Finally Pakistan is going to launch its first ever professional cricket league named Pakistan Super League (PSL). It will be a TwentyT20 cricket tournament. In the first season of PSL, there will be five teams representing the found provinces of Pakistan and Capital of Pakistan. However, Pakistan Cricket Board is planning to extend the figure to 10 in upcoming five years. The proper tournament will run through the month of February. Each team will play eight games and top four teams will be qualified for the next phase.
80 players in which 25 are international players are taking part in the first season. The first match of the event will be played between Islamabad United and Quetta Gladiators on February 04, 2016 in Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai.
Match will be played in two stadiums; Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai and Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah.
Pakistan Super League 2016 Teams:
Five teams in the first season of PSL 2016 are:-
- Islamabad United
- Karachi Kings
- Peshawar Zalmi
- Quetta Gladiators
- Lahore Qalandars
Islamabad United Team Logo and Players List
List of Pakistani IU players list;
- Misbah ul Haq (Captain)
- Mohammad Irfan
- Sharjeel Khan
- Khalid Latif
- Mohammad Sami
- Babar Azam
- Imran Khalid
- Kamran Ghulam
- Umar Amin
- Rumman Raees
- Amad Butt
- Ashar Zaidi
- Saeed Ajmal
- Hussain Talat
- Umar Siddiq
IU PSL team 2016 list of Foreign players;
- Shane Watson
- Andre Russell
- Samuel Badree
- Brad Haddin
- Sam Billings
| Dates | Islamabad United Fixtures | Venues | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu Feb 4 | 1st T20 | Islamabad vs Quetta | Dubai |
| Fri Feb 5 | 3rd T20 | Peshawar vs Islamabad | Dubai |
| Sun Feb 7 | 6th T20 | Islamabad vs Karachi | Dubai |
| Wed Feb 10 | 9th T20 | Islamabad vs Lahore | Sharjah |
| Thu Feb 11 | 11th T20 | Islamabad vs Quetta | Sharjah |
| Fri Feb 12 | 13th T20 | Peshawar vs Islamabad | Sharjah |
| Sun Feb 14 | 16th T20 | Islamabad vs Karachi | Sharjah |
| Wed Feb 17 | 20th T20 | Islamabad vs Lahore | Dubai |
