Islamabad United is a franchise cricket team that played in the 2017 Pakistan Super League (PSL). They were one of the five teams that took part in the 2017 competition and were captained by Misbah ul Haq and coached by Dean Jones. United's were the defending champion in this PSL edition, having won the inaugural edition, but after finishing fourth in the group stage, their journey in PSL 2017 ended when they were eliminated in the first match of the playoffs.
Squad In the 2017 Pakistan Super League players draft, Islamabad retained 17 players from their previous squad. They added Ben Duckett, Zohaib Khan and Shadab Khan to complete their 20 men squad., 20 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016. Later Steven Finn replaced Andre Russell after he was banned for a year for a doping breach and Duckett was replaced by Nicholas Pooran before the start of play-offs after an international call-up. NameNationalityBatting styleBowling styleYear signedNotes BatsmenSharjeel Khan Left-handed Right-arm leg spin 2016 Misbah-ul-Haq Right-handed — 2016CaptainKhalid Latif Right-handed Right-arm off spin 2016 Hussain Talat Left-handed Right-arm medium 2016 Rafatullah Mohmand Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2017 Ben Duckett Left-handed Right-arm offbreak 2017OverseasAsif Ali Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2016All-RoundersShane Watson Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2016Shadab Khan Right-handed Right-arm leg-break 2017Imran Khalid Left-handed Left-arm orthodox spin 2016Dwayne Smith Right-handed Right-arm medium2016 OverseasZohaib Khan Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2017 Wicket-keepersSam Billings Right-handed — 2016 OverseasNicholas Pooran Left-handed — 2017 OverseasBrad Haddin Right-handed — 2016 Overseas BowlersSaeed Ajmal Right-handed Right-arm off spin 2016Mohammad Irfan Right-handed Left-arm fast 2016Mohammad Sami Right-handed Right-arm fast 2016Samuel Badree Right-handed Right-arm leg spin 2016OverseasAmad Butt Right-handed Right-arm fast 2016Steven Finn Right-handed Right-arm fast2017 OverseasRumman Raees Right-handed Left-arm medium-fast 2016
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Season summary Islamabad United played the opening match of the 2017 season against Peshawar Zalmi, winning by seven wickets and continuing their winning streak from the previous season. They lost their second match to Lahore Qalanders.
As the tournament shifted to Sharjah, Islamabad beat Quetta Gladiators, Sam Billings was top-scoring with an aggressive innings of 78 runs from 50 balls. A narrow loss in a rain-affected match against Karachi Kings was followed by a last-ball victory against Peshawar Zalmi, with Dwayne Smith scoring 72 runs from 59 balls. A loss to Lahore followed.
With the tournament moving back to Dubai, Islamabad beat Quetta Gladiators despite Quetta being 148/1 chasing 166 after 16 overs. Late wickets led to a one-run victory for Islamad, ensuring the team of a play-off spot.
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