The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) have introduced the full schedule of the upcoming season of their premier home T20 event – Pakistan Super League (PSL). The eighth version of PSL will start on February 13, with defending champions Lahore Qalandars taking on Multan Sultans in the opening fixture.
After the league stage matches, the competitors will transfer to the playoffs beginning on March 15, whereas the last is about to be hosted on March 19. All the video games will be performed throughout 4 venues – Multan, Karachi, Rawalpindi, and Lahore.
“There will be no question on the quality of cricket that will be played in over 34 days of action-packed cricket. I am hoping the PSL will once again live up to its expectations of unearthing and identifying future stars who will not only challenge the established household names in this edition but will go on to represent Pakistan,” mentioned PCB chief Najam Sethi in a press release.
Further, the apex board has additionally permitted to extend the quantity of gamers per aspect to twenty, permitting every franchise to choose two extra supplementary cricketers. Notably, the gamers will be picked in the Replacement Draft, scheduled for Tuesday (January 24).
Complete schedule of PSL 2023:
- February 13 – Multan Sultans v Lahore Qalandars, Multan Cricket Stadium
- February 14 – Karachi Kings v Peshawar Zalmi, National Bank Cricket Arena
- February 15 – Multan Sultans v Quetta Gladiators, Multan Cricket Stadium
- February 16 – Karachi Kings v Islamabad United, National Bank Cricket Arena
- February 17 – Multan Sultans v Peshawar Zalmi, Multan Cricket Stadium
- February 18 – Karachi Kings v Quetta Gladiators, National Bank Cricket Arena
- February 19 – Multan Sultans v Islamabad United, Multan Cricket Stadium; Karachi Kings v Lahore Qalandars, National Bank Cricket Arena
- February 20 – Quetta Gladiators v Peshawar Zalmi, National Bank Cricket Arena
- February 21 – Quetta Gladiators v Lahore Qalandars, National Bank Cricket Arena
- February 22 – Multan Sultans v Karachi Kings, Multan Cricket Stadium
- February 23 – Peshawar Zalmi v Islamabad United, National Bank Cricket Arena
- February 24 – Quetta Gladiators v Islamabad United, National Bank Cricket Arena
- February 26 – Karachi Kings v Multan Sultans, National Bank Cricket Arena; Lahore Qalandars v Peshawar Zalmi, Gaddafi Stadium
- February 27 – Lahore Qalandars v Islamabad United, Gaddafi Stadium
- March 1 – Peshawar Zalmi v Karachi Kings, Pindi Cricket Stadium
- March 2 – Lahore Qalandars v Quetta Gladiators, Gaddafi Stadium
- March 3 – Islamabad United v Karachi Kings, Pindi Cricket Stadium
- March 4 – Lahore Qalandars v Multan Sultans, Gaddafi Stadium
- March 5 – Islamabad United v Quetta Gladiators, Pindi Cricket Stadium
- March 6 – Quetta Gladiators v Karachi Kings, Pindi Cricket Stadium
- March 7 – Peshawar Zalmi v Lahore Qalandars, Pindi Cricket Stadium; Islamabad United v Multan Sultans, Pindi Cricket Stadium
- March 8 – Pakistan Women’s League Exhibition Match 1, Pindi Cricket Stadium; Peshawar Zalmi v Quetta Gladiators, Pindi Cricket Stadium
- March 9 – Islamabad United v Lahore Qalandars, Pindi Cricket Stadium
- March 10 – Pakistan Women’s League Exhibition Match 2, Pindi Cricket Stadium; Peshawar Zalmi v Multan Sultans, Pindi Cricket Stadium
- March 11 – Pakistan Women’s League Exhibition Match 3, Pindi Cricket Stadium; Quetta Gladiators v Multan Sultans, Pindi Cricket Stadium
- March 12 – Islamabad United v Peshawar Zalmi, Pindi Cricket Stadium; Lahore Qalandars v Karachi Kings, Gaddafi Stadium
- March 15 – Qualifier (1 v 2), Gaddafi Stadium
- March 16 – Eliminator 1 (3 v 4), Gaddafi Stadium
- March 17 – Eliminator 2 (loser Qualifier v winner Eliminator 1), Gaddafi Stadium
- March 19 – Final, Gaddafi Stadium