Pakistan Champions Cricket League

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Pakistan Champions Cricket League
Pakistan Champions League2.jpg
PCCL
CountriesFlag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Administrator RLCA, KCCA
Format Twenty20
First edition2010 (KCLT20)
Number of teams40
Most successfulAL-Noor n Nazimabad Gymkhana (1 title)
Cricket current event.svg2012 2nd edition

The Pakistan Champions Cricket League (PCCL) is a Twenty20 Club cricket league in Pakistan which was organised by Pakistan former captain Rashid Latif at Rashid Latif Cricket Academy (RLCA) in co-operation with Karachi City Cricket Organisation (KCCA). [1] The event was previously known as Karachi Champions League which hosted only 16 cricket clubs from the city in 2010.

Contents

In 2012, the League was able to expand and host 40 cricket clubs which included 7 international clubs, 16 clubs from Karachi and 17 other cricket clubs from all over Pakistan. [2] The teams were divided into 8 groups. The tournament was hosted by five different venues of the city. This was the second edition started by the Pakistan Cricket Champions League. [3] Some of the matches were telecast by a Pakistan sports channel, Geo Super. [4]

The prize money of Champion Club was $20,000 for the winner, whereas $10,000 for the runners up clubs and $2,000 each for semi finalist clubs. [5]

The first event was won by Airport Gymkhana. [6]

Number of teams

There were 40 teams participating in the event. [7]

The Karachi teams are the ones without a city shown after their name.

Visa denied

The visas of Indian origin players from Berry Cricket Club of Canada was denied after which the club refused to come and take part in the tournament [8]

Points table

Group A

TeamPldWLDPts
Flag of Pakistan.svg Nazimabad Gymkhana44008
Flag of Pakistan.svg Peshawar Club (Peshawar)43106
Flag of Pakistan.svg Khan Sports (Hyderabad)41113
Flag of Pakistan.svg Muhammad Hussain C.C.41113
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Riyadh City Cricket Association40400

Group B

TeamPldWLDPts
Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg Youth C.C43106
Flag of Pakistan.svg Crescent C.C. (Multan)43106
Flag of Pakistan.svg Marker C.C. (Quetta)42204
Flag of Pakistan.svg United Sports C.C41302
Flag of Pakistan.svg Landhi Friend41302

Group C

TeamPldWLDPts
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Phoenix Medicine44008
Flag of Pakistan.svg Khyber Green (FATA)42204
Flag of Pakistan.svg Malir Gymkhana42404
Flag of Pakistan.svg Asifabad Sports41302
Flag of Pakistan.svg Rawalpindi Kings (Rawalpindi)41302

Group D

TeamPldWLDPts
Flag of Pakistan.svg Pak Korangi43106
Flag of Pakistan.svg S.G. Jadoon (Abbottabad)42204
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 42204
Flag of Pakistan.svg Air Port Gymkhana42204
Flag of Pakistan.svg Quaid-e-Azam C.C (Rahimyarkhan)41302

Group E

TeamPldWLDPts
Flag of Pakistan.svg Al-Noor Gymkhana44008
Flag of Pakistan.svg Korangi Al-Fatha42204
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 42204
Flag of Pakistan.svg Tando Adam team, (Tando Adam)41302
Flag of Pakistan.svg Ghouri C.C. (Hyderabad, Sindh)41302

Group F

TeamPldWLDPts
Flag of Pakistan.svg Vital Five44008
Flag of Pakistan.svg Faisalabad C.C. (Faisalabad)43106
Flag of Pakistan.svg Agha Khan Gymkhana42204
Flag of Pakistan.svg Muslim C.C. (Lahore)41302
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg SST Club Dammam40400

Group G

TeamPldWLDPts
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong C.C43106
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg National C.C. (Riyadh, KSA)
43106
Flag of Pakistan.svg Faysal Gymkhana42204
Flag of Pakistan.svg Al-Abbas C.C. (Burewala)41302
Flag of Pakistan.svg A.O. C.C41302

Group H

TeamPldWLDPts
Flag of Pakistan.svg Dawood Sports43106
Flag of Pakistan.svg Combined C.C (Faisalabad)42204
Flag of Pakistan.svg C.A Sports (Sialkot)42204
Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan C.C42204
Flag of Pakistan.svg P&T Gymkhana (Lahore)41302

Knockouts

Pre Quarter finals Quarter finals Semi finals Final
            
1 Flag of Pakistan.svg Crescent C.C. (Multan) 116/10
16 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong C.C 147/9
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong C.C 141/10
Flag of Pakistan.svg Khyber Green (FATA) 160/7
8 Flag of Pakistan.svg Khyber Green (FATA) 114–2
9 Flag of Pakistan.svg Vital Five 112/10
Flag of Pakistan.svg Khyber Green (FATA) 158/5
Flag of Pakistan.svg Pak Korangi 118/9
5 Flag of Pakistan.svg Korangi Al-Fatha 127–9
12 Flag of Pakistan.svg Pak Korangi 130–3
Flag of Pakistan.svg Pak Korangi (s.o) 129/7(19/0)
Flag of Pakistan.svg Dawood Sports 129/9(13/0)
4 Flag of Pakistan.svg Peshawar Club (Peshawar) 92/10
13 Flag of Pakistan.svg Dawood Sports 133/7
Flag of Pakistan.svg Khyber Green (FATA) 114/10
Flag of Pakistan.svg Al-Noor Gymkhana 115/3
6 Flag of Pakistan.svg Faisalabad C.C,(Faisalabad) 145/5
11 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Phoenix medicine(UAE) 109/10
Flag of Pakistan.svg Faisalabad C.C (Faisalabad) 135/9
Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg Youth C.C 107/10
3 Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg Youth C.C 137/9
14 Flag of Pakistan.svg National Cricket Club (Riyadh KSA) 104/10
Flag of Pakistan.svg Faisalabad C.C (Faisalabad) 110/10
Flag of Pakistan.svg Al-Noor Gymkhana 111/1
7 Flag of Pakistan.svg Combined C.C (Faisalabad) 157/7
10 Flag of Pakistan.svg Nazimabad Gymkhana 120/10
Flag of Pakistan.svg Combined C.C (Faisalabad) 90/10
Flag of Pakistan.svg Al-Noor Gymkhana 91/2
2 Flag of Pakistan.svg Al-Noor Gymkhana 109/4
15 Flag of Pakistan.svg S.G. Jadoon (Abbottabad) 108/6
Winner PCCL
Flag of Pakistan.svg Al-Noor Gymkhana

Notable players

Fawad Alam (Al-Noor Gymkhana), Wahab Riaz (Al-Noor Gymkhana), Zulqarnain Haider (P&T Gymkhana), Yasir Hameed (Peshawar C.C.), Anwar Ali (Pakistan C.C.), Awais Zia (Pak Korangi) Abdul Razzaq, (Muslim C.C) etc.

Notable performances

Hattrick Adnan Ghani (Rawalpindi Kings 3–18 vs Phoenix Medicine UAE), Sheraz Bhatti (Rawalpindi Kings 5–16 vs Asifabad Sports),

Best bowling figures: Shahzaib Khan (malir Gymkhana 5–9 vs Asifabad Sports), Ramiz Aziz (vital five 5–12 vs Faisalabad CC ), Junaid Nadir (SG Jadoon Abbottabad, 5–22 vs Airport Gymkhana), Junaid Jan (Muslim gymkhana lahore, 5–16 vs SST Club Dammam)

Best Batting Figures: Saeed Khan (Khyber green C.C, 107 vs Rawalpindi Kings), Shahid Yousuf (CA Sports Sialkot, 129 vs P&T Gymkhana Lahore) Ejaz ali shah (Al-Noor Gymkhana) 81 (53 balls)

Highest Team totals

Nazimabad Gymkhana 197–2 vs Mohammad Hussain C.C

Khyber green C.C 170–9 vs Malir Gymkhana

Venues

Group matches

[9]

Live telecast

Geo Super

See also

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