Pakistan Super League 2016
The Pakistan Super League in 2016 was the first season of the Twenty20 discharged format Pakistan Super League for Pakistani cricket - franchises . It took place from February 4th to 23rd, 2016. Islamabad United won the final with 6 wickets against the Quetta Gladiators .
prehistory
Five teams took part in the Pakistan Super League in the first season. As it was the first edition of the league, the rights for the teams were put up for auction by the Pakistani cricket board. The franchise rights were granted in Karachi in December 2015 for approx. 93 million US dollars for a term of 10 years. There were 7 companies participating in the auction. The ARY Group received the highest award for a franchise for the rights to the Karatschi franchise for 2.6 million US dollars.
| franchise | owner | Surcharge (per year) |
|---|---|---|
| Islamabad United | Leonine Global Sports | $ 1.5 million |
| Karachi Kings | ARY Group | $ 2.6 million |
| Lahore Qalandars | Qatar Oil | $ 2.4 million |
| Peshawar Zalmi | Haier | $ 1.6 million |
| Quetta Gladiators | Omar Associates | $ 1.1 million |
Franchises
 
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official headquarters of the PSL franchises (2016) |
| franchise | Hometown |
|---|---|
| Islamabad United | Islamabad |
| Karachi Kings | Karachi |
| Lahore Qalandars | Lahore |
| Peshawar Zalmi | Peshawar |
| Quetta Gladiators | Quetta |
Venues
2016 Pakistan Super League host cities
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Because of the attack on the Sri Lanka team in 2009, many games of the Pakistani teams will be held in the United Arab Emirates for security reasons . 15 of the 25 matches were held at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium and the remaining 10 at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
| venue | place | capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Dubai International Cricket Stadium | Dubai | 25,000 |
| Sharjah Cricket Stadium | Sharjah | 15,000 |
Results
Group stage
- table
The first four after the preliminary round qualify for the playoffs.
| Teams | Sp. | S. | N | NO | P | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peshawar Zalmi | 8th | 6th | 2 | 0 | 12 | +0.573 |
| Quetta Gladiators | 8th | 6th | 2 | 0 | 12 | +0.216 |
| Islamabad United | 8th | 4th | 4th | 0 | 8th | -0.282 |
| Karachi Kings | 8th | 2 | 6th | 0 | 4th | -0.036 |
| Lahore Qalandars | 8th | 2 | 6th | 0 | 4th | -0.536 |
Playoffs
| Semi-final ( semi-finals ) |
Semifinals ( final ) |
Finale ( grand final ) |
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| 1 | Peshawar Zalmi | 132/9 (20) | |||||||||||
| 2 | Quetta Gladiators | 133 (19.3) | 2 | Quetta Gladiators | 174/7 (20) | ||||||||
| 1 | Peshawar Zalmi | 126 (18) | |||||||||||
| 3 | Islamabad United | 175/4 (18.4) | |||||||||||
| 3 | Islamabad United | 176/3 (20) | |||||||||||
| 3 | Islamabad United | 115/1 (14.2) | |||||||||||
| 4th | Karachi Kings | 111/9 (20) | |||||||||||
Semi-final 1
| February 19th scorecard |
Dubai |
Quetta Gladiators 133-10 (19.3) |
- | Peshawar Zalmi 132-9 (20) |
| Quetta Gladiators wins by 1 run | ||||
Semi-final 2
| February 20 scorecard |
Dubai | Karachi Kings 111-9 (20) |
- |
Islamabad United 115-1 (14.2) |
| Islamabad United wins with 9 wickets | ||||
Semifinals
| February 21 scorecard |
Dubai |
Islamabad United 176-3 (20) |
- | Peshawar Zalmi 126-10 (18) |
| Islamabad United wins by 50 runs | ||||
final
| February 23 scorecard |
Dubai | Quetta Gladiators 174-7 (20) |
- |
Islamabad United 175-4 (18.4) |
| Islamabad United wins with 6 wickets | ||||
statistics
The following cricket statistics were obtained from this tournament.
| Twenty20 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting | ||||||||
| player | team | Games | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
| Umar Akmal | Lahore Qalandars | 7th | 7th | 335 | 83.75 | 93 | 0 | 4th |
| Ravi Bopara | Karachi Kings | 9 | 8th | 329 | 54.83 | 71 * | 0 | 2 |
| Sharjeel Khan | Islamabad United | 11 | 11 | 299 | 29.90 | 117 | 1 | 1 |
| Ahmed Shehzad | Quetta Gladiators | 10 | 10 | 290 | 29.00 | 71 | 0 | 2 |
| Tamim Iqbal | Peshawar Zalmi | 6th | 6th | 267 | 66.75 | 80 * | 0 | 3 |
| bowling | ||||||||
| player | team | Games | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5W | 10W |
| Andre Russell | Islamabad United | 10 | 34.4 | 16 | 17.25 | 3/18 | 0 | 0 |
| Wahab Riaz | Peshawar Zalmi | 9 | 34.2 | 15th | 16.33 | 3/17 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohammad Nawaz | Quetta Gladiators | 10 | 35.4 | 13 | 18.00 | 4/13 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohammad Sami | Islamabad United | 7th | 24.4 | 12 | 11.50 | 5/8 | 1 | 0 |
| Grant Elliott | Quetta Gladiators | 6th | 22.0 | 11 | 12.18 | 4/15 | 0 | 0 |
| Ravi Bopara | Karachi Kings | 9 | 22.0 | 11 | 13.81 | 6/16 | 1 | 0 |
| Mohammad Asghar | Peshawar Zalmi | 9 | 31.0 | 11 | 18.45 | 3/20 | 0 | 0 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Smith 73 muscles Islamabad to title win ( English ) ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
- ↑ Pakistan Super League: Seven companies fight it out to buy franchises ( English ) Tribune. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
- ↑ PSL franchises sold at $ 93 million for 10 year ( English ) Tribune. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
- ↑ PSL Franchises & Owners ( English ) Pakistan Times Sport. Archived from the original on July 26, 2016. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
- ↑ PCB confirms UAE as venue for Pakistan Super League ( English ) Tribune. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
- ↑ Explanation of the abbreviations: Col. = games; S = victories; N = defeats; U = tie; NR = No Result; P = points; NRR = Net Run Rate
- ↑ Pakistan Super League, 2015/16 / Records / Most runs ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
- ↑ Pakistan Super League, 2015/16 / Records / Most wickets ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
