2023 Pakistan Super League

2023 Pakistan Super League

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Dates	13 February – 18 March 2023
Administrator(s)	Pakistan Cricket Board
Cricket format	Twenty20
Tournament format(s)	Double round robin and playoffs
Host(s)	Pakistan
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
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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]

Squads

Main article: 2023 Pakistan Super League players draft

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]

Islamabad United	Karachi Kings	Lahore Qalandars	Multan Sultans	Peshawar Zalmi	Quetta Gladiators
Shadab Khan (c) Asif Ali (vc) Azam Khan Hasan Ali Faheem Ashraf Mohammad Wasim Colin Munro Paul Stirling Alex Hales Rahmanullah Gurbaz Fazalhaq Farooqi Abrar Ahmed Sohaib Maqsood Rumman Raees Zeeshan Zameer Hassan Nawaz Moeen Ali Mubasir Khan Tom Curran Zafar Gohar Gus Atkinson Tymal Mills Rassie van der Dussen	Imad Wasim (c) Mohammad Amir Aamer Yamin Sharjeel Khan Qasim Akram Mir Hamza [lower-alpha 1] [10] Shoaib Malik Haider Ali Matthew Wade Imran Tahir James Fuller Andrew Tye Tayyab Tahir Muhammad Akhlaq Irfan Khan Mohammad Umar Ben Cutting Muhammad Musa Faisal Akram Adam Rossington Akif Javed	Shaheen Afridi (c) David Wiese (vc) Haris Rauf Rashid Khan Abdullah Shafique Kamran Ghulam Harry Brook [lower-alpha 2] Zaman Khan Fakhar Zaman Hussain Talat Sikandar Raza Liam Dawson [lower-alpha 1] [11] Dilbar Hussain Mirza Tahir Baig Ahmed Daniyal Shawaiz Irfan Ahsan Hafeez Jalat Khan Sam Billings Kusal Mendis [lower-alpha 3] Shane Dadswell Shai Hope	Mohammad Rizwan (c) Shan Masood (vc) Shahnawaz Dahani [lower-alpha 1] [12] Khushdil Shah Rilee Rossouw Tim David Abbas Afridi Ihsanullah David Miller Josh Little [lower-alpha 1] [13] Akeal Hosein Usama Mir Usman Khan Sameen Gul Anwar Ali Mohammad Sarwar Adil Rashid [lower-alpha 2] Arafat Minhas Kieron Pollard Amad Butt Izharulhaq Naveed Wayne Parnell Mohammad Ilyas Carlos Brathwaite Sheldon Cottrell	Babar Azam (c) Wahab Riaz (vc) Tom Kohler-Cadmore Sherfane Rutherford [lower-alpha 1] Salman Irshad Mohammad Haris Aamer Jamal Bhanuka Rajapaksa Danish Aziz Arshad Iqbal Usman Qadir Saim Ayub Sufiyan Muqeem Haseebullah Khan James Neesham Khurram Shahzad Haris Sohail Shakib Al Hasan Richard Gleeson Peter Hatzoglou Azmatullah Omarzai Dasun Shanaka Saad Masood	Sarfaraz Ahmed (c) Mohammad Nawaz (vc) Iftikhar Ahmed Jason Roy Mohammad Hasnain Umar Akmal Will Smeed Wanindu Hasaranga [lower-alpha 3] [14] Naseem Shah Odean Smith Ahsan Ali [lower-alpha 1] [15] Umaid Asif Mohammad Zahid Abdul Bangalzai Aimal Khan Martin Guptill Omair Yousuf Qais Ahmad Saud Shakeel Nuwan Thushara Dwaine Pretorius Will Jacks [lower-alpha 2] Mohammad Hafeez Yasir Khan Najibullah Zadran Bismillah Khan

1. Player suffered an injury which ruled them out of the tournament.
2. Player withdrew from the tournament due to international duty.
3. Player was unable to participate due to NOC issues.

Venues

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
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]
Matches: 5	Matches: 9	Matches: 9	Matches: 11
Karachi Lahore Rawalpindi Multan

Match officials

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]

Umpires

• Ahsan Raza
• Aleem Dar
• Alex Wharf
• Asif Yaqoob
• Faisal Afridi
• Martin Saggers
• Michael Gough
• Mohammad Asif
• Nasir Hussain
• Rashid Riaz
• Richard Illingworth
• Ruchira Palliyaguruge
• Shozab Raza
• Tariq Rasheed

Referees

• Ali Naqvi
• Iftikhar Ahmed
• Muhammad Javed
• Mohammad Anees
• Roshan Mahanama

Marketing

See also: Sab Sitaray Humaray

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]}

Trophy

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]

League stage

Format

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.

Points table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR
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

Source: ESPNcricinfo

• The top 4 teams qualified for the playoffs.
•   Advances to Qualifier.
•   Advances to Eliminator 1.

Notes:

• C = Champions;
• R = Runner-up;
• (x) = Position at the end of the tournament

Summary

Visitor team →	IU	KK	LQ	MS	PZ	QG
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

• Note: Results listed are according to the home (horizontal) and visitor (vertical) teams.
• Note: Click on a result to see a summary of the match.

League progression

Team	Group matches										Playoffs
	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

• Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed.
• Note: Click on the points (group matches) or W/L (playoffs) to see the match summary.

Fixtures

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]}

All times are in Pakistan Standard Time (UTC+5).

Karachi and Multan

Match 1 13 February 2023 20:30 (N) Scorecard

Lahore Qalandars 175/6 (20 overs)	v	Multan Sultans (H) 174/6 (20 overs)
Fakhar Zaman 66 (42) Usama Mir 2/25 (4 overs)		Mohammad Rizwan 75 (50) Hussain Talat 1/16 (2 overs)

Lahore Qalandars won by 1 run Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan Umpires: Martin Saggers (Eng) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak) Player of the match: Fakhar Zaman (Lahore Qalandars)

• Multan Sultans won the toss and elected to field.
• Mirza Tahir Baig (Lahore Qalandars) made his T20 debut.

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Match 2 14 February 2023 20:00 (N) Scorecard

Peshawar Zalmi 199/5 (20 overs)	v	Karachi Kings (H) 197/5 (20 overs)
Tom Kohler-Cadmore 92 (50) Mir Hamza 1/13 (2 overs)		Imad Wasim 80* (47) James Neesham 2/26 (4 overs)

Peshawar Zalmi won by 2 runs National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Alex Wharf (Eng) Player of the match: Tom Kohler-Cadmore (Peshawar Zalmi)

• Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field.
• Sufiyan Muqeem and Khurram Shahzad (Peshawar Zalmi) both made their T20 debuts.

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Match 3 15 February 2023 18:00 (N) Scorecard

Quetta Gladiators 110 (18.5 overs)	v	Multan Sultans (H) 111/1 (13.3 overs)
Jason Roy 27 (18) Ihsanullah 5/12 (4 overs)		Rilee Rossouw 78* (42) Nuwan Thushara 1/21 (2 overs)

Multan Sultans won by 9 wickets Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak) Player of the match: Ihsanullah (Multan Sultans)

• Multan Sultans won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 4 16 February 2023 19:00 (N) Scorecard

(H) Karachi Kings 173/7 (20 overs)	v	Islamabad United 178/6 (18.2 overs)
Haider Ali 59 (45) Rumman Raees 2/26 (4 overs)		Colin Munro 58 (28) Mohammad Amir 2/30 (4 overs)

Islamabad United won by 4 wickets National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) and Alex Wharf (Eng) Player of the match: Colin Munro (Islamabad United)

• Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 5 17 February 2023 18:00 (N) Scorecard

(H) Multan Sultans 210/3 (20 overs)	v	Peshawar Zalmi 154 (18.5 overs)
Rilee Rossouw 75 (36) Salman Irshad 2/38 (4 overs)		Saim Ayub 53 (37) Usama Mir 3/22 (4 overs)

Multan Sultans won by 56 runs Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak) Player of the match: Rilee Rossouw (Multan Sultans)

• Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 6 18 February 2023 19:00 (N) Scorecard

Quetta Gladiators 168/7 (20 overs)	v	Karachi Kings (H) 162/5 (20 overs)
Martin Guptill 117 (67) Imad Wasim 3/16 (4 overs)		Shoaib Malik 71* (49) Mohammad Hasnain 2/29 (4 overs)

Quetta Gladiators won by 6 runs National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Alex Wharf (Eng) Player of the match: Martin Guptill (Quetta Gladiators)

• Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 7 19 February 2023 14:00 Scorecard

(H) Multan Sultans 190/4 (20 overs)	v	Islamabad United 138 (17.5 overs)
David Miller 52 (25) Rumman Raees 1/25 (3 overs)		Rassie van der Dussen 49 (32) Abbas Afridi 4/22 (3 overs)

Multan Sultans won by 52 runs Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak) Player of the match: Abbas Afridi (Multan Sultans)

• Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 8 19 February 2023 19:00 (N) Scorecard

(H) Karachi Kings 185/5 (20 overs)	v	Lahore Qalandars 118 (17.3 overs)
James Vince 46 (36) Liam Dawson 1/30 (3 overs)		Mirza Tahir Baig 45 (39) Akif Javed 4/28 (3.3 overs)

Karachi Kings won by 67 runs National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Alex Wharf (Eng) Player of the match: Imad Wasim (Karachi Kings)

• Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 9 20 February 2023 19:00 (N) Scorecard

Quetta Gladiators 154/4 (20 overs)	v	Peshawar Zalmi 157/6 (18.3 overs)
Iftikhar Ahmed 50* (34) Usman Qadir 2/26 (4 overs)		James Neesham 38 (23) Mohammad Hasnain 3/13 (4 overs)

Peshawar Zalmi won by 4 wickets National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Alex Wharf (Eng) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) Player of the match: James Neesham (Peshawar Zalmi)

• Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 10 21 February 2023 19:00 (N) Scorecard

Lahore Qalandars 198/6 (20 overs)	v	Quetta Gladiators 135/8 (20 overs)
Shai Hope 47 (32) Qais Ahmad 2/36 (4 overs)		Jason Roy 48 (30) Shaheen Afridi 3/22 (4 overs)

Lahore Qalandars won by 63 runs National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Alex Wharf (Eng) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) Player of the match: Shaheen Afridi (Lahore Qalandars)

• Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 11 22 February 2023 19:00 (N) Scorecard

(H) Multan Sultans 196/2 (20 overs)	v	Karachi Kings 193/5 (20 overs)
Mohammed Rizwan 110* (64) Shoaib Malik 1/29 (4 overs)		James Vince 75 (34) Abbas Afridi 2/55 (4 overs)

Multan Sultans won by 3 runs Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan Umpires: Martin Saggers (Eng) and Shozab Raza (Pak) Player of the match: Mohammed Rizwan (Multan Sultans)

• Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 12 23 February 2023 19:00 (N) Scorecard

Peshawar Zalmi 156/8 (20 overs)	v	Islamabad United 159/4 (14.5 overs)
Babar Azam 75* (58) Hasan Ali 3/35 (4 overs)		Rahmanullah Gurbaz 62 (31) James Neesham 1/21 (2 overs)

Islamabad United won by 6 wickets National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Michael Gough (Eng) and Richard Illingworth (Eng) Player of the match: Hasan Ali (Islamabad United)

• Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 13 24 February 2023 19:00 (N) Scorecard

Islamabad United 220/6 (20 overs)	v	Quetta Gladiators 157 (19.1 overs)
Azam Khan 97 (42) Odean Smith 2/41 (4 overs)		Mohammad Hafeez 48 (26) Fazalhaq Farooqi 3/28 (3.1 overs)

Islamabad United won by 63 runs National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Michael Gough (Eng) and Rashid Riaz (Pak) Player of the match: Azam Khan (Islamabad United)

• Islamabad United won the toss and elected to bat.
• Aimal Khan (Quetta Gladiators) made his T20 debut.

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Match 14 26 February 2023 14:00 Scorecard

(H) Karachi Kings 167/3 (20 overs)	v	Multan Sultans 101 (16.3 overs)
Tayyab Tahir 65 (46) Ihsanullah 2/22 (4 overs)		Mohammad Rizwan 29 (25) Shoaib Malik 3/16 (3.3 overs)

Karachi Kings won by 66 runs National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Alex Wharf (Eng) and Ahsan Raza (Pak) Player of the match: Tabraiz Shamsi (Karachi Kings)

• Multan Sultans won the toss and elected to field.

Lahore and Rawalpindi

Match 15 26 February 2023 19:00 (N) Scorecard

(H) Lahore Qalandars 241/3 (20 overs)	v	Peshawar Zalmi 201/9 (20 overs)
Fakhar Zaman 96 (45) Wahab Riaz 2/45 (4 overs)		Tom Kohler-Cadmore 55 (23) Shaheen Afridi 5/40 (4 overs)

Lahore Qalandars won by 40 runs Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Richard Illingworth (Eng) Player of the match: Fakhar Zaman (Lahore Qalandars)

• Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to bat.
• Saad Masood (Peshawar Zalmi) made his T20 debut.

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Match 16 27 February 2023 19:00 (N) Scorecard

(H) Lahore Qalandars 200/7 (20 overs)	v	Islamabad United 90 (13.5 overs)
Abdullah Shafique 45 (24) Tom Curran 3/34 (4 overs)		Rahmanullah Gurbaz 23 (17) David Wiese 3/17 (3 overs)

Lahore Qalandars won by 110 runs Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Michael Gough (Eng) Player of the match: David Wiese (Lahore Qalandars)

• Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to bat.

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Match 17 1 March 2023 19:00 (N) Scorecard

Peshawar Zalmi 197/5 (20 overs)	v	Karachi Kings 173/8 (20 overs)
Rovman Powell 64 (34) Mohammad Amir 4/26 (4 overs)		Imad Wasim 57* (30) Azmatullah Omarzai 3/28 (4 overs)

Peshawar Zalmi won by 24 runs Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Umpires: Michael Gough (Eng) and Richard Illingworth (Eng) Player of the match: Rovman Powell (Peshawar Zalmi)

• Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 18 2 March 2023 19:00 (N) Scorecard

(H) Lahore Qalandars 148 (19.2 overs)	v	Quetta Gladiators 131/7 (20 overs)
Sikandar Raza 71* (34) Mohammed Nawaz 2/19 (3 overs)		Will Smeed 32 (25) Haris Rauf 3/22 (4 overs)

Lahore Qalandars won by 17 runs Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Martin Saggers (Eng) Player of the match: Sikandar Raza (Lahore Qalandars)

• Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 19 3 March 2023 19:00 (N) Scorecard

Karachi Kings 201/5 (20 overs)	v	Islamabad United (H) 204/4 (19.2 overs)
Imad Wasim 92* (54) Tom Curran 2/43 (4 overs)		Azam Khan 72* (41) Mohammad Amir 1/40 (4 overs) Tabraiz Shamsi 1/40 (4 overs)

Islamabad United won by 6 wickets Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Umpires: Michael Gough (Eng) and Richard Illingworth (Eng) Player of the match: Azam Khan (Islamabad United)

• Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to bat.

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Match 20 4 March 2023 19:00 (N) Scorecard

(H) Lahore Qalandars 180/9 (20 overs)	v	Multan Sultans 159/7 (20 overs)
Sam Billings 54 (35) Kieron Pollard 2/16 (2 overs)		Kieron Pollard 39 (28) Rashid Khan 3/15 (4 overs)

Lahore Qalandars won by 21 runs Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Martin Saggers (Eng) Player of the match: Rashid Khan (Lahore Qalandars)

• Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to bat.
• As a result of this match, Lahore Qalandars qualified for the playoffs. ^[40]

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Match 21 5 March 2023 19:00 (N) Scorecard

Quetta Gladiators 179/6 (20 overs)	v	Islamabad United (H) 183/8 (19.3 overs)
Najibullah Zadran 59 (34) Fazalhaq Farooqi 3/25 (4 overs)		Colin Munro 63 (29) Umaid Asif 3/37 (4 overs)

Islamabad United won by 2 wickets Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Rashid Riaz (Pak) Player of the match: Fazalhaq Farooqi (Islamabad United)

• Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.
• As a result of this match, Islamabad United qualified for the playoffs. ^[41]

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Match 22 6 March 2023 19:00 (N) Scorecard

Karachi Kings 164/6 (20 overs)	v	Quetta Gladiators 168/6 (19.5 overs)
Adam Rossington 69 (45) Aimal Khan 2/26 (4 overs)		Martin Guptill 86* (56) Tabraiz Shamsi 2/20 (4 overs)

Quetta Gladiators won by 4 wickets Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Umpires: Martin Saggers (Eng) and Rashid Riaz (Pak) Player of the match: Martin Guptill (Quetta Gladiators)

• Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 23 7 March 2023 14:00 Scorecard

Peshawar Zalmi 207 (19.3 overs)	v	Lahore Qalandars 172 (19.4 overs)
Saim Ayub 68 (36) Shaheen Afridi 4/31 (4 overs)		Hussain Talat 63 (37) Wahab Riaz 3/17 (4 overs)

Peshawar Zalmi won by 35 runs Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Umpires: Alex Wharf (Eng) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak) Player of the match: Saim Ayub (Peshawar Zalmi)

• Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to bat.
• Shawaiz Irfan (Lahore Qalandars) made his T20 debut.

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Match 24 7 March 2023 19:00 (N) Scorecard

Multan Sultans 205/5 (20 overs)	v	Islamabad United (H) 209/8 (19.5 overs)
Shan Masood 75 (50) Shadab Khan 2/26 (4 overs)		Faheem Ashraf 51* (26) Anwar Ali 3/33 (4 overs)

Islamabad United won by 2 wickets Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Rashid Riaz (Pak) Player of the match: Faheem Ashraf (Islamabad United)

• Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 25 8 March 2023 19:00 (N) Scorecard

Peshawar Zalmi 240/2 (20 overs)	v	Quetta Gladiators 243/2 (18.2 overs)
Babar Azam 115 (65) Dwaine Pretorius 1/40 (4 overs)		Jason Roy 145* (63) Mujeeb Ur Rahman 1/38 (4 overs)

Quetta Gladiators won by 8 wickets Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Martin Saggers (Eng) Player of the match: Jason Roy (Quetta Gladiators)

• Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to bat.
• This was the second highest run-chase in PSL history. ^[42]

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Match 26 9 March 2023 19:00 (N) Scorecard

Lahore Qalandars 226/5 (20 overs)	v	Islamabad United (H) 107 (15.1 overs)
Fakhar Zaman 115 (57) Fazalhaq Farooqi 3/40 (4 overs)		Hasan Ali 18 (13) Rashid Khan 4/21 (4 overs)

Lahore Qalandars won by 119 runs Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Aleem Dar (Pak) Player of the match: Fakhar Zaman (Lahore Qalandars)

• Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to bat.
• This was the largest victory in PSL history in terms of runs. ^[43]

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Match 27 10 March 2023 19:00 (N) Scorecard

Peshawar Zalmi 242/6 (20 overs)	v	Multan Sultans 244/6 (19.1 overs)
Babar Azam 73 (39) Abbas Afridi 4/39 (4 overs)		Rilee Rossouw 121 (51) Azmatullah Omarzai 2/61 (4 overs)

Multan Sultans won by 4 wickets Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Martin Saggers (Eng) Player of the match: Rilee Rossouw (Multan Sultans)

• Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to bat.
• This was the highest run-chase in PSL history. ^[44]
• As a result of this match, Multan Sultans qualified for the playoffs. ^[45]

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Match 28 11 March 2023 19:00 (N) Scorecard

Multan Sultans 262/3 (20 overs)	v	Quetta Gladiators 253/8 (20 overs)
Usman Khan 120 (43) Qais Ahmad 2/77 (4 overs)		Omair Yousuf 67 (36) Abbas Afridi 5/47 (4 overs)

Multan Sultans won by 9 runs Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Umpires: Alex Wharf (Eng) and Martin Saggers (Eng) Player of the match: Abbas Afridi (Multan Sultans)

• Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
• Usman Khan (Multan Sultans) scored the fastest century in terms of balls (36) in PSL history. ^[46]
• This was the highest total scored by a team in PSL history. ^[47]
• Abbas Afridi (Multan Sultans) took a hat-trick.
• As a result of this match, Peshawar Zalmi qualified for the playoffs. ^[48]

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Match 29 12 March 2023 14:00 Scorecard

Peshawar Zalmi 179/8 (20 overs)	v	Islamabad United (H) 166 (19.4 overs)
Mohammad Haris 79 (39) Hasan Ali 3/39 (4 overs)		Faheem Ashraf 38 (13) Khurram Shahzad 3/13 (1.4 overs)

Peshawar Zalmi won by 13 runs Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Martin Saggers (Eng) Player of the match: Mohammad Haris (Peshawar Zalmi)

• Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 30 12 March 2023 19:00 (N) Scorecard

Karachi Kings 196/7 (20 overs)	v	Lahore Qalandars (H) 110 (18.5 overs)
Muhammad Akhlaq 51 (36) Hussain Talat 2/24 (3 overs)		Hussain Talat 25 (25) Akif Javed 2/8 (3 overs)

Karachi Kings won by 86 runs Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Rashid Riaz (Pak) Player of the match: Muhammad Akhlaq (Karachi Kings)

• Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to bat.

Playoffs

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)

Qualifier

Match 31 15 March 2023 19:00 (N) Scorecard

Multan Sultans 160/5 (20 overs)	v	Lahore Qalandars (H) 76 (14.3 overs)
Kieron Pollard 57 (34) Haris Rauf 3/34 (4 overs)		Sam Billings 19 (27) Sheldon Cottrell 3/20 (3 overs)

Multan Sultans won by 84 runs Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Alex Wharf (Eng) Player of the match: Kieron Pollard (Multan Sultans)

• Multan Sultans won the toss and elected to bat.

Eliminators

Eliminator 1

Match 32 16 March 2023 19:00 (N) Scorecard

Peshawar Zalmi 183/8 (20 overs)	v	Islamabad United 171/6 (20 overs)
Babar Azam 64 (39) Shadab Khan 2/40 (4 overs)		Sohaib Maqsood 60 (48) Salman Irshad 2/18 (4 overs)

Peshawar Zalmi won by 12 runs Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Ahsan Raza (Pak) Player of the match: Aamer Jamal (Peshawar Zalmi)

• Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.

Eliminator 2

Match 33 17 March 2023 19:00 (N) Scorecard

Peshawar Zalmi 171/5 (20 overs)	v	Lahore Qalandars (H) 176/6 (18.5 overs)
Mohammad Haris 85 (54) Zaman Khan 2/20 (3 overs)		Mirza Tahir Baig 54 (42) Azmatullah Omarzai 2/30 (4 overs)

Lahore Qalandars won by 4 wickets Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Martin Saggers (Eng) Player of the match: Mirza Tahir Baig (Lahore Qalandars)

• Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to bat.
• Ahsan Hafeez (Lahore Qalandars) made his T20 debut.

Final

Main article: 2023 Pakistan Super League Final

Match 34 18 March 2023 19:00 (N) Scorecard

(H) Lahore Qalandars 200/6 (20 overs)	v	Multan Sultans 199/8 (20 overs)
Abdullah Shafique 65 (40) Usama Mir 3/24 (3 overs)		Rilee Rossouw 52 (32) Shaheen Afridi 4/51 (4 overs)

Lahore Qalandars won by 1 run Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Umpires: Alex Wharf (Eng) and Rashid Riaz (Pak) Player of the match: Shaheen Afridi (Lahore Qalandars)

• Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to bat.
• By winning in the final, Lahore Qalandars became the first team in PSL history to defend their title. ^[7]

Awards and statistics

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]}

Most runs

Player	Team	Runs
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

• Source: ESPNcricinfo

Most wickets

Player	Team	Wickets
Abbas Afridi	Multan Sultans	23
Ihsanullah	Multan Sultans	22
Rashid Khan	Lahore Qalandars	20
Shaheen Afridi	Lahore Qalandars	19
Usama Mir	Multan Sultans	17

• Source: ESPNcricinfo

End of season awards

Name	Team	Award	Prize
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)

• Source: Geo Super, ^[51] CricTracker ^[52]

Team of the tournament

Players
Mohammad Rizwan Babar Azam Mohammad Haris Rilee Rossouw Azam Khan Kieron Pollard Imad Wasim Shaheen Afridi (c) Rashid Khan Abbas Afridi Ihsanullah Saim Ayub (12th man)

• Source: PCB, ^[53] GeoSuperTV ^[54]

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