The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has unveiled the schedule for the upcoming season of the Pakistan Tremendous League (PSL).
PCB chairman Najam Sethi introduced the whole schedule of the event in a press convention. He additionally acknowledged that he expects high-quality cricket over the 4 weeks of the identical.
Defending champions Lahore Qalandars will lock horns with Multan Sultans within the opening recreation of the competitors in Multan on February 1. Lahore notably beat Multan within the last of the 2022 version by 42 runs and have the prospect to grow to be the primary franchise to win back-to-back titles.
The 4 venues for the 34-match occasion are Lahore, Karachi, Multan, and Rawalpindi. The 4 dwelling sides slated to play 5 video games – one towards all sides – in entrance of their dwelling crowd.
The Lahore Qalandars will play 5 matches on their dwelling soil and the opposite 5 in Multan (one), Karachi and Rawalpindi (two every). In the meantime, the Multan Sultans’ 5 away video games will likely be in Rawalpindi (three), Karachi and Lahore (one every).
The Karachi Kings’ three away fixtures will likely be in Rawalpindi (three), with one every in Lahore and Multan. Equally, Islamabad United’s 5 away matches will likely be in Karachi (three) and, one every in Lahore and Multan.
The Quetta Gladiators will play their 10 league matches in Karachi, Rawalpindi (4 every), Lahore and Multan (one every). Lastly, the Peshawar Zalmi’s fixtures will likely be in Rawalpindi (5), Karachi (three), and one every in Lahore and Multan.
The seventh version of the PSL will happen in two legs. Multan and Karachi will cut up the matches between February 13 and 26 earlier than the motion shifts to Lahore and Rawalpindi from February 26 to March 19. This consists of the qualifier, two Eliminators and the ultimate in Lahore from March 15 to 19.
The comfortable launch of the Pakistan Ladies’s League will even happen in the course of the HBL PSL 8. Three exhibition matches are scheduled between March 8 and 11 earlier than the lads’s fixtures start in Rawalpindi.
“Every of the six sides will enter the HBL PSL 8 with tons at stake” – PCB chairman
Najam Sethi expects it to this yr’s PSL to be an enormous occasion for the PCB. Sethi added that he goals to make it greater and stronger with every passing yr as six groups compete fiercely for the title.
As quoted by pcb.co.pk, the PCB chairman acknowledged:
“I’m delighted to formally verify the schedule of the HBL PSL 8, which is able to enable the Pakistan Cricket Board and the six franchises to begin firming up and finalising their respective occasion plans and aims.
“The HBL PSL 8 will likely be an enormous occasion for the PCB, going down on the 4 iconic venues with the world’s greatest T20 cricketers in motion.”
He added:
“We purpose to make the HBL PSL greater, higher and stronger than ever earlier than with the overarching ambition to make it the first-choice occasion for main T20 cricketers. Every of the six sides will enter the HBL PSL 8 with tons at stake.
“Islamabad United will purpose to grow to be probably the most profitable workforce with three titles, Lahore Qalandars will try to grow to be the primary aspect to win back-to-back titles and the remaining 4 groups will as soon as once more try to put a hand on the glittering silverware.”
Sethi additionally anticipates the event to provide new expertise and hopes followers will flip up in giant numbers to witness among the nation’s and world’s main T20 gamers:
“There will likely be no query on the standard of cricket that will likely be performed in over 34 days of action-packed cricket. I’m hoping the HBL PSL will as soon as once more reside as much as its expectations of unearthing and figuring out future stars who is not going to solely problem the established family names on this version however will go on to symbolize Pakistan.
“Lastly, I’d request the passionate Pakistan cricket followers to again the HBL PSL 8 by turning up in massive numbers and displaying their appreciation and assist for not solely their favorite groups and gamers, however in the direction of all different members.”
Following a request from the franchises, the PCB has notably agreed to extend the variety of gamers per aspect to twenty, permitting sides to decide on two supplementary gamers. The substitute draft for a similar will happen on January 24.
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