The Pakistan Super League (PSL) is a professional Twenty20 cricket league contested by six teams representing six different cities in Pakistan. The league was founded in 2015 and has been held every year since, with the most recent edition, the 2023 season, taking place from 13 February to 19 March 2023. (PSL 8 Schedule 2023)
The six teams participating in the 2023 season are the Lahore Qalandars, Karachi Kings, Quetta Gladiators, Peshawar Zalmi, Islamabad United, and Multan Sultans. These teams are composed of some of the best local and international cricketers, including seasoned veterans and promising young talent.
The 2023 season will feature a total of 34 matches, with each team playing 10 matches. The top four teams at the end of the league stage will qualify for the playoffs, which will consist of two Qualifiers, an Eliminator, and the Final.
The schedule for the 2023 PSL season is as follows:

February:
- February 13: Multan Sultans vs Lahore Qalandars (Multan) (NIGHT)
- February 14: Karachi Kings vs Peshawar Zalmi (Karachi) (NIGHT)
- February 15: Multan Sultans vs Quetta Gladiators (Multan) (NIGHT)
- February 16: Karachi Kings vs Islamabad United (Karachi) (NIGHT)
- February 17: Multan Sultans vs Peshawar Zalmi(Multan) (NIGHT)
- February 18: Karachi Kings vs Quetta Gladiators (Karachi) (NIGHT)
- February 19: Multan Sultans vs Islamabad United (Multan) (DAY)
- February 19: Karachi Kings vs Lahore Qalandars (Karachi) (NIGHT)
- February 20: Quetta Gladiators vs Peshawar Zalmi (Karachi) (NIGHT)
- February 21: Quetta Gladiators vs Lahore Qalandars (Karachi) (NIGHT)
- February 22: Multan Sultans vs Karachi Kings (Multan) (NIGHT)
- February 23: Peshawar Zalmi vs Islamabad United (Karachi) (NIGHT)
- February 24: Quetta Gladiators vs Islamabad United (Karachi) (NIGHT)
- February 26: Karachi Kings vs Multan Sultans (Karachi) (DAY)
- February 26: Lahore Qalandars vs Peshawar Zalmi (Lahore) (NIGHT)
- February 27: Lahore Qalandars vs Islamabad United (Lahore) (NIGHT)
March:
- March 1: Peshawar Zalmi vs Karachi Kings (Final) (Rawalpindi) (NIGHT)
- March 2: Lahore Qalandars vs Quetta Gladiators (Final) (Lahore) (NIGHT)
- March 3: Islamabad United vs Karachi Kings (Final) (Rawalpindi) (NIGHT)
- March 4: Lahore Qalandars vs Multan Sultans (Final) (Lahore) (NIGHT)
- March 5: Islamabad United vs Quetta Gladiators (Final) (Rawalpindi) (NIGHT)
- March 6: Quetta Gladiators vs Karachi Kings (Final) (Rawalpindi) (NIGHT)
- March 7: Peshawar Zalmi vs Lahore Qalandars (Final) (Rawalpindi) (DAY)
- March 7: Islamabad United vs Multan Sultans (Final) (Rawalpindi) (NIGHT)
- March 8: Peshawar Zalmi vs Quetta Gladiators (Final) (Rawalpindi) Time (NIGHT)
- March 9: Islamabad United vs Lahore Qalandars (Final) (Rawalpindi) (NIGHT)
- March 10: Peshawar Zalmi vs Multan Sultans (Final) (Rawalpindi) (NIGHT)
- March 11: Quetta Gladiators vs Multan Sultans (Final) (Rawalpindi) (NIGHT)
- March 12: Islamabad United vs Peshawar Zalmi (Final) (Rawalpindi) (DAY)
- March 12: Lahore Qalandars vs Karachi Kings (Final) (Lahore) (NIGHT)
- March 15: Team 1 v Team 2 (Lahore) (NIGHT)
- March 16: Team 3 v Team 4 (Lahore) (NIGHT)
- March 17: Eliminator Winner V Qualifier Runner-up (Lahore) (NIGHT)
- March 19: TBA (Final) (Lahore) (NIGHT)
Quetta Gladiators Players 2023
Sarfaraz Ahmed (Captain)
Jason Roy
Wanindu Hasaranga
Will Smeed
Abdul Wahid Bangalzai
Mohammad Nawaz (vc)
Umar Akmal
Ahsan Ali
Aimal Khan
Iftikhar Ahmed
Naveen-ul-Haq
Umaid Asif
Odean Smith
Martin Guptill
Mohammad Hasnain
Naseem Shah
Mohammad Zahid
Omair Yousuf
Peshawar Zalmi Players 2023
Babar Azam (Captain)
Salman Irshad
Rovman Powell
Saim Ayub
Wahab Riaz
Mohammad Haris
Mujeeb Ur Rahman
Sufiyan Muqeem
Tom Kohler-Cadmore
Aamer Jamal
Danish Aziz
Haseebullah Khan
Sherfane Rutherford
Bhanuka Rajapaksa
Arshad Iqbal
Jimmy Neesham
Multan Sultans Players 2023
Mohammad Rizwan (Captain)
Shahnawaz Dahani
Rilee Rossouw
Abbas Afridi
David Miller
Akeal Hosein
Usman Khan
Anwar Ali
Adil Rashid
Shan Masood (vc)
Khushdil Shah
Tim David
Ihsanullah
Josh Little
Usama Mir
Sameen Gul
Mohammad Sarwar
Arafat Minhas
Lahore Qalandars Players 2023
Shaheen Afridi (Captain)
Rashid Khan
Abdullah Shafique
Kamran Ghulam
Fakhar Zaman
Sikandar Raza
Dilbar Hussain
Ahmed Daniyal
Jordan Cox
Haris Rauf
David Wiese
Harry Brook
Zaman Khan
Hussain Talat
Liam Dawson
Mirza Tahir Baig
Shawaiz Irfan
Jalat Khan
Islamabad United Players 2023
Shadab Khan (Captain)
Azam Khan
Faheem Ashraf
Paul Stirling
Alex Hales
Fazalhaq Farooqi
Sohaib Maqsood
Zeeshan Zameer
Mubasir Khan
Asif Ali (vc)
Hasan Ali
Mohammad Wasim
Colin Munro
Rahmanullah Gurbaz
Abrar Ahmed
Rumman Raees
Hassan Nawaz
Moeen Ali
Karachi Kings Players 2023
Imad Wasim (Captain)
Aamer Yamin
Qasim Akram
Matthew Wade
Mohammad Umar
James Fuller
Tabraiz Shamsi
Irfan Khan
Haider Ali
Mohammad Amir
Sharjeel Khan
Mir Hamza
Shoaib Malik
Muhammad Akhlaq
Imran Tahir
Andrew Tye
James Vince
Tayyab Tahir