Islamabad United (cricket)
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| League: | Pakistan Super League |
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| Captain: | Misbah-ul-Haq |
| Coach: | Dean Jones |
| City: | Islamabad |
| Colours: |  |
| Owner: | Leonine Global Sports (Ali Naqvi & Amna Naqvi) |
| Founded: | 2015 |
| PSL wins: | 1(2016) |
| Official website: | islamabadunited.com |
Islamabad United (Urdu: اسلامآباد یونائیٹڈ) is a Pakistani professional Twenty20 franchise cricket team that competes in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). The team is nominally based in Islamabad, the capital city of Pakistan and was formed in 2015 to compete in the first season of the Pakistan Super League. The franchise is owned by Leonine Global Investments through its sports entity Leonine Global Sports. The franchise won the first PSL title, defeating Quetta Gladiators in the final.
The team is captained by Pakistan's most successful test captain Misbah-ul-Haq and coached by former Australian player Dean Jones. The team director is former Pakistani fast bowler Wasim Akram.
The franchise is owned by Leonine Global Investments, which is focused on investments and business interest globally, through its sports entity Leonine Global Sports. The sports company also owns Hong Kong Island United, a franchise team in the Hong Kong T20 league. Leonine Global is owned by Ali Naqvi and Amna Naqvi.
In 2015, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced that the inaugural season of the Pakistan Super League would take place in February 2016 in the United Arab Emirates. On 3 December 2015, the PCB unveiled the owners of five city-based franchises. The Islamabad franchise was sold to Leonine Global Sports for US$15 Million.
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