The 2023 edition of the Pakistan Super League is going to start on February 13, with Multan Sultans hosting Lahore Qalandars in the opening encounter. It will conclude on March 19 with the grand finale.
A total of six teams are planning to take part in the competition this time, which is similar to that of last time. But the squads have undergone some changes and here’s a detailed look at them:
PSL 2023 Squads
Islamabad United
Shadab Khan, Asif Ali, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Azam Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Colin Munro, Paul Stirling, Alex Hales, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Abrar Ahmed, Sohaib Maqsood, Rumman Raees, Zeeshan Zamir, Hassan Nawaz, Moeen Ali, Mubasir Khan, Tom Curran, Zafar Gohar, Gus Atkinson (partial replacement for Rahmanullah Gurbaz), Tymal Mills (partial replacement for Alex Hales)
Karachi Kings
Haider Ali, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Amir, Shoaib Malik, Aamir Yamin, Mir Hamza, Sharjeel Khan, Qasim Akram, Matthew Wade, Imran Tahir, James Vince, James Fuller, Andrew Tye, Tayyab Tahir, Mohammad Akhlaq, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Tabraiz Shamsi, Mohammad Umar, Ben Cutting, Musa Khan, Faisal Akram (partial replacement for Tabraiz Shamsi)
Lahore Qalandars
Rashid Khan, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Shah Afridi, David Wiese, Abdullah Shafique, Harry Brook, Kamran Ghulam, Zaman Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Hussain Talat, Sikandar Raza, Liam Dawson, Dilbar Hussain, Mirza Tahir Baig, Ahmed Danlyal, Shawaiz Irfan, Jordan Cox, Jalat Khan, Ahsan Bhatti, Sam Billings (partial replacement for Rashid Khan), Shane Dadswell (replacement for Harry Brook), Kusal Mendis (partial replacement for Jordan Cox)
Multan Sultans
Mohammad Rizwan, Khushdil Shah, Rilee Rossouw, Shan Masood, Shahnawaz Dahani, Tim David, Abbas Afridi, Ihsanullah, David Miller, Josh Little, Akeal Hosein, Usama Mir, Usman Khan, Sameen Gul, Anwar Ali, Mohammad Sarwar, Adil Rashid, Arafat Minhas, Kieron Pollard, Ammad Butt, Wayne Parnell (partial/full replacement for Adil Rashid), Izharulhaq Naveed (partial replacement for David Miller)
Peshawar Zalmi
Babar Azam, Sherfane Rutherford, Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Haris, Aamir Jamal, Salman Irshad, Tom-Kohler Cadmore, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Rovman Powell, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Danish Aziz, Arshad Iqbal, Saim Ayub, Usman Qadir, Suifyan Muqeem, Haseeb Ullah, Jimmy Neesham, Khurram Shahzad, Haris Sohail, Richard Gleeson (partial replacement for Rovman Powell)
Quetta Gladiators
Mohammad Nawaz, Iftikhar Ahmed, Jason Roy, Mohammad Hasnain, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Naveen ul Haq, Umar Akmal, Will Smeed, Wanindu Hasaranga, Naseem Shah, Odean Smith, Ahsan Ali, Umaid Asif, Muhammad Zahid, Abdul Bangalzai, Aimal Khan, Martin Guptill, Omair Bin Yousuf, Qais Ahmed, Saud Shakeel, Dwaine Pretorius (partial replacement for Odean Smith), Will Jacks (partial replacement for Jason Roy), Nuwan Thushara (partial replacement for Naveen ul Haq)
Most Successful Team in the PSL
Islamabad United is the most successful team in the history of the PSL as they have won the title twice (2016, 2018). The Lahore Qalandars are the title defenders as they won the competition in 2021, beating Multan Sultans in the final. Peshawar Zalmi have made it to the finals the most number of times (3), but they have yet to win the title.
PSL 2023 Venues
The PSL 2023 season will be held at five venues:
Bugti Stadium: Lahore
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium: Rawalpindi
Gaddafi Stadium: Lahore
Multan Cricket Stadium: Multan
National Stadium: Karachi
PSL 2023 Fixtures
Multan Sultans v Lahore Qalandars – 13th February
Karachi Kings v Peshawar Zalmi – 14th February
Multan Sultans v Quetta Gladiators – 15th February
Karachi Kings v Islamabad United – 16th February
Multan Sultans v Peshawar Zalmi – 17th February
Karachi Kings v Quetta Gladiators – 18th February
Multan Sultans v Islamabad United – 19th February
Karachi Kings v Lahore Qalandars – 19th February
Quetta Gladiators v Peshawar Zalmi – 20th February
Quetta Gladiators v Lahore Qalandars – 21st February
Multan Sultans v Karachi Kings – 22nd February
Peshawar Zalmi v Islamabad United – 23rd February
Quetta Gladiators v Islamabad United – 24th February
Karachi Kings v Multan Sultans – 26th February
Lahore Qalandars v Peshawar Zalmi – 26th February
Lahore Qalandars v Islamabad United – 27th February
Peshawar Zalmi v Karachi Kings – 1st March
Lahore Qalandars v Quetta Gladiators – 2nd March
Islamabad United v Karachi Kings – 3rd March
Lahore Qalandars v Multan Sultans – 4th March
Islamabad United v Quetta Gladiators – 5th March
Quetta Gladiators v Karachi Kings – 6th March
Peshawar Zalmi v Lahore Qalandars – 7th March
Islamabad United v Multan Sultans – 7th March
Peshawar Zalmi v Quetta Gladiators – 8th March
Islamabad United v Lahore Qalandars – 9th March
Peshawar Zalmi v Multan Sultans – 10th March
Quetta Gladiators v Multan Sultans – 11th March
Islamabad United v Peshawar Zalmi – 12th March
Lahore Qalandars v Karachi Kings – 12th March
15 March – Qualifier (1 v 2), Gaddafi Stadium
16 March – Eliminator 1 (3 v 4), Gaddafi Stadium
17 March – Eliminator 2 (loser Qualifier v winner Eliminator 1), Gaddafi Stadium
19 March – Final, Gaddafi Stadium
