Islamabad United (cricket)
| Islamabad United اسلامآباد یونئٹڈ | |
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| League: | Pakistan Super League |
| Captain: | Misbah-ul-Haq |
| Coach: | Dean Jones |
| City: | Islamabad |
| Colors: |
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| Owner: | Leonine Global Sports Ltd |
| Founded: | 2015 |
| Official website: | islamabadunited.com |
Islamabad United is a Pakistani professional Twenty20 franchise cricket team that competes in the Pakistan Super League. The team is based in Islamabad, the capital city of Pakistan and was formed in 2015 to compete in the first season of the Pakistan Super League. The franchise is owned by Leonine Global Investments through its sports entity Leonine Global Sports.[1] The team is captained by Pakistan's most successful test captain Misbah-ul-Haq and coached by former Australian player Dean Jones. The team director is former Pakistani fast bowler Wasim Akram.[2][3]
Franchise history
In 2015, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced that the inaugural season of the Pakistan Super League would take place in February 2016 in the United Arab Emirates.[4] On 3 December 2015, the PCB unveiled the owners of five city-based franchises. The Islamabad franchise was sold to Leonine Global Sports for US$15 Million.[1]
Team History
2016 Pakistan Super League
United started the tournament with two back to back loss.Islamabad United played their first match against Quetta Gladiators which they lost by 8 wickets after losing the toss and batting first.[5] They Lost another match against Peshawar Zalmi by 24 runs.They then Won next two matches against Karachi Kings and Lahore Qalandars In their third match, kings won the toss and sent united to bat Islamabad scored 132 for 8 in their 20 overs.Khalid Latif was the top scorer for the Islamabad side as he made 39 runs from 35 balls In Reply Ravi Bopara was the top scorer with 32 from 19 balls almost win his side the match But Kings fell two runs short as they scored 130 for 9 in their 20 overs.Saeed Ajmal was awarded match of the match for his 3 for 27.[6]United in their fourth match beat Lahore Qalandars convincingly by eight wickets. In the 167 run chase, Islamabad’s Sharjeel Khan 79 off 43 and stand in captain Shane Watson 79 off 47 partnered up for the biggest opening stand of the inaugural PSL of 153 runs.[7]
Team identity
Team Logo and Name
The team logo and name was revealed on 22 December 2015 in a ceremony held at the Polo Club in Islamabad. The logo features a lion.[8] The team's primary colors are red and orange Kit was revealed during team's launching ceremony held in Pak-China Friendship Centre.[9]
Theme Song
Theme song Chakka Choka performed by Ali Zafar who is the star ambassador of the team as well.Theme song launched in an event held in Pak-China Friendship Center.[10]
Ambassadors
Actors, models and singers Fawad Khan and Ali Zafar are the brand ambassadors for the franchise.[11]
Sponsers and Partners
Dostea is their main title Sponser and first shirt sponser after they signed a deal in 2016.while Cinepax and GLO Merchandise LTD. signed in as main merchandise sponser.[12]Dunya News and FM 101 are their news and entertainment Partners respectively in first season announced by Team owner during team's launching cermony.Logo of Dunya News is also depicted on their kit.
Current squad
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Players with international caps are listed in bold.[13]
- denotes a player who is currently unavailable for selection.
- denotes a player who is unavailable for rest of the season.
| Name | Nat. | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||
| Babar Azam |  | Right-hand | Right-arm off spin | |||
| Sharjeel Khan | | Left-hand | Right-arm leg spin | |||
| Misbah-ul-Haq | | Right-hand | Right-arm leg spin | Captain | ||
| Khalid Latif | | Right-hand | Right-arm off spin | |||
| Hussain Talat | | Left-hand | Right arm medium | |||
| Umar Siddiq | | Left-hand | Right-arm off spin | |||
| All-Rounders | ||||||
| Shane Watson |  | Right-hand | Right arm fast medium | First overseas player picked in PSL[14] | ||
| Azhar Mehmood |  | Right-hand | Right-Arm Medium | Overseas. Mehmmod counted as an overseas player as he was registered with the ECB as a Kolpak registered player | ||
| Kamran Ghulam | | Right-hand | Left arm orthodox | |||
| Umar Amin | | Left-hand | Right-arm medium | |||
| Andre Russell |  | Right-hand | Right arm Fast bowling | Overseas | ||
| Ashar Zaidi | | Left-hand | Left Arm orthodox | Overseas. Zaidi counted as an overseas player as he was registered with the ECB as a Kolpak registered player | ||
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| Sam Billings | | Right-hand | — | Overseas | ||
| Brad Haddin | | Right-hand | — | Overseas | ||
| Bowlers | ||||||
| Saeed Ajmal | | Right-hand | Right arm off Spin | |||
| Mohammad Irfan | | Right-hand | Left arm fast | |||
| Mohammad Sami | | Right-hand | Right arm fast | |||
| Samuel Badree |  | Right-hand | Right arm leg spin | Overseas | ||
| Rumman Raees | | Right-hand | Left arm medium fast | |||
| Amad Butt | | Right-hand | Right arm fast | |||
| Imran Khalid | | Left-hand | Left arm orthodox spin | |||
Management and coaching staff
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Leonine Global Sports | Owner |
| Wasim Akram |
Director/Bowling Coach |
| Dean Jones |
Head Coach |
| Tauseef Ahmed |
Assistant Coach |
| Darren Berry |
Fielding Coach |
Fixtures and results
Overall Result in PSL
| Year | Pld | Won | Loss | NR | Tied | SR(%) | Position | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 7 | 3 | 4 | - | - | 42.85% | - | - |
Result summary
By opposition
| Opposition | Span | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | Success Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Karachi Kings | 2016–preaent | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
 Lahore Qalandars | 2016–present | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
 Peshawar Zalmi | 2016–present | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
 Quetta Gladiators | 2016–present | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
Captains
- Misbah-ul-Haq (2016 - Present)
- Shane Watson (2016 - Present)
References
- 1 2 "Pakistan Super League: Seven Companies fight it out to buy franchises". Express etribune. 3 December 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- ↑ "Pakistan Super League, Day 1: Younis Khan unsold as Misbah ul-Haq picked by Islamabad United". Zee News.
- ↑ Ali, Sarah. "Islamabad United". HBL Pakistan Super League. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ↑ "Pakistan Super League T20 in UAE seeks to rival India's IPL". Retrieved 22 December 2015.
- ↑ http://geo.tv/latest/100885-Quetta-Gladiators-win-toss-elected-to-field-in-first-PSL-match/, ""Geo News"" 2016-02-05. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
- ↑ http://arynews.tv/en/karachi-kings-lamabad-united/, ""ARY News"" 2016-02-07. Retrieved 2016-02-07
- ↑ http://tribune.com.pk/story/1043995/live-lahore-qalandars-vs-islamabad-united/, ""Express Tribune"" 2016-02-10. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
- ↑ "LGS unveils Islamabad United’s logo for PSL". Aaj News.
- ↑ http://video.dunyanews.tv/index.php/en/mustwatch/39822/Ali-Zafar-sings-Islamabad-United's-anthem#.Vq2YtTO6TVt/, Dunya News Live, 2016-01-30. Retrieved 2016-01-31.
- ↑ http://pakwatan.com/2016/01/31/islamabad-united-unleashes-kit-anthem/, DunyaNewsPakistan, 2016-01-30. Retrieved 2016-01-31.
- ↑ http://thenewstribe.com/2016/01/28/islamabad-united-partners-with-the-ali-zafar-fawad-khan/, The News Tribe, 2016-01-28. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
- ↑ http://shop-glo.com/collections/islamabad-united-official-merchandise/, ""Shop-GLO"" 2016-01-28. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
- ↑ Islamabad United all set to take PSL on, Dunya News, 2016-01-04. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
- ↑ "PSL T20 2016 draft". Cricket Country. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
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