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2016 PSL
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. The opening ceremony and first match of the tournament were held at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on 4 February 2016. The final was held in Dubai on 23 February and saw Islamabad United defeating Quetta Gladiators by 6 wickets to win the first title. 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. Around half of the TV viewing audience in Pakistan watched matches in the competition at peak times. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakistan Cricket Board
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), formerly known as Board of Control for Cricket in Pakistan (BCCP), is a sports governing body for cricket in Pakistan responsible for controlling and organising all tours and matches undertaken by the Pakistan national cricket team. A List of International Cricket Council members, member of the International Cricket Council since 1952, it represents the country's Pakistan national cricket team, men's and Pakistan women's national cricket team, women's national teams in international cricket tournaments played under the ICC. Following the establishment of Pakistan as an independent dominion of the British Empire in 1947, professional and amateur cricket commenced in the same year, seeing as local infrastructure had already been established when the country was part of the British Raj. Cricket matches were arranged informally until 1948, when a Board of Control was formally instituted. Pakistan was admitted to the Imperial Cricket Conference (cur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yasir Hussain
Yasir Hussain () is a Pakistani screenwriter, actor, director, playwright and host from Karachi best known for his comic roles. He hosted ''The After Moon Show'' on Hum TV. He is also known for playing the antagonist in the 2018 social drama ''Baandi''. Early life and family Hussain was born in Karachi into a Muslim Rajputs, Rajput family originally from Azad Kashmir that moved to Rawalpindi when he was five. He's the youngest in a family of 12 siblings, including a sister who's a Dubai-based singer, Schumaila Hussain, and a brother who's a scriptwriter. In recent years, Schumaila has gained attention for singing the OSTs of dramas ''Muqabil'' (2016) and ''Khamoshi (TV series), Khamoshi'' (2017-2018) while she has also done works for Lollywood and Hindi cinema, Bollywood. Career Theatre Hussain remain associated with Kopycats Production as they produced some of the great plays for theatre which were written by Anwar Maqsood like ''Half Plate'', ''Pawney 14 August'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hussain Talat
Mohammad Hussain Talat ( Punjabi and ; born 12 February 1996) is a Pakistani cricketer. He made his international debut for the Pakistan cricket team in April 2018. Domestically, he plays for Peshawar Zalmi in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). Domestic career He made his PSL debut vs Quetta Gladiators in which he scored a valuable fifty for his team and helped Islamabad United to win the game for 1 run. In April 2018, he was named in Federal Areas' squad for the 2018 Pakistan Cup. He was named the man of the match in the final of the tournament. On 3 June 2018, he was selected to play for the Toronto Nationals in the players' draft for the inaugural edition of the Global T20 Canada tournament. In September 2019, he was named in Balochistan's squad for the 2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy tournament. In August 2020, he was named in Southern Punjab's squad for the 2020–21 domestic season. In October 2020, in the 2020–21 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, Talat scored his maiden double cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khalid Latif (cricketer)
Khalid Latif (; born 4 November 1985) is a former Pakistani cricketer who played as an opening batsman in international cricket for Pakistan. A right-handed opening batsman, he captained Pakistan during the country's 2004 Under-19 Cricket World Cup win and the 2010 Asian Games bronze medal win. In February 2017, the Pakistan Cricket Board suspended Latif over his suspected involvement in the 2017 Pakistan Super League spot-fixing scandal. In September, he was banned from playing cricket for five years and fined ₨. 1 million for his involvement in the corruption case. In September 2023, a court in the Netherlands convicted Latif of attempting to provoke the murder of Dutch politician Geert Wilders, and sentenced him to 12 years in prison. Career Khalid Latif was captain of the Pakistani side which won the Under-19 World Cup in 2004. He was the highest scorer for Pakistan at the 2004 U-19 World Cup, scoring 291 runs in eight innings. Latif made his One Day International (ODI ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharjeel Khan
Sharjeel Khan (; born 14 August 1989) cricinfo. Retrieved 28 November 2010 is a Pakistani er who plays for Karachi Kings in the and for in the Pakistan domestic tournaments. He made his first-class debut for |
Misbah-ul-Haq
Misbah-ul-Haq Pride of Performance, PP Sitara-e-Imtiaz, SI (; born 28 May 1974) is a former Pakistani cricket coach and former international cricketer. Misbah captained Pakistan national cricket team, Pakistan in all formats and is former head coach and former chief selector of the Pakistan national team. As captain, he led Pakistan to being the champions of the 2012 Asia Cup. Misbah was a member of the team that won the 2009 ICC World Twenty20, two years after the defeat from the final in the previous 2007 ICC World Twenty20, tournament. A late bloomer, Misbah was a middle-order batsman best known for his composure with the bat whilst also having the ability to be an aggressive big shot player when required. Misbah scored the fastest fifty in Test cricket and set a new record for the fastest Test hundred and holds the record for most career ODI runs without a century. Misbah has an MBA degree in Human Resource Management from the University of Management and Technology (Pakis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lahore Qalandars
Lahore Qalandars is a Pakistani professional cricket franchise which plays in the Pakistan Super League, representing Lahore, the capital of Punjab. They are the current champions of the PSL and the most successful team in the tournament's history. The home ground of the team is Gaddafi Stadium. The team is owned by Rana Brothers. The team is currently captained by Shaheen Afridi and coached by Russell Domingo. Lahore Qalandars is owned by Rana brothers. It was the second-most expensive franchise of Pakistan Super League, and one of the few teams sold to an international company. The team has finished at the bottom of the points table a record five times, but they have also won the joint-most titles, securing championships in 2022, 2023, and 2025. Fakhar Zaman is the leading run-scorer, and Shaheen Afridi is the leading wicket-taker for the side. Franchise history In 2015, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced that the inaugural season of the Pakistan Super League (P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peshawar Zalmi
Peshawar Zalmi (; ; literally meaning "Peshawar's youth") is a Pakistani franchise Twenty20 cricket team which plays in the Pakistan Super League and represents Peshawar, the capital city of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The team is owned by Javed Afridi. Peshawar Zalmi was established in 2015 following the announcement of the inaugural Pakistan Super League (PSL) by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). Babar Azam is the current captain and Daren Sammy is the current head coach of the team. Kamran Akmal is the leading run-scorer for the side, while Wahab Riaz is the leading wicket-taker. Franchise history On 3 December 2015, the Pakistan Cricket Board PCB unveiled the owners of five city-based franchises for the first season of the Pakistan Super League. The Peshawar franchise was sold to Javed Afridi for US$16 million for a time period of ten-years. 2016 season Peshawar began their 2016 season well, winning their first two matches. After a loss to Quetta Gladiators t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lahore
Lahore ( ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, Pakistani province of Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, second-largest city in Pakistan, after Karachi, and 27th List of largest cities, largest in the world, with a population of over 14 million. Lahore is one of Pakistan's major industrial, educational and economic hubs. It has been the historic capital and cultural center of the wider Punjab region, and is one of Pakistan's most Social liberalism, socially liberal, Progressivism, progressive, and Cosmopolitanism, cosmopolitan cities. Origins of Lahore, Lahore's origin dates back to antiquity. The city has been inhabited for around two millennia, although it rose to prominence in the late 10th century with the establishment of the Walled City of Lahore, Walled City, its fortified interior. Lahore served as the capital of several empires during the medieval era, including the Hindu Shahis, Gha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaddafi Stadium
Gaddafi Stadium formerly known as Lahore Stadium, is a cricket stadium in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab, Pakistan, owned by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). With a capacity of 34,000, it is the List of cricket grounds in Pakistan, largest cricket stadium of Pakistan. The headquarters of the Pakistan Cricket Board are situated at Gaddafi Stadium, thus making it the home of the Pakistan national cricket team. It is also the home ground of Lahore Qalandars in the Pakistan Super League. It is named after Libyan revolutionary, Muammar Gaddafi. Gaddafi Stadium was designed by Russian-born Pakistani architect and civil engineer Nasreddin Murat-Khan, and constructed by Mian Abdul Khaliq and Company in 1959. The stadium was renovated for the 1996 Cricket World Cup when it hosted the 1996 Cricket World Cup Final, final. It was the first cricket stadium in Pakistan to be equipped with modern floodlights with their own standby power generators. In addition to Pakistan home games and in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanam Saeed
Sanam Saeed is a Pakistani actress, singer and former model who predominantly works in Urdu cinema and television. She is best known for portraying the role of Kashaf Murtaza in Momina Duraid's ''Zindagi Gulzar Hai'', for which she received numerous accolades, including Lux Style Awards for Best Television Actress. A graduate of film and theatre studies at Lahore, Saeed made her television debut in the 2010 romance ''Daam''. Saeed had her first commercial success with the 2013 romantic series ''Zindagi Gulzar Hai''. She rose to prominence by featuring as the female lead in several top-grossing television series, including '' Mata-e-Jaan Hai Tu'' (2013), '' Talkhiyaan'' (2013), ''Zindagi Gulzar Hai'' (2013) and '' Kadoorat'' (2013), '' Kahin Chand Na Sharma Jaye'' (2013), '' Ek Kasak Reh Gayi'' (2015), ''Firaaq'' (2014)—and received critical recognition for playing antagonist type in the 2015 family drama '' Diyar-e-Dil'', that earned her a nomination for Best Villain at Hum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohib Mirza
Mohib Mirza () (born 18 August 1979) is a Pakistani actor, director, playwright, television host and comedian. He is known for his work in the film and television industry of Pakistan for which he has been nominated for various awards. Career Mirza started off as a theatre actor in 1999. He was doing Bachelors in Commerce and ran out of funds for the next semester which made him and his friends start a theatre company of their own called ''Dramaybaaz''. They wrote and directed an Urdu play, ''One Way Ticket'', which ran in PACC for 7 days receiving an overwhelming response. Mirza managed to raise more than thrice the amount of money. Mirza made his debut on television in Sahira Kazmi's popular PTV drama serial ''Zebunnisa'', about a girl who becomes the victim of domestic violence. Since then Mirza has acted in numerous television serials, telefilms, sitcoms and TV commercials. He earned international recognition with his film ''Insha Allah'' (2009), winning the award in Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
