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HBL Pakistan Super League 2018
File:HBL PSL Logo.png
Dates22 February – 25 March 2018[1]
Administrator(s)Pakistan Cricket Board
Cricket formatTwenty20
Tournament format(s)Double round robin and playoffs
Host(s) United Arab Emirates
 Pakistan
Participants6
Matches34 (to be played)
Official websitehttp://psl-t20.com
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2018 Pakistan Super League[1] is the third season of the Pakistan Super League, a franchise Twenty20 cricket league which was established by the Pakistan Cricket Board in 2015. It features six teams, the first expansion of the league since its formation.[2][3] The final match will be played at the National Stadium, Karachi.

Opening ceremony

American pop singer Jason Derulo featured alongside Pakistani veterans including Abida Parveen, Ali Zafar and Shehzad Roy in the performance at opening ceremony in Dubai International Cricket Stadium on 22 February. Hareem Farooq and Bilal Ashraf were the hosts of the ceremony. The ceremony also featured Pakistani Sachal Orchestra and firework display.[4] Teaser of Zafar's first Pakistani film Teefa in Trouble was also released.[5][6]

Teams and squads

Main articles: 2018 Pakistan Super League players draft and 2018 Pakistan Super League squads

The 2018 PSL features six team franchises, with five teams which also appeared in previous seasons; and a new team based in Multan.

The player draft for the 2018 season was held in Lahore on 12 November 2017. 501 players, including both Pakistani and international players, were divided into five different categories. Each franchise was allowed to pick a maximum of seven foreign players in their squads, which could have a maximum of 21 members.[7][8][9]

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Officials

Eight umpires and two match referees were included in the officials panel for the tournament. Aleem Dar, Ranmore Martinesz and Tim Robinson will stand in matches during the tournament. Pakistani umpires Ahmed Shahab, Shozab Raza, Rashid Riaz, Khalid Mehmood and Asif Yaqoob will be part of the panel as well. The match referees panel consists of former Sri Lankan ICC match referee Roshan Mahanama and Pakistani match referee Mohammad Anees.

Venues

Similar to 2016 and 2017 seasons, most of the matches of 2018 season were played in UAE. However, some matches are planned to take place in Pakistan; they will be played in Lahore and Karachi, subject to security clearance.[11] Each foreign cricketer who plays PSL matches in the country will be paid extra US$10,000 for each of these matches.[12][13][14][15]

The International Cricket Council security team visited National Stadium, Karachi, on 23 October, to ensure its condition.[16][17][18] So, chairman PCB Najam Sethi said on 22 November that the renovation of stadium will be completed in February 2018, to host PSL Final.[19]

United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates Pakistan Pakistan
Dubai Sharjah Lahore Karachi
Dubai International Cricket Stadium Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium Gaddafi Stadium National Stadium
Capacity: 25,000 Capacity: 15,000 Capacity: 27,000 Capacity: 34,228

Promotion in media

The league has been promoted on social media by hashtag #HBLPSL 2018, due to its three-year contract (2016–18) with HBL Pakistan for title sponsorship.[1] Also, the six teams are promoted by #AbKhel6Ka.[20] It has also been promoted by #DilSeJaanLagaDe, the hashtag for the league's official anthem by Ali Zafar.[21][22]

Format

Main article: PSL format

Points table

Team P W L T NR Pts NRR
Template:Cr-PSL 3 3 0 0 0 6 +0.875
Template:Cr-PSL 3 2 1 0 0 4 +0.498
Template:Cr-PSL 2 1 1 0 0 2 +0.653
Template:Cr-PSL 3 1 2 0 0 2 +0.342
Template:Cr-PSL 2 1 1 0 0 2 -0.349
Template:Cr-PSL 3 0 3 0 0 0 -2.031
  • Source: Espncricinfo
  • The top 4 teams will qualify for the playoffs
  •   Advanced to qualifier
  •   Advanced to eliminator

League Stage

[a]

Fixtures

22 February
22:00
Scorecard
Template:Cr-PSL
151/6 (20 overs)
v
Template:Cr-PSL
152/3 (19.1 overs)
Mohammad Hafeez 59 (52)
Mohammad Irfan 2/19 (4 overs)
Kumar Sangakkara 57 (51)
Wahab Riaz 2/19 (4 overs)
Template:Cr-PSL won by 7 wickets
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Tim Robinson (Eng) and Ahmed Shahab (Pak)
Player of the match: Kumar Sangakkara (Multan Sultans)
  • Multan Sultans won the toss and elected to field.
  • Ibtisam Sheikh (Peshawar Zalmi) made his T20 debut.
23 February
16:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Template:Cr-PSL
149/9 (20 overs)
v
Template:Cr-PSL
130/9 (20 overs)
Colin Ingram 41 (21)
Shane Watson 3/22 (4 overs)
Umar Amin 31 (31)
Imad Wasim 2/19 (4 overs)
Template:Cr-PSL won by 19 runs
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Ranmore Martinesz (SL) and Rashid Riaz (Pak)
Player of the match: Colin Ingram (Karachi Kings)
  • Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
23 February
21:00
Scorecard
Template:Cr-PSL
179/5 (20 overs)
v
Template:Cr-PSL
136 (17.2 overs)
Kumar Sangakkara 63 (44)
Mustafizur Rahman 2/22 (4 overs)
Fakhar Zaman 49 (30)
Junaid Khan 3/24 (3 overs)
Template:Cr-PSL won by 43 runs
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Asif Yaqoob (Pak) and Tim Robinson (Eng)
Player of the match: Imran Tahir (Multan Sultans)
24 February
16:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Template:Cr-PSL
176/6 (20 overs)
v
Template:Cr-PSL
142/9 (20 overs)
Kamran Akmal 53 (32)
Faheem Ashraf 2/37 (4 overs)
Faheem Ashraf 54* (30)
Umaid Asif 4/23 (4 overs)
Template:Cr-PSL won by 34 runs
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Ranmore Martinesz (SL) and Rashid Riaz (Pak)
Player of the match: Umaid Asif (Peshawar Zalmi)
  • Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.
24 February
21:00
Scorecard
Template:Cr-PSL
119/9 (20 overs)
v
Template:Cr-PSL
120/1 (14 overs)
Brendon McCullum 30 (18)
Jofra Archer 3/23 (4 overs)
Shane Watson 66 (42)
Sunil Narine 1/40 (4 overs)
Template:Cr-PSL won by 9 wickets
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Asif Yaqoob (Pak) and Tim Robinson (Eng)
Player of the match: Mohammad Nawaz (Quetta Gladiators)
  • Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
25 February
16:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Template:Cr-PSL
113 (19.5 overs)
v
Template:Cr-PSL
117/5 (17.4 overs)
Shoaib Malik 35 (36)
Rumman Raees 3/14 (3.5 overs)
Hussain Talat 48* (34)
Imran Tahir 3/19 (4 overs)
Template:Cr-PSL won by 5 wickets
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Ranmore Martinesz (SL) and Rashid Riaz (Pak)
Player of the match: Hussain Talat (Islamabad United)
  • Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.
25 February
21:00
Scorecard
Template:Cr-PSL
131/9 (20 overs)
v
Template:Cr-PSL
135/5 (19.4 overs)
Dwayne Smith 71* (51)
Mohammad Amir 2/6 (2 overs)
Joe Denly 29 (39)
Ibtisam Sheikh 2/25 (4 overs)
Template:Cr-PSL won by 5 wickets
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Ranmore Martinesz (SL) and Tim Robinson (Eng)
Player of the match: Dwayne Smith (Peshawar Zalmi)
  • Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to bat.
26 February
21:00
Scorecard
Template:Cr-PSL
159/7 (20 overs)
v
Template:Cr-PSL
132 (18.3 overs)
Ravi Bopara 50* (34)
Sunil Narine 2/18 (4 overs)
Brendon McCullum 44 (30)
Shahid Afridi 3/19 (4 overs)
Template:Cr-PSL won by 27 runs
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Ranmore Martinesz (SL) and Tim Robinson (Eng)
Player of the match: Shahid Afridi (Karachi Kings)
  • Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to bat.

Playoffs

[a] Template:PSL Playoffs

Qualifier 1

18 March
21:00
Team 1
v
Team 2

Eliminator

20 March
Team 3
v
Team 4

Qualifier 2

21 March
Loser of Qualifier 1
v
Winner of Eliminator

Final

Main article: 2018 Pakistan Super League Final
25 March
Winner of Qualifier 1
v
Winner of Qualifier 2

Awards and statistics

Most runs

Player Team Mat Inns Runs Ave SR HS 100 50 4s 6s
Sri Lanka Kumar Sangakkara Template:Cr-PSL 3 3 126 42.00 126.00 63 0 2 9 5
Pakistan Shoaib Malik Template:Cr-PSL 3 3 125 41.66 132.97 48 0 0 4 7
Barbados Dwayne Smith Template:Cr-PSL 3 3 125 41.66 131.57 71* 0 1 8 8
Pakistan Mohammad Hafeez Template:Cr-PSL 3 3 96 32.00 106.66 59 0 1 10 1
South Africa Colin Ingram Template:Cr-PSL 3 3 92 30.66 143.75 41 0 0 9 4
Source: ESPNcricinfo.com, Last updated : 26 February 2018
  • The Player with most runs will be awarded with a Green cap and Hanif Mohammad Award at the end of the season.[24]

Most wickets

Player Team Mat Inns Wkts Ave Econ BBI SR 4WI 5WI
South Africa Imran Tahir Template:Cr-PSL 3 3 7 11.85 7.32 3/19 9.7 0 0
Pakistan Shahid Afridi Template:Cr-PSL 3 3 6 10.66 5.33 3/15 12.0 0 0
Barbados Jofra Archer Template:Cr-PSL 2 2 5 10.60 6.62 3/23 9.6 0 0
Pakistan Mohammad Irfan Template:Cr-PSL 3 3 5 12.40 5.16 2/19 14.4 0 0
Pakistan Junaid Khan Template:Cr-PSL 3 3 5 14.80 6.93 3/24 12.8 0 0
Source: ESPNcricinfo.com, Last updated : 26 February 2018
  • The Player with most wickets will be awarded with Maroon cap and Fazal Mahmood Award at the end of the season.[25]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b All times are in UTC+5 (PST)

References

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  2. ^ "Wasim Akram bids adieu to Islamabad United". Dunya News. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
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  6. ^ "Music, festivities and fireworks aplenty at PSL 2018 opening ceremony in Dubai". DAWN. 22 February 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
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  12. ^ "Psh Zalmi Signs 2 Chinese Cricketers for PSL Season 3". Abb Takk News. 20 October 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
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  14. ^ Dawood Rehman (1 October 2017). "Three foreign players confirmed for PSL 3rd edition: PCB". Daily Pakistan. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  15. ^ Abdul Ghaffar (17 October 2017). "Karachi likely to host two PSL matches in 2018". DAWN. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
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  18. ^ Nabil Tahir (23 October 2017). "ICC's security watchdogs happy with National Stadium of Karachi's arrangements". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  19. ^ "National Stadium to be ready for PSL final in February: Sethi". Samaa News. 22 November 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  20. ^ "Multan becomes PSL's sixth team". The Express Tribune. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  21. ^ "Ali Zafar strikes hat-trick with PSL anthem". The Nation. 29 December 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  22. ^ "Ali Zafar strikes a hat-trick with official PSL anthem". The Express Tribune. 30 December 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  23. ^ "Junaid Khan the hat-trick hero as Multan Sultans' dream start to PSL 2018 continues". DAWN News. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  24. ^ "Leading run scorer will get Green Cap". No. Dawn News. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  25. ^ "Leading wicket-taker will win the Maroon Cap". No. Dawn News. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
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