PSL 8: All You Need To Know About Pakistan Premier League (PSL), Schedule, Squad, Key Notes
About Pakistan Premier League: Pakistan Super League (PSL) Profile: The Pakistan Super League (PSL) is one of the popular Twenty20 Cricket league contested every year by six teams representing six cities of Pakistan. Check out the Team List 2023, PSL Team, PSL Profile, PSL Team Captain, Coach, PSL Owner, City, Founded, PSL Home ground, PSL wins, Team’s Brand Value / Bid Value, PSL Team’s Official website and learn more information about Pakistan Super League 2023.
Pakistan Super League Teams
Karachi Kings(KAR), Multan Sultans(MUL), Quetta Gladiators(QUE), Peshawar Zalmi(PES), Lahore Qalandars (LAH) and Islamabad United(ISL).
PSL Tournament Format
Pakistan Super League: Each PSL team plays the group stage matches in a ‘double Round-Robin’ format. A double round robin is a competition where each player plays each other player twice.
PSL Offiical Logo
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The PSL’s official logo was launched on 20 September 2015 in a ceremony in Lahore, and was revealed by 3Di.
Pakistan Super League (PSL) Team Bid Value
Click on the PSL Team Names inside the tabbed menu to read More about their Individual team Brand Values:
Pakistan Super League (PSL)
What is PSL value?
In the year 2020, PSL’s brand value was estimated at US $240 million.
Karachi Kings(KAR)
How much was Karachi Kings sold for?
The Karachi franchise was sold to the ARY Media Group for US$26 million for a ten-year period making it the most expensive franchise in the tournament.
Multan Sultans(MUL)
How much was Multan Sultan sold for?
On 20 December 2018, PSL announced that Ali Tareen-led Multan consortium had won the franchise rights for the sixth team for a seven-year period, by exceeding the PCB’s reserve price set at $5.21 million per year. Tareen’s bid was for $6.35 million per year, making this the most expensive franchise.
Quetta Gladiators(QUE)
How much was Quetta Gladiators(QUE) Sold for?
In December 2015, the Pakistan Cricket Board unveiled the owners of all five city-based franchises for the inaugural season the Pakistan Super League. The Quetta franchise was sold to the Karachi-based company Omar Associates for US$11 Million.
Peshawar Zalmi(PES)
How much was Peshawar Zalmi(PES) Sold for?
Peshawar Zalmi is the biggest sports entity in Pakistan valued at more than $40 million as of 2019.
Lahore Qalandars (LAH)
How much was Lahore Qalandars (LAH) Sold for?
The Lahore franchise was sold to the Qatar Lubricants Company for US$25.1 million for a span of ten years, making it the second-most expensive team of PSL (after the Karachi Kings, which sold for US$26 million).
Islamabad United(ISL).
How much was Islamabad United(ISL) Sold for?
The Islamabad franchise was sold to Leonine Global Sports for US$15 Million.
The Pakistan Super League (PSL) is a professional Twenty20 cricket league contested during between January to March of every year by six teams since 2016. There have currently been six seasons of PSL. Islamabad United has won 2 titles, making it the most successful team of PSL. The current defending champion is Multan Sultans, who won the 2021 season.
Who will win PSL 8 2023? Let's Wait and watch this space for more udpate.
Key notes on the HBL PSL 8 schedule
- Opening ceremony will be held in Multan on 13 February prior to the tournament opener between 2021 winners Multan Sultans and defending champions Lahore Qalandars; closing ceremony and final on 19 March in Lahore, which will also host play-offs
- Lahore Qalandars will attempt to become the first side to win back to back titles; Islamabad United will aim to become the most successful side by lifting the trophy thrice
- Karachi Kings, Lahore Qalandars, Multan Sultans and Islamabad United will play five home matches each, one against each side
- Rawalpindi will stage 11 fixtures, Karachi and Lahore will host nine matches each, Multan will have five home games
- Rawalpindi will host the only double-header on 7 March when Peshawar Zalmi will play Lahore Qalandars and Islamabad United will take on Multan Sultans
- More than 36 foreign players representing 10 T20I playing countries will be in action in the 34-day, 34-match tournament
- T20 World Cup winners Adil Rashid and Matthew Wade, along with Wanindu Hasaranga, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Jimmy Neesham and Tabraiz Shamsi will make their debuts
- No.1 ranked Babar Azam will lead 2017 winners Peshawar Zalmi for the first time; Imad Wasim will skipper 2020 winners Karachi Kings; Shadab Khan will captain two-time champions Islamabad United; Shaheen Shah Afridi will captain Lahore Qalandars; Mohammad Rizwan will skipper Multan Sultans and Sarfaraz Ahmed will captain 2019 champions Quetta Gladiators
- Shoaib Malik will return to Karachi Kings after six years; number-five ranked Rashid Khan will be back for Lahore Qalandars; Alex Hales will represent Islamabad United; Tim David will appear for Multan Sultans; Jason Roy will be in action for Quetta Gladiators; Bhanuka Rajapaksa will feature for Peshawar Zalmi
PSL 8 Squads
Squads (foreign player names and their categories in brackets):
Islamabad United - Alex Hales (England), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Afghanistan), Shadab Khan (all Platinum), Asif Ali, Fazal Haq Farooqi (Afghanistan), Wasim Jr (all Diamond), Azam Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali (all Gold), Abrar Ahmed, Colin Munro (New Zealand), Paul Stirling (Ireland), Rumman Raees, Sohaib Maqsood (all Silver), Hassan Nawaz, Zeeshan Zamir (both Emerging). Moeen Ali (England) and Mubasir Khan (Supplementary)
Karachi Kings – Haider Ali, Imran Tahir (South Africa), Matthew Wade (Australia) (all Platinum), Imad Wasim, James Fuller (New Zealand), James Vince (both England) (all Diamond), Andrew Tye (Australia), Mohammad Amir, Shoaib Malik (all Gold), Aamer Yamin, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Akhlaq, Sharjeel Khan, Tayyab Tahir (all Silver), Irfan Khan Niazi, Qasim Akram (both Emerging). Mohammad Umar and Tabraiz Shamsi (South Africa) (Supplementary)
Lahore Qalandars – Fakhar Zaman, Rashid Khan (Afghanistan), Shaheen Shah Afridi (all Platinum), Dawid Wiese (Namibia), Hussain Talat, Haris Rauf (all Diamond), Abdullah Shafique, Liam Dawson (England), Sikander Raza (Zimbabwe) (all Gold), Ahmad Daniyal, Dilbar Hussain, Harry Brook (England), Kamran Ghulam, Mirza Tahir Baig (all Silver), Shawaiz Irfan, Zaman Khan (both Emerging). Jalat Khan and Jordan Cox (England) (both Supplementary)
Multan Sultans – David Miller (South Africa), Josh Little (Ireland), Mohammad Rizwan (all Platinum), Khushdil Shah, Rilee Rossouw (South Africa), Shan Masood (all Diamond), Akeal Hosein (West Indies), Shahnawaz Dahani, Tim David (Australia) (all Gold), Anwar Ali, Sameen Gul, Sarwar Afridi, Usama Mir, Usman Khan (both Silver), Abbas Afridi, Ihsanullah (both Emerging). Adil Rashid (England) and Arafat Minhas (Supplementary).
Peshawar Zalmi –Babar Azam, Rovman Powell (West Indies), Bhanuka Rajapaksa (Sri Lanka), (all Platinum), Mujeeb Ur Rehman (Afghanistan), Sherfane Rutherford (West Indies), Wahab Riaz (all Diamond), Arshad Iqbal, Danish Aziz, Mohammad Haris (all Gold), Aamer Jamal, Tom Kohler-Cadmore (England), Saim Ayub, Salman Irshad, Usman Qadir (all Silver), Haseebullah Khan, Sufyan Muqeem (both Emerging). Jimmy Neesham (New Zealand) (Supplementary). Peshawar Zalmi will pick their second Supplementary at the Replacement Draft.
Quetta Gladiators – Mohammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Wanindu Hasaranga (Sri Lanka) (all Platinum), Iftikhar Ahmed, Jason Roy (England), Odean Smith (West Indies) (all Diamond), Ahsan Ali, Mohammad Hasnain, Sarfaraz Ahmed (all Gold), Mohammad Zahid, Naveen-ul-Haq (Afghanistan), Umar Akmal, Umaid Asif, Will Smeed (England) (all Silver), Aimal Khan, Abdul Wahid Bangalzai (both Emerging). Martin Guptill (New Zealand) and Omair Bin Yousuf (Supplementary).
