The Abbottabad Falcons (Urdu: ایبٹ آباد فالکنز) is a Pakistani men's professional Twenty20 cricket team that competed in the Haier T20 League and was based in Abbottabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.[1] The Falcons played at the Abbottabad Cricket Stadium, which the Pakistan Cricket Board declared a first-class ground in 2010.[2]
Personnel | |
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Captain | Younus Khan |
Coach | Sajjad Akbar |
Team information | |
Colours | |
Founded | 2005 |
Dissolved | 2016 |
Home ground | Abbottabad Cricket Stadium |
Capacity | 16,000 |
History | |
Haier T20 Cup wins | 0 |
History
editThe Falcons were formed in 2005 as the "Abbottabad Rhinos", but renamed themselves to the Abbottabad Falcons during the 2010-11 season.[3]
Seasons
editYear | National Twenty20 Cup |
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2005* | League stage |
2006* | League stage |
2007* | Not Held |
2008* | League stage |
2009* | League stage |
2010* | League stage |
2011* | League stage |
2012 | League stage |
2013 | League stage |
2014 | Semi-finals |
2015 | League stage |
2016 | League stage |
2017 | Did not qualify |
Note: * indicates participations as Abbottabad Rhinos.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "PCB unveils revamped domestic cricket structure - Newspaper - DAWN.COM".
- ^ "Pakistan Cricket - 'our cricket' website". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2014-07-26.
- ^ "Abbottabad Falcons profile | The News Tribe".
External links
edit- Twenty 20 Record page for Abbottabad Falcons/Rhinos
- Cricketarchive page for Abbottabad Falcons
- Cricketarchive page for Abbottabad Rhinos