Summary
The Pakistan Champions Cricket League (PCCL) is a Twenty20 Club cricket league in Pakistan which was organised by Pakistan former captain Rashid Latif at Rashid Latif Cricket Academy (RLCA) in co-operation with Karachi City Cricket Organisation (KCCA).[1] The event was previously known as Karachi Champions League which hosted only 16 cricket clubs from the city in 2010.
 PCCL | |
| Countries |  Pakistan |
|---|---|
| Administrator | RLCA, KCCA |
| Format | Twenty20 |
| First edition | 2010 (KCLT20) |
| Number of teams | 40 |
| Most successful | AL-Noor n Nazimabad Gymkhana (1 title) |
 2012 2nd edition | |
In 2012, the League was able to expand and host 40 cricket clubs which included 7 international clubs, 16 clubs from Karachi and 17 other cricket clubs from all over Pakistan.[2] The teams were divided into 8 groups. The tournament was hosted by five different venues of the city. This was the second edition started by the Pakistan Cricket Champions League.[3] Some of the matches were telecast by a Pakistan sports channel, Geo Super.[4]
The prize money of Champion Club was $20,000 for the winner, whereas $10,000 for the runners up clubs and $2,000 each for semi finalist clubs.[5]
The first event was won by Airport Gymkhana.[6]
Number of teams edit
There were 40 teams participating in the event.[7]
The Karachi teams are the ones without a city shown after their name.
- Nazimabad Gymkhana
- Malir Gymkhana
- Diamond CC (Islamabad)
- P&T Gymkhana (Lahore)
- Khyber Green CC (FATA)
- Khan sports (Hyderabad, Sindh)
- Airport Gymkhana
- AO Sports
- Peshawar CC (Peshawar)
- Hong Kong national cricket team
- Phoenix Medicine (United Arab Emirates national cricket team)
- Dammam CC (Saudi Arabia)
- Riyadh City Cricket Association (Saudi Arabia)
- Qatar Cricket Association
- Afghanistan Youth Club Best Team (Afghanistan Cricket Board)
- Al-Abbas Cricket Club (Burewala)
- CA Sports (Sialkot)
- Rawalpindi Kings (Rawalpindi)
- SG Jadoon CC (Abbottabad)
- Combined Cricket Club of (Faisalabad)
- Aga Khan Gymkhana
- Al-Noor Gymkhana
- Tando Adam
- Ghouri C.C. (Hyderabad, Sindh)
- Vital Five CC
- Crescent C.C. (Multan)
- Quaid-e-Azam (Rahimyarkhan)
- Asifabad Sports
- Dawood Sport
- Gul C.C. (Rawalpindi)
- Marker C.C. (Quetta)
- Muhammad Hussain CC
- Faisalabad CC
- Landhi Friend Landhi Gymkhana
- Muslim CC (Lahore)
- United Sports
- Pak Korangi
- Korangi Al-Fatha
- National Cricket Club (Riyadh)
Visa denied edit
The visas of Indian origin players from Berry Cricket Club of Canada was denied after which the club refused to come and take part in the tournament[8]
Points table edit
Group A edit
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nazimabad Gymkhana |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Peshawar Club (Peshawar) |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Khan Sports (Hyderabad) |
4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Muhammad Hussain C.C. |
4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Riyadh City Cricket Association |
4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Group B edit
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Youth C.C |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Crescent C.C. (Multan) |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Marker C.C. (Quetta) |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| United Sports C.C |
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Landhi Friend |
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
Group C edit
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Phoenix Medicine |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Khyber Green (FATA) |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Malir Gymkhana |
4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Asifabad Sports |
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Rawalpindi Kings (Rawalpindi) |
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
Group D edit
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pak Korangi |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| S.G. Jadoon (Abbottabad) |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
 Kuwait |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Air Port Gymkhana |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Quaid-e-Azam C.C (Rahimyarkhan) |
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
Group E edit
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Noor Gymkhana |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Korangi Al-Fatha |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
 Qatar |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Tando Adam team, (Tando Adam) |
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Ghouri C.C. (Hyderabad, Sindh) |
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
Group F edit
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vital Five |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Faisalabad C.C. (Faisalabad) |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Agha Khan Gymkhana |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Muslim C.C. (Lahore) |
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| SST Club Dammam |
4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Group G edit
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hong Kong C.C |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| National C.C. (Riyadh, KSA) |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Faysal Gymkhana |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Al-Abbas C.C. (Burewala) |
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| A.O. C.C |
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
Group H edit
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dawood Sports |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Combined C.C (Faisalabad) |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| C.A Sports (Sialkot) |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Pakistan C.C |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| P&T Gymkhana (Lahore) |
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
Knockouts edit
| Pre Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Semi finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Crescent C.C. (Multan)
| 116/10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Hong Kong C.C
| 147/9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Hong Kong C.C
| 141/10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Khyber Green (FATA)
| 160/7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Khyber Green (FATA)
| 114–2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Vital Five
| 112/10 | |||||||||||||||||
| Khyber Green (FATA)
| 158/5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pak Korangi
| 118/9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Korangi Al-Fatha
| 127–9 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Pak Korangi
| 130–3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pak Korangi (s.o)
| 129/7(19/0) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dawood Sports
| 129/9(13/0) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Peshawar Club (Peshawar)
| 92/10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Dawood Sports
| 133/7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Khyber Green (FATA)
| 114/10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Noor Gymkhana
| 115/3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Faisalabad C.C,(Faisalabad)
| 145/5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Phoenix medicine(UAE)
| 109/10 | |||||||||||||||||
| Faisalabad C.C (Faisalabad)
| 135/9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Youth C.C
| 107/10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Youth C.C
| 137/9 | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | National Cricket Club (Riyadh KSA)
| 104/10 | |||||||||||||||||
| Faisalabad C.C (Faisalabad)
| 110/10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Noor Gymkhana
| 111/1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Combined C.C (Faisalabad)
| 157/7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Nazimabad Gymkhana
| 120/10 | |||||||||||||||||
| Combined C.C (Faisalabad)
| 90/10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Noor Gymkhana
| 91/2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Al-Noor Gymkhana
| 109/4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | S.G. Jadoon (Abbottabad)
| 108/6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Winner PCCL |
|---|
| Al-Noor Gymkhana
|
Notable players edit
Fawad Alam (Al-Noor Gymkhana), Wahab Riaz (Al-Noor Gymkhana), Zulqarnain Haider (P&T Gymkhana), Yasir Hameed (Peshawar C.C.), Anwar Ali (Pakistan C.C.), Awais Zia (Pak Korangi) Abdul Razzaq, (Muslim C.C) etc.
Notable performances edit
Hattrick Adnan Ghani (Rawalpindi Kings 3–18 vs Phoenix Medicine UAE), Sheraz Bhatti (Rawalpindi Kings 5–16 vs Asifabad Sports),
Best bowling figures: Shahzaib Khan (malir Gymkhana 5–9 vs Asifabad Sports), Ramiz Aziz (vital five 5–12 vs Faisalabad CC ), Junaid Nadir (SG Jadoon Abbottabad, 5–22 vs Airport Gymkhana), Junaid Jan (Muslim gymkhana lahore, 5–16 vs SST Club Dammam)
Best Batting Figures: Saeed Khan (Khyber green C.C, 107 vs Rawalpindi Kings), Shahid Yousuf (CA Sports Sialkot, 129 vs P&T Gymkhana Lahore) Ejaz ali shah (Al-Noor Gymkhana) 81 (53 balls)
Highest Team totals
Nazimabad Gymkhana 197–2 vs Mohammad Hussain C.C
Venues edit
Group matches edit
- RLCA ground Korangi(live telecast)
- RLCA ground Gulberg
- RLCA (New Karachi)
- Asghar Ali Shah Cricket Stadium
- Landhi Gymkhana
Live telecast edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Rashid Latif Cricket Academy, RLCA, archived from the original on 5 December 2006, retrieved 7 June 2012
- ^ "Pakistan Champions League: PCB's inter-district event to clash with the league", The Express Tribune, 19 May 2012, retrieved 27 May 2012
- ^ "Pakistan Champions' League starts today", The Nation, Pakistan, 21 May 2012, archived from the original on 23 May 2012, retrieved 27 May 2012
- ^ "ABOUT THE EVENT", Geo Super, retrieved 27 May 2012
- ^ "/Pakistan Champions League: Karachi to host 'at least four' foreign clubs in 32-team event", The Express Tribune, 21 May 2012, retrieved 27 May 2012
- ^ "Airport Gymkhana win Karachi Champions League", sportsencounter, 25 February 2010, retrieved 27 May 2012
- ^ "Pakistan Champions Cricket League, Revised Matches Results of May 25 & 26, 2012", The Olympic Sports, 27 May 2012, retrieved 27 May 2012
- ^ "Pakistan Champions League: Canadian club's Indian members denied visa", The Express Tribune, 12 May 2012, retrieved 28 May 2012
- ^ Rashid Latif Cricket Academy, archived from the original on 5 December 2006