Updated: 19 January 2024
PSL (Pakistan Super League) was founded by PCB(Pakistan Cricket Board) on Sep 9 2015 with 5 teams. PSL officially begins on 4 Feb 2016 in the UAE. Multan Sultans is the sixth team of PSL added in 2018. From 2021 ICC added this league in their window. Rameez Raja ( former PCB chief) & Wasim Akram were the first brand ambassadors (for 3 years) to promote the Pakistan Super League. PSL is based in the PCB office in Lahore. PSL matches are organized every year from Feb- March.
PSL 9 is scheduled to start from 17 Feb 2024 with the match between Lahore Qalandars vs Islamabad United at Lahore. A total of 34 matches will be played across 4 venues.
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PSL 2024 – 17 Feb- 18 March 2024
Pakistan Super League (PSL) History, Records, Stats
Founded | 2016 |
Administrator | PCB |
First Edition | 2016 |
No of Teams | 6 |
Format | T20 |
Broadcaster (Pakistan) | PTV Sports Geo Super |
Brand Value In 2021 | $3 Billion Estimated |
Most Runs | Babar Azam (IU, KK, PZ) 2935 in 79 matches |
Most Wickets | Wahab Riaz (PZ) – 113 (2016-23) |
Highest Individual Score | Colin Ingram (KK)- 127 on 59 Balls |
Highest Team Score | Islamabad United- (238/3) Ag LQ (2019) |
Lowest Totals | LQ (59) Ag PZ 2017 |
Fastest Centuries(MS) | Rilee Rossouw(On 43 Balls) Ag QG 2020 |
Fastest Half Centuries | Kamran Akmal (On 17 Balls) Ag KK 2018 |
Most Runs in a Season | Fakhar Zaman(LQ)- 588 in 2022 |
Most Wickets in a Season | Hasan Ali ( 25) 2019 |
Current Champion | Lahore Qalandars |
Runner-up | Islamabad United |
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PSL 2024 (Pakistan Super League) Teams) & Captain
1. Islamabad United- Shadab Khan
2. Karachi Kings (KK) – Imad Wasim
3. Lahore Qalandars (LQ) – Shaheen Afridi
4. Multan Sultans(MS) – Mohammad Rizwan
5. Peshawar Zalmi (PZ) – Babar Azam
6. Quetta Gladiators (QG) – Sarfaraz Ahmed