2016 Pakistan Super League
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| Dates | 4 February 2016 – 23 February 2016 |
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| Administrator(s) | Pakistan Cricket Board |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and playoffs |
| Host(s) |  United Arab Emirates |
| Champions | Islamabad United (1st title) |
| Participants | 5 |
| Matches | 24 |
| Player of the series |  Ravi Bopara (KK) |
| Most runs |  Umar Akmal (LQ) (335) |
| Most wickets |  Andre Russell (IU) (16) |
| Official website | psl-t20.com |
The 2016 Pakistan Super League or HBL PSL 2016 was the debut season of the Pakistan Super League which was established by the Pakistan Cricket Board. The tournament featured five teams and was held from 4 February 2016 to 23 February 2016 in the United Arab Emirates.[1] The opening ceremony and first match of the tournament were held at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on 4 February 2016.[2]
The final was held in Dubai on 23 February and saw Islamabad United defeating Quetta Gladiators by 6 wickets to win the first title.[3] Dwayne Smith of Islamabad United was awarded the man of the match award for his innings of 73 runs from 51 balls. Ravi Bopara of the Karachi Kings was named player of the tournament.[3]
Around half of the TV viewing audience in Pakistan watched matches in the competition at peak times.[4]
Opening ceremony
The opening ceremony of the tournament was held at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai on 4 February 2016.[5][6] It featured live performances by singers Ali Zafar, Jamaican rapper and singer Sean Paul, Mohib Mirza, Sanam Saeed and such other artists and ended with a firework display. A large crowd attended the ceremony at the stadium.[7][8]
Player acquisition and salaries
The player draft for the 2016 season was held at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on 21–22 December 2015. 308 players, including both Pakistani and international players, were divided into five different categories. Each franchise was allowed to pick a maximum of six non-Pakistani players in their squads which could have a maximum of 20 members.
Squads
Officials
Seven umpires and two match referees made up the match officials panel for the tournament. Pakistan's top ICC umpire Aleem Dar stood in matches during the tournament as did West Indian ICC umpire Joel Wilson. Also a part of the panel were other Pakistani umpires Ahsan Raza, Shozab Raza, Ahmed Shahab, Rashid Riaz and Khalid Mahmood. The match referees panel consisted of former Sri Lankan ICC match referee Roshan Mahanama and Pakistani match referee Mohammad Anees.[9]
Venues
The venue for the tournament was originally planned to be a single stadium in Doha, Qatar. In September 2015 the Pakistan Cricket Board announced the shifting of the tournament to Dubai and Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates.[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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Format
The PSL follows the rules and regulations as laid down by the ICC. Points in the group stage were awarded as follows :
| Result | Points |
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| Win | 2 Points |
| No Result | 1 Point |
| Loss | 0 Point |
In the event of tied scores after both teams faced their quota of overs, a super over would have been used to determine the match winner.[13] In the group stage teams were ranked on the following criteria :[14]
- Higher number of points
- If equal, higher number of wins
- If equal, least number of defeats
- If still equal, result of head to head meeting.
- If still equal, net run rate
Play-off matches
If any of the Final, the Eliminator, Qualifier 1 or Qualifier 2 matches are tied, or there is no result, the following shall apply.
- Teams shall compete in a Super Over to determine the winner.
- If conditions do not permit a Super Over within the time available or if the Super Over is tied, then the team which, at the end of the relevant regular Season, finished in the higher position in the League table will be deemed the winner of the relevant play-off match.
League stage
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.
Points table
| Team [15] | P | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | |||||
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| Template:Cr-PSL (3rd) | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | +0.573 | |||||
| Template:Cr-PSL (R) | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | +0.216 | |||||
| Template:Cr-PSL (C) | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | -0.282 | |||||
| Template:Cr-PSL (4th) | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | -0.036 | |||||
| Template:Cr-PSL | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | -0.536 | |||||
- Top 4 teams qualified for the playoffs
- Advanced to the Qualifier 1
- Advanced to the Eliminator
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.
Fixtures
All times are in Pakistan Standard Time (UTC+5).
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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 the first ever hat-trick in PSL in this match.[16]
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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 2016 in this match.[17]
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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 in this match was the highest in PSL 2016.[18]
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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.
- Ravi Bopara secured the first ever five-wicket haul in PSL in this match.
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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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- Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to field.
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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 in this match was the highest 10th wicket partnership in T20s.[19]
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- Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
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158/5 (18.3 overs) |
- Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
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151/5 (19 overs) |
- Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.
Playoff stage
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Qualifier 1
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- Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to field.
Eliminator
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111/9 (20 overs) |
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115/1 (14.2 overs) |
- Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.
- Shoaib Malik stepped down from captaincy of Karachi Kings a day before this match and Ravi Bopara was named his successor for the remainder of PSL 2016.[20]
- Mohammad Sami reached 100 wickets in T20s in this match.[21]
Qualifier 2
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176/3 (20 overs) |
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- Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to field.
- Sharjeel Khan scored the first ever century of PSL.[22]
Final
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- Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.
Awards and statistics
The player of the tournament was Ravi Bopara of the Karachi Kings. Bopara scored 329 runs and took 11 wickets in the tournament. Andre Russell of Islamabad United took 16 wickets at an average of 17.25 to be the leading wicket-taker ahead of Wahab Riaz of Peshawar Zalmi with 15. Umar Akmal was the leading run scorer with 335 runs at an average of 83.75 and also took the most catches in the tournament with 7.
Most runs
| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Runs | Ave | SR | HS | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | |||||||||||||
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| Umar Akmal
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Template:Cr-PSL | 7 | 7 | 335 | 83.75 | 157.27 | 93 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 17 | |||||||||||||
| Ravi Bopara
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Template:Cr-PSL | 9 | 8 | 329 | 54.83 | 132.12 | 71* | 0 | 2 | 21 | 11 | |||||||||||||
| Sharjeel Khan
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Template:Cr-PSL | 11 | 11 | 300 | 30.00 | 149.25 | 117 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 19 | |||||||||||||
| Ahmed Shehzad
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Template:Cr-PSL | 10 | 10 | 290 | 29.00 | 151.05 | 71 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 8 | |||||||||||||
 Tamim Iqbal
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Template:Cr-PSL | 6 | 6 | 267 | 66.75 | 115.08 | 80* | 0 | 3 | 24 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Source: ESPNcricinfo.com, Last updated : 23 February 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Most wickets
| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Wkts | Ave | Econ | BBI | SR | 4WI | 5WI | ||||||||||||||
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Template:Cr-PSL | 10 | 10 | 16 | 17.25 | 8.03 | 4/15 | 12.8 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Wahab Riaz
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Template:Cr-PSL | 8 | 8 | 15 | 14.26 | 7.05 | 3/17 | 12.1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Mohammad Nawaz
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Template:Cr-PSL | 10 | 10 | 13 | 18.00 | 6.56 | 4/13 | 16.4 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Mohammad Sami
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Template:Cr-PSL | 7 | 7 | 12 | 11.50 | 5.59 | 5/8 | 12.3 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
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Template:Cr-PSL | 6 | 6 | 11 | 12.18 | 6.09 | 4/15 | 12.0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Source: ESPNcricinfo.com, Last updated : 23 February 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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