Dates | 19 April – 1 May 2016 |
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Administrator(s) | Pakistan Cricket Board |
Cricket format | Limited overs (List A) |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and final |
Host(s) | Faisalabad |
Champions | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
Participants | 5 |
Matches | 11 |
Most runs | 372 – Ahmed Shehzad (Khyber) |
Most wickets | 11 – Mohammad Amir (Sindh) |
The 2016 Pakistan Cup was a five-team limited overs (one-day) cricket tournament that took place in Faisalabad, Punjab, from 19 April to 1 May 2016. It was contested by teams representing Pakistan's four provinces and the capital. Squads for the tournament were selected based on a draft system. [1]
Sarfraz Ahmed, Shoaib Malik, Younis Khan, Azhar Ali and Misbah-Ul-Haq led the sides from Sindh, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan and Islamabad. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won the tournament after defeating Punjab in the final by 151 runs. [2]
City | Venue | Capacity | Matches |
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Faisalabad, Punjab | Iqbal Stadium | 28,000 | 11 |
The teams were selected by the captain and the coach through a draft which consisted of 150 players. Each team was able to select a squad of 15 players. [3] The following players were selected in the draft: [4]
Punjab | Sindh | Balochistan | Islamabad | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
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Teams | Pld | W | L | NR | NRR | Pts |
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +0.383 | 6 |
Punjab | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +0.601 | 4 |
Sindh | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +0.166 | 4 |
Balochistan | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -0.554 | 4 |
Islamabad | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -0.740 | 2 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo [5]
Baluchistan 215 (46.2 overs) | v | Punjab 203 (49 overs) |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 212 (46.1 overs) | v | Islamabad 205/8 (42.1 overs) |
Sindh 266/4 (45 overs) | v | Baluchistan 186/8 (31 overs) |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 262/6 (50 overs) | v | Punjab 260/7 (50 overs) |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 246/8 (50 overs) | v | Baluchistan 172 (45.1 overs) |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 319/6 (50 overs) | v | Sindh 312/8 (50 overs) |
Islamabad 315/8 (50 overs) | v | Baluchistan 317/7 (49.4 Overs) |
Sindh 158 (46.3 overs) | v | Punjab 159/5 (28 overs) |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 311/9 (50 Overs) | v | Punjab 160 (36.1 Overs) |
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