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Dates | 13 February – 18 March 2023 |
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Administrator(s) | Pakistan Cricket Board |
Cricket format | Twenty20 |
Tournament format(s) | Double round robin and playoffs |
Champions | Lahore Qalandars (2nd title) |
Runners-up | Multan Sultans |
Participants | 6 |
Matches | 34 |
Player of the series | Ihsanullah (MS) (22 wickets) |
Most runs | Mohammad Rizwan (MS) (550) |
Most wickets | Abbas Afridi (MS) (23) |
Official website | psl-t20.com |
2023 Pakistan Super League (referred to as HBL PSL 8 for sponsorship reasons) was the eighth season of the Pakistan Super League, a franchise Twenty20 cricket league which was established by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in 2015. Then PCB chairman Ramiz Raja had hinted at an auction based system to replace the draft for the 2023 season but a draft was retained. [1] [2] The draft for the tournament was held on 15 December in Karachi. [3] A total of 36 foreign players were picked alongside local players. [4] Lahore Qalandars were the defending champions.
The tournament was to be played between 13 February to 19 March 2023, [5] However, on 16 March 2023, PCB moved forward the final by a day to 18 March 2023 due to bad weather forecast predicted in Lahore, with 19 and 20 March set as reserve days respectively. [6]
In the final, Lahore Qalandars defeated Multan Sultans by a minor margin of 1 run to become the first team in the PSL to defend their title. [7]
In November 2022, the retained player's list was announced. [8] Squads for the tournament were finalized on 15 December with the final draft. [9]
The Pakistan Cricket Board announced plans to hold matches in Multan, Peshawar, Lahore and Karachi during the 2023 season. Lahore and Karachi were only the venues in 2022. [16] [17] [18] The Arbab Niaz Stadium in Peshawar was declared unfit to hold any matches in the tournament. [19] Quetta's Bugti Stadium was later added to the list of PSL venues but was removed shortly after due to logistical reasons. [20] [21] [22] The PCB considered moving the matches in Lahore and Rawalpindi to Karachi after a dispute with the Punjab government over the cost of security arrangements but did not do so after the dispute was resolved. [23] [24]
Multan | Karachi | Lahore | Rawalpindi | |
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Multan Cricket Stadium | National Bank Cricket Arena | Gaddafi Stadium | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium | |
Capacity: 35,000 [25] | Capacity: 34,000 [26] | Capacity: 27,000 [27] | Capacity: 15,000 [28] | |
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Matches: 5 | Matches: 9 | Matches: 9 | Matches: 11 | |
On 7 February, PCB announced the list of officials for league stage matches which included 3 Elite Panel of ICC Umpires out of 14. [29]
The season's logo variant was unveiled on 26 January with the hashtags #HBLPSL8 and #SabSitarayHamaray being used for promotion on social media; [30] [31] latter being the official anthem. Previously, the slogan for this season had been 'Soch Hai Apki' but was later changed. [32] [33]
The trophy for this season, named Supernova, was unveiled on 9 February 2023. [34] It was entirely made in Pakistan by Lahore-based Mahfooz Jewellers. [35]
Each team played every other team twice in the league stage of the tournament in a double round robin. [36] Following the group stage, the top four teams qualified for the playoff stage of the tournament.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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1 | Lahore Qalandars (C) | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0.915 |
2 | Multan Sultans (R) | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0.500 |
3 | Islamabad United (4th) | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 12 | −0.708 |
4 | Peshawar Zalmi (3rd) | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | −0.452 |
5 | Karachi Kings | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0.756 |
6 | Quetta Gladiators | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | −1.066 |
Notes:
Visitor team → | IU | KK | LQ | MS | PZ | QG |
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Home team ↓ | ||||||
Islamabad United | Islamabad 6 wickets | Lahore 119 runs | Islamabad 2 wickets | Peshawar 13 runs | Islamabad 2 wickets | |
Karachi Kings | Islamabad 4 wickets | Karachi 67 runs | Karachi 66 runs | Peshawar 2 runs | Quetta 6 runs | |
Lahore Qalandars | Lahore 110 runs | Karachi 86 runs | Lahore 21 runs | Lahore 40 runs | Lahore 17 runs | |
Multan Sultans | Multan 52 runs | Multan 3 runs | Lahore 1 run | Multan 56 runs | Multan 9 wickets | |
Peshawar Zalmi | Islamabad 6 wickets | Peshawar 24 runs | Peshawar 35 runs | Multan 4 wickets | Quetta 8 wickets | |
Quetta Gladiators | Islamabad 63 runs | Quetta 4 wickets | Lahore 63 runs | Multan 9 runs | Peshawar 4 wickets |
Home team won | Visitor team won |
Team | Group matches | Playoffs | |||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | E1/Q | E2 | F | |
Islamabad United | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | L | ||
Karachi Kings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | |||
Lahore Qalandars | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | L | W | W |
Multan Sultans | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | W | L | |
Peshawar Zalmi | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | W | L | |
Quetta Gladiators | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
Win | Loss | No result |
The PCB announced the fixtures on 20 January 2023. [22] [37] An exhibition match was played between Peshawar Zalmi and Quetta Gladiators before the start of league at the Bugti Stadium and was won by the Gladiators by 3 runs. [38] [39]
Lahore Qalandars 175/6 (20 overs) | v | Multan Sultans (H) 174/6 (20 overs) |
Peshawar Zalmi 199/5 (20 overs) | v | Karachi Kings (H) 197/5 (20 overs) |
Quetta Gladiators 110 (18.5 overs) | v | Multan Sultans (H) 111/1 (13.3 overs) |
(H) Karachi Kings 173/7 (20 overs) | v | Islamabad United 178/6 (18.2 overs) |
(H) Multan Sultans 210/3 (20 overs) | v | Peshawar Zalmi 154 (18.5 overs) |
Quetta Gladiators 168/7 (20 overs) | v | Karachi Kings (H) 162/5 (20 overs) |
(H) Multan Sultans 190/4 (20 overs) | v | Islamabad United 138 (17.5 overs) |
(H) Karachi Kings 185/5 (20 overs) | v | Lahore Qalandars 118 (17.3 overs) |
Mirza Tahir Baig 45 (39) Akif Javed 4/28 (3.3 overs) |
Quetta Gladiators 154/4 (20 overs) | v | Peshawar Zalmi 157/6 (18.3 overs) |
Lahore Qalandars 198/6 (20 overs) | v | Quetta Gladiators 135/8 (20 overs) |
(H) Multan Sultans 196/2 (20 overs) | v | Karachi Kings 193/5 (20 overs) |
Peshawar Zalmi 156/8 (20 overs) | v | Islamabad United 159/4 (14.5 overs) |
Islamabad United 220/6 (20 overs) | v | Quetta Gladiators 157 (19.1 overs) |
(H) Karachi Kings 167/3 (20 overs) | v | Multan Sultans 101 (16.3 overs) |
(H) Lahore Qalandars 241/3 (20 overs) | v | Peshawar Zalmi 201/9 (20 overs) |
(H) Lahore Qalandars 200/7 (20 overs) | v | Islamabad United 90 (13.5 overs) |
Peshawar Zalmi 197/5 (20 overs) | v | Karachi Kings 173/8 (20 overs) |
(H) Lahore Qalandars 148 (19.2 overs) | v | Quetta Gladiators 131/7 (20 overs) |
Karachi Kings 201/5 (20 overs) | v | Islamabad United (H) 204/4 (19.2 overs) |
(H) Lahore Qalandars 180/9 (20 overs) | v | Multan Sultans 159/7 (20 overs) |
Quetta Gladiators 179/6 (20 overs) | v | Islamabad United (H) 183/8 (19.3 overs) |
Karachi Kings 164/6 (20 overs) | v | Quetta Gladiators 168/6 (19.5 overs) |
Adam Rossington 69 (45) Aimal Khan 2/26 (4 overs) |
Peshawar Zalmi 207 (19.3 overs) | v | Lahore Qalandars 172 (19.4 overs) |
Multan Sultans 205/5 (20 overs) | v | Islamabad United (H) 209/8 (19.5 overs) |
Peshawar Zalmi 240/2 (20 overs) | v | Quetta Gladiators 243/2 (18.2 overs) |
Lahore Qalandars 226/5 (20 overs) | v | Islamabad United (H) 107 (15.1 overs) |
Peshawar Zalmi 242/6 (20 overs) | v | Multan Sultans 244/6 (19.1 overs) |
Multan Sultans 262/3 (20 overs) | v | Quetta Gladiators 253/8 (20 overs) |
Peshawar Zalmi 179/8 (20 overs) | v | Islamabad United (H) 166 (19.4 overs) |
Karachi Kings 196/7 (20 overs) | v | Lahore Qalandars (H) 110 (18.5 overs) |
Qualifier and Eliminator 1 | Eliminator 2 | Final | |||||||||||
15 March — Lahore | 18 March — Lahore | ||||||||||||
2 | Multan Sultans | 160/5 (20 overs) | 1 | Lahore Qalandars | 200/6 (20 overs) | ||||||||
1 | Lahore Qalandars | 76 (14.3 overs) | 17 March — Lahore | 2 | Multan Sultans | 199/8 (20 overs) | |||||||
4 | Peshawar Zalmi | 171/5 (20 overs) | |||||||||||
16 March — Lahore | 1 | Lahore Qalandars | 176/6 (18.5 overs) | ||||||||||
4 | Peshawar Zalmi | 183/8 (20 overs) | |||||||||||
3 | Islamabad United | 171/6 (20 overs) | |||||||||||
Multan Sultans 160/5 (20 overs) | v | Lahore Qalandars (H) 76 (14.3 overs) |
Peshawar Zalmi 183/8 (20 overs) | v | Islamabad United 171/6 (20 overs) |
Peshawar Zalmi 171/5 (20 overs) | v | Lahore Qalandars (H) 176/6 (18.5 overs) |
Mirza Tahir Baig 54 (42) Azmatullah Omarzai 2/30 (4 overs) |
(H) Lahore Qalandars 200/6 (20 overs) | v | Multan Sultans 199/8 (20 overs) |
Abbas Afridi, the leading wicket taker of the tournament, was awarded with the Fazal Mahmood Cap, and Mohammad Rizwan, the leading runs scorer, was awarded with the Hanif Mohammad Cap. [49] [50]
Player | Team | Runs |
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Mohammad Rizwan | Multan Sultans | 550 |
Babar Azam | Peshawar Zalmi | 522 |
Rilee Rossouw | Multan Sultans | 453 |
Fakhar Zaman | Lahore Qalandars | 429 |
Imad Wasim | Karachi Kings | 404 |
Player | Team | Wickets |
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Abbas Afridi | Multan Sultans | 23 |
Ihsanullah | Multan Sultans | 22 |
Rashid Khan | Lahore Qalandars | 20 |
Shaheen Afridi | Lahore Qalandars | 19 |
Usama Mir | Multan Sultans | 17 |
Name | Team | Award | Prize |
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Ihsanullah | Multan Sultans | Player of the Tournament | Rs. 30 lakh (US$10,645) |
Mohammad Rizwan | Multan Sultans | Batsman of the tournament | Rs. 30 lakh (US$10,645) |
Ihsanullah | Multan Sultans | Bowler of the tournament | Rs. 30 lakh (US$10,645) |
Imad Wasim | Karachi Kings | All-rounder of the tournament | Rs. 30 lakh (US$10,645) |
Mohammad Rizwan | Multan Sultans | Wicket-keeper of the tournament | Rs. 30 lakh (US$10,645) |
Kieron Pollard | Multan Sultans | Fielder of the tournament | Rs. 30 lakh (US$10,645) |
Abbas Afridi | Multan Sultans | Emerging player of the tournament | Rs. 30 lakh (US$10,645) |
Alex Wharf | — | Umpire of the tournament | Rs. 30 lakh (US$10,645) |
— | Peshawar Zalmi | Spirit of cricket | Rs. 30 lakh (US$10,645) |
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