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Quetta Gladiators
2016 season
CoachMoin Khan
CaptainSarfraz Ahmed
PSL 20162nd (runner-up)
Most runsAhmed Shehzad (290)
Most wicketsMohammad Nawaz (13)
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The Quetta Gladiators is a franchise cricket team that represents Quetta in the Pakistan Super League. They are one of the five teams that had a competition in the 2016 Pakistan Super League. The team was captained by Sarfraz Ahmed, and they stand on second position after winning four matches from their eight matches in the PSL 2016. They finished runners-up after losing the final against Islamabad United. Ahmed Shehzad with 290 runs from 10 matches was the team's leading run scorer while Mohammad Nawaz with 13 wickets from 10 matches was the leading wicket taker for the team. They won runners-up prize money of US$200,000.

Background

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Quetta Gladiators is a franchise cricket team representing Quetta, which plays in the PSL. In 2015, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced that the inaugural season of the Pakistan Super League would take place in February 2016 in the United Arab Emirates.[1] Team is owned by Omar Associate a (Karachi based Company), which bought it for US$11 Million for 10 years.[2] It finished second in the inaugural season of PSL in the 2016.[3]

Squad

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Players with international caps before the start of the season are listed in bold .[4]

Name Nationality Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batsmen
Ahmed Shehzad  Pakistan Right-handed Right-arm leg break
Kevin Pietersen  England Right-handed Right-arm off break Overseas
Asad Shafiq  Pakistan Right-handed Right-arm off break
Saad Nasim  Pakistan Right-handed Right-arm leg break
Rameez Raja  Pakistan Right-handed Right-arm off break
All-rounders
Mohammad Nawaz  Pakistan Right-handed slow left-arm orthodox
Anwar Ali  Pakistan Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
Thisara Perera  Sri Lanka Left-handed Right-arm medium-fast Overseas
Luke Wright  England Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Overseas
Akbar-ur-Rehman  Pakistan Right-handed Right-arm leg break Emerging
Bilal Asif  Pakistan Right-handed Right-arm off Spin
Grant Elliott  New Zealand Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Overseas
Jason Holder  West Indies Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Overseas
Elton Chigumbura  Zimbabwe Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Overseas
Mohammad Nabi  Afghanistan Right-handed Right-arm off spin Overseas
Wicket-keeper
Sarfraz Ahmed  Pakistan Right-handed — Captain
Bismillah Khan  Pakistan Right-handed — Emerging
Kumar Sangakkara  Sri Lanka Left-handed — Overseas
Bowlers
Zulfiqar Babar  Pakistan Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Nathan McCullum  New Zealand Right-handed Right-arm off spin Overseas[5]
Jade Dernbach  England Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Overseas
Umar Gul  Pakistan Right-handed Right-arm fast
Aizaz Cheema  Pakistan Right-handed Right-arm fast

Kit manufacturers and sponsors

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Season summary

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Grant Elliott was exceptional with the ball by taking 11 wickets in 6 matches

The Gladiators started their campaign with comfortable wins over Islamabad United and Karachi Kings before edging past Peshawar Zalmi in a closely fought match that went down to the last over.[6][7][8] However, the team's campaign suffered a setback in the match against Lahore Qalandars where they were comprehensively beaten by 63 runs as the Gladiator's imploded in the second highest run chase of the tournament (195 runs) after (202 runs) was imploded on Gladiator's by Qalandars again.[9]

In the second leg of the tournament, beginning in Sharjah, the Gladiators started off their campaign with a big win over Islamabad United. New Zealand all-rounder, Grant Elliott who had just joined the team proved instrumental in the win as he took 3 key wickets to restrict United to 117. The Gladiators chased down the target with almost four overs to spare. The win also took the team to the top of the table.[10] In the following game against Karachi Kings, the Gladiators were once again comfortable in their win - beating their opponents by 6 wickets. This victory also ensured that Quetta Gladiators were the first team to go through to the qualifying finals.[11] On their next outing, against Peshawar Zalmi, the Gladiators were comprehensively beaten by 8 wickets. However, despite being reduced to 66-9 by an overwhelming spell by Shahid Afridi, the team managed to get to 129. This was made possible by a world record last wicket stand of 63 between Grant Elliott and Zulfiqar Babar.[12] In their last match of the league stage, the Gladiators chased down the highest target of the tournament thus far (202) against Lahore Qalandars. Bismillah Khan, who was playing his debut innings in PSL and scored 55 from 30 and Mohammad Nabi whose 30 from 12 finished the game on the last ball of the match, were pivotal in the victory.[13] Gladiators were placed 2nd on the league table behind Peshawar Zalmi after winning 6 of their 8 matches and qualifying for the play-offs.[14]

The first qualifier of the inaugural Pakistan Super League was a nail-biting affair and came down to the last ball, with Quetta Gladiators holding their nerve to clinch one run win. Gladiators posted 133 thanks to Kevin Pietersen (53) well supported by Kumar Sangakkara (37) after disastrous start, in reply Peshawar Zalmi scoring 132 in their 20 Overs Darren Sammy's 38 from 29 could not save the team.[15] Zalmi were left needing eight runs from six balls;Gladiators required three wickets. A dot off the first ball of the over, bowled by Aizaz Cheema, titled the contest further Quetta's way. However, Wahab Riaz seemed to emerge an unlikely hero for Zalmi, slamming the second ball - a low full toss outside off - over cow corner for four. He then proceeded to take a single. Three needed off three, and it was anybody's game. Cheema, though, drastically turned the fate of the match with his next two deliveries. First Hasan Ali was out caught and bowled. Then, Wahab swung wildly in an attempt to finish the game, but ended up skying the ball straight to Ahmed Shehzad at point. Cheema was on a hat-trick and Muhammad Asghar had the unenviable task of striking the last ball for at least three. Cheema did not get his hat-trick, but more importantly, Asghar was unable to put the bowler's rising short ball away as a result Aizaz Cheema become hero for Gladiators and qualified for the Final.Gladiator's Mohammad Nawaz for his 3 for 27 and 20 runs was judged man of the match (third time in PSL) took them through to final.[16] Gladiators finished runners-up in the inaugural HBL Pakistan Super League after they lost against Islamabad United in the final by six wickets. Misbah sent Gladiators to bat first, riding on the back of half-tons by Ahmed Shehzad (64) and Kumar Sangakkara (55), they scored 174-7 in their 20 overs. Andre Russell who finished the tournament as leading wicket-taker took 3 for 37 from 4 Overs. In reply Gladiators Started really badly as from United's Dwayne Smith (73) and Brad Haddin unbeaten 61 gelled to put up an 85 run partnership under pressure for the second wicket to help their team past the finishing line in 19th Over of the game. Ahmed Shehzad was the Leading run scorer with 290 from 10 matches while Mohammad Nawaz with 13 wickets from 10 matches was the leading wicket taker for the team. They won runners-up US$200,000 prize money.[17][18]

Season standings

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HBL Pakistan Super League 2016
Dates4 – 23 February 2016
Administrator(s)Pakistan Cricket Board
Cricket formatTwenty20
Tournament format(s)Double round robin and playoffs
Host(s)United Arab Emirates
ChampionsIslamabad United (1st title)
Runners-upQuetta Gladiators
Participants5
Matches24
Attendance201,609 (8,400 per match)
Player of the seriesRavi Bopara (KK) (329 runs and 11 wickets)
Most runsUmar Akmal (LQ) (335)
Most wicketsAndre Russell (IU) (16)
Official websitepsl-t20.com
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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.[19] The opening ceremony and first match of the tournament were held at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on 4 February 2016.[20]

The final was held in Dubai on 23 February and saw Islamabad United defeating Quetta Gladiators by 6 wickets to win the first title.[21] 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.[21]

Around half of the TV viewing audience in Pakistan watched matches in the competition at peak times.[22]

Opening ceremony

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The opening ceremony of the tournament was held at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai on 4 February 2016,[23][24] 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[25] and ended with a firework display. A large crowd attended the ceremony at the stadium.[26][27]

Player acquisition and salaries

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Main article: 2016 Pakistan Super League players draft

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

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Islamabad United Peshawar Zalmi Lahore Qalandars Karachi Kings Quetta Gladiators

Officials

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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.[28]

Promotion and media coverage

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Main article: List of Pakistan Super League anthems

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

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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.[29][30][31]

Dubai Sharjah
Dubai International Cricket Stadium Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium
Capacity: 30,000 Capacity: 15,000

Format

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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.[32] In the group stage teams were ranked on the following criteria:[33]

  1. Higher number of points
  2. If equal, higher number of wins
  3. If equal, fewest defeats
  4. If still equal, the results of head-to-head meetings
  5. 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

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Points table

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Pos Team
 Pld W L NR Pts NRR
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
Source: Espncricinfo

Top 4 teams qualified for the Playoffs
  Advanced to Qualifier
  Advanced to Eliminator 1

Notes:

  • C = Champions;
  • R = Runner-up;
  • (x) = Position at the end of the tournament;

Summary

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Visitor team →IU KK LQ PZ QG
Home team ↓
Islamabad UnitedIslamabad
5 wickets		Islamabad
5 wickets		Peshawar
24 runs		Quetta
7 wickets
Karachi KingsIslamabad
2 runs		Karachi
7 wickets		Peshawar
3 runs		Quetta
5 wickets
Lahore QalandarsIslamabad
8 wickets		Karachi
27 runs		Peshawar
9 wickets		Quetta
2 wickets
Peshawar ZalmiPeshawar
7 wickets		Peshawar
5 wickets		Lahore
4 runs		Peshawar
8 wickets
Quetta GladiatorsQuetta
8 wickets		Quetta
8 wickets		Lahore
63 runs		Quetta
3 wickets
Home team wonVisitor 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

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TeamGroup matchesPlayoffs
12345678E1/QE2F
Islamabad United00244468WWW
Karachi Kings22224444L
Lahore Qalandars00222444
Peshawar Zalmi2446881012LL
Quetta Gladiators24668101012WL
WinLossNo result
  • 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

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All times are in Pakistan Standard Time (UTC+5).

Match 1

4 February
22:30
Scorecard
Islamabad United
128/7 (20 overs)
v
Quetta Gladiators
132/2 (16 overs)
Misbah-ul-Haq 41 (28)
Mohammad Nawaz 4/13 (4 overs)
Luke Wright 86* (53)
Imran Khalid 2/20 (4 overs)
Quetta won by 8 wickets
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Joel Wilson (West Indies) and Shozab Raza (Pakistan)
Player of the match: Mohammad Nawaz (Quetta Gladiators)
  • Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.

Match 2

5 February
16:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Lahore Qalandars
125/8 (20 overs)
v
Karachi Kings
131/3 (15.5 overs)
Mohammad Rizwan 37 (31)
Mohammad Amir 3/27 (4 overs)
Lendl Simmons 62* (46)
Zia-ul-Haq 1/7 (2 overs)
Karachi won by 7 wickets
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Joel Wilson (West Indies) and Rashid Riaz (Pakistan)
Player of the match: Shakib Al Hasan (Karachi Kings)

Match 3

5 February
21:00
Scorecard
Peshawar Zalmi
145/7 (20 overs)
v
Islamabad United
121/9 (20 overs)
Tamim Iqbal 51 (51)
Andre Russell 3/31 (4 overs)
Shane Watson 28 (31)
Mohammad Asghar 3/20 (4 overs)
Peshawar won by 24 runs
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Shozab Raza (Pakistan) and Rashid Riaz (Pakistan)
Player of the match: Mohammad Asghar (Peshawar Zalmi)
  • Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 4

6 February
16:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Karachi Kings
147/7 (20 overs)
v
Quetta Gladiators
153/2 (17.2 overs)
Ravi Bopara 40 (29)
Mohammad Nabi 2/32 (4 overs)
Ahmed Shehzad 71 (46)
Imad Wasim 1/31 (4 overs)
Quetta won by 8 wickets
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Shozab Raza (Pakistan) and Rashid Riaz (Pakistan)
Player of the match: Ahmed Shehzad (Quetta Gladiators)
  • Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.

Match 5

6 February
21:00
Scorecard
Lahore Qalandars
117/6 (20 overs)
v
Peshawar Zalmi
118/1 (16 overs)
Dwayne Bravo 32 (31)
Mohammad Asghar 2/11 (4 overs)
Tamim Iqbal 55* (47)
Ajantha Mendis 1/23 (4 overs)
Peshawar won by 9 wickets
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Joel Wilson (West Indies) and Rashid Riaz (Pakistan)
Player of the match: Tamim Iqbal (Peshawar Zalmi)
  • Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to field.

Match 6

7 February
16:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Islamabad United
132/8 (20 overs)
v
Karachi Kings
130/9 (20 overs)
Khalid Latif 39 (35)
Ravi Bopara 2/25 (4 overs)
Ravi Bopara 32* (19)
Saeed Ajmal 3/27 (3 overs)
Islamabad won by 2 runs
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Joel Wilson (West Indies) and Rashid Riaz (Pakistan)
Player of the match: Saeed Ajmal (Islamabad United)
  • Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field.

Match 7

7 February
21:00
Scorecard
Peshawar Zalmi
135/7 (20 overs)
v
Quetta Gladiators
139/7 (19.5 overs)
Darren Sammy 48 (31)
Mohammad Nawaz 3/29 (4 Overs)
Kevin Pietersen 35 (29)
Shahid Afridi 2/17 (4 overs)
Quetta won by 3 wickets
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Shozab Raza (Pakistan) and Rashid Riaz (Pakistan)
Player of the match: Mohammad Nawaz (Quetta Gladiators)
  • Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.

Match 8

8 February
21:00
Scorecard
Lahore Qalandars
194/3 (20 overs)
v
Quetta Gladiators
131 (16.2 overs)
Umar Akmal 93 (40)
Anwar Ali 1/27 (4 overs)
Mohammad Nawaz 43 (34)
Zafar Gohar 4/14 (3.2 overs)
Lahore won by 63 runs
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Joel Wilson (West Indies) and Aleem Dar (Pakistan)
Player of the match: Umar Akmal (Lahore Qalandars)
  • Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.

Match 9

10 February
21:00
Scorecard
Lahore Qalandars
166/6 (20 overs)
v
Islamabad United
169/2 (15.5 overs)
Mohammad Rizwan 50* (27)
Mohammad Sami 2/21 (3 overs)
Sharjeel Khan 79* (43)
Ehsan Adil 2/41 (3.5 overs)
Islamabad won by 8 wickets
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Joel Wilson (West Indies) and Aleem Dar (Pakistan)
Player of the match: Sharjeel Khan (Islamabad United)
  • 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.[35]

Match 10

11 February
16:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Peshawar Zalmi
182/4 (20 overs)
v
Karachi Kings
179/9 (20 overs)
Mohammad Hafeez 59 (35)
Ravi Bopara 2/31 (4 overs)
Ravi Bopara 67 (33)
Wahab Riaz 2/29 (4 overs)
Peshawar won by 3 runs
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Shozab Raza (Pakistan) and Rashid Riaz (Pakistan)
Player of the match: Mohammad Hafeez (Peshawar Zalmi)
  • Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 11

11 February
21:00
Scorecard
Islamabad United
117 (19.1 overs)
v
Quetta Gladiators
118/3 (16.1 overs)
Shane Watson 40 (28)
Grant Elliott 3/25 (4 overs)
Sarfraz Ahmed 51* (39)
Andre Russell 3/18 (3 overs)
Quetta won by 7 wickets
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Joel Wilson (West Indies) and Aleem Dar (Pakistan)
Player of the match: Grant Elliott (Quetta Gladiators)
  • Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.

Match 12

12 February
16:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Karachi Kings
178/5 (20 overs)
v
Lahore Qalandars
151/8 (20 overs)
Ravi Bopara 71* (43)
Zafar Gohar 2/26 (3 overs)
Cameron Delport 55 (39)
Ravi Bopara 6/16 (4 overs)
Karachi won by 27 runs
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Joel Wilson (West Indies) and Aleem Dar (Pakistan)
Player of the match: Ravi Bopara (Karachi Kings)
  • Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to field.
  • Ravi Bopara secured the first ever five-wicket haul in PSL in this match.

Match 13

12 February
21:00
Scorecard
Islamabad United
152/6 (20 overs)
v
Peshawar Zalmi
153/3 (18.3 overs)
Khalid Latif 59 (41)
Wahab Riaz 2/24 (4 overs)
Tamim Iqbal 80* (58)
Samuel Badree 1/23 (4 overs)
Peshawar won by 7 wickets
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Shozab Raza (Pakistan) and Rashid Riaz (Pakistan)
Player of the match: Tamim Iqbal (Peshawar Zalmi)
  • Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to field.

Match 14

13 February
16:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Karachi Kings
126/9 (20 overs)
v
Quetta Gladiators
127/5 (18.5 overs)
Shoaib Malik 45 (38)
Grant Elliott 4/15 (4 overs)
Ahmed Shehzad 41 (27)
Usama Mir 2/27 (4 overs)
Quetta won by 5 wickets
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Shozab Raza (Pakistan) and Rashid Riaz (Pakistan)
Player of the match: Grant Elliott (Quetta Gladiators)
  • Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 15

13 February
21:00
Scorecard
Lahore Qalandars
164/3 (20 overs)
v
Peshawar Zalmi
160/7 (20 overs)
Cameron Delport 78 (61)
Junaid Khan 2/32 (4 overs)
Dawid Malan 42 (35)
Cameron Delport 3/18 (4 overs)
Lahore won by 4 runs
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Joel Wilson (West Indies) and Aleem Dar (Pakistan)
Player of the match: Cameron Delport (Lahore Qalandars)
  • Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to field.

Match 16

14 February
16:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Karachi Kings
128/7 (20 overs)
v
Islamabad United
131/5 (18.5 overs)
Ravi Bopara 45 (50)
Imran Khalid 2/19 (4 overs)
Misbah-ul-Haq 38 (38)
Sohail Khan 2/24 (4 overs)
Islamabad won by 5 wickets
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Joel Wilson (West Indies) and Aleem Dar (Pakistan)
Player of the match: Imran Khalid (Islamabad United)
  • Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.

Match 17

14 February
21:00
Scorecard
Quetta Gladiators
129 (18 overs)
v
Peshawar Zalmi
130/2 (18.4 overs)
Grant Elliott 40 (29)
Shahid Afridi 5/7 (4 overs)
Dawid Malan 60 (52)
Zulfiqar Babar 1/21 (4 overs)
Peshawar won by 8 wickets
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Ahmed Shahab (Pakistan) and Shozab Raza (Pakistan)
Player of the match: Shahid Afridi (Peshawar Zalmi)
  • 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.[36]

Match 18

16 February
21:00
Scorecard
Lahore Qalandars
201/2 (20 overs)
v
Quetta Gladiators
203/8 (20 overs)
Azhar Ali 61 (45)
Grant Elliott 1/26 (4 overs)
Bismillah Khan 55 (30)
Ehsan Adil 4/39 (4 overs)
Quetta won by 2 wickets
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Joel Wilson (West Indies) and Aleem Dar (Pakistan)
Player of the match: Bismillah Khan (Quetta Gladiators)
  • Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.

Match 19

17 February
16:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Karachi Kings
152/7 (20 overs)
v
Peshawar Zalmi
158/5 (18.3 overs)
Lendl Simmons 49 (37)
Darren Sammy 1/13 (2 overs)
Brad Hodge 85* (45)
Bilawal Bhatti 2/36 (4 overs)
Peshawar won by 5 wickets
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pakistan) and Shozab Raza (Pakistan)
Player of the match: Brad Hodge (Peshawar Zalmi)
  • Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 20

17 February
21:00
Scorecard
Lahore Qalandars
150/5 (20 overs)
v
Islamabad United
151/5 (19 overs)
Umar Akmal 72* (49)
Mohammad Irfan 3/22 (4 overs)
Brad Haddin 54 (42)
Zia ul Haq 2/38 (4 overs)
Islamabad won by 5 wickets
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Joel Wilson (West Indies) and Aleem Dar (Pakistan)
Player of the match: Mohammad Irfan (Islamabad United)
  • Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.

Playoff stage

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All times are in Pakistan Standard Time (UTC+5).

SemifinalsPreliminary finalFinal
19 February — Dubai23 February — Dubai
1Peshawar Zalmi132/9 (20 overs)QWQuetta Gladiators174/7 (20 overs)
2Quetta Gladiators133 (19.3 overs)21 February — DubaiE2WIslamabad United175/4 (18.4 overs)
QLPeshawar Zalmi126 (18 overs)
20 February — DubaiE1WIslamabad United176/3 (20 overs)
3Islamabad United115/1 (14.2 overs)
4Karachi Kings111/9 (20 overs)

Qualifier

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19 February
21:00
Scorecard
Quetta Gladiators
133 (19.3 overs)
v
Peshawar Zalmi
132/9 (20 overs)
Kevin Pietersen 53 (38)
Wahab Riaz 3/17 (3.3 overs)
Darren Sammy 38 (29)
Grant Elliott 3/19 (4 overs)
Quetta won by 1 run
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pakistan) and Shozab Raza (Pakistan)
Player of the match: Mohammad Nawaz (Quetta Gladiators)
  • Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to field.

Eliminator 1

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20 February
21:00
Scorecard
Karachi Kings
111/9 (20 overs)
v
Islamabad United
115/1 (14.2 overs)
Ravi Bopara 37 (36)
Mohammad Sami 5/8 (4 overs)
Brad Haddin 52* (29)
Sohail Khan 1/25 (3.2 overs)
Islamabad won by 9 wickets
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pakistan) and Ahsan Raza (Pakistan)
Player of the match: Mohammad Sami (Islamabad United)
  • 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.[37]
  • Mohammad Sami reached 100 wickets in T20s in this match.[38]
  • As a result of this match Karachi Kings were eliminated.

Eliminator 2

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21 February
21:00
Scorecard
Islamabad United
176/3 (20 overs)
v
Peshawar Zalmi
126 (18 overs)
Sharjeel Khan 117 (62)
Shaun Tait 2/34 (4 overs)
Kamran Akmal 45 (32)
Imran Khalid 4/20 (3 overs)
Islamabad won by 50 runs
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Joel Wilson (West Indies) and Aleem Dar (Pakistan)
Player of the match: Sharjeel Khan (Islamabad United)

Final

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Main article: 2016 Pakistan Super League Final
23 February
21:00
Scorecard
Quetta Gladiators
174/7 (20 overs)
v
Islamabad United
175/4 (18.4 overs)
Ahmed Shehzad 64 (38)
Andre Russell 3/36 (4 overs)
Dwayne Smith 73 (51)
Nathan McCullum 1/25 (3 overs)
Islamabad won by 6 wickets
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Joel Wilson (West Indies) and Aleem Dar (Pakistan)
Player of the match: Dwayne Smith (Islamabad United)
  • Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.
  • Islamabad United won the first edition of PSL as the result of this match.[40]

Awards and statistics

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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.[41]

Most runs

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Player Team Mat Inns Runs Ave SR HS 100 50 4s 6s
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.

Most wickets

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Player Team Mat Inns Wkts Ave Econ BBI SR 4WI 5WI
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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Match log

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No. Date Opponent Venue Result Scorecard
1 4 February Islamabad United Dubai International Cricket Stadium Won by 8 wickets Scorecard
2 6 February Karachi Kings Dubai International Cricket Stadium Won by 8 wickets Scorecard
3 7 February Peshawar Zalmi Dubai International Cricket Stadium Won by 3 wickets Scorecard
4 8 February Lahore Qalandars Dubai International Cricket Stadium Lost by 63 runs Scorecard
5 11 February Islamabad United Sharjah Cricket Stadium Won by 7 wickets Scorecard
6 13 February Karachi Kings Sharjah Cricket Stadium Won by 5 wickets Scorecard
7 14 February Peshawar Zalmi Sharjah Cricket Stadium Lost by 8 wickets Scorecard
8 16 February Lahore Qalandars Dubai International Cricket Stadium Won by 2 wickets Scorecard
9 19 February Peshawar Zalmi (Qualifier 1) Dubai International Cricket Stadium Won by 1 run Scoreard
10 23 February Islamabad United (Final) Dubai International Cricket Stadium Lost by 6 wickets Scoreard

References

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