2017 Pakistan Super League

HBL Pakistan Super League 2017

Pakistan Super League Logo
Dates 9 February – 7 March 2017
Administrator(s) Pakistan Cricket Board
Cricket format Twenty20
Tournament format(s) Round-robin and playoffs
Host(s)  United Arab Emirates
Participants 5
Matches played 24
Official website psl-t20.com

The 2017 Pakistan Super League, also known as PSL 2 or, for sponsorship reasons, HBL PSL 2017, will be the second season of the Pakistan Super League, a franchise Twenty20 cricket league which was established by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in 2016. The tournament will be played in the United Arab Emirates and will feature five teams.[1][2] On 19 October 2016, at the 2017 player draft, the league chairman Najam Sethi announced that the final of the 2017 tournament might be played in Lahore, Pakistan if the security situation in the country made this possible.[3][4][5][6]

Player acquisition and salaries

The player draft for the 2017 season was held in Dubai on 19 October 2016.[7][8] 414 players, including both Pakistani and international players, were divided into five different categories. Each franchise was allowed to pick a maximum of seven foreign players in their squads which could have a maximum of 20 members.[8] A total of 100 players including 34 foreigners were picked during the draft.[8][9][10]

Teams

The 2017 season of the Pakistan Super League will feature five teams nominally representing major cities in Pakistan.[11] The possibility of adding a sixth team to the league in 2017, possibly representing Kashmir,[12][13] had been discussed but was rejected by the middle of May 2016.[11]

The teams playing in the 2017 season will be the same five franchises which played in the 2016 season:

Venues

Dubai International Cricket Stadium and Sharjah Cricket Stadium in the United Arab Emirates will be the sites of all group stage matches in the tournament. The final has tentatively been scheduled to be played at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore if the security situation in Pakistan allows.[6] The other playoff matches will be held at Sharjah and Dubai.

United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
Dubai Sharjah
Dubai International Cricket Stadium Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium
Capacity: 25,000 Capacity: 27,000

Format

PSL Playoffs

Each team will play each other twice in the league stage of the tournament in a double round robin format. Following the group stage, the top four teams will qualify for the playoff stage of the tournament.

The 2017 season of the PSL will follow rules and regulations laid down by the International Cricket Council. In the group stage, two points will be awarded for a win, one for a no result and none for a loss. In the event of tied scores after both teams have faced their quota of overs, a super over will be used to determine the match winner. In the group stage teams will be ranked on the following criteria:

  1. Higher number of points
  2. If equal, higher number of wins
  3. If equal, least number of defeats
  4. If still equal, the results of head to head meetings
  5. If still equal, net run rate

If any play-off match finishes with no result, a super over will be used to determine the winner with a tied super over meaning that the team which finished higher in the league table progressing.

League Stage

The league stage of the competition will run between 9 February and 26 March 2016.[14] All matches will be held in the United Arab Emirates.[6]

Points table

Team P W L NR Pts NRR
Islamabad United 0 0 0 0 0 0
Karachi Kings 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lahore Qalandars 0 0 0 0 0 0
Peshawar Zalmi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Quetta Gladiators 0 0 0 0 0 0

Fixtures

The schedule of matches for the tournament was announced on 2 November 2016.[6] The group stage of the tournament will be made up of 20 matches held over 18 days starting on 9 February 2016, with each team playing every other team twice.[14] The top four teams will qualify for the playoff stage of the tournament, with the final being held on 7 March.[6][15]

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

Playoff stage

The playoff stage of the tournament will feature the four highest placed teams from the league stage of the competition. It will start on February 28 2016 with the final scheduled to take place on 7 March.[14] The winner of a qualifier match between the top two ranked teams will progress straight to the final, with the loser of that match playing the winner of an eliminator match between the third and fourth ranked teams. The final is scheduled to take be held at the Gadaffi Stadium in Lahore if the security situation in Pakistan allows.[6] All other playoff matches will be held in the United Arab Emirates.[14]

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

Preliminary Final
  7 March — Gaddafi Stadium
28 February — Sharjah Cricket Stadium
   
       
     
 
3 March — Dubai International Cricket Stadium
   
   
 
1 March — Sharjah Cricket Stadium
   
   
 

Qualifier 1

28 February (D/N)
Team 1
v
Team 2

Eliminator

1 March (D/N)
Team 3
v
Team 4

Qualifier 2

3 March (D/N)
Winner of Eliminator
v
Loser of Qualifier 1

Final

7 March (D/N)
Winner of Qualifier 1
v
Winner of Qualifier 2

References

  1. ↑ Nabeel Hashimi Tentative dates finalised for second PSL, The Express Tribune, 2016-04-20. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
  2. ↑ Nagraj Gollapudi Travelling to Pakistan still risky, says FICA, CricInfo, 2016-10-20. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
  3. ↑ Umar Farooq PCB initiates steps to host PSL final in Lahore, CricInfo, 2016-08-22. Retrieved 2016-08-22
  4. ↑ Umar Farooq PSL 2017 final will be held in Pakistan - Najam Sethi, CricInfo, 2016-10-20. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
  5. ↑ Fawad Hussain Decision to hold PSL final in Lahore stands: Sethi, The Express Tribune, 2016-10-23. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Lahore final 'uncertain' as PSL schedule announced, The Express Tribune, 2016-11-03. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
  7. ↑ Abdul Majid Lahore to host PSL 2017 final as teams pick final squads, The Express Tribune, 2016-10-19. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
  8. 1 2 3 Watson, Haddin snapped up in PSL draft, Cricket Australia, 2016-10-20. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
  9. ↑ All you need to know about PSL 2017 draft, Geo TV, 2016-10-19. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
  10. ↑ Afridi hands over Peshawar Zalmi captaincy to Sammy, CricInfo, 2016-10-20. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
  11. 1 2 PSL’s second edition to remain five-team event, The Express Tribune, 2016-05-18. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
  12. ↑ Muneeb Farrukh PSL to include a sixth team for the second edition, Ary Sports, 2016-04-21. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
  13. ↑ Muneeb Farrukh Najam Sethi dreams about including Kashmir in PSL, Ary Sports, 2016-04-23. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
  14. 1 2 3 4 PSL to kick-off from Feb 9, final to be played in Lahore on March 7, The Express Tribune, 2016-11-02. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
  15. ↑ PSL 2 all set to begin from feb 9 2017, Geo News, 2016-11-02. Retrieved 2016-11-04.

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