The countdown to the PSL (Pakistan Super League) 2023, the major event of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), officially began after the schedule for the eighth edition was made public.
Between February 13 and March 19, the main competition will be held in Karachi, Lahore, Rawalpindi, and Multan.
Lahore Qalandars will have the chance to make history when they take on Multan Sultans on February 13 in the PSL 8 02 opening match at the picturesque Multan Cricket Stadium.
In the eighth round of the competition, Lahore Qalandars, who defeated Multan Sultans by 42 runs at the Gaddafi Stadium in 2022, have an added motive because they might become the first club to win consecutive championships.
When Peshawar Zalmi reached the 2018 championship game as the defending champions but lost to Islamabad United, who went on to win their second title in three years, in the dying seconds, they had a similar situation to Multan Sultans.
There will be two legs to the PSL 8 schedule in 2023, with games at the National Bank Cricket Arena and Multan Cricket Stadium from February 13 to February 26 and the Gaddafi Stadium and Pindi Cricket Stadium from February 26 to March 19 respectively.
The Pakistan Cricket Ground will host the qualification, two elimination rounds, and a championship game from March 15 through 19.
The Pakistan Women’s League will get off to a slow start with three exhibition games on March 8, 10, and 11 in Rawalpindi, before the men’s contests.
The two women’s teams are expected to be made up of elite athletes from across the country and the world; more details will be supplied when they become available.
PSL 8 Schedule 2023
The complete schedule is mentioned below.
- Feb 13 — Multan Sultans v Lahore Qalandars, Multan Cricket Stadium
- Feb 14 — Karachi Kings v Peshawar Zalmi, National Bank Cricket Arena
- Feb 15 — Multan Sultans v Quetta Gladiators, Multan Cricket Stadium
- Feb 16 — Karachi Kings v Islamabad United, National Bank Cricket Arena
- Feb 17 — Multan Sultans v Peshawar Zalmi, Multan Cricket Stadium
- Feb 18 — Karachi Kings v Quetta Gladiators, National Bank Cricket Arena
- Feb 19 — Multan Sultans v Islamabad United, Multan Cricket Stadium; Karachi Kings v Lahore Qalandars, National Bank Cricket Arena
- Feb 20 — Quetta Gladiators v Peshawar Zalmi, National Bank Cricket Arena
- Feb 21 — Quetta Gladiators v Lahore Qalandars, National Bank Cricket Arena
- Feb 22 – Multan Sultans v Karachi Kings, Multan Cricket Stadium
- Feb 23 — Peshawar Zalmi v Islamabad United, National Bank Cricket Arena
- Feb 24 — Quetta Gladiators v Islamabad United, National Bank Cricket Arena
- Feb 26 — Karachi Kings v Multan Sultans, National Bank Cricket Arena; Lahore Qalandars v Peshawar Zalmi, Gaddafi Stadium
- Feb 27 — Lahore Qalandars v Islamabad United, Gaddafi Stadium
- Mar 1 — Peshawar Zalmi v Karachi Kings, Pindi Cricket Stadium
- Mar 2 — Lahore Qalandars v Quetta Gladiators, Gaddafi Stadium
- Mar 3 — Islamabad United v Karachi Kings, Pindi Cricket Stadium
- Mar 4 — Lahore Qalandars v Multan Sultans, Gaddafi Stadium
- Mar 5 — Islamabad United v Quetta Gladiators, Pindi Cricket Stadium
- Mar 6 — Quetta Gladiators v Karachi Kings, Pindi Cricket Stadium
- Mar 7 — Peshawar Zalmi v Lahore Qalandars, Pindi Cricket Stadium; Islamabad United v Multan Sultans, Pindi Cricket Stadium
- Mar 8 — Pakistan Women’s League Exhibition Match 1, Pindi Cricket Stadium; Peshawar Zalmi v Quetta Gladiators, Pindi Cricket Stadium
- Mar 9 — Islamabad United v Lahore Qalandars, Pindi Cricket Stadium
- Mar 10 — Pakistan Women’s League Exhibition Match 2, Pindi Cricket Stadium; Peshawar Zalmi v Multan Sultans, Pindi Cricket Stadium
- Mar 11 — Pakistan Women’s League Exhibition Match 3, Pindi Cricket Stadium; Quetta Gladiators v Multan Sultans, Pindi Cricket Stadium
- Mar 12 — Islamabad United v Peshawar Zalmi, Pindi Cricket Stadium; Lahore Qalandars v Karachi Kings, Gaddafi Stadium
- Mar 15 — Qualifier (1 v 2), Gaddafi Stadium
- Mar 16 — Eliminator 1 (3 v 4), Gaddafi Stadium
- Mar 17 — Eliminator 2 (loser Qualifier v winner Eliminator 1), Gaddafi Stadium
- Mar 19 — Final, Gaddafi Stadium
PSL Winner & Runner-Up Teams 2016 to 2022
| Edition | PSL | Winner Team | Runners-up Team |
| 1st | PSL 2016 | Islamabad United | Quetta Gladiators |
| 2nd | PSL 2017 | Peshawar Zalmi | Quetta Gladiators |
| 3rd | PSL 2018 | Islamabad United | Peshawar Zalmi |
| 4th | PSL 2019 | Quetta Gladiators | Peshawar Zalmi |
| 5th | PSL 2020 | Karachi Kings | Lahore Qalandars |
| 6th | PSL 2021 | Multan Sultans | Peshawar Zalmi |
| 7th | PSL 2022 | Lahore Qalandars | Multan Sultans |
On Monday, February 13, at the scenic Multan Cricket Stadium, Lahore Qalandars and Multan Sultans will square off in the first game of the HBL Pakistan Super League 8.
Lahore Qalandars, who in 2022 upset Multan Sultans by 42 runs at the Gaddafi Stadium, will have an added incentive going into the eighth iteration of the competition because they might become the first franchise to win back-to-back championships. Prior to Multan Sultans, Peshawar Zalmi experienced a similar circumstance when they advanced to the 2018 championship game as the defending champions but lost to Islamabad United, who won their second championship in three years, at the very last minute.
No other team has advanced to the championship game in the largest, fiercest competitive, and most taxing league in cricket, with the exception of Peshawar Zalmi and Multan Sultans. As a result, Qalandars will play five games at the Gaddafi Stadium while the remaining five will be played at Multan (one), Karachi, and Rawalpindi (two each).
Similar to how Sultans will play their five away games at Rawalpindi (three), Karachi, and Lahore (one each), Kings will play their five away games in Rawalpindi (three), Lahore, and Multan, and United will play its five away games in Karachi (three), Lahore, and Multan.
Quetta Gladiators’ 10 league games will be played in Karachi, Rawalpindi (four in each), Lahore, and Multan, while Peshawar Zalmi’s games will be played in Rawalpindi (five), Karachi (three), Lahore, and Multan, respectively.
Teams Players Names:
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).
