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.
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.
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