The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced the schedule for the upcoming eighth edition of the HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL 8). The tournament will kick off on February 13th with the match between Lahore Qalandars and Multan Sultans at the Multan Cricket Stadium. The Qalandars will be looking to make history by becoming the first team to win back-to-back titles, having defeated the Sultans in the previous edition of the tournament.
The tournament will feature teams from Karachi, Lahore, Multan, and Rawalpindi, and will be held in two legs. The first leg will take place in Multan and Rawalpindi from February 13th to 26th, while the second leg will be held in the Gaddafi Stadium and Pindi Cricket Stadium from February 26th to March 19th. The tournament will also include a Qualifier, two Eliminators, and the final, which will take place from March 15th to 19th.
The schedule has been designed in such a way that each of the four home teams will play five matches in front of their home crowd, one against each team. The Qalandars will play five matches at the Gaddafi Stadium, while their other five matches will be in Multan, Karachi, and Rawalpindi. Similarly, Sultans’ five away matches will be in Rawalpindi, Karachi, and Lahore; Kings’ away matches will be in Rawalpindi, Lahore and Multan, and United’s five away matches will be in Karachi, Lahore and Multan.
In addition to the men’s tournament, a soft launch of the Pakistan Women’s League will also take place during the HBL PSL 8, with three exhibition matches set to take place in Rawalpindi on March 8th, 10th, and 11th. The two women’s sides are expected to comprise leading local and foreign players.
PCB Management Committee Chairman, Mr. Najam Sethi, stated that the tournament will be a massive event for the PCB and aims to make the HBL PSL bigger, better and stronger than ever before, with the goal of making it the first-choice event for leading T20 cricketers. He also mentioned that each of the six teams will enter the HBL PSL 8 with a lot at stake, making for an exciting and entertaining 34-match tournament.
SCHEDULE OF PSL 8 MATCHES
(afternoon matches will start at 2pm; evening matches in Karachi, Lahore and Rawalpindi will start at 7pm. Evening matches in Multan will begin at 6pm except for the tournament opener, which will commence at 8pm)
13 Feb – Multan Sultans v Lahore Qalandars, Multan Cricket Stadium
14 Feb – Karachi Kings v Peshawar Zalmi, National Bank Cricket Arena
15 Feb – Multan Sultans v Quetta Gladiators, Multan Cricket Stadium
16 Feb – Karachi Kings v Islamabad United, National Bank Cricket Arena
17 Feb – Multan Sultans v Peshawar Zalmi, Multan Cricket Stadium
18 Feb – Karachi Kings v Quetta Gladiators, National Bank Cricket Arena
19 Feb – Multan Sultans v Islamabad United, Multan Cricket Stadium; Karachi Kings v Lahore Qalandars, National Bank Cricket Arena
20 Feb – Quetta Gladiators v Peshawar Zalmi, National Bank Cricket Arena
21 Feb – Quetta Gladiators v Lahore Qalandars, National Bank Cricket Arena
22 Feb – Multan Sultans v Karachi Kings, Multan Cricket Stadium
23 Feb – Peshawar Zalmi v Islamabad United, National Bank Cricket Arena
24 Feb – Quetta Gladiators v Islamabad United, National Bank Cricket Arena
26 Feb – Karachi Kings v Multan Sultans, National Bank Cricket Arena; Lahore Qalandars v Peshawar Zalmi, Gaddafi Stadium
27 Feb – Lahore Qalandars v Islamabad United, Gaddafi Stadium
1 Mar – Peshawar Zalmi v Karachi Kings, Pindi Cricket Stadium
2 Mar – Lahore Qalandars v Quetta Gladiators, Gaddafi Stadium
3 Mar – Islamabad United v Karachi Kings, Pindi Cricket Stadium
4 Mar – Lahore Qalandars v Multan Sultans, Gaddafi Stadium
5 Mar – Islamabad United v Quetta Gladiators, Pindi Cricket Stadium
6 Mar – Quetta Gladiators v Karachi Kings, Pindi Cricket Stadium
7 Mar – Peshawar Zalmi v Lahore Qalandars, Pindi Cricket Stadium; Islamabad United v Multan Sultans, Pindi Cricket Stadium
8 Mar – Pakistan Women’s League Exhibition Match 1, Pindi Cricket Stadium; Peshawar Zalmi v Quetta Gladiators, Pindi Cricket Stadium
9 Mar – Islamabad United v Lahore Qalandars, Pindi Cricket Stadium
10 Mar – Pakistan Women’s League Exhibition Match 2, Pindi Cricket Stadium; Peshawar Zalmi v Multan Sultans, Pindi Cricket Stadium
11 Mar – Pakistan Women’s League Exhibition Match 3, Pindi Cricket Stadium; Quetta Gladiators v Multan Sultans, Pindi Cricket Stadium
12 Mar – Islamabad United v Peshawar Zalmi, Pindi Cricket Stadium; Lahore Qalandars v Karachi Kings, Gaddafi Stadium
15 Mar – Qualifier (1 v 2), Gaddafi Stadium
16 Mar – Eliminator 1 (3 v 4), Gaddafi Stadium
17 Mar – Eliminator 2 (loser Qualifier v winner Eliminator 1), Gaddafi Stadium
19 Mar – Final, Gaddafi Stadium
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