2016 Pakistan Super League final

Group stage Quetta Gladiators and Islamabad United finished the group stage in second and third positions respectively on the league's points table. Quetta won six out of their eight games in the group stage and finished second on the table with 12 points. Islamabad began the tournament with four defeats in their first six matches, but won their last two group stage matches to qualify for the playoffs in third place with eight points. Group stage series ==Match==

Background The match was played at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium – the same venue at which the opening match of the league was also played between the two teams. Two days before the final all tickets were sold out. Quetta's innings began with opener Bismillah Khan being dismissed caught behind for 0 in the first over off Mohammad Irfan. Kevin Pietersen then joined the opener Ahmed Shehzad and was dismissed by Andre Russell after scoring a run-a-ball 18. Kumar Sangakkara and Ahmed Shehzad scored fifties to help the total to 174/7 in 20 overs. Andre Russell took three wickets and became the leading wicket taker of the tournament. Islamabad started the chase with Dwayne Smith and Sharjeel Khan hitting consecutive boundaries off Anwar Ali. Sharjeel was dismissed by Nathan McCullum after scoring 12 runs from 11 balls. Brad Haddin joined the Smith and both scored fifties with Misbah ul Haq scoring the winning runs in the 19th over. ==Scorecard==

Toss: Islamabad United won the toss and elected to bowl. Fall of wickets: 0–1 (Bismillah Khan, 0.3 ov), 33–2 (Pietersen, 5.1 ov), 120–3 (Sangakkara, 14.3 ov), 135–4 (Mohammad Nawaz, 15.4 ov), 147–5 (Ahmed Shehzad, 16.3 ov), 153–6 (Sarfraz Ahmed, 17.4 ov), 168–7 (Anwar Ali, 19.4 ov) Target: 175 runs from 20 overs at 8.75 RR Fall of wickets: 54–1 (Sharjeel Khan, 5.4 ov), 139–2 (Smith, 15.3 ov), 147–3 (Russell, 16.1 ov), 173–4 (Khalid Latif, 18.2 ov) Result: Islamabad United won by 6 wickets == Match Officials ==