- The Pakistan Super League (PSL) Replacement Draft took place today online.
- All six franchises finalised their squads for the tournament’s eighth edition.
- Peshawar Zalmi will host Lahore Qalandars and Islamabad United will host Multan Sultans.
The Pakistan Super League (PSL) Replacement Draft took place today online, with all six franchises finalising their squads for the tournament’s eighth edition.
Supplementary 3
Peshawar Zalmi: Haris Sohail
Lahore Qalandars: Ahsan Bhatti
Islamabad United: Tom Curran
Karachi Kings: Ben Cutting
Quetta Gladiators: Qais Ahmad
Multan Sultans: Kieron Pollard
Supplementary 4
Multan Sultans: Amad Butt
Quetta Gladiators: Saud Shakeel
Karachi Kings: Musa Khan
Islamabad United: Zafar Gohar
Lahore Qalandars: Reserved
Peshawar Zalmi: Reserved
Partial replacements
Multan Sultans: Wayne Parnell and Izharulhaq Naveed
Islamabad United: Tymal Mills and Gus Atkinson
Lahore Qalandars: Sam Billings, Shane Dadswell and Kusal Mendis
Peshawar Zalmi: Richard Gleeson
Karachi Kings: Faisal Akram
Quetta Gladiators: Dwaine Pretorius, Will Jacks and Nuwan Thushara
Teams strengthen rosters in #HBLPSL8 replacement draft.
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“Rovman Powell, David Miller, Odean Smith, Akeal Hosein and Tabraiz Shamsi will potentially be unavailable to their franchises from March 8 onwards due to bilateral limited-overs series between the West Indies and South Africa,” the PCB said in a press release.
“Adil Rashid, Moeen Ali and Jason Roy are potentially unavailable because of the England versus Bangladesh limited overs series to their franchises from February 26 till March 14. Alex Hales will join the PSL 8 from February 26 onwards. Tim David will join the tournament from March 3. Jordan Cox will be available to Lahore Qalandars from February 21 as he is on the England Lions tour of Sri Lanka. Wanindu Hasaranga will leave the tournament from March 3.
“Afghanistan cricketers may become unavailable to their teams for brief duration due to potential international commitment.”
Previously, the PCB agreed to increase the number of players per side to 20, allowing each franchise to select two additional Supplementary players. The Replacement Draft was used to select the Supplementary players.
Meanwhile, the teams chose partial replacements for players who will be unavailable for the entire season.
The PSL 8 opening ceremony will be held in Multan on February 13 prior to the tournament opener between 2021 winners Multan Sultans and defending champions Lahore Qalandars; the closing ceremony and final will be held in Lahore on March 19, which will also host play-offs.
Lahore Qalandars will try to become the first team to win back-to-back championships, while Islamabad United will try to become the most successful team by winning the trophy three times.
Karachi Kings, Lahore Qalandars, Multan Sultans, and Islamabad United will each play five home games, one against each of the other teams.
HBL PSL 8 schedule announced
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Rawalpindi will host 11 games, while Karachi and Lahore will each host nine, and Multan will host five.
On March 7, Rawalpindi will host the only double header, with Peshawar Zalmi hosting Lahore Qalandars and Islamabad United hosting Multan Sultans.
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