2016 Pakistan Super League
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| Dates | 4 February 2016 – 23 February 2016 |
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| Administrator(s) | PCB |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round robin and playoffs |
| Host(s) |  United Arab Emirates |
| Participants | 5 |
| Matches | 24 |
| Official website | psl-t20.com |
The 2016 Pakistan Super League or HBL PSL 2016 is the debut season of the Pakistan Super League, established by the Pakistan Cricket Board.[1] The season commenced in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates and the final match will also be played at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai on 23rd Feb 2016.[2] The opening ceremony of the tournament was held at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai at 4th Feb 2016 before the opening match of the tournament.
The official logo was launched on 20th Sep 2015 in Lahore[3][4] where the official song of PSL – Ab Khel Ke Dikha (Now Show Us Your Play) was also performed live by singer Ali Zafar.
Opening ceremony
The opening ceremony of the tournament was held at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai on 4th Feb 2016.[5] All the five teams, led by their captains along with the team owners marched the ground.[6] The trophy of the Pakistan Super league was unveiled at the ceremony. It featured live performances by singers Ali Zafar, Jamaican rapper and singer Sean Paul, Mohib Mirza, Sanam Saeed and such other artists.The Ceremony ended with pompous display of fireworks. A large crowd attended the ceremony at the stadium.[7][8]
Player acquisition and salaries
The player draft for 2016 season was held at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on 21–22 December 2015. 308 players including Pakistani and Foreigners were divided into 5 different categories Platinum, Diamond, Gold, Silver and Emerging. Each franchise was allowed to pick six foreigners in a 20 man squad.
Officials
A total of seven umpires and two match referees will be a part of the match officials panel. Pakistan's top ICC umpire Aleem Dar will be seen on the field at the HBL PSL along with West Indian ICC umpire Joel Wilson. Also a part of the panel are other Pakistani umpires including Ahsan Raza, Shozab Raza, Ahmed Shahab, Rashid Riaz and Khalid Mahmood. The match referees panel consists of former ICC referee Roshan Mahanama and Pakistani match referee Muhammad Anees.[9]
Venues
Earlier, the venue for the tournament was set to be a single stadium in Doha, Qatar. However, on 24th Sept 2015, the Pakistan Cricket Board announced the shifting of the tournament to Dubai and Sharjah in the UAE.[10][11][12]
 United Arab Emirates
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| Dubai | Sharjah |
| Dubai International Cricket Stadium | Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium |
| Capacity: 25,000 | Capacity: 27,000 |
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Teams and standings
| Team[13] | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Cr-PSL | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | +0.524 | |||
| Template:Cr-PSL | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | +0.203 | |||
| Template:Cr-PSL | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | -0.384 | |||
| Template:Cr-PSL | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | +0.084 | |||
| Template:Cr-PSL | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | -0.597 | |||
- Top 4 teams will qualify for the playoffs
- advanced to the Qualifier
- advanced to the Eliminator
League progression
| Team | Group matches | Playoffs | |||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | E1/Q | E2 | F | |
| Islamabad United | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | W | W | W |
| Karachi Kings | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | L | ||
| Lahore Qalandars | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||
| Peshawar Zalmi | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | L | L | |
| Quetta Gladiators | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | W | L | |
| Win | Loss | No result |
- Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed.
- Note: Click on the points (group matches) or W/L (playoffs) to see the match summary.
League summary
| Visitor team → | IU | KK | LQ | PZ | QG |
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| Home team ↓ | |||||
| Islamabad United | Islamabad 5 wickets | Islamabad 5 wickets | Peshawar 24 runs | Quetta 7 wickets | |
| Karachi Kings | Islamabad 2 runs | Karachi 7 wickets | Peshawar 3 runs | Quetta 5 wickets | |
| Lahore Qalandars | Islamabad 8 wickets | Karachi 27 runs | Peshawar 9 wickets | Quetta 2 wickets | |
| Peshawar Zalmi | Peshawar 7 wickets | Peshawar 5 wickets | Lahore 4 runs | Peshawar 8 wickets | |
| Quetta Gladiators | Quetta 8 wickets | Quetta 8 wickets | Lahore 63 runs | Quetta 3 wickets |
| Home team won | Visitor team won |
- Note: Results listed are according to the home (horizontal) and visitor (vertical) teams.
- Note: Click on a result to see a summary of the match.
Group Stage
All times are in Pakistan Standard Time (UTC+5).
Phase 1
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128/7 (20 overs) |
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132/2 (16 overs) |
- Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
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125/8 (20 overs) |
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131/3 (15.5 overs) |
- Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field.
- Mohammad Amir took a hat-trick in this match.[14]
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145/7 (20 overs) |
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121/9 (20 overs) |
- Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to bat.
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147/7 (20 overs) |
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153/2 (17.2 overs) |
- Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
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117/6 (20 overs) |
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118/1 (16 overs) |
- Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to field.
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132/8 (20 overs) |
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130/9 (20 overs) |
- Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field.
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135/7 (20 overs) |
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139/7 (19.5 overs) |
- Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
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194/3 (20 overs) |
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131 (16.2 overs) |
- Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
- Umar Akmal scored the fastest fifty in PSL.[15]
Phase 2
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166/6 (20 overs) |
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169/2 (15.5 overs) |
- Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.
- The opening partnership of 153 runs between Sharjeel Khan and Shane Watson was the highest in PSL.[16]
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182/4 (20 overs) |
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179/9 (20 overs) |
- Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to bat.
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117 (19.1 overs) |
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118/3 (16.1 overs) |
- Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
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178/5 (20 overs) |
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151/8 (20 overs) |
- Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to field.
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152/6 (20 overs) |
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153/3 (18.3 overs) |
- Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to field.
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126/9 (20 overs) |
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127/5 (18.5 overs) |
- Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
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164/3 (20 overs) |
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160/7 (20 overs) |
- Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to field.
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128/7 (20 overs) |
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131/5 (18.5 overs) |
- Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.
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129 (18 overs) |
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130/2 (18.4 overs) |
- Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to bat.
- The partnership of 63 runs between Grant Elliott and Zulfiqar Babar was the highest 10th wicket partnership in T20s.[17]
Phase 3
Playoffs
Playoff Stage
Statistics
Most runs
| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Runs | Ave | SR | HS | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | |||||||||||||
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 Ravi Bopara
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Template:Cr-PSL | 7 | 6 | 269 | 67.25 | 140.83 | 71* | 0 | 2 | 18 | 10 | |||||||||||||
 Tamim Iqbal
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Template:Cr-PSL | 6 | 6 | 267 | 66.75 | 115.08 | 80* | 0 | 3 | 24 | 5 | |||||||||||||
 Cameron Delport
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Template:Cr-PSL | 6 | 6 | 226 | 37.66 | 123.49 | 78 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 8 | |||||||||||||
 Ahmed Shehzad
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Template:Cr-PSL | 7 | 7 | 216 | 30.85 | 142.10 | 71 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Umar Akmal
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Template:Cr-PSL | 5 | 5 | 208 | 52.00 | 149.64 | 93 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 10 | |||||||||||||
| Source: ESPNcricinfo.com, last updated 16 February 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Most wickets
| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Wkts | Ave | Econ | BBI | SR | 4WI | 5WI | ||||||||||||||
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| Wahab Riaz
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Template:Cr-PSL | 7 | 7 | 12 | 15.66 | 7.27 | 3/23 | 12.9 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Ravi Bopara
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Template:Cr-PSL | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11.09 | 6.10 | 6/16 | 10.9 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Mohammad Asghar
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Template:Cr-PSL | 7 | 7 | 10 | 15.00 | 6.00 | 3/20 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Mohammad Nawaz
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Template:Cr-PSL | 6 | 6 | 9 | 16.11 | 6.30 | 4/13 | 15.3 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Shahid Afridi
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Template:Cr-PSL | 7 | 7 | 8 | 19.12 | 6.12 | 5/7 | 18.7 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Source: ESPNcricinfo.com, last updated 16 February 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest team totals
| Team | Total | Innings | Opponent | Runrate | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Template:Cr-PSL | 194/3 (20 overs) | 1 | Template:Cr-PSL | 9.70 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Template:Cr-PSL | 182/4 (20 overs) | 1 | Template:Cr-PSL | 9.10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Template:Cr-PSL | 179/9 (20 overs) | 2 | Template:Cr-PSL | 8.95 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Template:Cr-PSL | 178/5 (20 overs) | 1 | Template:Cr-PSL | 8.90 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Template:Cr-PSL | 169/2 (15.5 overs) | 2 | Template:Cr-PSL | 10.67 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Source: ESPNcricinfo.com, last updated 16 February 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
See also
References
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- ^ "Amir hat-trick sets up big Karachi win". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ^ http://m.thenational.ae/sport/cricket/umar-akmal-delivers-psl-a-good-old-fashioned-t20-cloudburst-of-boundaries-and-sixes
- ^ "PSL 2016: Islamabad beat Lahore by eight wickets". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ^ "PSL 2016: partnership for the tenth wicket". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
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