2016 Pakistan Super League final

2016 Pakistan Super League Final
Event2016 Pakistan Super League
Quetta Gladiators Islamabad United
174/7 175/4
20 overs 18.4 overs
Islamabad United won by 6 wickets
Date23 February 2016
VenueDubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Player of the matchDwayne Smith (Islamabad United)
UmpiresJoel Wilson
Aleem Dar
Attendance25,000
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.[1]

Islamabad defeated Quetta by six wickets to win the first title of the Pakistan Super League. 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.[2][3] The final was sold out[4] with a final attendance of around 25,000.[5] The final marked a successful culmination of PSL's first season.[6]

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  5. ^ "PSL — Sold out finale could provide perfect climax to Pakistan's 'dream'". dawn.com. Reuters. 23 February 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  6. ^ Jones, Dean (26 February 2016). "Pakistan Super League: Success translates to joy in any language". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 19 August 2016.