah Cricket Stadium Won by 5 wickets Scorecard
8 17 February Lahore Qalandars Dubai International Cricket Stadium Won by 5 wickets Scorecard
9 20 February Karachi Kings(Eliminator) Dubai International Cricket Stadium Won by 9 wickets Scorecard
10 21 February Peshawar Zalmi (Qualifier 2) Dubai International Cricket Stadium Won by 50 run Scorecard
11 23 February Quetta Gladiators (Final) Dubai International Cricket Stadium Won by 6 wickets Scorecard

References

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  1. ^ "Pakistan Super League T20 in UAE seeks to rival India's IPL". Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Pakistan Super League: Seven Companies fight it out to buy franchises". Express etribune. 3 December 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  3. ^ "Islamabad United unleashes kit, anthem". 31 January 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2017 – via Dunya News.
  4. ^ "Islamabad United Official Anthem 'Chakka Choka' By Ali Zafar Released". Hareem Zafar. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2017 – via BrandSynario.
  5. ^ "The battle of the anthems". The News. Maheen Sabeeh. 11 February 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  6. ^ Islamabad United all set to take PSL on, Dunya News, 2016-01-04. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
  7. ^ http://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/sports/islamabad-united-beat-karachi-kings-by-nine-wickets/, ""Daily Pakistan"" 2016-02-21. Retrieved 2016-02-21.
  8. ^ http://dunyanews.tv/en/Cricket/324085-Islamabad-United-all-set-to-face-Quetta-Gladiators/, ""Dunya News"" 2016-02-21. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
  9. ^ http://espncricinfo.com/pakistan-super-league-2015-16/content/story/975697.html/ Archived 2016-02-24 at the Wayback Machine, ""ESPN Cric Info"" 2016-02-23. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
  10. ^ http://tribune.com.pk/story/1053169/islamabad-crowned-psl-champions/, ""Express Tribune"" 2016-02-23. Retrieved 2016-02-24.