KARACHI: The long awaited Pakistan Super League is about to start from February 4. The inaugural edition of the PSL will be held in the UAE and will be played in Dubai and Sharjah.
There are five franchises named after each provincial capital and the federal capital of the country. The Karachi Kings, Lahore Qalandars, Peshawar Zalmi, Quetta Gladiators and Islamabad United will compete with each other to lift the trophy.
Geo Super has made special arrangements for the live broadcast of the PSL. Our expert’s panel in Super Eye will give in-depth analyses and viewpoints on the ever-changing game situation and performance evaluation of teams and players.
All franchises have a beautiful mix of foreign and local players. Hence exciting matches are expected especially traditional rivalry between Karachi and Lahore will be the talk of the town throughout the event.
In Lahore Qalandars, Gayle Storm, Dwyane Bravo, and Kevon Cooper will be in action against their rivals. However, cricket lovers will also witness Sharne Watson, Andrew Russell, Misbah-ul-Haq, Boom BoomAfridi, Wahab Riaz, Kevin Peterson, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Umer Gul, Shoaib Malik, Ravi Bopara and many other stars of cricket in different matches.
Former Pakistan cricketers Rameez Raja and Waseem Akram have been named as ambassadors for the PSL. The 21-day inaugural event is to be regulated by the ICC. The 2016 schedule comprises a double round robin and play offs format. Top four teams will progress to play offs.
The top two teams will play the first qualifier, while the loser of the 1st qualifier and winner of the 2nd playoff will meet in playoff. Winners of play off 1 and 3 will meet in the final. There will be a total of twenty-four matches (day/night) in the tournament. Fifteen Matches, including all three play offs and final will be played at Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
The other nine fixtures will take place at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. The first match will be played between Islamabad United and Quetta Gladiators at 10:00 PM. Followed by a colorful opening ceremony to be lead by Ali Zafar and Sean Paul.