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] and was hosted by Yasir Hussain. It featured live performances by singer 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 foreign 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]
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.
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]
PSL Playoffs
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.[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, the results of head to head meetings
- If still equal, net run rate
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.
League stage
Points table
Summary
2015 PSL Match Summary
| 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.
League progression
2015 PSL Match Summary
- 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.
Fixtures
All times are in Pakistan Standard Time (UTC+5).
- Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
- Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field.
- Mohammad Amir took the first ever hat-trick in PSL in this match.[16]
- Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to bat.
- Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
- Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to field.
- Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field.
- Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
- Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
- Umar Akmal scored the fastest fifty in PSL 2016 in this match.[17]
- 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]
- Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to bat.
- Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
- Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to field.
- Ravi Bopara secured the first ever five-wicket haul in PSL in this match.
- Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to field.
- Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
- Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to field.
- Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.
- 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]
- Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
- Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
- Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.
Playoff stage
All times are in Pakistan Standard Time (UTC+5).
Qualifier 1
- Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to field.
Eliminator
- 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
- Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to field.
- Sharjeel Khan scored the first ever century of PSL.[22]
Final
- Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.
- Islamabad United won the first edition of PSL as the result of this match.[23]
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 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.
Most runs
Most wickets
See also
References
- ↑ "Doha to host first edition of Pakistan Super League in Feb 2016". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
- ↑ AFP - Dawn Sport. "PSL is finally here: Inaugural edition kicks off with glitzy opening ceremony".
- 1 2 "3rd Qualifying Final: Islamabad United v Peshawar Zalmi at Dubai (DSC), Feb 21, 2016 - Cricket Scorecard - ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo.
- ↑ PSL brings in remarkable TV figures, cricket.com.au, 2016-02-26. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
- ↑ Sport, AFP | Dawn (2016-02-04). "PSL is finally here: Inaugural edition kicks off with glitzy opening ceremony". www.dawn.com. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
- ↑ "ESPNcricinfo". 2016-02-05. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
- ↑ "Stars shine as PSL kicks off in Dubai - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
- ↑ "Everyone Loves PSL, Even The Politicians - Geo.tv". Geo News. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
- ↑ "Match officials and umpires in 2016 PSL" (PDF). PCB. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ↑ "Dubai, Sharjah venues for Pakistan Super League". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ↑ "Pakistan Cricket Board confirm Super League for UAE in February 2016". TheNational. Osman Samiuddin. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ↑ "PSL tickets go on worldwide sale". Aaj News.
- ↑ Playing conditions Archived July 20, 2008, at the Wayback Machine., from ICC World Twenty20 homepage, retrieved 12 September 2007.
- ↑ Final WorldTwenty20 Playing conditions Archived September 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine., from ICC World Twenty20 homepage, retrieved 12 September 2007.
- ↑ "Points Table - Pakistan Super League - ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo.
- ↑ "Amir hat-trick sets up big Karachi win". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ↑ Osman Samiuddin. "Umar Akmal delivers PSL a good old fashioned T20 cloudburst of boundaries and sixes".
- ↑ "PSL 2016: Islamabad beat Lahore by eight wickets". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ↑ "PSL 2016: partnership for the tenth wicket". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
- ↑ "Malik steps down as Karachi Kings captain". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
- ↑ "Five-star Mohammad Sami bowls Islamabad to thumping victory". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ↑ "Sharjeel ton powers Islamabad United to final". Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- ↑ "Islamabad United crowned 2016 PSL Champions". Express Tribune. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
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