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PSL 2025: All you need to know, squads, teams, venues
The much-anticipated tenth season of the Pakistan Super League is all set to kick off on April 11, 2025, bringing a wave of excitement. This year, however, there is a new layer of intrigue surrounding the tournament, as it clashes with the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL). The 2025 season of PSL, featuring six teams, will run from April 11 to May 18. This year, the PSL will be played across four cities, Karachi, Lahore, Multan, and Rawalpindi.
All six teams - Peshawar Zalmi, Multan Sultan, Lahore Qalandars, Karachi Kings, Quetta Gladiators and Islamabad United, will compete in a double round-robin format. Which means each team will be playing the other twice. A total of 34 matches, including playoffs, will be played in the tournament, with the top four teams after the league phase advancing to the playoffs. Defending champions Islamabad United will take on Lahore Qalandars in the opening match of the tournament on Friday at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi.
Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore will be hosting 13 matches, including both eliminators and the final. And Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium will host 11 matches, including the qualifier. While National Bank Stadium, Karachi, and Multan Cricket Stadium will host five matches each.
Squads:
Islamabad United
Naseem Shah, Shadab Khan, Matthew Short, Azam Khan, Imad Wasim, Jason Holder, Haider Ali, Salman Ali Agha, Benjamin Dwarshuis, Colin Munro, Rumman Raees, Andries Gous, Mohammad Nawaz, Salman Irshad, Rassie van der Dussen, Riley Meredith, Sam Billings, Hunain Shah, Saad Masood
Karachi Kings
Abbas Afridi, Adam Milne, David Warner, Hasan Ali, James Vince, Khushdil Shah, Irfan Khan Niazi, Shan Masood, Aamer Jamal, Arafat Minhas, Tim Seifert, Zahid Mahmood, Litton Das, Mir Hamza, Kane Williamson, Mirza Mamoon, Imtiaz Mohammad Nabi, Omair Bin Yousuf, Fawad Ali, Riazullah
Lahore Qalandars
Fakhar Zaman, Shaheen Afridi, Daryl Mitchell, Haris Rauf, Sikandar Raza, Kusal Perera, Abdullah Shafique, Jahandad Khan, Zaman Khan, David Wiese, Asif Afridi, Asif Ali Mohammad Akhlaq, Rishad Hossain, Muhammad Naeem, Salman Ali Mirza, Tom Curran, Momin Qamar, Muhammad Azab
Peshawar Zalmi
Babar Azam, Saim Ayub, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Mohammad Haris, Corbin Bosch, Mohammad Ali, Hussain Talat, Nahid Rana, Abdul Samad, Arif Yaqoob, Mehran Mumtaz, Sufyan Moqim, Max Bryant, Najibullah Zadran, Ahmed Daniyal, Alzarri Joseph, Ali Raza, Maaz Sadaqat
Multan Sultans
Mohammad Rizwan, Usama Mir, Michael Bracewell, David Willey, Iftikhar Ahmed, Usman Khan, Chris Jordan, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Hasnain, Faisal Akram, Akif Javed, Gudakesh Motie, Josh Little, Tayyab Tahir, Aamer Azmat, Johnson Charles, Yasir Khan, Shahid Aziz, Ubaid Shah
Quetta Gladiators
Finn Allen, Mark Chapman, Abrar Ahmad, Mohammad Amir, Rilee Rossouw, Akeal Hosein, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Saud Shakeel, Faheem Ashraf, Khawaja Nafay, Usman Tariq, Haseebullah Khan, Khurram Shahzad, Mohammad Zeeshan, Danish Aziz, Kusal Mendis, Sean Abbott, Kyle Jamieson, Hasan Nawaz
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