2025 Pakistan Super League players draft

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General information
Sport Cricket
Date(s)13 January 2025
Location Hazuri Bagh,
Lahore, Pakistan
Overview
League Pakistan Super League
Teams6
First selection Daryl Mitchell, Lahore Qalandars
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The player draft for the tenth edition of the Pakistan Super League took place on 13 January 2025. [1] [2]

Contents

On 4 January 2025, the Pakistan Cricket Board opened the registration window for foreign players and the trade window. [3]

Retained players

On 04 January 2025, the retained player's list was announced. [4] The franchises were allowed to retain a maximum of eight players from the previous season. All the franchises fully utilized their quota of player retentions apart from Karachi Kings, Multan Sultans and Peshawar Zalmi.

Class Islamabad United Karachi Kings Lahore Qalandars Multan Sultans Peshawar Zalmi Quetta Gladiators
Platinum
Diamond
Gold
Silver
Emerging

Draft picks

The draft took place at Hazuri Bagh on 13 January 2025. [5]

Class Islamabad United Karachi Kings Lahore Qalandars Multan Sultans Peshawar Zalmi Quetta Gladiators
Platinum
Diamond
Gold
Silver
Emerging
  • Riazullah
  • Fawad Ali
  • Momin Qamar
  • Mohammad Azab
Supplementary
  1. 1 2 3 Wild Card: The player's category was changed through their franchise's Wild Card.
  2. 1 2 Right To Match card (RTM): Player was picked by another franchise in the draft but their franchise from the previous season used their Right To Match card to bring them back in their squad.

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References

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  2. ↑ Yaqoob, Mohammad (11 December 2024). "PSL players draft set for Jan 11 with IPL rejects on radar". DAWN.
  3. ↑ "PSL windows for foreign players' registration opened". DAWN. 13 December 2024.
  4. ↑ "Players retention for HBL PSL 2025 announced". PSL T20. 4 January 2025.
  5. ↑ "Teams complete squads as PSL 10 Player Draft concludes". ESPNcricinfo. 13 December 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
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