Islamabad United thrashed the Quetta Gladiators by six wickets in the final of Pakistan Super League (PSL 2016) on Tuesday night at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Batting first, the Gladiators had managed to post a challenging total of 174 for seven in its quota of 20 over. A 87-run partnership between Kumar Sanggakara (55) and Ahmed Shehzad (64) helped their side to put up a challenging score despite losing regular wickets, according to Daily Times.
Dwayne Smith (73) and Brad Haddin's unbeaten 61 helped United to chase down the target of 174 with one over and two balls remaining.
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"Team played professionally. One hundred seventy-five is a big target in the final under pressure. We didn't want to lose a lot of wickets inside the first ten overs. The bowlers also did well to restrict Quetta as they looked to go past 200 at a point," Islamabad United skipper Misbah ul Haq said after winning the final, according to Express Tribune.
Islamabad United secured a place in the final after thrashing Peshawar Zalmi in the third qualifying final of the Pakistan Super League on Sunday night, while the Quetta Gladiators also beat Peshawar Zalmi in the first qualifying final of Pakistan Super League (PSL) on Friday night, as HNGN previously reported.
Umer Akmal was awarded best batsman and top run-scorer of PSL 2016, while, Andre Russel bagged best bowler and top wicket-taker award, according to Aaj TV. English all-rounder and Karachi Kings skipper Ravi Bopara was chosen as the most valuable player of PSL's inaugural season.
