Pakistan Super League 2024
Dates17 February – 18 March 2024[1]
Administrator(s)Pakistan Cricket Board
Cricket formatTwenty20
Tournament format(s)Double round robin and playoffs
Host(s)Pakistan
Participants6
Matches34
Official websitepsl-t20.com

2024 Pakistan Super League (also known as PSL 9 or, for sponsorship reasons, HBL PSL 2024) will be the ninth season of the Pakistan Super League. Established by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in 2015 as a franchise Twenty20 cricket league, it is played between six teams in a double round robin and page playoff system. It is scheduled to take place across four cities in Pakistan from 17 February to 18 March 2024.

Squads

The retained player's list was announced on 7 December 2023,[2] and the squads for the tournament were finalized on 13 December with the draft in Lahore.[3]

Islamabad United Karachi Kings Lahore Qalandars Multan Sultans Peshawar Zalmi Quetta Gladiators

Venues

While PCB was planning to add on two more teams in the league and move the tournament to UAE due to the 2024 Pakistani general election, the franchise owners opposed this.[4][5] Meanwhile, the discussions were underway that Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar, should also host the matches. However, it didn't work out due to the security issues.[6] Therefore, it was decided that the league would take place across four cities; Lahore, Multan, Karachi, and Rawalpindi.[7][8] Lahore will host the opening match, while Karachi will host the playoffs and the final.[9]

City Lahore Multan Karachi Rawalpindi
Stadium Gaddafi Stadium Multan Cricket Stadium National Stadium Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium
Matches 9 5 11 9
Image
Capacity 27,000[10][11] 30,000[12][13] 32,000[14][15] 15,000[16][17]

Format

Each team will play every other team twice in the league stage of the tournament in a double round robin. Following the group stage, the top four teams will qualify for the playoff stage of the tournament.

Fixtures

The PCB announced the fixtures on 12 January 2024. All timings are according to Pakistan Standard Time (UTC+5).[18][19]

Lahore and Multan

Match 1
17 February 2024 (D/N)
v
Match 3
18 February 2024 (D/N)
v
Match 4
19 February 2024 (D/N)
v
Match 6
21 February 2024
v
Match 10
24 February 2024 (D/N)
v
Match 12
25 February 2024 (D/N)
v
Match 13
26 February 2024 (D/N)
v
Match 14
27 February 2024 (D/N)
v

Karachi and Rawalpindi

Match 15
28 February 2024 (D/N)
v
Match 16
29 February 2024 (D/N)
v
Match 19
3 March 2024 (D/N)
v
Match 26
9 March 2024 (D/N)
v
Match 29
11 March 2024 (D/N)
v

Playoffs

Qualifier and Eliminator 1Eliminator 2Final
14 March — Karachi17 March — Karachi
11st placed teamWinner of Qualifier
22nd placed team16 March — KarachiWinner of Eliminator 2
Loser of Qualifier
15 March — KarachiWinner of Eliminator 1
33rd placed team
44th placed team

Qualifier

Match 31
14 March 2024 (D/N)
1st placed team
v
2nd placed team

Eliminators

Eliminator 1

Match 32
15 March 2024 (D/N)
3rd placed team
v
4th placed team

Eliminator 2

Match 33
16 March 2024 (D/N)
Loser of Qualifier
v
Winner of Eliminator 1

Final

Match 34
18 March 2024 (D/N)
Winner of Qualifier
v
Winner of Eliminator 2

References

  1. ↑ "PSL opener on February 17 to clash with ILT20 final". ESPNcricinfo. 12 January 2024. Archived from the original on 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  2. ↑ "Teams announce player retentions for PSL 9". The News. 8 December 2023. Archived from the original on 10 January 2024. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "485 foreign players register for PSL 2024 draft". Business Recorder. 6 December 2023. Archived from the original on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "Hosting the HBL PSL anywhere but Pakistan will be a financial disaster". Pakistan Today. 29 November 2023. Archived from the original on 14 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "Franchise owners oppose new PSL teams, moving to UAE". The News. 6 May 2023. Archived from the original on 14 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  6. ↑ "No PSL matches for Peshawar". The News. 31 December 2023. Archived from the original on 14 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  7. ↑ "PSL 9 dates and venues finalised". Geo Super. 16 December 2023. Archived from the original on 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  8. ↑ "Proposed schedule for PSL 9 revealed". Cricket Pakistan. 5 January 2024. Archived from the original on 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  9. ↑ "HBL PSL to start on Feb 17; Lahore gets opener, Karachi to host final". Dawn. 13 January 2024. Archived from the original on 14 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  10. ↑ "Gaddafi stadium looks its best for PSL final". Geo News. 3 March 2017. Archived from the original on 13 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  11. ↑ "Lahore Qalandars demand large-capacity stadium in Lahore". Cricket Pakistan. 9 March 2022. Archived from the original on 13 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  12. ↑ "Multan Cricket Stadium". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 21 October 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  13. ↑ Associated Press of Pakistan (28 August 2023). "Cricket fans seek increase in seating capacity at Multan Stadium". The Nation. Archived from the original on 13 October 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  14. ↑ "PSL 2019: Impressive closing ceremony". The News. 17 March 2019. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  15. ↑ Umar Farooq (26 October 2022). "National Stadium in Karachi to be renamed National Bank Cricket Arena". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 8 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  16. ↑ "Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 13 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  17. ↑ "Pindi Stadium capacity shrinks". The News. 24 February 2020. Archived from the original on 13 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  18. ↑ "PSL 9 schedule confirmed with Lahore set to host opener". Geo Super. 12 January 2024. Archived from the original on 12 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  19. ↑ "Schedule for HBL PSL 9 unveiled". A Sports. 12 January 2024. Archived from the original on 12 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
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