The Pakistan Premier League (or PPL T20) is a proposed Twenty20

Twenty20

Twenty20 is a form of cricket, originally introduced in England for professional inter-county competition by the England and Wales Cricket Board , in 2003. A Twenty20 game involves two teams, each has a single innings, batting for a maximum of 20 overs. Twenty20 cricket is also known as T20 cricket...

 cricket

Cricket

Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...

 competition created by the Pakistan Cricket Board

Pakistan Cricket Board

The Pakistan Cricket Board is a sporting organization that is responsible for governing all professional cricket including Test cricket and One Day International matches played in Pakistan...

 (PCB). The first season of the Pakistan Premier League is expected to begin at the end of 2012 and will replace Pakistan's current Faysal Bank T20 Cup.

Structure

The structure of the league will be modeled on the Indian Premier League

Indian Premier League

The Indian Premier League is a professional league for Twenty20 cricket competition in India. It was initiated by the Board of Control for Cricket in India , headquartered in Mumbai, and is supervised by BCCI Vice President Rajeev Shukla, who serves as the league's Chairman and Commissioner...

, making use of the franchise model.

Current franchises

At the current moment the following thirteen teams are thought to make up the PSL. They are to be shuffled into one group of 4 and three groups of 3 every year unless and until one or more of the proposed teams are inducted. The Afghan national team has also asked PCB to play in the tournament. The PCB has said them playing is likely.

Punjab Region

• Faisalabad Wolves
  Faisalabad Wolves
  The Faisalabad Wolves is a Twenty-20 Cup team based in Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan. The team was established in 2004 and its home ground is Iqbal Stadium...
  
  
• Islamabad Leopards
  Islamabad Leopards
  The Islamabad Leopards are a Faysal Bank T20 League team, based in Islamabad, Pakistan. The team was established in 2004 and its home ground is the Quaid-I-Azam Stadium which is currently under construction. The team is one of several proposed franchises for the Pakistan Super League...
  
  
• Lahore Eagles
  Lahore Eagles
  The Lahore Eagles are a Pakistan Super League team, based in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. The team was established in 2006 and its home ground is Gaddafi Stadium. The team is one of several proposed franchises for the Pakistan Super League...
  
  
• Lahore Lions
  Lahore Lions
  The Lahore Lions are a Twenty-20 Cup team based in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. The team was established in 2004 and its home ground is Gaddafi Stadium. The team is one of several proposed franchises for the Pakistan Super League. The team has won 2010-11 Faysal Bank Twenty-20 Cup under the captaincy...
  
  
• Multan Tigers
  Multan Tigers
  The Multan Tigers are a Twenty-20 Cup team based in Multan, Punjab, Pakistan. The team was established in 2004 and its home ground is the Multan Cricket Stadium. The team is one of several proposed franchises for the Pakistan Super League...
  
  
• Rawalpindi Rams
  Rawalpindi Rams
  The Rawalpindi Rams are a domestic t20 team, based in Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan. The team was established in 2004-05 and its home ground is the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. The team is planed to play in 16 franchises tournament which is Pakistan Premier League...
  
  
• Sialkot Stallions
  Sialkot Stallions
  The Sialkot Stallions are a Twenty-20 Cup team, based in Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan. The team was established in 2004 and its home ground is Jinnah Stadium. The team is one of several proposed franchises for the Pakistan Super League...
  
  

Players

The Tournament would also be expanded to possibly include foreign players, however at the moment only Pakistani players will be participating.

Television rights and sponsorships

• GEO Super
  GEO Super
  Geo Super is the first 24-hour Pakistani channel dedicated to the world of sports. It belongs to Independent Media Corporation, owner of the Jang Group of Newspapers.-Launch:...
  
   & TEN Sports
  TEN Sports
  TEN SPORTS is a sports channel, widely broadcast in Asia. Its key programming includes Cricket, Football and sports-entertainment shows viz. WWE. Ten Sports was launched on April 1, 2002, and became the world's premier sports channel for South Asians, reaching over 55 million homes across the Arab...
  
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• Faysal Bank
  Faysal bank
  Faysal Bank is a bank based in Pakistan. It maintains over 250 branches in all major cities of the country. The bank was incorporated in Pakistan on October 3, 1994, as a public limited company under the Companies Ordinance, 1984. It offers commercial, consumer, corporate and Islamic banking services...
  
   & Bank Alfalah
  Bank Alfalah
  Bank Alfalah Limited is a private bank in Pakistan owned by the Abu Dhabi Group. Bank Alfalah was incorporated on June 21, 1992 as a public limited company under the Companies Ordinance 1984. Its banking operations commenced from November 1, 1992...
  
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