The Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2026 is set to return with its 11th edition, bringing together top international and domestic cricketers in one of the biggest T20 tournaments in the region. The league will run from March 26 to May 3, 2026, featuring eight teams and 44 matches.
Matches will take place in Lahore and Karachi, with the season opening at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. The tournament will start with a match between Lahore Qalandars and Hyderabad Kingsmen. The playoffs will conclude with the PSL 2026 final on May 3 in Lahore.
This season also marks a major change for the league as PSL moves from the traditional draft system to a player auction format.
PSL 2026 Overview
| Tournament | Pakistan Super League 2026 |
|---|---|
| Edition | 11th |
| Start Date | March 26, 2026 |
| Final | May 3, 2026 |
| Total Matches | 44 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venues | Lahore and Karachi |
The league has expanded this year with two new franchises, making the competition more competitive and increasing the number of matches.
PSL 2026 Teams
The 2026 season will feature eight teams competing for the championship title.
| Team |
|---|
| Lahore Qalandars |
| Karachi Kings |
| Multan Sultans |
| Islamabad United |
| Peshawar Zalmi |
| Quetta Gladiators |
| Hyderabad Kingsmen |
| Rawalpindi Pindiz |
The addition of Hyderabad Kingsmen and Rawalpindi Pindiz brings a fresh dynamic to the tournament.
PSL 2026 Schedule
The tournament begins on March 26 and continues through April with league-stage matches before the playoffs.
| Date | Match Details | Timings (IST) | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 26 | Lahore Qalandars vs Hyderabad Kingsmen | 7:30 pm | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |
| March 27 | Quetta Gladiators vs Karachi Kings | 7:30 pm | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |
| March 28 | Peshawar Zalmi vs Rawalpindi Pindiz | 3:00 pm | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |
| March 28 | Multan Sultans vs Islamabad United | 7:30 pm | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |
| March 29 | Quetta Gladiators vs Hyderabad Kingsmen | 3:00 pm | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |
| March 29 | Lahore Qalandars vs Karachi Kings | 7:30 pm | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |
| March 31 | Islamabad United vs Peshawar Zalmi | 7:30 pm | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |
| April 1 | Multan Sultans vs Hyderabad Kingsmen | 7:30 pm | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |
| April 2 | Quetta Gladiators vs Islamabad United | 3:00 pm | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |
| April 2 | Rawalpindi Pindiz vs Karachi Kings | 7:30 pm | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |
| April 3 | Lahore Qalandars vs Multan Sultans | 7:30 pm | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |
| April 4 | Rawalpindi Pindiz vs Islamabad United | 7:30 pm | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |
| April 5 | Quetta Gladiators vs Multan Sultans | 7:30 pm | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |
| April 6 | Multan Sultans vs Rawalpindi Pindiz | 7:30 pm | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |
| April 8 | Hyderabad Kingsmen vs Peshawar Zalmi | 7:30 pm | National Stadium, Karachi |
| April 9 | Lahore Qalandars vs Islamabad United | 3:00 pm | National Stadium, Karachi |
| April 9 | Karachi Kings vs Peshawar Zalmi | 7:30 pm | National Stadium, Karachi |
| April 10 | Quetta Gladiators vs Rawalpindi Pindiz | 7:30 pm | National Stadium, Karachi |
| April 11 | Peshawar Zalmi vs Lahore Qalandars | 3:00 pm | National Stadium, Karachi |
| April 11 | Karachi Kings vs Hyderabad Kingsmen | 7:30 pm | National Stadium, Karachi |
| April 12 | Hyderabad Kingsmen vs Islamabad United | 7:30 pm | National Stadium, Karachi |
| April 13 | Peshawar Zalmi vs Multan Sultans | 7:30 pm | National Stadium, Karachi |
| April 15 | Peshawar Zalmi vs Quetta Gladiators | 7:30 pm | National Stadium, Karachi |
| April 16 | Hyderabad Kingsmen vs Rawalpindi Pindiz | 3:00 pm | National Stadium, Karachi |
| April 16 | Karachi Kings vs Islamabad United | 7:30 pm | National Stadium, Karachi |
| April 17 | Lahore Qalandars vs Quetta Gladiators | 7:30 pm | National Stadium, Karachi |
| April 18 | Lahore Qalandars vs Rawalpindi Pindiz | 7:30 pm | National Stadium, Karachi |
| April 19 | Karachi Kings vs Multan Sultans | 3:00 pm | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |
| April 19 | Peshawar Zalmi vs Quetta Gladiators | 7:30 pm | National Stadium, Karachi |
| April 21 | Lahore Qalandars vs Quetta Gladiators | 3:00 pm | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |
| April 21 | Rawalpindi Pindiz vs Multan Sultans | 7:30 pm | National Stadium, Karachi |
| April 22 | Karachi Kings vs Peshawar Zalmi | 3:00 pm | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |
| April 22 | Hyderabad Kingsmen vs Multan Sultans | 7:30 pm | National Stadium, Karachi |
| April 23 | Rawalpindi Pindiz vs Islamabad United | 3:00 pm | National Stadium, Karachi |
| April 23 | Lahore Qalandars vs Karachi Kings | 7:30 pm | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |
| April 24 | Hyderabad Kingsmen vs Islamabad United | 7:30 pm | National Stadium, Karachi |
| April 25 | Quetta Gladiators vs Karachi Kings | 3:00 pm | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |
| April 25 | Lahore Qalandars vs Peshawar Zalmi | 7:30 pm | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |
| April 26 | Hyderabad Kingsmen vs Rawalpindi Pindiz | 3:00 pm | National Stadium, Karachi |
| April 26 | Islamabad United vs Multan Sultans | 7:30 pm | National Stadium, Karachi |
| April 28 | Qualifier | 7:30 pm | National Stadium, Karachi |
| April 29 | Eliminator 1 | 7:30 pm | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |
| May 1 | Eliminator 2 | 7:30 pm | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |
| May 3 | Final | 7:30 pm | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |
PSL 2026: Teams, Squad, Players List, Captains, and More
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, Cole McConchie, Saad Masood.
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 Philippe, Shan Masood, Momin Qamar, Muhammad Awais Zafar, Muhammad Shahzad, Arshad Iqbal, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Muhammad Ismail, Atizaz Habib Khan.
Karachi Kings: David Warner (c), Hasan Ali, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Khushdil Shah, Saad Baig, Moeen Ali, Azam Khan, Haroon Arshad, Salman Ali Agha, Shahid Aziz, Mir Hamza, Adam Zampa, Mohammad Hamza Sohail, Aqib Ilyas, Khuzaima Bin Tanveer, Reeza Hendricks, Muhammad Waseem, Ihsanullah, Rizwanullah.
Lahore Qalandars: Shaheen Shah Afridi (c), Abdullah Shafique, Sikandar Raza, Mohammad Naeem, Mustafizur Rahman, Asif Ali, Haris Rauf, Usama Mir, Fakhar Zaman, Ubaid Shah, Haseebullah, Mohammad Farooq, Daniel Sams, Parvez Hussain Emon, Hussain Talat, Tayyab Tahir, Dunith Wellalage, Rubin Hermann, Maaz Khan, Shahab Khan, Gudakesh Motie.
Peshawar Zalmi: Babar Azam (c), Sufyan Moqim, Abdul Samad, Ali Raza, Aaron Hardie, Aamir Jamal, Khurram Shahzad, Khalid Usman, Mohammad Haris, Abdul Subhan, James Vince, Michael Bracewell, Kusal Mendis, Iftikhar Ahmed, Nahid Rana, Mirza Tahir Baig, Kashif Ali, Shahnawaz Dahani, Farhan Yousuf, Shoriful Islam, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Brian Bennett.
Hyderabad Kingsmen: Marnus Labuschagne (c), Usman Khan, Akif Javed, Maaz Sadaqat, Saim Ayub, Mohammad Ali, Saad Ali, Kusal Perera, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Hassan Khan, Shayan Jahangir, Glenn Maxwell, Hammad Azam, Riley Meredith, Sharjeel Khan, Asif Mehmood, Hunain Shah, Rizwan Mehmood, Tayyab Arif, Ahmed Hussain, Maheesh Theekshana.
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, Mohammad Salman Mirza.
Quetta Gladiators: Saud Shakeel (c), Usman Tariq, Hasan Nawaz, Shamyl Hussain, Alzarri Joseph, Rilee Rossouw, Ahmed Daniyal, Abrar Ahmed, Jahanzaib Sultan, Jahandad Khan, Khawaja Mohammad Nafay, Wasim Akram Jnr, Khan Zeb, Bismillah Khan, Saqib Khan, Ahsan Ali, Brett Hampton, Sam Harper, Bevon Jacobs, Ben McDermott, Tom Curran, Khalil Ahmed.
PSL 2026 Playoff Schedule
| Match | Date | Time | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qualifier | April 28 | 7:30 PM | National Stadium, Karachi |
| Eliminator 1 | April 29 | 7:30 PM | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |
| Eliminator 2 | May 1 | 7:30 PM | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |
| Final | May 3 | 7:30 PM | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |
The final will crown the champion of PSL 2026 after a month of intense T20 action.
PSL 2026 Captains
Several international stars will lead their teams this season.
| Team | Captain |
|---|---|
| Lahore Qalandars | Shaheen Shah Afridi |
| Karachi Kings | David Warner |
| Multan Sultans | Ashton Turner |
| Islamabad United | Shadab Khan |
| Peshawar Zalmi | Babar Azam |
| Quetta Gladiators | Saud Shakeel |
| Hyderabad Kingsmen | Marnus Labuschagne |
| Rawalpindi Pindiz | Mohammad Rizwan |
These captains bring a mix of international experience and strong leadership to their respective squads.
Also see: PSL 2026 Umpires List: Full Match Officials Panel for Pakistan Super League Season 11
PSL 2026 Key Players to Watch
The league features many well-known international cricketers along with rising talent.
| Team | Key Players |
|---|---|
| Lahore Qalandars | Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Sikandar Raza |
| Karachi Kings | Moeen Ali, Adam Zampa, Hasan Ali |
| Multan Sultans | Steve Smith, Tabraiz Shamsi, Josh Philippe |
| Islamabad United | Devon Conway, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Hasnain |
| Peshawar Zalmi | Babar Azam, Kusal Mendis, Michael Bracewell |
| Quetta Gladiators | Rilee Rossouw, Alzarri Joseph, Tom Curran |
| Hyderabad Kingsmen | Glenn Maxwell, Maheesh Theekshana, Kusal Perera |
| Rawalpindi Pindiz | Naseem Shah, Sam Billings, Daryl Mitchell |
These players are expected to play key roles in shaping the tournament.
PSL 2026 Venues
The league will use two major stadiums in Pakistan.
| Venue | City |
|---|---|
| Gaddafi Stadium | Lahore |
| National Stadium | Karachi |
Both stadiums have hosted multiple international matches and major PSL finals in previous seasons.
PSL 2026 Live Streaming and Broadcast
Cricket fans can follow the tournament through official broadcast partners and digital platforms.
| Platform | Coverage |
|---|---|
| TV Broadcast | Official sports channels |
| Live Streaming | Digital streaming platforms |
Live coverage will include match analysis, commentary, highlights and post-match discussions.
What Makes PSL 2026 Special
The 2026 edition brings several new elements to the league.
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Expanded Teams | 8 franchises |
| New Auction System | Replaces player draft |
| International Stars | Players from multiple countries |
| 44 Matches | Full month of T20 action |
The expanded format and fresh auction system are expected to increase competition and attract more global attention.
PSL 2026 Promises High-Quality T20 Action
With eight teams, international players and a full schedule of matches, PSL 2026 is expected to deliver exciting cricket throughout the tournament.
Fans can look forward to intense rivalries, explosive batting performances and thrilling finishes as the teams compete for the Pakistan Super League trophy.
