United we win
Islamabad United stands as a formidable franchise in the Pakistan Super League, renowned for its bold and courageous cricketing style. Owned by business executives Ali Naqvi and Amna Naqvi of Leonine Global, the franchise proudly represents the capital city of Pakistan, Islamabad. Their home ground in the Pakistan Super League is the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. The ownership rights of this franchise were acquired for a sum of 15 million US dollars in December 2015.
Islamabad United stands out as one of the most consistently successful franchises in the Pakistan Super League. The team secured the title of HBL PSL champions in the inaugural season of 2016 and clinched victory for the second time in HBL PSL 3 in 2018.
IU is one of only two franchises to have won the HBL PSL twice. Additionally, Islamabad United has reached the finals of the HBL PSL twice out of the eight finals held so far, emerging victorious on both occasions. They have also qualified for the HBL PSL playoffs seven out of eight times until HBL PSL 8 in 2023. Below is their overall track record in the Pakistan Super League:
Islamabad United Squad PSL 9 2024
In the HBL PSL 9 2024 Replacement Draft, the number of picks has been made:
- IU replaced Tom Curran and picked Muhammad Waseem ( Batter from UAE) in supplementary-2.
- Obed McCoy was picked by Islamabad in the supplementary-3 round.
- Haider Ali was picked by IU in the supplementary-4 round.
The complete Islamabad United Squad updated on 29th January 2024 is as follows:
| Players | Category |
| Shadab Khan (C) | Platinum |
| Naseem Shah | Platinum |
| Jordan Cox | Platinum |
| Imad Wasim | Diamond |
| Azam Khan | Diamond |
| Tymal Mills | Diamond |
| Alex Hales | Gold |
| Faheem Ashraf | Gold |
| Colin Munro | Gold |
| Rumman Raees | Silver |
| Matthew Forde | Silver |
| Salman Ali Agha | Silver |
| Qasim Akram | Silver |
| Shahab Khan | Silver |
| Hunain Shah | Emerging |
| Ubaid Shah | Emerging |
| Shamyl Hussain | Supplementary-1 |
| Muhammad Waseem | Supplementary-2 |
| Obed McCoy | Supplementary-3 |
| Haider Ali | Supplementary-4 |
National: Shadab Khan (Captain), Naseem Shah, Imad Wasim, Rumman Raees, Faheem Ashraf, Salman Ali Agha, Qasim Akram, Shahab Khan, Azam Khan, Hunain Shah, Ubaid Shah, Shamyl Hussain and Haider Ali.
Overseas: Alex Hales (ENG), Jordan Cox (ENG), Colin Munro (NZ), Tymal Mills (ENG), Matthew Forde (WI), Tom Curran (ENG), and Obed McCoy (WI).
Islamabad United Previous Performance
