2018 Islamabad United season

Islamabad United

2018 season
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]}

Kit manufacturers and sponsors

Shirt sponsor (chest) Shirt sponsor (back) Chest branding Sleeve branding Gwadar Golf City PTCL Tang Samaa News, G.F.C, Dairy Milk

Playing kit

Teams standings

Points table

Pos	Team v t e	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.

External links

• Team Records in 2018 at ESPNcricinfo