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]

Abbottabad Falcons
ایبٹ آباد فالکنز
Personnel
CaptainPakistan Younus Khan
CoachPakistan Sajjad Akbar
Team information
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Founded2005
Dissolved2016
Home groundAbbottabad Cricket Stadium
Capacity16,000
History
Haier T20 Cup wins0

History

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The Falcons were formed in 2005 as the "Abbottabad Rhinos", but renamed themselves to the Abbottabad Falcons during the 2010-11 season.[3]

Seasons

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Year National Twenty20 Cup
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

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References

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  1. ^ "PCB unveils revamped domestic cricket structure - Newspaper - DAWN.COM".
  2. ^ "Pakistan Cricket - 'our cricket' website". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2014-07-26.
  3. ^ "Abbottabad Falcons profile | The News Tribe".
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