Pakistan Champions Cricket League

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.

Pakistan Champions Cricket League
PCCL
Countries Pakistan
AdministratorRLCA, KCCA
FormatTwenty20
First edition2010 (KCLT20)
Number of teams40
Most successfulAL-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

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There were 40 teams participating in the event.[7]

The Karachi teams are the ones without a city shown after their name.

Visa denied

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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

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Group A

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

Khyber green C.C 170–9 vs Malir Gymkhana

Venues

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Group matches

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[9]

Live telecast

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Geo Super

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Rashid Latif Cricket Academy, RLCA, archived from the original on 5 December 2006, retrieved 7 June 2012
  2. ^ "Pakistan Champions League: PCB's inter-district event to clash with the league", The Express Tribune, 19 May 2012, retrieved 27 May 2012
  3. ^ "Pakistan Champions' League starts today", The Nation, Pakistan, 21 May 2012, archived from the original on 23 May 2012, retrieved 27 May 2012
  4. ^ "ABOUT THE EVENT", Geo Super, retrieved 27 May 2012
  5. ^ "/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
  6. ^ "Airport Gymkhana win Karachi Champions League", sportsencounter, 25 February 2010, retrieved 27 May 2012
  7. ^ "Pakistan Champions Cricket League, Revised Matches Results of May 25 & 26, 2012", The Olympic Sports, 27 May 2012, retrieved 27 May 2012
  8. ^ "Pakistan Champions League: Canadian club's Indian members denied visa", The Express Tribune, 12 May 2012, retrieved 28 May 2012
  9. ^ Rashid Latif Cricket Academy, archived from the original on 5 December 2006