Pakistan’s Islamabad United is a professional Twenty20 cricket team that competes in the Pakistan Super Tournament (PSL), the country’s premier cricket league. They have participated in the competition since its inaugural year, 2015, and they also won the title for the first time. Rawalpindi serves as their home turf, and they are the city of Islamabad’s representatives on the team. Amna Naqvi and Ali Naqvi currently control Leonine Global Sports, the sports division of Leonine Global Investments LGI, which means that Leonine Global Investments LGI owns the entire franchise. They haven’t seen any owner changes up until this point. Since 2015, Leonine Global Sports has become the franchise owner after purchasing it for $15 Million.
Islamabad United Records:
Pakistan’s previous captain, Misbah-Ul-Haq, was named the team’s leader in 2015 when it was first founded. They went 4-for-8 in the league and had to go through the playoffs to get to the championship game. After beating Quetta Gladiators by six wickets in Dubai, they took home the trophy. Islamabad finished fourth in 2016–17 but then won PSL 3 the following year, giving them back-to-back championships. Following Haq’s injury during one of the regular season games, JP Duminy took over as captain for the championship game that year.
| Year | Point | Win | Loss | BPL |
| 2015-2016 | 11 | 7 | 4 | Champions |
| 2016-2017 | 9 | 4 | 5 | Play-offs (4th) |
| 2017-2018 | 12 | 8 | 3 | Champions |
| 2018-2019 | 12 | 6 | 6 | Play-offs |
| 2019-2020 | 9 | 3 | 6 | League Stage |
| 2020-2021 | 12 | 8 | 4 | Play-offs |
| 2021-2022 | 12 | 5 | 7 | Play-offs (3rd) |
| Total | 77 | 41 | 35 | Won 2 Times |
Islamabad United Team Squads:
There are currently team drafts. Both the club games and the league games now have teams. The Islamabad United Squad is available, and games will start in February 2023.
Coach: Azhar Mahmood
Owner: Ali Naqvi, Amna Naqvi (Leonine Global Sports)
Islamabad United Squad for Pakistan Super League (PSL):
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- Shadab Khan (Captain)
- Asif Ali (VC)
- Azam Khan
- Hasan Ali
- Faheem Ashraf
- Mohammad Wasim
- Paul Stirling
- Colin Munro
- Alex Hales
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz
- Fazalhaq Farooqi
- Abrar Ahmed
- Sohaib Maqsood
- Rumman Raees
- Zeeshan Zameer
- Hassan Nawaz
- Moeen Ali
- Mubasir Khan
Islamabad United Sponsors:
In 2016, Dostea was the team’s principal sponsor and shirt sponsor, while Cinepax and GLO Merchandise were merchandise sponsors. The team’s official sponsor is WWF Pakistan. In that order, Dunya News, FM 101, and PTV Sports are the team’s news, entertainment, brand, and media partners. The team’s food supplier is Mocca. United secured JS Bank as the club’s title sponsor and Q Mobile as a significant partner for the next season. Other partners include PTCL, Yayvo, and Igloo.
The former kit was red and gold. However, the franchise changed it for 2019. The PSL 2019 kit included red as the main colour and golden as a secondary colour.
Sponsor details are as follows:
| Season | Shirt (Front of Sponsor) | Shirt (Behind Sponsor) | Chest mark | Sleeve Branding |
| 2016 | Dostea | Dostea | Dunya News | Dostea |
| 2017 | Q Mobile | PTCL | JS Bank | Dunya News |
| 2018 | Gwadar Golf City | PTCL | Tang | Samaa News, G.F.C, Dairy Milk |
| 2019 | Bisconni | Bisconni | Fast Cable | Samaa, Tetra Pak, Sprite |
| 2020 | Dastak | Dastak | Fast Cable | Express News, FM 101 |
| 2021 | Sabroso | Ufone | Fast Cable | Snack Video, Tetra Pak |
| 2021 | Sabroso | Jomo.pk | Fast Cable | DCODE, Tetra Pak, foodpanda |
Achievements:
- Islamabad United, who play a very aggressive brand of cricket, had their best seasons in 2015 and 2018 when they both won league titles. Sharjeel Khan, Andre Russell, Luke Ronchi, and Fahim Ashraf all finished with the highest runs and wickets in their respective games.
- Islamabad United has scored big in PSL history. The United scored their third-highest total at Karachi Stadium against the Quetta Gladiators in 2022. United scored 229/4 runs in 20 overs. In response, the Gladiators scored 186 runs and lost by a 43-run margin.
- The Pakistan Super League’s greatest total is Islamabad United’s. The Peshawar Zalmi in Abu Dhabi in 2021. They scored 247/2 in their first innings.
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