United Bank Limited cricket team

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United Bank Limited
United Bank, Pakistan, logo.png
Personnel
Owner United Bank Limited
Team information
Colours 
Founded1975
Dissolved2018
Home ground United Bank Limited Sports Complex
History
Quaid-e-Azam Trophy wins4
Patron's Trophy wins1
Pentangular Trophy wins3
National One Day Cup wins1

United Bank Limited cricket team was a Pakistani domestic cricket team sponsored by United Bank Limited. The team was founded in 1975, [1] and competed in various domestic competitions as a departmental team, principally in first-class cricket, winning nine championship trophies. Home matches were played at the United Bank Limited Sports Complex in Karachi. [2]

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UBL withdrew from domestic cricket in Pakistan in 1997 before returning in 2006, and regaining a place in first-class competition in 2011. In July 2018, United Bank Limited disbanded the team, with captain Younis Khan resigning as a result. [3]

Honours

First-class cricket

List A cricket

Others

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References

  1. "UBL mulls pulling out of Pakistan's domestic circuit". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  2. "United Bank Limited Sports Complex". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Younis Khan quits UBL after franchise pulls out of domestic circuit". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 July 2018.