As cricket fans prepare for the ninth Pakistan Super League (PSL), franchises have completed their squads after the players’ draft on Wednesday. The event was held at Lahore’s National Cricket Academy (NCA) and attended by team owners, coaches, and PCB officials, including Management Committee Chairman Zaka Ashraf.The teams will practice and play for four days starting February 12.
PSL 9: Complete squads after flagship league’s draft
The tournament begins on February 17 in Lahore with defending champions Lahore Qalandars against Islamabad United. In Multan on February 18, Multan Sultans will play Karachi Kings. The first Karachi game is expected to be between Islamabad United and Karachi Kings on February 28. United will meet Quetta Gladiators at Rawalpindi on March 1. The tournament will also feature six double-headers, with 11 matches in Karachi, nine in Lahore and Rawalpindi, and five in Multan. Three playoff matches and the final will be played in Karachi on March 17.
Final squads of PSL teams:
Here’s a look into the team’s squads for the tournament.
Karachi Kings:Â 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.
Lahore Qalandars:Â 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.
Islamabad United:Â 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.
Peshawar Zalmi:Â 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.
Multan Sultans:Â 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.
Quetta Gladiators:Â 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.
