2016 Pakistan Super League final

Tournament final February 2022 2016 Pakistan Super League Final 2016 Pakistan Super League Quetta Gladiators Quetta Gladiators team colors Islamabad United Islamabad United team colors 174/7 20 overs 175/4 18.4 overs Islamabad United won by 6 wickets 23 February 2016 Dubai International Cricket Stadium Dubai Dwayne Smith (Islamabad United) Joel WilsonAleem Dar 25,000 2017 The 2016 Pakistan Super League Final was a Twenty20 cricket match played on 23 February 2016, at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai between Quetta Gladiators and Islamabad United to determine the winner of the 2016 season of the Pakistan Super League (PSL).http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan-super-league-2015-16/engine/current/match/959221.html Pakistan Super League, Final: Islamabad United v Quetta Gladiators at Dubai (DSC), Feb 23, 2016 ESPNcricinfo Islamabad defeated Quetta by six wickets to win their first PSL title. Islamabad won the toss at elected to field first. Dwayne Smith of Islamabad United was the man of the match, scoring 73 runs from 51 balls. Islamabad crowned PSL champions – The Express Tribune http://tribune.com.pk/story/1053169/islamabad-crowned-psl-champions/ The Express Tribune 2016-02-24 en-US Smith 73 muscles Islamabad to title win http://espncricinfo.com/pakistan-super-league-2015-16/content/story/975697.html Cricinfo 2016-02-24 The final was sold out All tickets sold out for Dubai PSL final match http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/sport/23-Feb-2016/all-tickets-sold-out-for-dubai-psl-final-match DailyTimes 2016-02-24 with a final attendance of around 25,000. PSL — Sold out finale could provide perfect climax to Pakistan's 'dream' https://www.dawn.com/news/1241413 dawn.com 2016-02-23 2016-02-24 Reuters The final marked a successful culmination of PSL's first season.http://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/pakistan-super-league-success-translates-to-joy-in-any-language-20160225-gn3e12.html Pakistan Super League: Success translates to joy in any language Dean Jones Sydney Morning Herald 26 February 2016 19 August 2016 Route to the final 2016 Pakistan Super League Group stage Quetta Gladiators and Islamabad United finished the group stage in second and third positions respectively on the league's points table.http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan-super-league-2015-16/engine/series/923069.html?view=pointstable;type=tournament Points Table – Pakistan Super League – ESPN Cricinfo Cricinfo Quetta won six out of their eight games in the group stage and finished second on the table with 12 points. Quetta batted second in seven of their matches and chased the tournament's highest total, 201 against Lahore Qalandars in their last group match.http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/959209.html 18th Match: Lahore Qalandars v Quetta Gladiators at Dubai (DSC), Feb 16, 2016 – Cricket Scorecard – ESPN Cricinfo Cricinfo Islamabad began the tournament with four defeats in their first six matches, but won their last two group stage matches to qualify for the playoffs in third place with eight points. left create League progression Quetta Gladiators, Islamabad United 2 8 2016 Pakistan Super League W1, W4, W7, L8, W11, W14, L17, W18 W21, U, L24 L1, L3, W6, W9, L11, L13, W16, W20 W22, W23, W24 Group stage series #eee 4 February yes Islamabad United Quetta Gladiators 128/7 (20 overs) 132/2 (16 overs) Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Scorecard Match 1 Quetta won by 8 wickets #eee 21 February yes Islamabad United Quetta Gladiators 117 (19.1 overs) 118/3 (16.1 overs) Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah Scorecard Match 11 Quetta won by 7 wickets Match Background The match was played at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium – the same venue at which the opening match of the league was also played between the two teams. Two days before the final all tickets were sold out. Report The toss was won by Islamabad who chose to bowl first. Their captain Misbah-ul-Haq explained the decision by stating that dew could develop later in the second innings of the game, making it harder to field last. Both teams were unchanged from their respective previous matches. Final: Islamabad United v Quetta Gladiators at Dubai (DSC), Feb 23, 2016 Cricket Commentary ESPN Cricinfo http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan-super-league-2015-16/engine/match/959221.html?innings=1;view=commentary Cricinfo 2016-02-24 Quetta's innings began with opener Bismillah Khan being dismissed caught behind for 0 in the first over off Mohammad Irfan. Kevin Pietersen then joined the opener Ahmed Shehzad and was dismissed by Andre Russell after scoring a run-a-ball 18. Kumar Sangakkara and Ahmed Shehzad scored fifties to help the total to 174/7 in 20 overs. Andre Russell took three wickets and became the leading wicket taker of the tournament. Islamabad started the chase with Dwayne Smith and Sharjeel Khan hitting consecutive boundaries off Anwar Ali. Sharjeel was dismissed by Nathan McCullum after scoring 12 runs from 11 balls. Brad Haddin joined the Smith and both scored fifties with Misbah ul Haq scoring the winning runs in the 19th over. Scorecard Toss: Islamabad United won the toss and elected to bowl. Quetta Gladiators innings Bismillah Khan c Haddin b Irfan 0 3 0 0 0.00 Ahmed Shehzad c Badree b Sami 64 39 9 1 164.10 Kevin Pietersen c Asif Ali b Russell 18 18 0 1 100.00 Kumar Sangakkara c Imran Khalid b Russell 55 32 7 2 171.87 Mohammad Nawaz b Badree 7 5 0 1 140.00 Sarfraz Ahmed c Smith b Irfan 3 4 0 0 75.00 Grant Elliott * 12 9 0 1 133.33 Anwar Ali c Khalid b Russell 13 10 1 1 130.00 Nathan McCullum * 0 0 0 0 0.00 Zulfiqar Babar Aizaz Cheema |colspan="4"|Extras (lb 2)Total 174–7 (20 overs) |17 |7 |8.7 RR Fall of wickets: 0–1 (Bismillah Khan, 0.3 ov), 33–2 (Pietersen, 5.1 ov), 120–3 (Sangakkara, 14.3 ov), 135–4 (Mohammad Nawaz, 15.4 ov), 147–5 (Ahmed Shehzad, 16.3 ov), 153–6 (Sarfraz Ahmed, 17.4 ov), 168–7 (Anwar Ali, 19.4 ov) Islamabad United bowling Mohammad Irfan 4 0 25 2 6.25 0 0 Imran Khalid 3 0 26 0 8.66 0 0 Samuel Badree 4 0 38 1 9.50 0 0 Mohammad Sami 4 0 31 1 7.75 0 0 Andre Russell 4 0 36 3 9.00 0 0 Dwayne Smith 1 0 16 0 16.00 0 0 Target: 175 runs from 20 overs at 8.75 RR Islamabad United innings Dwayne Smith c Pieterson b Zulfiqar 74 51 7 4 143.13 Sharjeel Khan b McCullum 12 11 1 1 102.09 Brad Haddin * 61 39 2 5 156.41 Andre Russell b Cheema 7 3 0 1 233.33 Khalid Latif c Zulfiqar b Anwar 16 7 3 0 228.57 Misbah ul Haq * 1 1 0 0 100.00 Asif Ali Samuel Badree Imran Khalid Mohammad Irfan Mohammad Sami |colspan="4"|Extras (lb 5)Total 175–4 (18.4 overs) |13 |11 |9.37 RR Fall of wickets: 54–1 (Sharjeel Khan, 5.4 ov), 139–2 (Smith, 15.3 ov), 147–3 (Russell, 16.1 ov), 173–4 (Khalid Latif, 18.2 ov) Quetta Gladiators bowling Anwar Ali 2.4 0 29 1 10.87 0 0 Nathan McCullum 3 0 24 1 8.00 0 0 Aizaz Cheema 4 0 34 1 8.50 0 0 Zulfiqar Babar 4 0 41 1 10.25 0 0 Mohammad Nawaz 3 0 15 0 5 0 0 Grant Elliott 2 0 27 0 13.50 0 0 Result: Islamabad United won by 6 wickets Match Officials February 2023 Role Name On field umpire Joel Wilson On field umpire Aleem Dar TV umpire Ahsan Raza Reserve umpire Ahmed Shahab Match referee Roshan Mahanama Notes indicates team captain * indicates not out References Category:Pakistan Super League finals Category:2016 Pakistan Super League