Are you ready to bombard your social media timelines with the hashtag “#PSLOFFICIAL”? Yes, Pakistan will be hosting the entire PSL 2023 season and there will likely be 6 teams competing at the tournament. The entire PSL 2023 schedule will be announced soon but we do have a lot of details to unveil as of now. Let’s try and explore what’s on the cards and how Pakistanis will be responding to this entire extravaganza that will be starting on the February 13th.
Official PSL 8 Schedule Finally Announced
The PCB has revealed the official Time Table for the 8th edition of the Pakistan Super League. The tournament is slated to begin on February 13th and the finale is expected to take place on March 19th, making it the premier T20 tournament in Pakistan.
The tournament’s inaugural game will be between the defending champions Lahore Qalandars and the 2020 finalists, Multan Sultans, at the Multan Cricket Stadium. The opening ceremony is also set to take place at the same venue.
The next day, the second match of the tournament will kick off at the National Bank Arena (formerly National Stadium Karachi). This game will be especially exciting, as Babar Azam returns to face his former team, the Karachi Kings. The Peshawar Zalmi vs. Karachi Kings game will be played on 14th February at the National Bank Arena.
The 34-match tournament will take place at four venues: Multan, Karachi, Lahore, and Rawalpindi. Initially, the first phase of the tournament will be held at Multan and Karachi, before the teams move to Rawalpindi and Lahore for the latter stage.
The final and playoffs of PSL 8 will both be held at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. Rawalpindi will host the most matches (11) while Karachi and Lahore will each host nine games. Multan will be the venue for the first five days of the tournament, with five matches played there.
Here is the full schedule:
Date | Fixture | Time | Venue |
13 February, 2023 | Multan Sultans vs Lahore Qalandars | 8:00 pm | Multan Cricket Stadium |
14 February, 2023 | Karachi Kings vs Peshawar Zalmi | 7:00 pm | National Bank Cricket Arena, Karachi |
15 February, 2023 | Multan Sultans vs Quetta Gladiators | 6:00 pm | Multan Cricket Stadium |
16 February, 2023 | Karachi Kings vs Islamabad United | 7:00 pm | National Bank Cricket Arena, Karachi |
17 February, 2023 | Multan Sultans vs Peshawar Zalmi | 6:00 pm | Multan Cricket Stadium |
18 February, 2023 | Karachi Kings vs Quetta Gladiators | 7:00 pm | National Bank Cricket Arena, Karachi |
19 February, 2023 | Multan Sultans vs Islamabad United | 2:00 pm | Multan Cricket Stadium |
19 February, 2023 | Karachi Kings vs Lahore Qalandars | 7:00 pm | National Bank Cricket Arena, Karachi |
20 February, 2023 | Quetta Gladiators vs Peshawar Zalmi | 7:00 pm | National Bank Cricket Arena, Karachi |
21 February, 2023 | Quetta Gladiators vs Lahore Qalandars | 7:00 pm | National Bank Cricket Arena, Karachi |
22 February, 2023 | Multan sultans vs Karachi Kings | 6:00 pm | Multan Cricket Stadium |
23 February, 2023 | Peshawar Zalmi vs Islamabad United | 7:00 pm | National Bank Cricket Arena, Karachi |
24 February, 2023 | Quetta Gladiators vs Islamabad United | 7:00 pm | National Bank Cricket Arena, Karachi |
26 February, 2023 | Karachi Kings vs Multan Sultans | 2:00 pm | National Bank Cricket Arena, Karachi |
26 February, 2023 | Lahore Qalandars vs Peshawar Zalmi | 7:00 pm | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |
27 February, 2023 | Lahore Qalandars vs Islamabad United | 7:00 pm | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |
1 March, 2023 | Peshawar Zalmi vs Karachi Kings | 7:00 pm | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium |
2 March, 2023 | Lahore Qalandars vs Quetta Gladiators | 7:00 pm | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |
3 March, 2023 | Islamabad United vs Karachi Kings | 7:00 pm | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium |
4 March, 2023 | Lahore Qalandars vs Multan Sultans | 7:00 pm | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |
5 March, 2023 | Islamabad United vs Quetta Gladiators | 7:00 pm | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium |
6 March, 2023 | Quetta Gladiators vs Karachi Kings | 7:00 pm | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium |
7 March, 2023 | Peshawar Zalmi vs Lahore Qalandars | 2:00 pm | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium |
7 March, 2023 | Islamabad United vs Multan Sultans | 7:00 pm | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium |
8 March, 2023 | Peshawar Zalmi vs Quetta Gladiators | 7:00 pm | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium |
9 March, 2023 | Islamabad United vs Lahore Qalandars | 7:00 pm | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium |
10 March, 2023 | Peshawar Zalmi vs Multan Sultans | 7:00 pm | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium |
11 March, 2023 | Quetta Gladiators vs Multan Sultans | 7:00 pm | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium |
12 March, 2023 | Islamabad United vs Peshawar Zalmi | 2:00 pm | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium |
12 March, 2023 | Lahore Qalandars vs Karachi Kings | 7:00 pm | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |
15 March, 2023 | Qualifier (1st vs 2nd) | 7:00 pm | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |
16 March, 2023 | 1st Eliminator (3rd vs 4th) | 7:00 pm | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |
17 March, 2023 | 2nd Eliminator (1st Eliminator Winner vs Qualifier Runner-up) | 7:00 pm | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |
19 March, 2023 | Final | 7:00 pm | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |
PSL Schedule 2023
PSL Schedule: Important Fixtures to Remember
As per the official PSL 2023 Schedule, PSL 8 final will be played on 19 March at Lahore. The PSL schedule also reveals some other important fixtures throughout the competition which includes PSL 2023 play-offs.
All three PSL 8 playoffs will be played at Gaddafi Stadium Lahore. According to the PSL schedule 2023, the play-offs will commence with the qualifier on 15 March. The 1st eliminator will be played on 16 March and the 2nd eliminator will be played on 17 March.
The highly anticipated encounters between Karachi Kings and Peshawar Zalmi will be played on 14 February in Karachi while the return leg will be held on 1 March in Rawalpindi.
Lahore Qalandars and Karachi Kings will also renew their rivalry as the two teams lock horns on 19 feb in Karachi and 12 March in Lahore.
PSL 8 Venues and Timings
According to PSL schedule, PSL 8 will be held in four venues across Pakistan. The initial matches of the tournament will be played at Multan and Karachi while the tournament will shift to Rawalpindi and Lahore for the latter part of the competition.
Overall, 11 matches will be played at Rawalpindi, 9 matches each will be hosted by Karachi and Lahore, while 5 matches will be played at Multan. Multan’s 5 matches will be played in the first 5 days of the competition.
As per PSL schedule 2023, PSL 8 matches will be held in two time slots. The PSL match timings will include day matches and night matches. The day matches of PSL 2023 will be held at 2:00 pm, while the night matches will start at 7:00 pm. Night matches in Multan will start at 6:00 pm apart from the 1st match of PSL 2023 which will begin at 8:00 pm.
The final math timings will be confirmed closer to the event.
Conclusion:
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