04 February, 2016
The National's Sport cover for the Thursday, February 4 issue, featuring the Pakistan Super League on the day of its launch in Dubai.
The PSL has finally been realised as a glamour Twenty20 competition for Pakistan cricket. Read Osman Samiuddin here as he details the long and winding road it took for that to happen.
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2007 – lost 3-0 to Brazil in the final
2011 – lost to Uruguay on penalties in the quarter-finals
2015 – lost to Chile on penalties in the final
2016 – lost to Chile on penalties in the final