[1] The opening ceremony and first match of the tournament were held at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on 4 February 2016.

[2] The final was held in Dubai on 23 February and saw Islamabad United defeating Quetta Gladiators by 6 wickets to win the first title.

[3] Around half of the TV viewing audience in Pakistan watched matches in the competition at peak times.

[10] The official anthem of PSL season I, "Ab Khel Ke Dikha" was released on 30 September 2015.

In September 2015 the Pakistan Cricket Board announced the shifting of the tournament to Dubai and Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates.

[14] In the group stage teams were ranked on the following criteria:[15] If any play-off match had finished with a no result, a super over would have been used to determine the winner.

Andre Russell of Islamabad United took 16 wickets at an average of 17.25 to be the leading wicket-taker ahead of Wahab Riaz of Peshawar Zalmi with 15.