FAISALABAD (Kashmir English): Peshawar and Faisalabad would host HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL) matches for the first time, as the 11th season of the country’s premier T20 tournament is set to begin from March 26.
According to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), the 44-match PSL will take place across six venues in the country from 26 March to 3 May.
Among the six venues – Faisalabad, Karachi, Lahore, Multan, Peshawar and Rawalpindi – Faisalabad and Peshawar will host PSL matches for the first time.
As per the schedule, each team (this time eight) would play 10 matches, with the top four sides qualifying for the knock-out stage comprising qualifier 1, eliminator, qualifier 2 and the final, scheduled from 28 April to 3 May.
The final of the tournament has been scheduled to take place at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Sunday, May 3. The final would also have a reserve day, which is Monday, May 4.
According to the PCB, Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium would host 15 out of 44 matches, including the final, and Rawalpindi would host 11 games.
Karachi’s National Bank Stadium would hold six matches, Multan Cricket Stadium four, Faisalabad’s Iqbal Stadium seven; meanwhile, Peshawar’s Imran Khan Stadium would only host a single match.
Eight teams to feature in PSL 11
With the addition of two teams – Hyderabad Kingsmen and Rawalpindi Pindiz — the PSL 11 is set to kick off with eight teams for the first time from March 26, with a clash between defending champions Lahore Qalanders and debutants Hyderabad Kingsmen in Lahore.
