The eighth edition of Pakistan Premier League ( PSL 2023 ) will start from Monday, February 13 and 6 teams will participate in it. Many big Pakistani and international names participating in the tournament include Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Matthew Wade, Alex Hills, Jesu Roy, David Miller and more. Shaheen-led Afridi is the defending champion as he won his first title in 2022. Islamabad United are the most successful team of the tournament, having won the title twice since their inception in 2016.
PSL 2023 Full Squad & Teams
Peshawar Zalmi:
Babar Azam, Wahab Riaz, Rovman Powell, James Neesham, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Tome Kohler-Cadmore, Arshad Iqbal, Salman Irshad, Danish Aziz, Sherfane Rutherford, Muhammad Haris, Usman Qadir, Sufyan Moqim, Aamer Jamal, Saim Ayub , Haseebullah Khan, Richard Gleeson, Haris Sohail, Peter Hatzoglou
Lahore Qalandars:
Fakhar Zaman, Rashid Khan, Liam Dawson, Shaheen Afridi, David Wiese, Sikandar Raza, Hussain Talat, Jordan Cox, Haris Rauf, Kamran Ghulam, Jalat Khan, Abdullah Shafique, Dilbar Hussain, Ahmed Daniyal, Zaman Khan, Shawaiz Irfan, Tahir Baig , Sam Billings, Kusal Mendis, Shane Dadswell, Ahsan Bhatti
Karachi Kings:
Matthew Wade, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Amir, Shoaib Malik, Andrew Tye, Tabraiz Shamsi, Imran Tahir, Aamer Yamin, Moir Hamza, James Vince, Tayyab Tahir, James Fuller, Sharjeel Khan, Mohammad Umar, Haider Ali, Qasim Akram, Irfan Khan Niazi, Muhammad Akhlaq, Fasial Akram, Ben Cutting, Musa Khan, Adam Rossington
Islamabad United:
Alex Hales, Hasan Alli, Shadab Khan, Rumman Raees, Paul Stirling, Colin Munro, Sohaib Maqsood, Asif Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Azam Khan, Abrar Ahmed, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Mubasir Khan, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Zeeshan Zameer, Hassan Nawaz, Tymal Mills, Gus Atkinson, Tom Curran, Zafar Gohar, Rassie van der Dussen
Quetta Gladiators:
Jason Roy, Sarfraz Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Martin Guptill, Umar Akmal, Wanindu Hasaranga, Odean Smith, Umaid Asif, Naveen–ul–Haq, Iftikhar Ahmed, Will Smeed, Ahsan Ali, Muhammad Hasnain, Omair Yousuf, Naseem Shah, Abdul Wahid Bangalzai, Mohammad Zahid, Aimal Khan, Nuwan Thushara, Dwain Pretorius, Will Jacks, Qais Ahmad, Saud Shakeel
Multan Sultans:
David Miller, Shan Masood, Rilee Rossouw, Usama Mir, Khushdil Shah, Sameen Gul, Mohammad Rizwan, Anwar Ali, Tim David, Joshua Little, Akeal, Hosein, Shahnawaz Dahani, Abbas Afridi, Usman Khan, Muhammad Sarwar, Ihsanullah, Arafat Minhas , Wayne Parnell, Izharulhaq Naveed, Kieron Pollard, Amad Butt
PSL 2023: Full schedule (Timings in IST)
13 February, Mon – Multan Sultans v Lahore Qalandars – 8:30pm Multan
14 February, Tues – Karachi Kings v Peshawar Zalmi – 7:30pm Karachi
15 February, Wed – Multan Sultans v Quetta Gladiators – 6:30pm Multan
16 February, Thurs – Karachi Kings v Islamabad United – 7:30pm Karachi
17 February, Fri – Multan Sultans v Peshawar Zalmi – 6:30pm Multan
18 February, Sat – Karachi Kings v Quetta Gladiators – 7:30pm Karachi
19 February, Sun – Multan Sultans v Islamabad United – 2:30pm Multan
19 February, Sun – Karachi Kings v Lahore Qalandars – 7:30pm Karachi
20 February, Mon – Quetta Gladiators v Peshawar Zalmi – 7:30pm Karachi
21 February, Tues – Quetta Gladiators v Lahore Qalandars – 7:30pm Karachi
22 February, Wed – Multan Sultans v Karachi Kings – 6:30pm Multan
23 February, Thurs – Peshawar Zalmi v Islamabad United – 7:30pm Karachi
24 February, Fri – Quetta Gladiators v Islamabad Unitted – 7:30pm Karachi
26 February, Sun – Karachi Kings v Multan Sultans – 2:30pm Karachi
26 February, Sun – Lahore Qalandars v Peshawar Zalmi – 7:30pm Lahore
27 February, Mon – Lahore Qalandars v Islamabad United – 7:30pm Lahore
1 March, Wed – Peshawar Zalmi v Karachi Kings – 7:30pm Rawalpindi
2 March, Thurs – Lahore Qalandars v Quetta Gladiators – 7:30pm Lahore
3 March, Fri – Islamabad United v Karachi Kings – 7:30pm Rawalpindi
4 March, Sat – Lahore Qalandars v Multan Sultans – 7:30pm Lahore
5 March, Sun – Islamabad United v Quetta Gladiators – 7:30pm Rawalpindi
6 March, Mon – Quetta Gladiators v Karachi Kings – 7:30pm Rawalpindi
7 March, Tues – Peshawar Zalmi v Lahore Qalandars – 2:30pm Rawalpindi
7 March, Tues – Islamabad United v Multan Sultans – 7:30pm Rawalpindi
8 March, Wed – Peshawar Zalmi v Quetta Gladiators – 7:30pm Rawalpindi
9 March, Thurs – Islamabad United v Lahore Qalandars – 7:30pm Rawalpindi
10 March, Fri – Peshawar Zalmi v Multan Sultans – 7:30pm Rawalpindi
11 March, Sat – Quetta Gladiators v Multan Sultans – 7:30pm Rawalpindi
12 March, Sun – Islamabad United v Peshawar Zalmi – 2:30pm Rawalpindi
15 March, Wed – Qualifier – 1st v 2nd – 7:30pm Lahore
16 March, Thurs – Eliminator 1 – 3rd vs 4th – 7:30pm Lahore
17 March, Fri – Eliminator 2 – Loser Qualifier v Winner Eliminator – 7:30pm Lahore
19 March, Sun – Final – 7:30pm Lahore