PSL 2023: Schedule, date, time, teams; how & where to watch PSL cricket matches in India- All you need to know

PSL 2023:The 8th edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) is all set to start on Monday, 13 February. A total of 6 teams will be participating in this year’s PSL tournament. Many of the big names from Pakistan cricket like Babar Azam, Mohammed Rizwan, and Shaheen Afridi will be seen competing in the tournament. PSL 2023 will also see big players from world cricket like Alex Hales, Jaso Roy, David Miller, and Matthew Wade among others.

Pakistan Super League (PSL) is a franchise of Twenty20 cricket which was established by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in 2015. Islamabad United is the most successful team in the tournament having won the title twice since its start in 2016. The PSL format will feature six teams playing each other twice in a round-robin format. The first round of matches will take place in Multan and Karachi before action shifts to the second round of matches in Lahore and Rawalpindi.

The top four sides after the end of the league stage will enter the playoffs. The top two teams at the end of the league stage will play the Qualifier and the third and fourth-placed teams will play the Eliminator. The winner of the Eliminator will then play the loser of the Qualifier in the second Eliminator match. The final will be played between the winner of the second Eliminator and the Qualifier.

PSL 2023: Full schedule (IST)

13 February, Mon – Multan Sultans v Lahore Qalandars – 8:30 pm Multan

14 February, Tues – Karachi Kings v Peshawar Zalmi – 7:30 pm Karachi

15 February, Wed – Multan Sultans v Quetta Gladiators – 6:30 pm Multan

16 February, Thurs – Karachi Kings v Islamabad United – 7:30 pm Karachi

17 February, Fri – Multan Sultans v Peshawar Zalmi – 6:30 pm Multan

18 February, Sat – Karachi Kings v Quetta Gladiators – 7:30 pm Karachi

19 February, Sun – Multan Sultans v Islamabad United – 2:30 pm Multan

19 February, Sun – Karachi Kings v Lahore Qalandars – 7:30 pm Karachi

20 February, Mon – Quetta Gladiators v Peshawar Zalmi – 7:30 pm Karachi

21 February, Tues – Quetta Gladiators v Lahore Qalandars – 7:30 pm Karachi

22 February, Wed – Multan Sultans v Karachi Kings – 6:30 pm Multan

23 February, Thurs – Peshawar Zalmi v Islamabad United – 7:30 pm Karachi

24 February, Fri – Quetta Gladiators v Islamabad United – 7:30 pm Karachi

26 February, Sun – Karachi Kings v Multan Sultans – 2:30 pm Karachi

26 February, Sun – Lahore Qalandars v Peshawar Zalmi – 7:30 pm Lahore

27 February, Mon – Lahore Qalandars v Islamabad United – 7:30 pm Lahore

1 March, Wed – Peshawar Zalmi v Karachi Kings – 7:30 pm Rawalpindi

2 March, Thurs – Lahore Qalandars v Quetta Gladiators – 7:30 pm Lahore

3 March, Fri – Islamabad United v Karachi Kings – 7:30 pm Rawalpindi

4 March, Sat – Lahore Qalandars v Multan Sultans – 7:30 pm Lahore

5 March, Sun – Islamabad United v Quetta Gladiators – 7:30 pm Rawalpindi

6 March, Mon – Quetta Gladiators v Karachi Kings – 7:30 pm Rawalpindi

7 March, Tues – Peshawar Zalmi v Lahore Qalandars – 2:30 pm Rawalpindi

7 March, Tues – Islamabad United v Multan Sultans – 7:30 pm Rawalpindi

8 March, Wed – Peshawar Zalmi v Quetta Gladiators – 7:30 pm Rawalpindi

9 March, Thurs – Islamabad United v Lahore Qalandars – 7:30 pm Rawalpindi

10 March, Fri – Peshawar Zalmi v Multan Sultans – 7:30 pm Rawalpindi

11 March, Sat – Quetta Gladiators v Multan Sultans – 7:30 pm Rawalpindi

12 March, Sun – Islamabad United v Peshawar Zalmi – 2:30 pm Rawalpindi

12 March, Sun – Lahore Qalandars v Karachi Kings – 7:30 pm Lahore

15 March, Wed – Qualifier – 1st v 2nd – 7:30 pm Lahore

16 March, Thurs – Eliminator 1 – 3rd vs 4th – 7:30 pm Lahore

17 March, Fri – Eliminator 2 – Loser Qualifier v Winner Eliminator – 7:30 pm Lahore

19 March, Sun – Final – 7:30 pm Lahore

PSL 2023 Venues

PCB has announced plans to hold matches in Multan, Peshawar, Lahore and Karachi for the 2023 session of PSL. Lahore and Karachi were also the venues in 2023. Arbab Niaz Stadium in Peshawar was later declared unfit to hold any matches in the tournament. Quetaa's Bugti Stadium was later added to the list of PSL venues but was removed shortly after due to logistical reasons.

PSL 2023 Squad Details

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

How to watch the PSL matches in India on TV?

Sony Sports Network bagged the rights to broadcast the PSL 2023 on TV. The PSL matches can be watched on Sony Six HD and Sony Ten 2.

How to watch the PSL matches in India online?

PSL 2023 will live stream in the Sony LIV app.