• Junoon perform in the opening ceremony of the 2019 Pakistan Super League at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Thursday. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    Junoon perform in the opening ceremony of the 2019 Pakistan Super League at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Thursday. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • The opening ceremony of the 2019 Pakistan Super League at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Thursday. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    The opening ceremony of the 2019 Pakistan Super League at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Thursday. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • The opening ceremony of the 2019 Pakistan Super League at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Thursday. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    The opening ceremony of the 2019 Pakistan Super League at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Thursday. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • The opening ceremony of the 2019 Pakistan Super League at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Thursday. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    The opening ceremony of the 2019 Pakistan Super League at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Thursday. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • The opening ceremony of the 2019 Pakistan Super League at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Thursday. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    The opening ceremony of the 2019 Pakistan Super League at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Thursday. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak, Minister of Tolerance, at the opening ceremony of the 2019 Pakistan Super League at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Thursday. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak, Minister of Tolerance, at the opening ceremony of the 2019 Pakistan Super League at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Thursday. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed at the opening ceremony of the 2019 Pakistan Super League at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Thursday. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed at the opening ceremony of the 2019 Pakistan Super League at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Thursday. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • The opening ceremony of the 2019 Pakistan Super League at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Thursday. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    The opening ceremony of the 2019 Pakistan Super League at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Thursday. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • Boney M perform at the opening ceremony of the 2019 Pakistan Super League. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    Boney M perform at the opening ceremony of the 2019 Pakistan Super League. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • Junoon perform at the opening ceremony of the 2019 Pakistan Super League at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Thursday. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    Junoon perform at the opening ceremony of the 2019 Pakistan Super League at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Thursday. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • Junoon perform in the opening ceremony of the 2019 Pakistan Super League at The International Cricket Stadium, Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    Junoon perform in the opening ceremony of the 2019 Pakistan Super League at The International Cricket Stadium, Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • The opening ceremony of the 2019 Pakistan Super League. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    The opening ceremony of the 2019 Pakistan Super League. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • The opening ceremony of the 2019 Pakistan Super League. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    The opening ceremony of the 2019 Pakistan Super League. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • The opening ceremony of the 2019 Pakistan Super League. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    The opening ceremony of the 2019 Pakistan Super League. Chris Whiteoak / The National

PSL 2019 opening ceremony rocks Dubai – in pictures


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Season 4 of the Pakistan Super League Twenty20 competition got off to a glittering start in Dubai on Thursday night.

The Dubai International Cricket Stadium was awash in sound and light as those in attendance were entertained by a glitzy opening ceremony before game action began between reigning champions Islamabad United and Lahore Qalandars close to 10pm.

Rocking the stage were such music groups as Pakistan’s Junoon and Boney M from the United States, as well as solo stars including Fawad Khan, Young Desi, Aima Baig and Shuja Haider.

To view staff photographer Chris Whiteoak's pictures from the opening ceremony, check out the photo gallery above. To move on to the next image, click on the arrows, or if using a mobile device, simply swipe.