Pakistan Super League 2016 will be the first edition of Pakistan Super League which is scheduled to take place in United Arab Emirates. Due to sponsorship reasons it will be known as HBL PSL 2016. Earlier it was declared that tournament will be held in Qatar but PCB shifted it to UAE and will be played from 4 to 23 February in Sharjah and Dubai.

Pakistan cricket legends Wasim Akram and Ramiz Raja were appointed as the official ambassadors of Pakistan Super League.

Teams

There will be 5 teams taking participation in the 1st season of PSL. Each team will consist of 16 players in which 5 overseas players are must.

1. Islamabad United

2. Karachi Kings

3. Peshawar Zalmi

4. Lahore Qalandars

5. Quetta Gladiators

See more: Pakistan Super League 2016 full squads

Fixtures

PCB has released the official fixtures and schedule of tournament. HBL PSL 2016 schedules to begin with opening game between Quetta and Islamabad. Final match will be played at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai on 23 February. Have a look at the full schedule and fixtures of PSLT20.

Date	Match	Fixture	Venue
4 February 2016	Match 1	Islamabad vs Quetta	Dubai
5 February 2016	Match 2	Karachi vs Lahore	Dubai
	Match 3	Peshawar vs Islamabad	Dubai
6 February 2016	Match 4	Quetta vs Karachi	Dubai
	Match 5	Lahore vs Peshawar	Dubai
7 February 2016	Match 6	Islamabad vs Karachi	Dubai
	Match 7	Quetta vs Peshawar	Dubai
8 February 2016	Match 8	Lahore vs Quetta	Dubai
10 February 2016	Match 9	Islamabad vs Lahore	Sharjah
11 February 2016	Match 10	Karachi vs Peshawar	Sharjah
	Match 11	Islamabad vs Quetta	Sharjah
12 February 2016	Match 12	Karachi vs Lahore	Sharjah
	Match 13	Peshawar vs Islamabad	Sharjah
13 February 2016	Match 14	Quetta vs Karachi	Sharjah
	Match 15	Lahore vs Peshawar	Sharjah
14 February 2016	Match 16	Islamabad vs Karachi	Sharjah
	Match 17	Quetta vs Peshawar	Sharjah
16 February 2016	Match 18	Lahore vs Quetta	Dubai
17 February 2016	Match 19	Karachi vs Peshawar	Dubai
	Match 20	Islamabad vs Lahore	Dubai
Play-Offs
19 February 2016	Match 21	Playoff-1	Dubai
20 February 2016	Match 22	Playoff-2	Dubai
21 February 2016	Match 23	Playoff-3	Dubai
23 February 2016	Match 24	Final	Dubai

Broadcasters

The broadcasting rights for PSL 2016 have been awarded to PTV Sports and TEN Sports. Sunset+Vine is announced as the official broadcasting partner for Pakistan Super League.