A Comprehensive Guide to the Upcoming Cricket Tournament

The Pakistan Super League (PSL) is one of the most exciting cricket leagues in the world, and the 2023 season is set to be even more thrilling. With top-notch players from around the world participating in the tournament, PSL 2023 promises to be a feast for cricket lovers. In this article, we'll provide a comprehensive guide to the upcoming PSL season, covering everything from the teams participating to the venues and format of the tournament.

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Teams Participating in PSL 2023

The PSL 2023 season will feature six teams, each representing a different city in Pakistan. The teams are:

Islamabad United

Karachi Kings

Lahore Qalandars

Multan Sultans

Quetta Gladiators

Peshawar Zalmi

Each team is comprised of a mix of international and local players, ensuring a high level of competitiveness throughout the tournament.

Venues for PSL 2023

The PSL 2023 season will be played at three venues across Pakistan. The venues are:

National Stadium, Karachi

Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi

Format of PSL 2023

The PSL 2023 season will follow a double round-robin format, with each team playing 10 matches in total. The top four teams at the end of the group stage will advance to the playoffs, which will be a knockout format with the winner crowned as the champion of PSL 2023.

Team and squads

Team

Squad

Peshawar Zalmi

(c)Babar Azam, Rovman Powell, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Mujeeb-Ur-Rahman, (vc)Wahab Riaz, Sherfane Rutherford, Danish Aziz, Arshad Iqbal, (wk)Mohammad Haris, Saim Ayub, Usman Qadir, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Salman Irshad, Aamer Jamal, Haseebullah, Sufiyan Muqeem, Jimmy Neesham, Khurram Shahzad, Haris Sohail, Richard Gleeson.

Islamabad United

(c)Shadab Khan, Alex Hales, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Asif Ali, Mohammad Wasim(Jr), Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, (wk)Azam Khan, Rumman Raees, Paul Stirling, Colin Munro, Abrar Ahmed, Sohaib Maqsood, Zeeshan Zameer, Hasan Nawaz, Moeen Ali, Mubasir Khan, Tom Curran, Zafar Gohar, Tymal Mills, Gus Atkinson.

Quetta Gladiators

(cwk)Sarfaraz Ahmed, Wanindu Hasaranga, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Nawaz, Odean Smith, Jason Roy, Iftikhar Ahmed, Ahsan Ali, Mohammad Hasnain, Umaid Asif, Mohammad Zahid, Will Smeed, Umar Akmal, Naveen-Ul-Haq, Aimal Khan, Abdul Wahid Bangalzai, Omair Bin Yousuf, Martin Guptill, Qais Ahmed, Saud Shakeel, Dwaine Pretorius, Will Jacks, Nuwan Thushara.

Multan Sultans

(cwk)Mohammad Rizwan, David Mille, Josh Little, Shan Masood, Rilee Rossouw, Khushdil Shah, Akeal Hosein, Tim David, Shahnawaz Dahani, Usman Khan, Usama Mir, Sameen Gul, Mohammad Sarwar Afridi, Anwar Ali, Ihsanullah, Abbas Afridi, Arafat Minhas, Adil Rashid, Kieron Pollard, Ammad Butt, Wayne Parnell, Izharulhaq Naveed.

Lahore Qalandars

(c)Shaheen Afridi, Fakhar Zaman, Rashid Khan, Hussain Talat, Haris Rauf, David Wiese, Sikandar Raza, Liam Dawson, Abdullah Shafique, Mirza Tahir Baig, Dilbar Hussain, Ahmed Daniyal, Kamran Ghulam, Shawaiz Irfan, Zaman Khan, Jordan Cox, Jalat Khan, Ahsan Bhatti, Shane Dadswell, Sam Billings, Kusal Mendis

Karachi Kings

(c)Imad Wasim, Matthew Wade, Imran Tahir, Haider Ali, James Vince, James Fuller, Andrew Tye, Shoaib Malik, Mohammad Amir, Tayyab Tahir, Mohammad Akhlaq, Sharjeel Khan, Mir Hamza, Aamir Yamin, Irfan Khan Niazi, Qasim Akram, Tabraiz Shamsi, Muhammad Umar, Ben Cutting, Musa Khan, Faisal Akram

 

Key Players

The PSL is full of star players, and their performances on the field have a huge impact on the results of the matches. Some of the key players to watch include Mohammad Amir of Karachi Kings, Babar Azam of Peshawar Zalmi, Azam Khan(wk) of Islamabad United, Shaheen Shah Afridi of Lahore Qalandar, Muhammad Rizwan of Multan Sultan, and Iftikhar Ahmad of Quetta Gladiator.