Dates | 4 – 23 February 2016 |
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Administrator(s) | Pakistan Cricket Board |
Cricket format | Twenty20 |
Tournament format(s) | Double round robin and playoffs |
Host(s) | United Arab Emirates |
Champions | Islamabad United (1st title) |
Runners-up | Quetta Gladiators |
Participants | 5 |
Matches | 24 |
Attendance | 201,609 (8,400 per match) |
Player of the series | Ravi Bopara (KK) (329 runs and 11 wickets) |
Most runs | Umar Akmal (LQ) (335) |
Most wickets | Andre Russell (IU) (16) |
Official website | psl-t20.com |
The 2016 Pakistan Super League (or for sponsorship reasons 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]
The opening ceremony of the tournament was held at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai on 4 February 2016, [5] [6] and was hosted by Yasir Hussain and Sri Lankan model Stephanie Siriwardhana. It featured live performances by singer Ali Zafar, Jamaican rapper and singer Sean Paul, Mohib Mirza, Sanam Saeed and such other artists [7] and ended with a firework display. A large crowd attended the ceremony at the stadium. [8] [9]
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 foreign players in their squads which could have a maximum of 20 members.
Islamabad United | Peshawar Zalmi | Lahore Qalandars | Karachi Kings | Quetta Gladiators |
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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. [10]
The official anthem of PSL season I, "Ab Khel Ke Dikha" was released on 30 September 2015. It was written, composed and sung by Ali Zafar.
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. [11] [12] [13]
Dubai | Sharjah |
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Dubai International Cricket Stadium | Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium |
Capacity: 30,000 | Capacity: 15,000 |
Each team played each other twice in the league stage of the tournament in a round robin format. As matches were played in the UAE, all games were effectively at a neutral venue. Following the group stage the top four teams qualified for the playoff stage of the tournament.
The 2016 season of the PSL followed rules and regulations laid down by the International Cricket Council. In the group stage, two points were awarded for a win, one for a no result and none for a loss. 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. [14] In the group stage teams were ranked on the following criteria: [15]
If any play-off match had finished with a no result, a super over would have been used to determine the winner. If the super over had not have been possible or the result of the over was a tie, the team which finished in the highest league position at the end of the regular season would have been deemed the winner of the match.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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1 | Peshawar Zalmi (3rd) | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0.573 |
2 | Quetta Gladiators (R) | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0.216 |
3 | Islamabad United (C) | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | −0.282 |
4 | Karachi Kings (4th) | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | −0.036 |
5 | Lahore Qalandars | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | −0.536 |
Top 4 teams qualified for the Playoffs
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Notes:
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 |
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 |
All times are in Pakistan Standard Time (UTC+5).
Match 1
Islamabad United 128/7 (20 overs) | v | Quetta Gladiators 132/2 (16 overs) |
Match 2
Lahore Qalandars 125/8 (20 overs) | v | Karachi Kings 131/3 (15.5 overs) |
Match 3
Peshawar Zalmi 145/7 (20 overs) | v | Islamabad United 121/9 (20 overs) |
Match 4
Karachi Kings 147/7 (20 overs) | v | Quetta Gladiators 153/2 (17.2 overs) |
Match 5
Lahore Qalandars 117/6 (20 overs) | v | Peshawar Zalmi 118/1 (16 overs) |
Match 6
Islamabad United 132/8 (20 overs) | v | Karachi Kings 130/9 (20 overs) |
Match 7
Peshawar Zalmi 135/7 (20 overs) | v | Quetta Gladiators 139/7 (19.5 overs) |
Match 8
Lahore Qalandars 194/3 (20 overs) | v | Quetta Gladiators 131 (16.2 overs) |
Match 9
Lahore Qalandars 166/6 (20 overs) | v | Islamabad United 169/2 (15.5 overs) |
Match 10
Peshawar Zalmi 182/4 (20 overs) | v | Karachi Kings 179/9 (20 overs) |
Match 11
Islamabad United 117 (19.1 overs) | v | Quetta Gladiators 118/3 (16.1 overs) |
Match 12
Karachi Kings 178/5 (20 overs) | v | Lahore Qalandars 151/8 (20 overs) |
Match 13
Islamabad United 152/6 (20 overs) | v | Peshawar Zalmi 153/3 (18.3 overs) |
Match 14
Karachi Kings 126/9 (20 overs) | v | Quetta Gladiators 127/5 (18.5 overs) |
Match 15
Lahore Qalandars 164/3 (20 overs) | v | Peshawar Zalmi 160/7 (20 overs) |
Match 16
Karachi Kings 128/7 (20 overs) | v | Islamabad United 131/5 (18.5 overs) |
Match 17
Quetta Gladiators 129 (18 overs) | v | Peshawar Zalmi 130/2 (18.4 overs) |
Match 18
Lahore Qalandars 201/2 (20 overs) | v | Quetta Gladiators 203/8 (20 overs) |
Match 19
Karachi Kings 152/7 (20 overs) | v | Peshawar Zalmi 158/5 (18.3 overs) |
Match 20
Lahore Qalandars 150/5 (20 overs) | v | Islamabad United 151/5 (19 overs) |
All times are in Pakistan Standard Time (UTC+5).
Semifinals | Preliminary final | Final | |||||||||||
19 February — Dubai | 23 February — Dubai | ||||||||||||
1 | Peshawar Zalmi | 132/9 (20 overs) | QW | Quetta Gladiators | 174/7 (20 overs) | ||||||||
2 | Quetta Gladiators | 133 (19.3 overs) | 21 February — Dubai | E2W | Islamabad United | 175/4 (18.4 overs) | |||||||
QL | Peshawar Zalmi | 126 (18 overs) | |||||||||||
20 February — Dubai | E1W | Islamabad United | 176/3 (20 overs) | ||||||||||
3 | Islamabad United | 115/1 (14.2 overs) | |||||||||||
4 | Karachi Kings | 111/9 (20 overs) | |||||||||||
Quetta Gladiators 133 (19.3 overs) | v | Peshawar Zalmi 132/9 (20 overs) |
Karachi Kings 111/9 (20 overs) | v | Islamabad United 115/1 (14.2 overs) |
Islamabad United 176/3 (20 overs) | v | Peshawar Zalmi 126 (18 overs) |
Quetta Gladiators 174/7 (20 overs) | v | Islamabad United 175/4 (18.4 overs) |
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 of Lahore Qalandars 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. Winners of the Spirit of Cricket award was Lahore Qalandars. [23]
Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Runs | Ave | SR | HS | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
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Umar Akmal | Lahore Qalandars | 7 | 7 | 335 | 83.75 | 157.27 | 93 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 17 |
Ravi Bopara | Karachi Kings | 9 | 8 | 329 | 54.83 | 132.12 | 71* | 0 | 2 | 21 | 11 |
Sharjeel Khan | Islamabad United | 11 | 11 | 299 | 29.90 | 148.75 | 117 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 19 |
Ahmed Shehzad | Quetta Gladiators | 10 | 10 | 290 | 29.00 | 143.56 | 71 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 8 |
Tamim Iqbal | Peshawar Zalmi | 6 | 6 | 267 | 66.75 | 150.08 | 80* | 0 | 3 | 24 | 5 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo.com. |
Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Wkts | Ave | Econ | BBI | SR | 4WI | 5WI |
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Andre Russell | Islamabad United | 10 | 10 | 16 | 17.25 | 8.02 | 3/18 | 12.8 | 0 | 0 |
Wahab Riaz | Peshawar Zalmi | 9 | 9 | 15 | 16.33 | 7.13 | 3/17 | 13.7 | 0 | 0 |
Mohammad Nawaz | Quetta Gladiators | 10 | 10 | 13 | 18.00 | 6.56 | 4/13 | 16.4 | 1 | 0 |
Mohammad Sami | Islamabad United | 7 | 7 | 12 | 11.50 | 5.59 | 5/8 | 12.3 | 0 | 1 |
Grant Elliott | Quetta Gladiators | 6 | 6 | 11 | 12.18 | 6.09 | 4/15 | 12.0 | 1 | 0 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo.com. |
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