PSL 2026: Schedule, Venues, Squads & Broadcast Details

Pakistan Super League (PSL) returns with an expanded version in March 2026. The league will see two more teams participate in the 11th edition.

The addition of two new teams promises to deliver a bigger and better season this time around.

So, two new teams. Who are they and how many teams are participating?

Hyderabad Kingsmen and Rawalpindi Pindiz are the two new PSL teams. 

PCB had also sold a franchise based out of Sialkot. But Multan Sultans, who initially didn’t renew their contracts, bought the Sialkot franchise to return to the league.

So, with the addition of two new teams, PSL 2026 features a total of eight teams, up from the six that played in the previous seasons.

Alright, when does the PSL 2026 start?

The 11th season of the PSL will start on March 26, 2026. Defending champions Lahore Qalandars will take on Hyderabad Kingsmen in the curtain raiser in Lahore.

How many matches will take place?

Since new teams have joined, the number of matches has also gone up. This season will feature a total of 44 matches, up from 34 played in the last edition.

The league stage includes 40 matches, with the other four part of the knockout stage.

Any changes to format?

Even though the PSL has expanded, each team will still play 10 matches in the league stage. The league has discontinued the double round-robin format for this season.

Instead, teams have been virtually divided into two groups of four each. They will play their group members twice, while facing the teams from the other group once each.

The top four teams at the end of the group stage will advance to the playoffs. The top two teams will square off in Qualifier, with the other two teams locking horns in Eliminator 1.

The Qualifier winner will directly proceed to the final. Qualifier loser, meanwhile, will take on Eliminator 1 winner in Eliminator 2, with the winner between them taking the other final spot.

What are the groups?

Islamabad United, Multan Sultans, Peshawar Zalmi and Rawalpindi Pindiz form one group. 

The other group includes Hyderabad Kingsmen, Karachi Kings, Lahore Qalandars and Quetta Gladiators.

Which venues will host matches?

A total of six venues will host matches in PSL 2026. Lahore will stage the most matches, 15 in total, followed by 11 in Rawalpindi.

Faisalabad, making its PSL debut, will host seven matches, while Karachi will host six games. Multan, meanwhile, will stage four matches, while Peshawar will host a single game.

Here are the venues:

• Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
• Imran Khan Cricket Stadium, Peshawar
• Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad
• Multan Cricket Stadium
• National Stadium, Karachi
• Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi

What’s the complete PSL 2026 schedule?

The league stage runs for a month from March 26 to April 26. Following that, the knockouts will begin on April 28, with the final slated for May 3.

PSL 2026 Schedule

Date	Teams	Venue	Time (Local)
March 26	Lahore Qalandars vs Hyderabad Kingsmen	Lahore	8:00 PM
March 27	Quetta Gladiators vs Karachi Kings	Lahore	8:00 PM
March 28	Peshawar Zalmi vs Rawalpindi Pindiz	Peshawar	2:30 PM
March 28	Multan Sultans vs Islamabad United	Lahore	8:00 PM
March 29	Quetta Gladiators vs Hyderabad Kingsmen	Lahore	2:30 PM
March 29	Lahore Qalandars vs Karachi Kings	Lahore	8:00 PM
March 31	Islamabad United vs Peshawar Zalmi	Rawalpindi	8:00 PM
April 1	Multan Sultans vs Hyderabad Kingsmen	Multan	8:00 PM
April 2	Islamabad United vs Quetta Gladiators	Rawalpindi	2:30 PM
April 2	Rawalpindi Pindiz vs Karachi Kings	Rawalpindi	8:00 PM
April 3	Multan Sultans vs Lahore Qalandars	Multan	8:00 PM
April 4	Rawalpindi Pindiz vs Islamabad United	Rawalpindi	8:00 PM
April 5	Multan Sultans vs Quetta Gladiators	Multan	8:00 PM
April 6	Multan Sultans vs Rawalpindi Pindiz	Multan	8:00 PM
April 8	Hyderabad Kingsmen vs Peshawar Zalmi	Karachi	8:00 PM
April 9	Lahore Qalandars vs Islamabad United	Faisalabad	2:30 PM
April 9	Karachi Kings vs Peshawar Zalmi	Karachi	8:00 PM
April 10	Quetta Gladiators vs Rawalpindi Pindiz	Karachi	8:00 PM
April 11	Peshawar Zalmi vs Lahore Qalandars	Faisalabad	2:30 PM
April 11	Karachi Kings vs Hyderabad Kingsmen	Karachi	8:00 PM
April 12	Hyderabad Kingsmen vs Islamabad United	Karachi	8:00 PM
April 13	Peshawar Zalmi vs Multan Sultans	Faisalabad	8:00 PM
April 15	Peshawar Zalmi vs Quetta Gladiators	Faisalabad	8:00 PM
April 16	Hyderabad Kingsmen vs Rawalpindi Pindiz	Faisalabad	2:30 PM
April 16	Karachi Kings vs Islamabad United	Karachi	8:00 PM
April 17	Lahore Qalandars vs Quetta Gladiators	Faisalabad	8:00 PM
April 18	Lahore Qalandars vs Rawalpindi Pindiz	Faisalabad	8:00 PM
April 19	Multan Sultans vs Karachi Kings	Lahore	2:30 PM
April 19	Quetta Gladiators vs Hyderabad Kingsmen	Lahore	8:00 PM
April 21	Lahore Qalandars vs Quetta Gladiators	Lahore	2:30 PM
April 21	Rawalpindi Pindiz vs Multan Sultans	Rawalpindi	8:00 PM
April 22	Karachi Kings vs Hyderabad Kingsmen	Lahore	2:30 PM
April 22	Peshawar Zalmi vs Multan Sultans	Rawalpindi	8:00 PM
April 23	Rawalpindi Pindiz vs Islamabad United	Rawalpindi	2:30 PM
April 23	Lahore Qalandars vs Karachi Kings	Lahore	8:00 PM
April 24	Islamabad United vs Peshawar Zalmi	Rawalpindi	8:00 PM
April 25	Quetta Gladiators vs Karachi Kings	Lahore	2:30 PM
April 25	Lahore Qalandars vs Hyderabad Kingsmen	Lahore	8:00 PM
April 26	Rawalpindi Pindiz vs Peshawar Zalmi	Rawalpindi	2:30 PM
April 26	Islamabad United vs Multan Sultans	Rawalpindi	8:00 PM
April 28	Qualifier	Rawalpindi	8:00 PM
April 29	Eliminator 1	Lahore	8:00 PM
May 1	Eliminator 2	Lahore	8:00 PM
May 3	Final	Lahore	8:00 PM

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What are the squads?

Here’s how all squads stack up ahead of the PSL 2026 season:

Lahore Qalandars

Shaheen Shah Afridi (c), Abdullah Shafique, Sikandar Raza, Mohammad Naeem, Mustafizur Rahman, Haris Rauf, Usama Mir, Fakhar Zaman, Ubaid Shah, Haseebullah, Mohammad Farooq, Dasun Shanaka, Parvez Hussain Emon, Asif Ali, Hussain Talat, Tayyab Tahir, Dunith Wellalage, Rubin Hermann, Maaz Khan and Shahab Khan.

Hyderabad Kingsmen

Marnus Labuschagne (c), Usman Khan, Akif Javed, Maaz Sadaqat, Saim Ayub, Mohammad Ali, Kusal Perera, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Hassan Khan, Shayan Jahangir, Glenn Maxwell, Hammad Azam, Riley Meredith, Sharjeel Khan, Asif Mehmood, Hunain Shah, Rizwan Mehmood, Saad Ali, Tayyab Arif and Ahmed Hussain.

Islamabad United

Shadab Khan (c), Salman Irshad, Andries Gous, Devon Conway, Faheem Ashraf, Mehran Mumtaz, Max Bryant, Mark Chapman, Nisar Ahmed, Mir Hamza Sajjad, Sameen Gul, Sameer Minhas, Imad Wasim, Richard Gleeson, Haider Ali, Mohammad Hasnain, Dipendra Singh Airee, Mohammad Faiq and Mohammad Salman Mirza.

Karachi Kings

David Warner (C), Hasan Ali, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Khushdil Shah, Saad Baig, Moeen Ali, Azam Khan, Salman Ali Agha, Shahid Aziz, Mir Hamza, Adam Zampa, Mohammad Hamza Sohail, Aqib Ilyas, Khwaja Bin Tanveer, Johnson Charles, Muhammad Waseem, Ihsanullah and Rizwanullah.

Quetta Gladiators

Saud Shakeel (c), Usman Tariq, Hasan Nawaz, Shamyl Hussain, Alzarri Joseph, Rilee Rossouw, Ahmed Daniyal, Jahanzaib Sultan, Jahandad Khan, Khawaja Mohammad Nafay, Wasim Akram Jnr, Khan Zeb, Bismillah Khan, Saqib Khan, Brett Hampton, Sam Harper, Bevon Jacobs, Abrar Ahmed, Ben McDermott and Tom Curran.

Multan Sultans

Ashton Turner (c), Mohammad Nawaz, Shehzad Gul, Faisal Akram, Imran Randhawa, Arafat Minhas, Sahibzada Farhan, Steve Smith, Peter Siddle, Tabraiz Shamsi, Lachlan Shaw, Delano Potgieter, Josh Phillippe, Shan Masood, Momin Qamar, Muhammad Awais Zafar, Muhammad Shahzad, Arshad Iqbal, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Muhammad Ismail and Atizaz Habib Khan.

Peshawar Zalmi

Babar Azam (c), Sufiyan Muqeem, Abdul Samad, Ali Raza, Aaron Hardie, Aamir Jamal, Khurram Shahzad, Mohammad Haris, Khalid Usman, Abdul Subhan, James Vince, Michael Bracewell, Kusal Mendis, Iftikhar Ahmed, Nahid Rana, Mirza Tahir Baig, Kashif Ali, Shahnawaz Dahani, Farhan Yousuf and Shoriful Islam.

Rawalpindi Pindiz

Mohammad Rizwan (c), Sam Billings, Jalat Khan, Yasir Khan, Naseem Shah, Rishad Hossain, Daryl Mitchell, Mohammad Amir, Abdullah Fazal, Amad Butt, Dian Forrestor, Laurie Evans, Asif Afridi, Kamran Ghulam, Fawad Ali, Mohammad Amir Khan, Shahzaib Khan, Jake Fraser-McGurk and Saad Masood.

Where to watch PSL 2026?

PTV Sports, Geo Super and Ten Sports will broadcast PSL 2026 matches in Pakistan.

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