2018 Islamabad United season

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]

Islamabad United
2018 season
Coach Dean Jones
CaptainMisbah-ul-Haq
Tournament performanceChampions
League performance1st
Most runsLuke Ronchi (435)
Most wicketsFaheem Ashraf (18)
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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

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.
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