PSL 9 set to kick off on February 17 in Lahore

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has finalised the schedule for the highly-anticipated ninth edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL), sources said on Saturday.

According to the sources, the tournament will feature a total of 34 thrilling matches and will be played from February 17 to March 17 across four cities: Karachi, Lahore, Rawalpindi, and Multan.

As per the unannounced schedule, the first phase matches are slated for Lahore and Multan, while the second part of the tournament will see intense clashes in Karachi and Rawalpindi.

Lahore Qalandars and Islamabad United will lock horns in the opening clash of the tournament at the Gaddafi Stadium.

Sources said there will be seven doubleheaders in the PSL 9, providing fans with a double dose of cricket excitement. Daytime action will see 6 league matches and one qualifier.

Rawalpindi will host three matches, and Lahore and Multan will witness two matches each during the daytime.

However, Karachi will be the primary battleground with 11 thrilling matches. Lahore and Rawalpindi will share nine matches, and Multan will host five matches.

The final match of the much-awaited twenty-over tournament will be played at the National Bank Cricket Arena in Sindh's capital.

The country's cricket board will announce the dates for the fixtures soon.

Final squads of PSL teams

Karachi Kings: Kieron Pollard, Daniel Sams, Mohammad Nawaz, Tim Siefert, James Vince, Hasan Ali, Shan Masood, Shoaib Malik, Tabraiz Shamis, Mohammad Amir Khan, Anwar Ali, Arafat Minhas, Mir Hamza, Muhammad Akhlaq, Muhammad Irfan Niazi, Sirajuddin, Saad Baig, and Jamie Overton.

Quetta Gladiators: Sherfane Rutherford, Mohammad Amir, Rilee Rossouw, Mohammad Wasim Junior, Jason Roy, Wanindu Hasaranga, Mohammad Hasnain, Abrar Ahmed, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Saud Shakeel, Sajjad Ali Junior, Usman Qadir, Omair Bin Yousuf, Will Smeed, Khawaja Nafay, Adil Naz, Akeal Hosain, and Sohail Khan.

Lahore Qalandars: Fakhar Zaman, Rassie Van der Dussen, Shaheen Afridi, Sahibzada Farhan, Haris Rauf, David Wiese, Sikandar Raza, Abdullah Shafique, Zaman Khan, Imran Jr, Ahsan Hafeez Bhatti, Dan Lawrence, Mirza Tahir Baig, Rashid Khan, Syed Faridoun Mahmood, Jahandad Khan, Shai Hope, and Kamran Ghulam.

Peshawar Zalmi: Babar Azam, Noor Ahmed, Rovman Powell, Asif Ali, Saim Ayub, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Naveen-ul-Haq, Aamer Jamal, Mohammad Haris, Salman Irshad, Arif Yaqoob, Umair Afridi, Daniel Mousley, Khurram Shahzad, Haseebullah Khan, Mohammad Zeeshan, Lungi Ngidi, and Mehran Mumtaz.

Islamabad United: Jordan Cox, Naseem Shah, Shadab Khan, Tymal Mills, Azam Khan, Imad Wasim, Faheem Ashraf, Alex Hales, Colin Munro, Matthew Forde, Salman Ali Agha, Qasim Akram, Shahab Khan, Rumman Raees, Hunain Shah, Ubaid Shah, Shamyl Hussain, and Tom Curran.

Multan Sultans: Mohammad Rizwan, David Willey, Iftikhar Ahmed, Dawid Malan, Khushdil Shah, Usama Mir, Reeza Hendricks, Reece Topley, Abbas Afridi, Tayyab Tahir, Shahnawaz Dahani, Mohammad Ali, Usman Khan, Ihsanullah, Faisal Akram, Yasir Khan, Chris Jordan, and Aftab Ibrahim.