A nationwide inter-city franchise T20 tournament, the Pakistan Super League, was inaugurated in 2016. The Pakistan Super League (PSL) (also known as the HBL PSL for sponsorship reasons) is a men’s Twenty20 cricket league played by six city-based franchise teams. The league was established in 2015 by the Pakistan Cricket Board. Instead of operating as an association of independently owned teams, the league is a single entity in which each franchise is owned and controlled by investors.
Each team plays the group stage matches in a double all-play-all tournament format and the top four teams with the most points qualify for the playoffs, concluding in the final.
There have been eight seasons of the league. Islamabad United and Lahore Qalandars, being the only teams to have won the title twice, are the most successful teams. The current champions Lahore Qalandars is the only team to successfully defend its title, after winning in the 2023 season.
PSL 2024
The 9th Pakistan Super League (PSL) will kick off on February 17, 2024.
The opening match will feature two-time winners and defending champions Lahore Qalandars against Islamabad United, the winners of the 2016 and 2018 editions.
This exciting and thrilling event will be hosted in four cities – Karachi, Lahore, Multan, and Rawalpindi – culminating in the final at the National Bank Stadium in Karachi on 18 March.
Karachi will host 11 matches, including the Qualifier, two Eliminators, and the final. Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium and Rawalpindi’s Pindi Cricket Stadium will each host nine matches. Multan will witness five matches.
A highly anticipated contest between Lahore Qalandars and Karachi Kings is scheduled for 24 February at Gaddafi Stadium, with another clash on 9 March at the National Bank Stadium.
Teams like Kings, Qalandars, Sultans, and United will play five matches at their respective home grounds. Peshawar Zalmi will play four matches at the Pindi Cricket Stadium, while Quetta Gladiators will play matches in Karachi, Lahore, and Rawalpindi, with one match at the Multan Cricket Stadium on 25 February.
PSL 2024: Fixtures
| Date | Fixture |
| February 17 | Lahore Qalandars v Islamabad United |
| February 18 | Quetta Gladiators v Peshawar Zalmi |
| February 19 | Lahore Qalandars v Quetta Gladiators |
| February 20 | Multan Sultans v Islamabad United |
| February 21 | Peshawar Zalmi v Karachi Kings |
| February 21 | Multan Sultans v Lahore Qalandars |
| February 22 | Quetta Gladiators v Islamabad United |
| February 23 | Multan Sultans v Peshawar Zalmi |
| February 24, | Lahore Qalandars v Karachi Kings |
| February 25 | Multan Sultans v Quetta Gladiators |
| February 26 | Peshawar Zalmi v Islamabad United |
| February 27 | Lahore Qalandars v Multan Sultans |
| February 28 | Karachi Kings v Islamabad United |
| February 29 | Karachi Kings v Quetta Gladiators |
| March 2 | Peshawar Zalmi v Lahore Qalandars |
| March 2 | Islamabad United v Quetta Gladiators |
| March 3 | Karachi Kings v Multan Sultans |
| March 4 | Islamabad United v Peshawar Zalmi |
| March 5 | Peshawar Zalmi v Multan Sultans |
| March 6 | Islamabad United v Lahore Qalandars |
| March 6 | Quetta Gladiators v Karachi Kings |
| March 7 | Islamabad United v Karachi Kings |
| March 8 | Peshawar Zalmi v Quetta Gladiators |
| March 9 | Karachi Kings v Lahore Qalandars |
| March 10 | Quetta Gladiators v Lahore Qalandars |
| March 10 | Islamabad United v Multan Sultans |
| March 11 | Karachi Kings v Peshawar Zalmi |
| March 12 | Quetta Gladiators v Multan Sultans |
| March 14 | Qualifier (1 v 2) |
| March 15 | Â Eliminator 1 (3 v 4) |
| March 16 | Eliminator 2 (Eliminator Winner v Qualifier Runner-up) |
| March 18 | Final |
PSL 2024 Squads
The full squads for PSL 2024 are as follows:
Islamabad United
Shadab Khan, Naseem Shah (both Platinum), Imad Wasim, Azam Khan (both Diamond), Faheem Ashraf (Brand Ambassador), Alex Hales, Colin Munro (all Gold), Rumman Raees (Silver), Tymal Mills, Matthew Forde, Salman Agha, Qasim Akram, Shahab Khan, Hunain Shah, Ubaid Shah, Shamyl Hussain, Tom Curran, Jordan Cox
Karachi Kings
James Vince, Hassan Ali (Diamond), Shan Masood (Brand Ambassador), Shoaib Malik (Mentor), Tabraiz Shamsi (all Gold), Mir Hamza, Muhammad Akhlaq (both Silver), Irfan Khan (Emerging), Mohammad Nawaz, Kieron Pollard, Daniel Sams, Tim Seifert, Mohammad Amir Khan, Anwar Ali, Arafat Minhas, Sirajuddin, Saad Baig, Jamie Overton
Lahore Qalandars
Shaheen Shah Afridi (Platinum), Haris Rauf (Brand Ambassador), David Wiese (both Diamond), Sikandar Raza, Abdullah Shafique, Zaman Khan (all Gold), Mirza Baig, Rashid Khan (both Silver), Fakhar Zaman, Sahibzada Farhan, Mohammad Imran, Ahsan Bhatti, Dan Lawrence, Jahandad Khan, Syed Faridoun, Shai Hope, Kamran Ghulam, Rassie van der Dussen
Multan Sultans
Mohammad Rizwan, Iftikhar Ahmed (both Platinum), Khushdil Shah, Usama Mir (both Diamond), Abbas Afridi (Gold), Ihsanullah (Brand Ambassador, Silver), Faisal Akram (Emerging), Dawid Malan, Reeze Hendricks, Reece Topley, Tayyab Tahir, Shahnawaz Dahani, Mohammad Ali, Usman Khan, Yasir Khan, Chris Jordan, Aftab Ibrahim, David Willey
Peshawar Zalmi
Babar Azam, Rovman Powell (both Platinum), Saim Ayub, Tom Kohler-Cadmore (all Diamond), Mohammad Haris (Brand Ambassador), Aamir Jamal (both Gold), Khurram Shahzad (Silver), Haseebullah Khan (Emerging), Asif Ali, Naveen-ul-Haq, Umair Afridi, Dan Mousley, Gus Atkinson, Mohammad Zeeshan, Lungi Ngidi, Mehran Mumtaz, Noor Ahmad, Salman Irshad, Arif Yaqoob, Shamar Joseph (partial replacement for Gus Atkinson)
Quetta Gladiators
Rilee Rossouw (Platinum), Mohammad Wasim, Jason Roy, Wanindu Hasaranga (all Diamond), Sarfaraz Ahmed (Brand Ambassador) Abrar Ahmed, Mohammad Hasnain (all Gold), Mohammad Amir, Will Smeed (Silver)Â Saud Shakeel, Sajjad Ali, Usman Qadir, Adil Naz, Khawaja Nafay, Akeal Hosein, Sohail Khan, Omair Yousuf, Sherfane Rutherford
