ICC T20 WorldCup 2016

The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Friday reported the gatherings and timetable of the ICC World Twenty20 India 2016, which will be organized crosswise over eight venues in India from 8 March to 3 April.

In the first place round (gathering victors to advance to second round)

Group A – Bangladesh, Netherlands, Ireland and Oman

Group B – Zimbabwe, Scotland, Hong Kong and Afghanistan

Second round groups

Super 10 Group 1 – Sri Lanka, South Africa, West Indies, England and winner group B (Q1B)

Super 10 Group 2 – India, Pakistan, Australia, New Zealand and winner group A (Q1A)

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03:50

Doha to host first edition of Pakistan Super League in Feb 2016

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced that Doha, the capital city of the State of Qatar, will host the inaugural edition of Pakistan Super League (PSL) from February 04-24 next year. After days of suspense, PCB finally decided to go ahead with Qatar after failing to book venues in the UAE during those dates.

           While admitting that Qatar, hosts of Football World Cup 2022, is a relatively unknown cricket centre, chairman of the PCB's executive committee Najam Sethi said the board is confident that the Qatar Olympic body and the country's national cricket association will offer their full cooperation and that top facilities would be provided for the League.

             "We had the option of delaying the launch of the PSL till April and have it in Dubai or other UAE venues, but the window did not suit us at all due to unavailability of players," Sethi, who is heading the PSL secretariat, told a media conference in Lahore. PCB had twice postponed the launch of its T20 league because of various reasons, but Sethi said everything was on schedule this time with broadcasters, production companies, event managers and sponsors all lined up.''

          Sethi said the first edition of the PSL will feature five teams from Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Quetta and Peshawar, who will be sold as franchises, but the number of teams could be increased later. He also informed that, as of now, five teams are scheduled to play 24 matches next year. "The response we have got for the five franchises is overwhelming and more than our expectations," Sethi insisted. The Twenty20 League will have a collective prize purse of up to USD one million. The bidding process for selling team franchises as well as the player auction is set to take place in September. "The players auction would be held in Pakistan and the official logo of the PSL would be unveiled next month," Sethi said.

               "Top foreign players from all Test playing nations except India have expressed interest in signing up for the PSL. As of now, the PSL has consent from over 40 international players," Sethi said, adding that even top foreign coaches are being roped in for the first edition of the League.

There are around 90,000 people from Pakistan living in Qatar, a number which is expected to rise in the near future with the influx of more workers needed for the huge number of infrastructure projects taking place in the Gulf state. In addition, there are large numbers of people from other strong Asian cricketing nations including more than half a million residents from India, 150,000 from Bangladesh and 100,000 from Sri Lanka.

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04:27

Pakistan Super League Official Logo & Song

Comprehensive coverage of Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2016 with live scores, PSL Schedule, Fixtures, PSL Teams and information on Pakistan premier league with five franchise teams consisting of domestic and international players.

Pakistan Super League PSL T20 schedule lists fixtures of all matches, dates, venues and timing of matches in GMT, local times in UAE and PKT time in Pakistan (Pakistan local time).

Ali Zafar Sings Pakistan Super League Song

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04:21

Cricket Team Ranks & Players Ranks

        ICC Rankings For Tests, ODIs and Twenty20

ICC Test Championship

Teams	Matches	Points	Rating
South Africa	24	3008	125
Australia	26	2894	111
Pakistan	24	2419	101
New Zealand	29	2875	99
India	23	2242	97
England	30	2920	97
Sri Lanka	25	2307	92
West Indies	26	2101	81
Bangladesh	22	1026	47
Zimbabwe	10	53	5

ICC ODIs Championship

Teams	Matches	Points	Rating
Australia	38	4899	129
India	51	5875	115
New Zealand	43	4732	110
South Africa	49	5360	109
Sri Lanka	60	6204	103
England	47	4592	98
Bangladesh	34	3253	96
Pakistan	50	4487	90
West Indies	35	3094	88
Ireland	11	549	50
Zimbabwe	34	1553	46
Afghanistan	15	618	41

ICC Twenty20  Championship

Teams	Matches	Points	Rating
Sri Lanka	27	1891	126
Australia	28	1953	122
Pakistan	35	2642	120
India	20	1413	118
West Indies	29	1994	117
South Africa	33	2336	111
New Zealand	26	1706	107
England	28	1653	103
Afghanistan	18	926	77
Bangladesh	17	733	73
Hong Kong	8	503	72
Scotland	14	661	66
Netherlands	20	859	61
Zimbabwe	14	509	57
Ireland	13	422	42

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