| Fromdate: | 19 April |
| Todate: | 1 May 2016 |
| Administrator: | Pakistan Cricket Board |
| Cricket Format: | Limited overs (List A) |
| Tournament Format: | Round-robin and final |
| Host: | Faisalabad |
| Participants: | 5 |
| Matches: | 11 |
| Most Runs: | 372 – Ahmed Shehzad (Khyber) |
| Most Wickets: | 11 – Mohammad Amir (Sindh) |
| Previous Year: | 2014–15 |
| Previous Tournament: | 2014–15 Pentangular One Day Cup |
| Next Year: | 2017 |
| Next Tournament: | 2017 Pakistan Cup |
The 2016 Pakistan Cup was a five-team limited overs (one-day) cricket tournament that took place in Faisalabad, Punjab, from 19 April to 1 May 2016. It was contested by teams representing Pakistan's four provinces and the capital. Squads for the tournament were selected based on a draft system.[1]
Sarfraz Ahmed, Shoaib Malik, Younis Khan, Azhar Ali and Misbah-Ul-Haq led the sides from Sindh, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan and Islamabad. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won the tournament after defeating Punjab in the final by 151 runs.[2]
The teams were selected by the captain and the coach through a draft which consisted of 150 players. Each team was able to select a squad of 15 players.[3] The following players were selected in the draft:[4]
| Teams | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +0.383 | 6 | |
| Punjab | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +0.601 | 4 | |
| Sindh | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +0.166 | 4 | |
| Balochistan | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -0.554 | 4 | |
| Islamabad | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -0.740 | 2 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo[5]
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