Pakistan Super League Schedule 2016

PSL 2016 Schedule

After a long wait of nearly five years, the Pakistan Super League (PSL) is finally a reality. This showcase event of the Pakistan Cricket Board will kick off its inaugural edition onFebruary 4, 2016 with a host of stars from across the cricketing world participating in it. The grand finale of the tournament will be played on February 24, 2016, just weeks before the start of the World T20 which will be hosted in India later in the year.

A total of 24 matches will be played over the course of 21 days. The competition will be divided into two phases – group and knockout stage. The group stage will be in a round robin format with every team playing the other four teams twice. At the end of this stage, the top four teams will qualify for the semi-final rounds. The winner of each semi-final will face off in a one-off final to determine the winner.

The T20 tournament will see five teams with each team representing a city participating in it. Plans are already in place for the PSL to become a 10 team league within five years.

Dates		PSL T20 2016 Fixtures	Venues
Thu Feb 4	1st T20	Islamabad vs Quetta	Dubai
Fri Feb 5	2nd T20	Karachi vs Lahore	Dubai
Fri Feb 5	3rd T20	Peshawar vs Islamabad	Dubai
Sat Feb 6	4th T20	Quetta vs Karachi	Dubai
Sat Feb 6	5th T20	Lahore vs Peshawar	Dubai
Sun Feb 7	6th T20	Islamabad vs Karachi	Dubai
Sun Feb 7	7th T20	Quetta vs Peshawar	Dubai
Mon Feb 8	8th T20	Lahore vs Quetta	Dubai
Wed Feb 10	9th T20	Islamabad vs Lahore	Sharjah
Thu Feb 11	10th T20	Karachi vs Peshawar	Sharjah
Thu Feb 11	11th T20	Islamabad vs Quetta	Sharjah
Fri Feb 12	12th T20	Karachi vs Lahore	Sharjah
Fri Feb 12	13th T20	Peshawar vs Islamabad	Sharjah
Sat Feb 13	14th T20	Quetta vs Karachi	Sharjah
Sat Feb 13	15th T20	Lahore vs Peshawar	Sharjah
Sun Feb 14	16th T20	Islamabad vs Karachi	Sharjah
Sun Feb 14	17th T20	Quetta vs Peshawar	Sharjah
Tue Feb 16	18th T20	Lahore vs Quetta	Dubai
Wed Feb 17	19th T20	Karachi vs Peshawar	Dubai
Wed Feb 17	20th T20	Islamabad vs Lahore	Dubai
Fri Feb 19	1st Playoff	1st Place vs 2nd Place	Dubai
Sat Feb 20	2nd Playoff	3rd Place vs 4th Place	Dubai
Sat Feb 20	3rd Playoff	Playoff 2 Winner vs Playoff 1 Loser	Dubai
Tue Feb 23	Finals	TBD vs TBD	Dubai

Some big names from different countries have already been roped in for playing in the PSL. Players including the likes of Chris Gayle, Kevin Pieterson, Lasith Malinga, Brad Haddin along with big names from Pakistan cricket like Shahid Afridi, Umar Akmal, Misbah-ul-Haq and Mohammed Hafeez have already been confirmed for the tournament.

All matches will be played at two grounds – Dubai International Cricket Stadium and Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium as announced by the PCB.

The Dubai International Cricket Stadium, earlier known as the Dubai Sports Cricket Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Dubai, UAE. It is mainly used for cricket and is one of only three stadiums in the country. It is part of the Dubai Sports City in Dubai and has a seating capacity of 25,000 spectators but is expandable to 30,000 spectators.

The Dubai International Stadium is lit by a special system of floodlights named ‘Ring of Fire’ where the lights are fixed around the circumference of the round roof of the stadium which minimizes the shadow of objects on the ground. It has 350 numbers of floodlights attached in series.

It includes VIP and VVIP sections with indoor box and outdoor terrace seating, a Members’ Club seating area and press facilities for nearly 100 members of the media.

The Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium is in the emirate of Sharjah in UAE. It initially started with a few limited seats and very modest facilities but by 2002 it had a seating capacity of 27,000 spectators. It is also capable of hosting day-night encounters because of its excellent floodlights.

The seating in the stadium includes Chairman Suite, Corporate Hospitality box, 12 seater box, eight seater box, 16 seater box, seven seater box, diamond box and a media box.

The stadium also holds the record for hosting the most number of one-day international matches. It is currently being used as the home ground for the Afghanistan cricket team for One-Day International and First-Class matches.

Quetta Gladiators Team 2016 Players List: PSL QG Team Squad

Quetta Gladiators 2016

PSL Quetta team players list is placed here. The Quetta Gladiators are representatives of the Quetta province in the inaugural edition of the Pakistan Super League. The Quetta franchise that represents the Balochistan province has been bought by Omar Associates for $1.1 million (USD). There were not a lot of bids placed for this franchise which meant that Omar Associates were able to walk away with 10-year rights to the franchise for less money compared to the four other franchises.

Quetta Gladiators have already appointed their coaching staff ahead of the player auctions. Former Pakistan wicket-keeper Moin Khan has been appointed the head coach while Ian Pont and Julien Fountain appointed as the assistant coach and the fielding coach respectively.

The side have done quite well in the PSL player draft held on December 21 and 22. They will be skippered by Sarfraz Khan, who has broken into the Pakistan national team and has done well in recent matches for the side.

Ahmed Shehzad, Anwar Ali, Umar Gul, Zulfiqar Babar, Bilal Asif, and Asad Shafiq complete the list of full Pakistan internationals who have been included in the side. Gul has been a fading force off late but his experience with the ball is likely to come in handy. Shehzad and Shafiq are in their primes and are likely to be very important players for this franchise.

Mohammad Nawaz, Saad Nasim, Akbar ur Rehman, Bismillah Khan, Aizaz Cheema, and Ramiz Raja jr. are the emerging cricketers from Pakistan who have been afforded an opportunity with this team.

Kumar Sangakkara and Kevin Pietersen are the two big names that have been picked up by this team as well. Both batsmen will be available for the entire duration of the tournament. While Sangakkara is retired, Pietersen was sacked by the ECB last summer and has featured prominently in T20 leagues thereafter. Jason Holder, Luke Wright, Elton Chigumbura, and Mohammad Nabi complete their international players list. Quetta PSL team players list is placed below.

PSL QG Squad 2016

List of Pakistani QG players list;

• Sarfraz Ahmed (Captain)
• Ahmed Shehzad
• Anwar Ali
• Umar Gul
• Zulfiqar Babar
• Bilal Asif
• Asad Shafiq
• Mohammad Nawaz
• Saad Nasim
• Akbar ur Rehman
• Bismillah Khan
• Aizaz Cheema
• Ramiz Raja jnr

QG PSL team 2016 list of Foreign players;

• Kevin Pietersen
• Jason Holder
• Luke Wright
• Elton Chigumbura
• Mohammad Nabi
• Kumar Sangakkara

PSL 2016 Quetta Gladiators Schedule

QG team schedule is placed below;

Dates		Quetta Gladiators Fixtures	Venues
Thu Feb 4	1st T20	Islamabad vs Quetta	Dubai
Sat Feb 6	4th T20	Quetta vs Karachi	Dubai
Sun Feb 7	7th T20	Quetta vs Peshawar	Dubai
Mon Feb 8	8th T20	Lahore vs Quetta	Dubai
Thu Feb 11	10th T20	Karachi vs Peshawar	Sharjah
Thu Feb 11	11th T20	Islamabad vs Quetta	Sharjah
Sat Feb 13	14th T20	Quetta vs Karachi	Sharjah
Sun Feb 14	17th T20	Quetta vs Peshawar	Sharjah
Tue Feb 16	18th T20	Lahore vs Quetta	Dubai

Peshawar Zalmi Team 2016 Players List: PSL PZ Team Squad

Peshawar Zalmi 2016

PSL Peshawar team players list is placed here. All the attention now turns to the player draft of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) which is all set for its inaugural edition with the first match slated for February 4, 2016 and the final set to be played on February 24, 2016.

The Peshawar Zalmi side were acquired by the Haier group for $1.6 million US dollars. They have put in place some very talented individuals in their coaching staff. Pakistan’s world cup winning skipper Imran Khan returns as a mentor while Mohammad Akram has been named as head coach. Andy Flower will be the batting coach with South African Grant Luden taking the mantle of fielding coach.

Peshawar will be skippered by Pakistan T20 international captain Shahid Afridi. The man is known to be one of the biggest hitters of the cricket world and commands respect from his peers. However, his inconsistency with the bat could be a bit of an issue. Afridi’s skills as a leg-spinner might prove to be very useful with the tournament set to be played in the UAE.

Current internationals Wahab Riaz, Kamral Akmal, Mohammad Hafeez and Junaid Khan are also part of the side besides a whole host of youngsters. Riaz has been Pakistan’s best fast bowler for a while now whereas Hafeez’s quality as an opening batsman is never in doubt. Similarly, Akmal can be a very potent batsman in the middle-order and is known to be more than a handful behind the wickets.

In Darren Sammy, they have recruited one of West Indies’ best cricketers. After all, he led them to their first World T20 title in Sri Lanka and comes with the reputation of being a big hitter lower down the order. Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal has also been picked but their best pick has been veteran Australian batsman Brad Hodge.

Although retired from international cricket, Hodge has shown plenty of appetite to succeed in the T20 leagues across the world. He is currently starring for his side in the Australian Big Bash League and will be crucial for the Peshawar Zalmis in the PSL next year. Peshawar PSL team players list is placed below.

PSL PZ Squad 2016

List of Pakistani PZ players list;

• Shahid Afridi (Captain)
• Wahab Riaz
• Kamran Akmal
• Mohammad Hafeez
• Junaid Khan
• Aamer Yamin
• Imran Khan jnr
• Shahid Yousuf
• Abdur Rehman
• Musadiq Ahmed Ali
• Hasan Ali
• Mohammad Asghar
• Israrullah
• Taj Wali

PZ PSL team 2016 list of Foreign players;

• Darren Sammy
• Chris Jordan
• Tamim Iqbal
• Jim Allenby
• Dawid Malan
• Brad Hodge

PSL 2016 Peshawar Zalmi Schedule

PZ team schedule is placed below;

Dates		Peshawar Zalmi Fixtures	Venues
Fri Feb 5	3rd T20	Peshawar vs Islamabad	Dubai
Sat Feb 6	5th T20	Lahore vs Peshawar	Dubai
Sun Feb 7	7th T20	Quetta vs Peshawar	Dubai
Thu Feb 11	10th T20	Karachi vs Peshawar	Sharjah
Fri Feb 12	13th T20	Peshawar vs Islamabad	Sharjah
Sat Feb 13	15th T20	Lahore vs Peshawar	Sharjah
Sun Feb 14	17th T20	Quetta vs Peshawar	Sharjah
Wed Feb 17	19th T20	Karachi vs Peshawar	Dubai