Pakistan Super League 2026: Squad, schedule and everything you need to know

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Pakistan Super League 2026: Squad, schedule and everything you need to know

The 2026 Pakistan Super League (PSL 11) is scheduled to begin on March 26, with Lahore Qalandars entering as defending champions after winning last season’s title. Shaheen Shah Afridi’s team will once again be one of the teams in the headlines. The tournament, scheduled to take place from March 26 to May 3, will feature eight teams after the expansion and a total of 44 matches.

In the opening match, Qalandars will take on new franchise Hyderabad Kingsmen at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. It’s a fascinating curtain-raiser: a proven title-winning unit against one of the league’s biggest unknowns. Lahore brings continuity, experience and a Championship core, while Hyderabad adds fresh intrigue as one of the newly introduced sides in the expanded competition.

However, PSL 2026 will not look like a normal season. Originally planned at six locations, The tournament is now limited to just two cities -Lahore and Karachi. The PCB confirmed that all matches will be played at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore and the National Bank Stadium in Karachi, a major logistical change designed to cut down on travel and simplify operations.

The revised schedule features the first 14 matches in Lahore, followed by a block in Karachi, with the playoffs split between the two cities. The qualifiers have been shifted from Rawalpindi to Karachi, while Lahore will still host the eliminator and final on May 3.

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The other big change is that the tournament will start behind closed doors. Citing the ongoing regional crisis and fuel economy measures, the PCB has announced that the initial leg of PSL 11 will be played without spectators.

There is also no inauguration ceremony this year. The traditional curtain raiser ceremony in Lahore has been canceled with little planning. That means PSL 2026 starts off in a much more subdued manner than usual – but with the defending champions in action and a new franchise debuting, the cricket should still provide plenty of spark.

When to watch Pakistan Super League 2026 matches?

The day matches in PSL 2026 will start at 3:00 PM IST (2:30 PM IST), while the night matches will start at 7:30 PM IST (7:00 PM IST).

Where to watch Pakistan Super League 2026 matches?

There will be no live telecast or live streaming of Pakistan Super League 2026 matches in India.

pakistan super league 2026 teams

Rawalpindies: Mohammad Rizwan (captain), Sam Billings, Zalat Khan, Yasir Khan, Naseem Shah, Rishad Hussain, Daryl Mitchell, Mohammad Amir, Abdullah Fazal, Amad Butt, Diane Forrester, Laurie Evans, Asif Afridi, Kamran Ghulam, Fawad Ali, Mohammad Amir Khan, Shahzeb Khan, Cole McConchie, Saad Masood.

Multan Sultan: Ashton Turner (captain), 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 Jr., Mohammad Ismail, Atijaz Habib Khan.

karachi kings: David Warner (captain), Hasan Ali, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Khushdil Shah, Saad Baig, Moeen Ali, Azam Khan, Haroon Arshad, Salman Ali Aga, Shahid Aziz, Mir Hamza, Adam Zampa, Mohammad Hamza Sohail, Aaqib Ilyas, Khuzaima bin Tanvir, Reeza Hendricks, Mohammad Wasim, Ihsanullah, Rizwanullah.

Lahore Qalandars: Shaheen Shah Afridi (captain), Abdullah Shafiq, Sikandar Raza, Mohammad Naim, Mustafizur Rahman, Asif Ali, Haris Rauf, Usama Mir, Fakhar Zaman, Ubaid Shah, Hasibullah, Mohammad Farooq, Daniel Sams, Parvez Hussain Emon, Hussain Talat, Tayyab Tahir, Dunit Velazquez, Rubin Harman, Maaz Khan, Shahab Khan, Gudakesh pearl.

Peshawar Zalmi: Babar Azam (captain), Sufayan Mokim, Abdul Samad, Ali Raza, Aaron Hardy, 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, Tanjeed Hasan. Tamim, Brian Bennett.

Hyderabad Kingsman: Marnus Labuschagne (captain), Usman Khan, Akif Javed, Maaz Sadaqat, Saim Ayub, Mohammad Ali, Saad Ali, Kusal Perera, Mohammad Irfan Khan, Hasan Khan, Shayan Jahangir, Glenn Maxwell, Hammad Azam, Riley Meredith, Sharjeel Khan, Asif Mahmood, Hunain Shah, Rizwan Mahmood, Tayyab Arif, Ahmed Hussain, Mahesh Theekshana.

islamabad united: Shadab Khan (captain), Salman Irshad, Andrews Ghaus, Devon Conway, Faheem Ashraf, Mehran Mumtaz, Max Bryant, Mark Chapman, Nisar Ahmed, Mir Hamza Sajjad, Samin Gul, Sameer Minhas, Imad Wasim, Richard Gleeson, Haider Ali, Mohammad Hasnain, Deepender Singh Airey, Mohammad Faiq, Mohammad Salman Mirza.

Quetta Gladiators: Saud Shakeel (captain), Usman Tariq, Hasan Nawaz, Shamil Hussain, Alzarri Joseph, Riley Rossouw, Ahmed Daniel, Abrar Ahmed, Jahanzaib Sultan, Jahandad Khan, Khawaja Mohammad Nafe, Wasim Akram Jr., Khan Zeb, Bismillah Khan, Saqib Khan, Ahsan Ali, Brett Hampton, Sam Harper, Bevon Jacobs, Ben McDermott, Tom Curran, Khalil Ahmed.