2018 Pakistan Super League
2018 Pakistan Super League (also known as PSL 3[1] or for sponsorship reasons, HBL PSL 2018) was the third season of the Pakistan Super League, a franchise Twenty20 cricket league which was established by the Pakistan Cricket Board in 2015. It featured six teams, which was the first expansion of the league since its formation.[2][3] The group stage took place in the United Arab Emirates, with two playoff matches played in Lahore and the final at the National Stadium, Karachi. The tickets for the final were sold out within fifteen hours.[4]
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| Dates | 22 February – 25 March 2018 |
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| Administrator(s) | Pakistan Cricket Board |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round robin and playoffs |
| Host(s) |   |
| Champions | Islamabad United (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Peshawar Zalmi |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches played | 34 |
| Attendance | 398,765 (11,728 per match) |
| Player of the series |  |
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| Most wickets | |
| Official website | psl-t20.com |
In the championship game, inaugural champions Islamabad United defeated defending champions Peshawar Zalmi by 3 wickets in Karachi to win the title for a second time.[5] Luke Ronchi of Islamabad United was named the Man of the Match of the Final,[5] as well as the player of the tournament and the leading run scorer with a total of 435 runs in the tournament. Faheem Ashraf of Islamabad United was awarded the best bowler award;[5] both he and Wahab Riaz of Peshawar Zalmi took 18 wickets to lead the wicket-takers list.
Ceremonies
Opening ceremony
American pop singer Jason Derulo featured alongside Pakistani veterans including Abida Parveen, Ali Zafar and Shehzad Roy in the performance at opening ceremony in Dubai International Cricket Stadium on 22 February. Hareem Farooq and Bilal Ashraf were the hosts of the ceremony. The ceremony also featured Pakistani Sachal Orchestra and firework display.[6] Teaser of Zafar's first Pakistani film Teefa in Trouble was also released.[7][8]
Closing ceremony
Closing ceremony took place at National Stadium, Karachi on 25 March ahead of the final. The ceremony was hosted by Bilal Ashraf. Pakistani singers Ali Zafar, Shehzad Roy, Strings, Aima Baig and Farhan Saeed performed live in front of 33,000 people in the stadium.[9][10][11]
Teams and squads
The 2018 PSL features six team franchises, with five teams which also appeared in previous seasons; and a new team based in Multan.
The player draft for the 2018 season was held in Lahore on 12 November 2017. 501 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 21 members.[12][13][14]
Officials
Eight umpires and two match referees were included in the officials panel for the tournament. Aleem Dar, Ranmore Martinesz and Tim Robinson will stand in matches during the tournament. Pakistani umpires Ahmed Shahab, Shozab Raza, Rashid Riaz, Khalid Mehmood and Asif Yaqoob will be part of the panel as well. The match referees panel consists of former Sri Lankan ICC match referee Roshan Mahanama and Pakistani match referee Mohammad Anees.[15]
Venues
Similar to 2016 and 2017 seasons, most of the matches of 2018 season were played in UAE. However, the playoffs and final took place in Pakistan; they were played in Lahore and Karachi.[16] Each foreign cricketer who played PSL matches in the country was paid extra US$10,000 for each of these matches.[17][18][19][20]
The International Cricket Council security team visited National Stadium, Karachi, on 23 October, to ensure its condition.[21][22][23] So, chairman PCB Najam Sethi said on 22 November that the renovation of stadium will be completed in February 2018, to host PSL Final. The tickets for final Match was sold out within 3 hours.[24]
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| Dubai International Cricket Stadium | Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium | Gaddafi Stadium | National Stadium |
| Capacity: 25,000 | Capacity: 15,000 | Capacity: 27,000 | Capacity: 34,228 |
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Promotion in media
The league has been promoted on social media by hashtag #HBLPSL 2018, due to its three-year contract (2016–18) with HBL Pakistan for title sponsorship.[1] Also, the six teams are promoted by #AbKhel6Ka.[25] It has also been promoted by #DilSeJaanLagaDe, the hashtag for the league's official anthem by Ali Zafar.[26][27]
Format
Points table
| Team | P | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | ||||
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| Islamabad United (C) | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | +0.296 | ||||
| KarachiKings (3rd) | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | +0.028 | ||||
| Peshawar Zalmi (R) | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | +0.464 | ||||
| Quetta Gladiators (4th) | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | +0.312 | ||||
| Multan Sultans | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | -0.191 | ||||
| Lahore Qalandars | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -0.931 | ||||
- Source: ESPNcricinfo
- The top 4 teams will qualify for the playoffs
- Advanced to Qualifier
- Advanced to Eliminator 1
League stage
The league stage of the tournament will run from 22 February to 16 March 2018.[28]
Summary
| Visitor team → | IU | KK | LQ | MS | PZ | QG |
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| Islamabad United | Islamabad 8 wickets | Islamabad 6 wickets | Islamabad 33 runs | Peshawar 34 runs | Quetta 6 wickets | |
| Karachi Kings | Karachi 7 wickets | Karachi 27 runs | Karachi 63 runs | Peshawar 44 runs | Karachi 19 runs | |
| Lahore Qalandars | Islamabad Super Over | Lahore Super Over | Multan 43 runs | Peshawar 7 wickets | Quetta 9 wickets | |
| Multan Sultans | Islamabad 5 wickets | Match abandoned | Lahore 6 wickets | Multan 19 runs | Multan 9 wickets | |
| Peshawar Zalmi | Islamabad 26 runs | Karachi 5 wickets | Peshawar 10 wickets | Multan 7 wickets | Peshawar 5 wickets | |
| Quetta Gladiators | Islamabad 6 wickets | Quetta 67 runs | Lahore 17 runs | Quetta 2 wickets | Quetta 6 wickets |
| Home team won | Visitor 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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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | E1/Q | E2 | F | |
| Islamabad United | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | W | W | |
| Karachi Kings | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | L | L | |
| Lahore Qalandars | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | |||
| Multan Sultans | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |||
| Peshawar Zalmi | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | W | W | L |
| Quetta Gladiators | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | L | ||
| Win | Loss | No 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
Peshawar Zalmi 151/6 (20 overs) |
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Multan Sultans 152/3 (19.1 overs) |
- Multan Sultans won the toss and elected to field.
- Ibtisam Sheikh (Peshawar Zalmi) made his T20 debut.
Karachi Kings 149/9 (20 overs) |
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Quetta Gladiators 130/9 (20 overs) |
- Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
Multan Sultans 179/5 (20 overs) |
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Lahore Qalandars 136 (17.2 overs) |
- Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to field.
- Shaheen Afridi (Lahore Qalandars) made his T20 debut.
- Junaid Khan (Multan Sultans) became the first bowler in the team and the second bowler in PSL history to take a hattrick.[29]
Peshawar Zalmi 176/6 (20 overs) |
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Islamabad United 142/9 (20 overs) |
- Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.
Lahore Qalandars 119/9 (20 overs) |
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Quetta Gladiators 120/1 (14 overs) |
- Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
Multan Sultans 113 (19.5 overs) |
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Islamabad United 117/5 (17.4 overs) |
- Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.
Peshawar Zalmi 131/9 (20 overs) |
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Karachi Kings 135/5 (19.4 overs) |
- Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to bat.
Karachi Kings 159/7 (20 overs) |
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Lahore Qalandars 132 (18.3 overs) |
- Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
Islamabad United 134/7 (20 overs) |
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Quetta Gladiators 135/4 (17.1 overs) |
- Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
Quetta Gladiators 141/8 (20 overs) |
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Peshawar Zalmi 143/5 (19.4 overs) |
- Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to field.
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- Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
- No play was possible due to rain.
Islamabad United 121/9 (20 overs) |
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Lahore Qalandars 121 (19.4 overs) |
- Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to field.
- This was the first ever super over in PSL history.
Quetta Gladiators 102 (15.4 overs) |
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Multan Sultans 108/1 (16.4 overs) |
Sarfraz Ahmed 30 (33) Sohail Tanvir 3/14 (3 overs) |
- Multan Sultans won the toss and elected to field.
- Imran Tahir (Multan Sultans) became the third bowler in PSL history to take a hattrick.[30]
Lahore Qalandars 100 (17.2 overs) |
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Peshawar Zalmi 104/0 (13.4 overs) |
- Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to bat.
- This was the first ever victory by a 10 wicket margin in PSL history.[31]
Karachi Kings 153/6 (20 overs) |
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Islamabad United 156/2 (17.2 overs) |
- Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.
Multan Sultans 183/3 (20 overs) |
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Peshawar Zalmi 164/8 (20 overs) |
- Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to field.
Multan Sultans 152/5 (20 overs) |
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Quetta Gladiators 156/8 (19.5 overs) |
- Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
Lahore Qalandars 163/8 (20 overs) |
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Islamabad United 164/4 (17.4 overs) |
- Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.
Quetta Gladiators 180/4 (20 overs) |
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Karachi Kings 113/8 (20 overs) |
Imad Wasim 35 (31) Anwar Ali 2/21 (3 overs) |
- Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field.
- This was the biggest win in PSL history in term of runs.[32]
Multan Sultans 114 (19.4 overs) |
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Lahore Qalandars 115/4 (18.4 overs) |
- Multan Sultans won the toss and elected to bat.
Islamabad United 182/5 (20 overs) |
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Peshawar Zalmi 156/9 (20 overs) |
- Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to field.
Karachi Kings 188/3 (20 overs) |
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Multan Sultans 125 (19.4 overs) |
- Multan Sultans won the toss and elected to field.
Peshawar Zalmi 157/5 (20 overs) |
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Quetta Gladiators 158/4 (19.2 overs) |
- Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
- As a result of this match Lahore Qalandars were eliminated from the competition.
Karachi Kings 163/5 (20 overs) |
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Lahore Qalandars 163/8 (20 overs) |
- Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to field.
Islamabad United 185/4 (20 overs) |
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Multan Sultans 152 (19.1 overs) |
- Multan Sultans won the toss and elected to field.
- As a result of this match Islamabad United and Quetta Gladiators advanced to playoffs.
Lahore Qalandars 186/4 (20 overs) |
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Quetta Gladiators 169/6 (20 overs) |
- Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
Peshawar Zalmi 181/6 (20 overs) |
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Karachi Kings 137/8 (20 overs) |
Kamran Akmal 75 (51) Usman Khan 3/11 (4 overs) |
- Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to bat.
Quetta Gladiators 147/7 (20 overs) |
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Islamabad United 149/4 (18.2 overs) |
Sarfraz Ahmed 43 (30) Faheem Ashraf 3/19 (4 overs) |
JP Duminy 54 (47) Rahat Ali 2/33 (3.2 overs) |
- Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to bat.
Lahore Qalandars 172/4 (20 overs) |
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Peshawar Zalmi 176/3 (18 overs) |
- Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to bat.
- Kamran Akmal (Peshawar Zalmi) scored his second century in PSL and the first player to do it.
- As a result of this match Peshawar Zalmi advanced to playoffs.
Islamabad United 124 (19 overs) |
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Karachi Kings 125/3 (17 overs) |
Asif Ali 34 (14) Usman Khan 4/17 (4 overs) |
- Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field.
- Karachi Kings advanced to playoffs as a result of this match.
- As a result of this match Multan Sultans were eliminated from the competition.
Playoffs
| Preliminary | Final | |||||||||||
| 25 March — Karachi | ||||||||||||
| 18 March — Dubai | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Islamabad United | 155/2 (12.3 overs) | ||||||||||
| 2 | Karachi Kings | 154/4 (20 overs) | 1 | Islamabad United | 154/7 (16.5 overs) | |||||||
| Islamabad United won by 8 wickets | 3 | Peshawar Zalmi | 148/9 (20 overs) | |||||||||
| Islamabad United won by 3 wickets | ||||||||||||
| 21 March — Lahore | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Karachi Kings | 157/2 (16 overs) | ||||||||||
| 3 | Peshawar Zalmi | 170/7 (16 overs) | ||||||||||
| Peshawar Zalmi won by 13 runs | ||||||||||||
| 20 March — Lahore | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Peshawar Zalmi | 157 (20 overs) | ||||||||||
| 4 | Quetta Gladiators | 156/9 (20 overs) | ||||||||||
| Peshawar Zalmi won by 1 run | ||||||||||||
Preliminary
Qualifier 1
Karachi Kings 154/4 (20 overs) |
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Islamabad United 155/2 (12.3 overs) |
- Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
- This was the largest victory in terms of balls remaining in PSL history.
- As a result of this match Islamabad United advanced to the final.
Eliminator
Peshawar Zalmi 157 (20 overs) |
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Quetta Gladiators 156/9 (20 overs) |
Liam Dawson 62 (35) Rahat Ali 4/16 (4 overs) |
- Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
- As a result of this match Peshawar Zalmi advanced to Eliminator 2.[33]
- As a result of this match Quetta Gladiators were eliminated from the competition.
Eliminator 2
Peshawar Zalmi 170/7 (16 overs) |
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Karachi Kings 157/2 (16 overs) |
- Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field.
- Match was reduced to 16 overs per side due to rain.
- Kamran Akmal (Peshawar Zalmi) scored the fastest fifty of PSL (17 balls).
- As a result of this match Peshawar Zalmi advanced to the final.
- As a result of this match Karachi Kings were eliminated from the competition.
Final
Peshawar Zalmi 148/9 (20 overs) |
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Islamabad United 154/7 (16.5 overs) |
- Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to bat.
- Islamabad United won the championship as a result of this match and became the most successful team in PSL history.[34]
Awards and statistics
Most runs
| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Runs | Ave | SR | HS | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | |||||||||||||||
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Islamabad United | 11 | 11 | 435 | 43.50 | 182.00 | 94* | 0 | 5 | 51 | 24 | |||||||||||||||
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Peshawar Zalmi | 13 | 13 | 425 | 38.63 | 153.42 | 107* | 1 | 4 | 41 | 28 | |||||||||||||||
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Karachi Kings | 12 | 11 | 402 | 40.20 | 122.18 | 66 | 0 | 5 | 33 | 12 | |||||||||||||||
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Karachi Kings | 12 | 11 | 323 | 32.30 | 125.68 | 79* | 0 | 3 | 40 | 9 | |||||||||||||||
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Quetta Gladiators | 10 | 10 | 319 | 35.44 | 135.16 | 90* | 0 | 2 | 25 | 22 | |||||||||||||||
Source: ESPNcricinfo.com, Last updated : 25 March 2018
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- Luke Ronchi of Islamabad United received the Green Cap.
Most wickets
| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Wkts | Ave | Econ | BBI | SR | 4WI | 5WI | ||||||||||||||
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Islamabad United | 12 | 12 | 18 | 17.22 | 7.75 | 3/19 | 13.3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
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Peshawar Zalmi | 13 | 13 | 18 | 19.11 | 6.90 | 3/30 | 16.6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
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Karachi Kings | 10 | 9 | 16 | 16.12 | 8.02 | 4/17 | 12.0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
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Quetta Gladiators | 11 | 11 | 15 | 21.46 | 7.60 | 4/16 | 16.9 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
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Islamabad United | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14.46 | 6.96 | 4/34 | 12.4 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Source: ESPNcricinfo.com, Last updated : 25 March 2018
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- Faheem Ashraf of Islamabad United received the Maroon Cap.
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