2018 Islamabad United season

Islamabad United
2018 season
CoachDean Jones
CaptainMisbah-ul-Haq
Tournament performanceChampions
League performance1st
Most runsLuke Ronchi (435)
Most wicketsFaheem 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

Points table

Pos Team
 Pld W L NR Pts NRR
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

Preliminary

Qualifier 1

Qualifier 1
18 March 2018
21:00
Scorecard
Karachi Kings
154/4 (20 overs)
v
Islamabad United
155/2 (12.3 overs)
Colin Ingram 68* (39)
Mohammad Sami 2/20 (4 overs)
Luke Ronchi 94* (39)
Tymal Mills 1/32 (2 overs)
Islamabad won by 8 wickets
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Rashid Riaz (Pak) and Aleem Dar (Pak)
Player of the match: Luke Ronchi (Islamabad United)
  • 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

Main article: 2018 Pakistan Super League Final
Final
25 March 2018
20:00
Scorecard
Peshawar Zalmi
148/9 (20 overs)
v
Islamabad United
154/7 (16.5 overs)
Chris Jordan 36 (26)
Shadab Khan 3/25 (4 overs)
Luke Ronchi 52 (26)
Chris Jordan 2/22 (3 overs)
Islamabad won by 3 wickets
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Shozab Raza (Pak)
Player of the match: Luke Ronchi (Islamabad United)
  • 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

  1. ^ "PSL 2020: Islamabad United part ways with head coach Dean Jones". CricTracker. 7 November 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  2. ^ Rasool, Danyal (25 March 2018). "Ronchi, Shadab seal Islamabad's second PSL title". ESPN cricinfo. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Islamabad overcome late Peshawar fightback to clinch second PSL title". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Islamabad wins PSL with Karachi back on cricket map". Times of India. Archived from the original on 26 March 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2018.