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2025 Pakistan Super League

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2025 Pakistan Super League
Tournament logo
Official logo
Dates11 April – 18 May 2025
Administrator(s)Pakistan Cricket Board
Cricket formatTwenty20
Tournament format(s)Double round robin and playoffs
Participants6
Matches34
Official websitepsl-t20.com
← 2024

The 2025 Pakistan Super League (referred to as HBL PSL X for sponsorship reasons) is the tenth season of the Pakistan Super League. Established by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in 2015 as a franchise Twenty20 cricket league, it is being played between six teams in a double round robin and page playoff system. The season is taking place across four cities in Pakistan from 11 April to 18 May 2025.

Background

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In May 2024, the PCB planned the league's tenth season to take place from April to May to host the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy during February and March. This meant that the tournament's schedule coincided for the first time with that of 2025 Indian Premier League. The season is the last under the ten-year agreement for a six-team structure, HBL Pakistan's title sponsorship, and the current broadcast rights deals.[a] The PCB plans to expand the league to eight teams from 2026.[5][6]

Squads

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Main article: 2025 Pakistan Super League players draft

The squads were finalized with the draft in Lahore on 13 January 2025, after the franchises announced their retained players.[7][8]

Islamabad United Karachi Kings Lahore Qalandars Multan Sultans Peshawar Zalmi Quetta Gladiators

Venues

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The tournament will take place across four cities; Karachi, Lahore, Multan and Rawalpindi. While Rawalpindi Stadium remains home ground for Peshawar Zalmi, this time Gaddafi Stadium will be the one for Quetta Gladiators.[9] The Karachi and Lahore's stadiums were briefly renovated, and re-inaugurated in February 2025.[10][11] Tickets go on sale from 3 April 2025.[12]

City Lahore Multan Karachi Rawalpindi
Stadium Gaddafi Stadium Multan Cricket Stadium National Stadium Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium
Matches 13 5 5 11
Home teams Lahore Qalandars
Quetta Gladiators 		Multan Sultans Karachi Kings Islamabad United
Peshawar Zalmi
Image
Capacity 34,000[13] 30,000[14][15] 28,000[16] 15,000[17][18]

Match officials

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On 7 April 2025, the PCB announced the list of thirteen umpires and seven referees for the league stage. They include four members of the Elite Panel of ICC Umpires, four of the PCB's International Panel of ICC Umpires, and four of the Elite Panel of PCB Umpires. They further include one member of Elite Panel of ICC Referees and two of PCB's International Panel of ICC Referees. The Match Official's Technology, powered by Hawk-Eye Innovations, will include live umpire communications through handheld tablets for auto no-ball detection, instant Decision Review System, innings timers, match logging, and real-time multi-angle replays.[19][20][21]

Umpires

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Referees

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Marketing

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Title anthem

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Main article: X Dekho

The season's logo variant was revealed on 4 February 2025, with nomenclature as HBL PSL X.[22][b] Official anthem "X Dekho" was released on 2 April.[23]

Opening ceremony

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Main article: 2025 Pakistan Super League opening ceremony

Opening ceremony was held at Rawalpindi stadium on 11 April.[24]

Trophy

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The 'Luminara Trophy' was unveiled on 13 March 2025. Weighing 10 kg, it has 22,850 high-lustre zircon stones on it. Notably, the PSL trophy will have a first-ever nation-wide tour prior to the tournament.[25][26][27] On 10 April, the PCB announced the prize money; the winning team will be awarded with US$500,000, while the runner-up team will receive US$200,000.[28][c]

Broadcast and media

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In 2025, the league introduced simultaneous commentary in English and Urdu; PTV Sports returns with A Sports to share the broadcast feeds. Along with eight international and eight national commentators, the PCB also announced five commentators for the Urdu feed. Zainab Abbas and Erin Holland present the season.[30][31][32]

League stage

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Format

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Each team will play every other team twice in a double round robin format; one home match and one away match, with the top four teams in the points table advancing to the playoffs.[9][33]

Points table

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Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Lahore Qalandars 2 1 1 0 2 1.437
2 Islamabad United 1 1 0 0 2 1.144
3 Karachi Kings 1 1 0 0 2 0.507
4 Quetta Gladiators 2 1 1 0 2 0.025
5 Multan Sultans 1 0 1 0 0 −0.507
6 Peshawar Zalmi 1 0 1 0 0 −4.000
Updated to match(es) played on 13 April 2025. Source: ESPNcricinfo

Match summary

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TeamGroup matchesPlayoffs
12345678910E1/QE2F
Islamabad United2?????????
Karachi Kings2?????????
Lahore Qalandars02????????
Multan Sultans0?????????
Peshawar Zalmi0?????????
Quetta Gladiators22????????
WinLossNo result
  • Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed.
  • Note: Click on the points (group matches) or W/L (playoffs) to see the match summary.
Visitor team →IU KK LQ MS PZ QG
Home team ↓
Islamabad UnitedMatch 30Islamabad
8 wickets		Match 7Match 5Match 26
Karachi KingsMatch 10Match 6Karachi
4 wickets		Match 11Match 8
Lahore QalandarsMatch 19Match 24Match 16Match 14Match 21
Multan SultansMatch 13Match 20Match 12Match 25Match 29
Peshawar ZalmiMatch 22Match 27Match 28Match 9Quetta
80 runs
Quetta GladiatorsMatch 23Match 15Lahore
79 runs		Match 18Match 17
Home team wonVisitor team won
  • Note: Results listed are according to the home (horizontal) and visitor (vertical) teams.
  • Note: Click on a result to see a summary of the match.

Fixtures

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The PCB announced the fixtures on 28 February 2025.[34]

All timings are in Pakistan Standard Time (UTC+5).
Match 1
11 April 2025
20:30 (N)
Scorecard
Lahore Qalandars
139 (19.2 overs)
v
Islamabad United (H)
143/2 (17.4 overs)
Abdullah Shafique 66 (38)
Jason Holder 4/26 (4 overs)
Colin Munro 59 (42)
Asif Afridi 1/15 (4 overs)
Islamabad United won by 8 wickets
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Umpires: Chris Brown (NZ) and Ahsan Raza (Pak)
Player of the match: Jason Holder (Islamabad United)
  • Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.
  • Muhammad Naeem (Lahore Qalanders) made his T20 debut.
Match 2
12 April 2025
15:30
Scorecard
Quetta Gladiators
216/3 (20 overs)
v
Peshawar Zalmi
136 (15.1 overs)
Saud Shakeel 59 (42)
Ali Raza 1/31 (4 overs)
Saim Ayub 50 (38)
Abrar Ahmed 4/42 (4 overs)
Quetta Gladiators won by 80 runs
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Rashid Riaz (Pak)
Player of the match: Abrar Ahmed (Quetta Gladiators)
  • Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to field.
Match 3
12 April 2025
20:00 (N)
Scorecard
Multan Sultans
234/3 (20 overs)
v
Karachi Kings (H)
236/6 (19.2 overs)
Mohammad Rizwan 105* (63)
Khushdil Shah 1/33 (4 overs)
James Vince 101 (43)
Akif Javed 3/41 (4 overs)
Karachi Kings won by 4 wickets
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Alex Wharf (Eng) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak)
Player of the match: James Vince (Karachi Kings)
  • Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field.
  • Fawad Ali (Karachi Kings) made his T20 debut.
Match 4
13 April 2025
20:00 (N)
Scorecard
Lahore Qalandars
219/6 (20 overs)
v
Quetta Gladiators
140 (16.2 overs)
Fakhar Zaman 67 (39)
Abrar Ahmed 2/33 (4 overs)
Rilee Rossouw 44 (19)
Rishad Hossain 3/31 (4 overs)
Lahore Qalandars won by 79 runs
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Umpires: Chris Brown (NZ) and Ahsan Raza (Pak)
Player of the match: Fakhar Zaman (Lahore Qalanders)
  • Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
Match 6
15 April 2025
20:00 (N)
Scorecard
v
Match 8
18 April 2025
20:00 (N)
Scorecard
v
Match 10
20 April 2025
20:00 (N)
Scorecard
v
Match 11
21 April 2025
20:00 (N)
Scorecard
v
Match 14
24 April 2025
20:00 (N)
Scorecard
v
Match 15
25 April 2025
20:00 (N)
Scorecard
v
Match 16
26 April 2025
20:00 (N)
Scorecard
v
Match 19
30 April 2025
20:00 (N)
Scorecard
v
Match 24
4 May 2025
20:00 (N)
Scorecard
v

Playoffs

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QualifierEliminator 2Final
13 May 2025 — Rawalpindi18 May 2025 — Lahore
11st placed teamQWWinner of Qualifier
22nd placed team16 May 2025 — LahoreE2WWinner of Eliminator 2
QLLoser of Qualifier
Eliminator 1E1WWinner of Eliminator 1
14 May 2025 — Lahore
33rd placed team
44th placed team

Qualifier

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Qualifier
13 May 2025
20:00 (N)
Scorecard
1st placed team
v
2nd placed team

Eliminator 1

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Eliminator 1
14 May 2025
20:00 (N)
Scorecard
3rd placed team
v
4th placed team

Eliminator 2

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Eliminator 2
16 May 2025
20:00 (N)
Scorecard
Loser of Qualifier
v
Winner of Eliminator 1

Final

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Final
18 May 2025
20:00 (N)
Scorecard
Winner of Qualifier
v
Winner of Eliminator 2

Statistics

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As of 13 April 2025
Most runs
Runs Player Team
105 Mohammad Rizwan Multan Sultans
103 Abdullah Shafique Lahore Qalandars
101 James Vince Karachi Kings
68 Khushdil Shah Karachi Kings
65 Fakhar Zaman Lahore Qalandars
Most wickets
Wickets Player Team
6 Abrar Ahmed Quetta Gladiators
4 Jason Holder Islamabad United
3 Akif Javed Multan Sultans
Shadab Khan Islamabad United
Asif Afridi Lahore Qalandars
Rishad Hossain Lahore Qalandars
Usman Tariq Quetta Gladiators

Notes

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  1. ^ In 2019, rights for Multan Sultans were sold for seven years.[1] The other five teams existed since the league's formation in 2016, along with HBL's title sponsorship.[2][3] The broadcast rights were last awarded in 2024 for two years.[4]
  2. ^ See official nomenclature and hashtag on the official website.
  3. ^ At that time, US$1 was equivalent to Rs. 280.47.[29]

References

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  1. ^ "Ali Tareen clarifies stance on Multan Sultans' franchise fee issue". Cricket Pakistan. 31 July 2019. Archived from the original on 14 January 2025. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
  2. ^ "Karachi attracts highest bid as PSL teams sold for $93 million". Dawn. 3 December 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
  3. ^ "HBL retains PSL title sponsorship till 2025". Dawn. 19 November 2021. Archived from the original on 30 December 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  4. ^ "PSL broadcasting rights sold for Rs. 6.3 billion". Cricket Pakistan. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  5. ^ Mohammad Yaqoob (18 May 2024). "Franchises, PCB all but agree over eight-team PSL, April-May window". Dawn. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  6. ^ "PSL planned for expansion with hefty price tags for new teams in 2026". The Express Tribune. 16 March 2025. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  7. ^ "Player retentions announced for PSL's 10th edition". Geo Super. 4 January 2025. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  8. ^ "PSL 10 Player Draft concludes as teams finalise squads". ARY News. 13 January 2025. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  9. ^ a b "Nadeem Khan reveals reason behind Karachi getting fewer PSL 10 matches". Geo Super. 8 March 2025. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  10. ^ "PM Shehbaz inaugurates newly revamped Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore". The News. 7 February 2025. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
  11. ^ "New-look National Stadium inaugurated". Dunya News. 12 February 2025. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
  12. ^ "PSL 10 tickets to go on sale from 3 April: PCB". Business Recorder. 28 March 2025. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  13. ^ "PCB declares Gaddafi Stadium's swift upgrade a record". The Express Tribune. 1 February 2025. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  14. ^ "Multan Cricket Stadium". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 21 October 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  15. ^ Associated Press of Pakistan (28 August 2023). "Cricket fans seek increase in seating capacity at Multan Stadium". The Nation. Archived from the original on 13 October 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  16. ^ "National Stadium Karachi seating capacity decreased after renovation". The Express Tribune. 28 January 2025. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  17. ^ "Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 13 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  18. ^ "Pindi Stadium capacity shrinks". The News. 24 February 2020. Archived from the original on 13 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  19. ^ "PSL 10 to completely integrate Match Officials' Technology". Dawn. 5 April 2025. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
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  21. ^ "PCB announces match officials for PSL 10". ARY News. 7 April 2025. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
  22. ^ M Yashal (4 February 2025). "PCB unveils logo for HBL PSL 10, celebrating a decade of cricket". The Nation. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  23. ^ "HBL PSL X anthem released, featuring first-timers". The Express Tribune. 2 April 2025. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  24. ^ "HBL PSL X kicks off in style with star-studded opening ceremony in Rawalpindi". The Express Tribune. 11 April 2025. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  25. ^ "Historic moment for Pakistan cricket as PSL X trophy unveiled in Arabian Sea". Samaa TV. 3 April 2025. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  26. ^ ARY Digital via YouTube:
  27. ^ "HBL PSL X Trophy 'Luminara' nationwide tour kicks off from Hyderabad". Times of Karachi. 14 March 2025. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  28. ^ "HBL PSL X: How much money will the winning team receive?". The Express Tribune. 11 April 2025. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  29. ^ "USD to PKR Exchange Rate Today: April 4, 2025". INCPak. 4 April 2025. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  30. ^ "PCB introduces Urdu commentary, reveals star-studded panel for PSL X". The News. 6 April 2025. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
  31. ^ Shahjahan Khurram (6 April 2025). "Pakistan announces star-studded commentary panel for PSL 10th edition". Arab News. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
  32. ^ "PCB announces broadcast details for PSL 10". ARY News. 8 April 2025. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
  33. ^ "Pakistan Super League official anthem released ahead of tournament beginning next week". Arab News. 12 February 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  34. ^ "HBL PSL 10 complete schedule". The Express Tribune. 28 February 2025. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
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