The 8th season of Pakistan Super League is starting. It will take place between February 9 and March 19, 2023.
There are a total of 6 teams in the upcoming season of HBL PSL which include Karachi Kings, Lahore Qalandar, Islamabad United, Quetta gladiators, Multan Sultan and Peshawar Zalmi. All the teams have won the PSL title once while Islamabad United is the only team to have won the PSL title twice.
PSL 2023 Teams
It was expected that some new teams would join the PSL this time, But no new team could join. There are a total six teams participating in this season of HBL PSL. and the teams are
1: Lahore Qalandars
2: Islamabad United
3: Karachi Kings
4: Quetta Gladiators
5: Multan Sultan
6: Peshawar Zalmi
Previously there were 7 seasons of the Pakistan Super league from 2016 to 2022. Islamabad United was the team that won the trophy in the first season of PSL, while Lahore Qalandars are the defending champions of the HBL PSL. Below is the list of all 7 seasons of PSL with their winners and runners up.
PSL 8 Draft Details
The draft of the HBL PSL 8 was held on December 15 in Karachi. Many local and foreign players showed their availability in the Pakistan Super League season 8, but due to only 6 teams in the PSL many players could not be selected by any team.
Each team selected 18 players in the PSL squad 2023 and players were ranked according to their skills in platinum, diamond, gold and silver categories. Here are the final squads of PSL season 8.
Lahore Qalandars
Captain: Shaheen Shah Afridi
Haris Rauf, Dilbar Husain, Rashid Khan, David Wiese, Harry Brook, Husain Talat, Kamran Ghulam, Fakhar Zaman, Abdullah Shafique, Ahmad Danyal, Liam Dawson, Sikandar Raza, Jalat Khan, Zaman Khan, Shawaiz Irfan, Jordan Cox, Mirza Tahir Baig.
Karachi Kings
Captain: Imad Wasim
Muhammad Amir, Sharjeel Khan, Haider Ali, Imran Tahir, Shoaib Malik, Tabraiz Shamsi, Matthew Wade, Mir Hamza, James Vince, Muhammad Akhlaq, Aamir Yamin, Qasim Akram, Irfan Khan Niazi, James Fuller, Muhammad Umar, Tayyab Tahir, Andrew Tye.
Multan Sultan
Captain: Muhammad Rizwan
Khushdil Shah, Shan Masood, Shahnawaz Dahani, Rilee Rossouw, David Miller, Tim David, Josh Little, Adil Rashid, Usman Khan, Akeal Hosein, Sameen Guk, Arafat Minhas, Anwar Ali, Muhammad Sarwar, Usama Mir, Ihsanullah, Abbas Afridi.
Peshawar Zalmi
Captain: Babar Azam
Wahab Riaz, Mujeeb ur Rehaman, Muhammad Haris. Sherfane Rutherford, Arshad Iqbal, Usman Qadir, Jimmy Neesham, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Salman Irshad, Sufiyan Muqeem, Tom-Kohller Cadmore, Saim Ayub, Haseeb Ullah, Amir Jamal, Rovman Powell, Danish Aziz.
Quetta Gladiator
Captain: Sarfraz Ahmad
Muhammad Nawaz, Muhammad Hasnain, Iftakhar Ahmad, Naveen ul Haq, Jason Roy, Umar Akmal, Martin Guptill, Abdul Banglazai, Omair Bin Yousuf, Will Smeed, Naseem Shah, Ahsan Ali, Wanindu Hasaranga, Muhammad Zahid, Aimal Khan, Umaid Asif, Odean Smith.
Islamabad United
Captain: Shadab Khan
Azam Khan, Asif Ali, Hassan Ali, Muhammad Wasim Junior, Alex Hales, Paul Stirling, Mubasir Khan, Zeshan Zamir, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Rehmanullah Gurbaz, Moeen Ali, Abrar Ahmad, Sohaib Maqsood, Hassan Nawaz, Ruman Raees, Colin Munro, faheem Ashraf.
Unsold Squad of the HBL PSL 8
There are many local and foreign players who were not selected by any team as each team selected 12 local and 6 foreign players. Sahibzada Farhan, the top scorer in the National T20 and Mehran Mumtaz, perhaps the best spinner in the NT20, were not selected for PSL 8.
Here is the list of unsold players this season.
Local Players
Muhammad Hafeez, Kamran Akmal, Muhammad Hurraira, Zafar Gohar, Sahibzada Farhan,Faisal Akram, Umar Amin, Ammad Butt, Waqas Maqsood, Muhammad Ilyas, Junaid Khan, Ahmad Shazad, Zeshan Ashraf, Imam Ul Haq, Bilawal Bhatti, musa Khan
Foreign Players
Muhammad Nabi, Hazratullah Zazi, Sam Corrun, Aron Finch, Shakaib al Hassan, Reece Topley, Kieron Pollard, Dawid Malan, Lungi Nigdi, Rassie van der Dussen, Muhammadullah Riyad, Mehidy Hassan Miraz, Mushfiqur rahim, Tamim Iqbal,
FAQs
Q: When PSL 2023?
Ans: PSL will take place between February 9 and March 19, 2023.
Q:Where is PSL 2023 schedule?
Ans: PSL matches will be held in Karachi, Multan, Lahore, Rawalpindi and Quetta.
Q:How many teams are in PSL 2023?
Ans: There are a total six teams participating in this season of HBL PSL
Q: Who is the 7th team in psl 2023?
Ans: There is no 7th team in the 8th season of HBL PSl. There are a total six teams participating in this season.
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