PSL 2023: Schedule ,HBL PSL 8

Multan will host the opening ceremony for the nation's most anticipated cricket competition.

The eighth season of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) schedule was released by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Friday.

The match will be played in Karachi, Lahore, Rawalpindi, and Multan between February 13 and March 19, according to the schedule.

When Lahore Qalandars play Multan Sultans on February 13 in the PSL 8 opener at the lovely Multan Cricket Stadium, they will have the chance to make history.

Lahore Qalandars, who in 2022 upset Multan Sultans by 42 runs at the Gaddafi Stadium, now have an added incentive going into the eighth iteration of the competition with the possibility to become the first club to win back-to-back championships.

Before 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.

The PSL 8 will be split into two legs, with matches taking place at Multan Cricket Stadium and National Bank Cricket Arena from February 13 to February 26 and then at Gaddafi Stadium and Pindi Cricket Stadium from February 26 to March 19.

The qualifying, two elimination rounds, and the championship game will all take place from March 15–19 at the Pakistan Cricket Ground.

Three demonstration games will be played before the men's matches on March 8, 10, and 11 in Rawalpindi, which will serve as the soft start for the Pakistan Women's League.

Leading domestic and international athletes are anticipated to make up the two women's sides; further information will be provided when available.

Schedule:

(Matches in the afternoon will begin at 2pm; those in the evening in Karachi, Lahore, and Rawalpindi will begin at 7 pm.) Except for the tournament's opening match, which starts at 8pm., evening matches in Multan begin at 6pm.

February 13:  Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan Sultans vs. Lahore Qalandars

February 14:  Peshawar Zalmi vs. Karachi Kings , National Bank Cricket Arena

February 15:  Multan Sultans vs. Quetta Gladiators, Multan Cricket Stadium

February 16 :  Karachi Kings vs. Islamabad United , National Bank Cricket Arena

February 17:  Multan Sultans vs. Peshawar Zalmi, Multan Cricket Stadium

February 18:  Quetta Gladiators vs. Karachi Kings, National Bank Cricket Arena

February 19:  Karachi Kings vs. Lahore Qalandars , National Bank Cricket Arena; Multan Sultans vs. Islamabad United at Multan Cricket Stadium.

February 20:  Quetta Gladiators vs. Peshawar Zalmi, National Bank Cricket Arena

February 21:  Quetta Gladiators vs. Lahore Qalandars, National Bank Cricket Arena

February 22:  Multan Sultans vs. Karachi Kings, Multan Cricket Stadium

February 23: Peshawar Zalmi vs. Islamabad United,  National Bank Cricket Arena

February 24:  Quetta Gladiators vs. Islamabad United , National Bank Cricket Arena

February 26:  Lahore Qalandars vs. Peshawar Zalmi at Gaddafi Stadium, and Karachi Kings vs. Multan Sultans ,National Bank Cricket Arena.

February 27:  Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Qalandars vs. Islamabad United.

March 1:   Peshawar Zalmi vs. Karachi Kings,  Pindi Cricket Stadium

March 2:  Lahore Qalandars vs. Quetta Gladiators, Gaddafi Stadium

March 3:  Islamabad United vs. Karachi Kings, Pindi Cricket Stadium

March 4:  Lahore Qalandars vs. Multan Sultans , Gaddafi Stadium

March 5:  Quetta Gladiators vs. Islamabad United , Pindi Cricket Stadium

March 6:  Quetta Gladiators take against Karachi Kings ,  Pindi Cricket Stadium.

March. 7:  Islamabad United vs. Multan Sultans; Peshawar Zalmi vs. Lahore Qalandars; Pindi Cricket Stadium

March 8:  Peshawar Zalmi vs. Quetta Gladiators, Pindi Cricket Stadium; Pakistan Women's League Exhibition Match No. 1

March 9 : Islamabad United vs. Lahore Qalandars, Pindi Cricket Stadium

March 10:  Peshawar Zalmi vs. Multan Sultans, Pindi Cricket Stadium; Pakistan Women's League Exhibition Match 2.

March 11:  Quetta Gladiators vs. Multan Sultans, Pindi Cricket Stadium; Pakistan Women's League Exhibition Match 3

 Mar. 12:  Lahore Qalandars vs. Karachi Kings at Gaddafi Stadium; Islamabad United vs. Peshawar Zalmi at Pindi Cricket Stadium

March 15: Qualifier (Team 1 v Team 2) , Gaddafi Stadium

March 16:   Eliminator 1 (Team 3 v Team 4),  Gaddafi Stadium

March 17: Eliminator 2 at Gaddafi Stadium (loser Qualifier vs. winner of Eliminator 1)

March 19:  Final, Gaddafi Stadium

Squads (foreign player names and their categories in brackets) 

Islamabad United:

 The roster includes Alex Hales of England, Rahmanullah Gurbaz of Afghanistan, Shadab Khan (all Platinum), Asif Ali, Fazal Haq Farooqi of Afghanistan, Wasim Jr. (all Diamond), Azam Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali (all Gold), Abrar Ahmed of New Zealand, Colin Munro of New Zealand, Paul Stirling of Ireland, Rumman Raees of Pakistan, Sohaib Maqsood (all Silver).  Hassan Nawaz, Zeeshan Zamir ( both Emerging). Moeen Ali (England) and Mubasir Khan (Supplementary)

Karachi King:

Haider Ali, Imran Tahir,  (South Africa) Matthew Wade (Australia) (all Platinum) James Fuller, 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, and 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) Kamaran Ghulam ,Mirza Tahir Baig (all Silver) Shawaiz Irfan ,Zaman Khan (both Emerging) . Jordan Cox and Jalat Khan (both of England) (both Supplementary)

Multan Sultans:

Anwar Ali, Sameen Gul, Sarwar Afridi, Usama Mir, Usman Khan (both Silver), Abbas Afridi, Ihsanullah, (both Emerging), 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).  Adil Rashid (England) and Arafat Minhas (Supplementary).

 Peshawar Zalmi:

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, and Sufyan Muqeem (both Emerging).  Jimmy Neesham (New Zealand) (Supplementary). Babar Azam ,Rovman Powell (West Indies) ,Bhanuka Rajapaksa (Srilanka) ,Mujeeb ur Rehman (Afghanistan),

 At the Replacement Draft, Peshawar Zalmi will select its second Supplementary.

 Quetta Gladiators:

Ahsan Ali, Mohammad Hasnain, Sarfaraz Ahmed (All Gold), Mohammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Wanindu Hasaranga (Sri Lanka) (all Platinum), Mohammad Zahid, Naveen-ul-Haq (Afghanistan), Umar Akmal, Umaid Asif, Will Smeed (England) (all Silver), Aimal Khan, and Abdul Wahid Bangalzai  (Both Emerging). New Zealanders Martin Guptill and Omair Bin Yousuf (Supplementary) Iftikhar Ahmed ,Jason Roy .(England),Odean Smith (West Indies) (all Diamond) .