2018 Islamabad United season
Appearance
(Redirected from Islamabad United in 2018)
2018 season | |||
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Coach | Dean Jones | ||
Captain | Misbah-ul-Haq | ||
Tournament performance | Champions | ||
League performance | 1st | ||
Most runs | Luke Ronchi (435) | ||
Most wickets | Faheem Ashraf (18) | ||
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The Islamabad United is a franchise cricket team that competed in the 2018 Season. The team represents Islamabad in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). The team was coached by Dean Jones,[1] and captained by Misbah-ul-Haq. In the final, they beat Peshawar Zalmi by 3 wickets to win their second PSL title.[2][3]
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Teams standings
[edit]Points table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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1 | Islamabad United (C) | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0.296 |
2 | Karachi Kings (3rd) | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 0.028 |
3 | Peshawar Zalmi (R) | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0.464 |
4 | Quetta Gladiators (4th) | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0.312 |
5 | Multan Sultans | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 9 | −0.191 |
6 | Lahore Qalandars | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | −0.931 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo
- The top 4 teams qualified for the playoffs
- Advanced to Qualifier
- Advanced to Eliminator 1
Playoffs
[edit]Preliminary
[edit]Qualifier 1
[edit]Karachi Kings
154/4 (20 overs) |
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Islamabad United
155/2 (12.3 overs) |
- Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
- This was the largest victory in terms of balls remaining in PSL history.
- As a result of this match Islamabad United advanced to the final.
Final
[edit]Peshawar Zalmi
148/9 (20 overs) |
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Islamabad United
154/7 (16.5 overs) |
- Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to bat.
- Islamabad United won the championship as a result of this match and became the most successful team in PSL history.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "PSL 2020: Islamabad United part ways with head coach Dean Jones". CricTracker. 7 November 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ^ Rasool, Danyal (25 March 2018). "Ronchi, Shadab seal Islamabad's second PSL title". ESPN cricinfo. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ^ "Islamabad overcome late Peshawar fightback to clinch second PSL title". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ^ "Islamabad wins PSL with Karachi back on cricket map". Times of India. Archived from the original on 26 March 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2018.