2016 Pakistan Cup

The 2016 Pakistan Cup was a five-team one-day cricket tournament based on a draft system. It took place in Faisalabad, Punjab, from 19 April - 1 May and included teams from the country's four provinces and a Federal Capital side.[1] Sarfraz Ahmed, Shoaib Malik, Younis Khan, Azhar Ali and Misbah-Ul-Haq led the sides from Sindh, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan and Islamabad. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won the tournament after defeating Punjab in the final by 151 runs.[2]

2016 Pakistan Cup
Administrator(s)Pakistan Cricket Board
Cricket formatList A
Tournament format(s)Round Robin and Knockout Stage
Host(s) Faisalabad
ChampionsKhyber Pakhtunkhwa
Participants5
Matches played11
Most runsAhmed Shehzad (372) (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)
Most wicketsMohammad Amir (11) (SINDH)
Official websiteOfficial website

Drafting

The teams were selected by the captain and the coach through a draft which consisted of 150 players. Each team was able to select a squad of 15 players. The draft process was also adopted during the teams' selection for the Pakistan Super League which was held earlier this year.[3]

Squads

The following players were selected:[4]

Punjab Sindh Balochistan Islamabad Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Venue
CityVenueCapacityMatches
Faisalabad, PunjabIqbal Stadium28,00011

Points table
Teams Pld W L NR NRR Pts
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (C) 4310+0.3836
Punjab (R) 4220+0.6014
Sindh 4220+0.1664
Balochistan 4220-0.5544
Islamabad 4130-0.7402
  Teams qualified for the Final

Source: ESPNcricinfo[5]

Fixtures and results

Group stage
19 April 2016
15:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Baluchistan
215 (46.2 overs)
v
Punjab
203 (49 overs)
Shahid Yousuf 49 (68)
Amad Butt 2/30 (6 overs)
Mohammad Rizwan 39 (52)
Azhar Ali 3/24 (5 overs)
Balochistan won by 12 runs
Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad
Umpires: Ahsan Raza and Khalid Mehmood
Player of the match: Azhar Ali (Baluchistan)
  • Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
  • Ghulam Haider (Baluchistan) and Saif Badar (Punjab) both made their List A debuts.
20 April 2016
15:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
212 (46.1 overs)
v
Islamabad
205/8 (42.1 overs)
Younis Khan 61 (59)
Hammad Azam 3/23 (7 overs)
Misbah-ul-Haq 82 (104)
Zohaib Khan 3/36 (9 overs)
Islamabad won by 2 wickets (D/L method)
Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad
Umpires: Shozab Raza and Rashid Riaz
Player of the match: Misbah-ul-Haq (Islamabad)
  • Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Shadab Khan (Islamabad) and Sameen Gul (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) both made their List A debuts.
21 April 2016
15:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sindh
266/4 (45 overs)
v
Baluchistan
186/8 (31 overs)
Sami Aslam 108* (120)
Saeed Ajmal 2/62 (10 overs)
Azhar Ali 100* (83)
Mohammad Amir 2/19 (4 overs)
Sindh won by 42 runs (D/L method)
Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad
Umpires: Ghaffar Kazmi and Khalid Mahmood
Player of the match: Khurram Manzoor (Sindh)
  • Sindh won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Hasan Khan (Sindh) made his List A debut.
  • Ahsan Raza was the onfield umpire after 40 overs.
22 April 2016
15:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
262/6 (50 overs)
v
Punjab
260/7 (50 overs)
Fakhar Zaman 64 (71)
Aamer Yamin 2/54 (10 overs)
Salman Butt 77 (114)
Rahat Ali 4/42 (10 overs)
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won by 2 runs
Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad
Umpires: Mohammad Sajid and Riazuddin
Player of the match: Rahat Ali (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)
  • Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Hayatullah (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) made his List A debut.
23 April 2016
15:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sindh
336/6 (50 overs)
v
Islamabad
218 (39.5 overs)
Khurram Manzoor 123 (90)
Mohammad Irfan 2/45 (10 overs)
Misbah-ul-Haq 73 (59)
Bilal Asif 4/39 (10 overs)
Sindh won by 118 runs
Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad
Umpires: Ahsan Raza and Asif Yaqoob
Player of the match: Khurram Manzoor (Sindh)
  • Sindh won the toss and elected to bat.
24 April 2016
15:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
246/8 (50 overs)
v
Baluchistan
172 (45.1 overs)
Zohaib Khan 82 (112)
Umar Gul 2/34 (6 overs)
Babar Azam 50 (67)
Zohaib Khan 4/18 (9.1 overs)
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won by 74 runs
Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad
Umpires: Rashid Riaz and Shozab Raza
Player of the match: Zohaib Khan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)
  • Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Ahmed Shehzad replaced Younis Khan as the captain of the side, after Younis Khan left the tournament because of umpiring issue.[6]
25 April 2016
15:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Punjab
213 (43.3 overs)
v
Islamabad
183 (46.1 overs)
Asad Shafiq 54 (51)
Mohammad Irfan 3/34 (7.3 overs)
Iftikhar Ahmed 67 (109)
Amad Butt 4/34 (10 overs)
Punjab won by 30 runs
Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad
Umpires: Ghaffar Kazmi and Khalid Mahmood
Player of the match: Amad Butt (Punjab)
  • Punjab won the toss and elected to bat.
27 April 2016
15:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
319/6 (50 overs)
v
Sindh
312/8 (50 overs)
Ahmed Shehzad 143 (135)
Bilal Asif 2/46 (10 overs)
Khalid Latif 168* (129)
Zia-ul-Haq 3/50 (10 overs)
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won by 7 runs
Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad
Umpires: Shozab Raza and Asif Yaqoob
Player of the match: Ahmed Shehzad (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) and Khalid Latif (Sindh)
  • Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Khyber Pakhtunkhwa qualified for the final.
28 April 2016
15:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Islamabad
315/8 (50 overs)
v
Baluchistan
317/7 (49.4 Overs)
Kamran Akmal 134 (102)
Bilawal Bhatti 3/57 (10 overs)
Azhar Ali 80 (92)
Mohammad Sami 3/63 (10 overs)
Baluchistan won by 3 wickets
Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad
Umpires: Ahsan Raza and Ghaffar Kazmi
Player of the match: Kamran Akmal (Islamabad)
  • Islamabad won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Mohammad Imran (Balochistan) and Arsal Sheikh (Islamabad) both made their List A debuts.
29 April 2016
15:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sindh
158 (46.3 overs)
v
Punjab
159/5 (28 overs)
Fawad Alam 62 (99)
Ehsan Adil 3/34 (10 overs)
Shan Masood 59 (77)
Mohammad Amir 2/47 (10 overs)
Punjab won by 5 wickets
Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad
Umpires: Rashid Riaz and Riazuddin
Player of the match: Shan Masood (Punjab)
  • Sindh won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Punjab qualified for the final.

Final
1 May 2016
15:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
311/9 (50 Overs)
v
Punjab
160 (36.1 Overs)
Fakhar Zaman 115 (111)
Amad Butt 3/55 (10 Overs)
Shan Masood 36 (40)
Zohaib Khan 3/23 (5 Overs)
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won by 151 runs[7]
Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad
Umpires: Ahsan Raza and Shozab Raza
Player of the match: Fakhar Zaman (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)
  • Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Younis Khan led his team after apologising to the PCB.[8]

References
  1. "Drafting for Pakistan Cup players underway in Lahore - Cricket - Dunya News". dunyanews.tv. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  2. http://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/sports/pakistan-cup-2016-final-match-punjab-vs-khyber-pakhtunkhwa-watch-live-score-and-live-streaming/, Daily Pakistan, 2016-05-01. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
  3. PTV Sports. "'Pakistan Cup' one-day tournament to start in Faisalabad". PTVSports. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  4. "PCB introduces new domestic one-day competition". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  5. "2016 Pakistan Cup, Points Table". ESPN Cricinfo.
  6. http://espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/1003969.html/, ESPN, 2016-05-01. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
  7. http://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/sports/pakistan-cup-2016-final-match-punjab-vs-khyber-pakhtunkhwa-watch-live-score-and-live-streaming/, Daily Pakistan, 2016-05-01. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
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