The tournament will be held in February-March next year with matches scheduled in Karachi, Lahore, Multan and Rawalpindi
As cricket fans gear up for the ninth edition of the much-awaited Pakistan Super League (PSL), franchises have finalized their squads after the completion of player drafts on Wednesday.
The event, held at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) Lahore, was attended by team owners, coaches and top officials of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) including Chairman of the Board of Management Committee Zaka Ashraf.
Here’s a look at the team’s lineups for the tournament.
PSL Teams Final Teams:
Karachi Kings: Kieron Pollard, Daniel Sams, Mohammad Nawaz, Tim Siefert, James Vince, Hasan Ali, Shan Masood, Shoaib Malik, Tabraiz Shamis, Mohammad Amir Khan, Anwar Ali, Arafat Minhas, Mir Hamza, Muhammad Akhlaq, Muhammad Irfan Niazi, Sirajuddin, Saad Baig and Jamie Overton.
Lahore Qalandars: Fakhar Zaman, Rassie Van der Dussen, Shaheen Afridi, Sahibzada Farhan, Haris Rauf, David Wiese, Sikandar Raza, Abdullah Shafique, Zaman Khan, Imran Jr, Ahsan Hafeez Bhatti, Dan Lawrence, Mirza Tahir Baig, Rashid Khan, Syed Faridoun Jahandad Khan , Shai Hope and Kamran Ghulam.
Islamabad United: Jordan Cox, Naseem Shah, Shadab Khan, Tymal Mills, Azam Khan, Imad Wasim, Faheem Ashraf, Alex Hales, Colin Munro, Matthew Forde, Salman Ali Agha, Qasim Akram, Shahab Khan, Rumman Raees, Hunain Shah, Ubaid Shah, Shamyl Hussain and Tom Curran.
Peshawar Zalmi: Babar Azam, Noor Ahmed, Rovman Powell, Asif Ali, Saim Ayub, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Naveen-ul-Haq, Aamer Jamal, Mohammad Haris, Salman Irshad, Arif Yaqoob, Umair Afridi, Daniel Mousley, Khurram Shahzad, Haseebullah Khan, Mohammad Zeeshan, Lungi Ngidi and Mehran Mumtaz.
Multan Sultans: Mohammad Rizwan, David Willey, Iftikhar Ahmed, Dawid Malan, Khushdil Shah, Usama Mir, Reeza Hendricks, Reece Topley, Abbas Afridi, Tayyab Tahir, Shahnawaz Dahani, Mohammad Ali, Usman Khan, Ihsanullah, Faisal Akram, Yasir Khan, Chris Jordan, and Aftab Ibrahim.
Quetta Gladiators: Sherfane Rutherford, Mohammad Amir, Rilee Rossouw, Mohammad Wasim Junior, Jason Roy, Wanindu Hasaranga, Mohammad Hasnain, Abrar Ahmed, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Saud Shakeel, Sajjad Ali Junior, Usman Qadir, Omair Bin Yousuf, Will Smeed, Khawaja Nafay, , Akeal Hosain and Sohail Khan.
Last week, Geo News said that PSL 9, to be held in February-March next year, will have matches in four major cities including Karachi, Lahore, Multan and Rawalpindi.
The teams will begin gathering on February 12 where they will take part in four days of training and matches.
The tournament will begin on February 17 in Lahore with defending champions Lahore Qalandars facing Islamabad United in the opening match. Multan Sultans and Karachi Kings will play in Multan on February 18.
Meanwhile, the first match in Karachi is proposed to be between Islamabad United and Karachi Kings on February 28.
The matches in Rawalpindi will begin on March 1 with United playing Quetta Gladiators.
Additionally, six double-headers will also be played during the tournament — with 11 matches to be played in Karachi, nine each in Lahore and Rawalpindi and five in Multan.
Three play-off matches and the final will be played in Karachi, with the final scheduled for March 17.
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