The Abbottabad Falcons ( ur, ایبٹ آباد فالکنز) was a Pakistani men's professional
Twenty20 cricket
Twenty20 (T20) is a shortened game format of cricket. At the professional level, it was introduced by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) in 2003 for the inter-county competition. In a Twenty20 game, the two teams have a single innin ...
team that competed in the
Haier T20 League and was based in
Abbottabad,
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ps, خېبر پښتونخوا; Urdu, Hindko: خیبر پختونخوا) commonly abbreviated as KP or KPK, is one of the Administrative units of Pakistan, four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the Geography of Pakistan, ...
,
Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's second-lar ...
. The Falcons played at the
Abbottabad Cricket Stadium, which the
Pakistan Cricket Board
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is a sports governing body for cricket in Pakistan responsible for controlling and organising all tours and matches undertaken by the Pakistan national cricket team. A member of the International Cricket Counc ...
declared a first-class ground in 2010.
History
The Falcons were formed in 2005 as the "Abbottabad Rhinos", but renamed themselves to the Abbottabad Falcons during the
2010-11 season.
Seasons
Note: * indicates participations as Abbotabad Rhinos.
See also
*
Peshawar Panthers
The Peshawar Panthers was a domestic T20 and List A cricket team based in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The team was established in 2004 and its home ground was Arbab Niaz Stadium.
Winners
Peshawar Panthers won Haier T20 Cup 2014-1 ...
*
Pakistan Super League
The Pakistan Super League (PSL) is a professional Twenty20 cricket league contested during February and March of every year by six teams representing six cities of Pakistan. The league was founded on 9 September 2015 with five teams by the Paki ...
References
External links
Twenty 20 Record page for Abbottabad Falcons/Rhinos
Cricket clubs established in 2006
2006 establishments in Pakistan
Cricket teams in Pakistan
Falcons
Falcons () are birds of prey in the genus ''Falco'', which includes about 40 species. Falcons are widely distributed on all continents of the world except Antarctica, though closely related raptors did occur there in the Eocene.
Adult falcons ...
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