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2023 Pakistan Super League

2023 Pakistan Super League
Official logo
Dates13 February – 18 March 2023
Administrator(s)Pakistan Cricket Board
Cricket formatTwenty20
Tournament format(s)Double round robin and playoffs
Host(s)Pakistan
ChampionsLahore Qalandars (2nd title)
Runners-upMultan Sultans
Participants6
Matches34
Player of the seriesIhsanullah (MS) (22 wickets)
Most runsMohammad Rizwan (MS) (550)
Most wicketsAbbas Afridi (MS) (23)
Official websitepsl-t20.com
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2023 Pakistan Super League (referred to as HBL PSL 8 for sponsorship reasons) was the eighth season of the Pakistan Super League, a franchise Twenty20 cricket league which was established by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in 2015. Then PCB chairman Ramiz Raja had hinted at an auction based system to replace the draft for the 2023 season but a draft was retained.[1][2] The draft for the tournament was held on 15 December in Karachi.[3] A total of 36 foreign players were picked alongside local players.[4] Lahore Qalandars were the defending champions.

The tournament was to be played between 13 February to 19 March 2023,[5] However, on 16 March 2023, PCB moved forward the final by a day to 18 March 2023 due to bad weather forecast predicted in Lahore, with 19 and 20 March set as reserve days respectively.[6]

In the final, Lahore Qalandars defeated Multan Sultans by a minor margin of 1 run to become the first team in the PSL to defend their title.[7]

Squads

In November 2022, the retained player's list was announced.[8] Squads for the tournament were finalized on 15 December with the final draft.[9]

Islamabad United Karachi Kings Lahore Qalandars Multan Sultans Peshawar Zalmi Quetta Gladiators
  1. ^ a b c d e f Player suffered an injury which ruled them out of the tournament.
  2. ^ a b c Player withdrew from the tournament due to international duty.
  3. ^ a b Player was unable to participate due to NOC issues.

Venues

The Pakistan Cricket Board announced plans to hold matches in Multan, Peshawar, Lahore and Karachi during the 2023 season. Lahore and Karachi were only the venues in 2022.[16][17][18] The Arbab Niaz Stadium in Peshawar was declared unfit to hold any matches in the tournament.[19] Quetta's Bugti Stadium was later added to the list of PSL venues but was removed shortly after due to logistical reasons.[20][21][22] The PCB considered moving the matches in Lahore and Rawalpindi to Karachi after a dispute with the Punjab government over the cost of security arrangements but did not do so after the dispute was resolved.[23][24]

Multan Karachi Lahore Rawalpindi
Multan Cricket Stadium National Bank Cricket Arena Gaddafi Stadium Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium
Capacity: 35,000[25] Capacity: 34,000[26] Capacity: 27,000[27] Capacity: 15,000[28]
Matches: 5 Matches: 9 Matches: 9 Matches: 11

Match officials

On 7 February, PCB announced the list of officials for league stage matches which included 3 Elite Panel of ICC Umpires out of 14.[29]

Umpires

Referees

Marketing

The season's logo variant was unveiled on 26 January with the hashtags #HBLPSL8 and #SabSitarayHamaray being used for promotion on social media;[30][31] latter being the official anthem. Previously, the slogan for this season had been 'Soch Hai Apki' but was later changed.[32][33]

Trophy

The trophy for this season, named Supernova, was unveiled on 9 February 2023.[34] It was entirely made in Pakistan by Lahore-based Mahfooz Jewellers.[35]

League stage

Format

Each team played every other team twice in the league stage of the tournament in a double round robin.[36] Following the group stage, the top four teams qualified for the playoff stage of the tournament.

Points table

Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Lahore Qalandars (C) 10 7 3 0 14 0.915
2 Multan Sultans (R) 10 6 4 0 12 0.500
3 Islamabad United (4th) 10 6 4 0 12 −0.708
4 Peshawar Zalmi (3rd) 10 5 5 0 10 −0.452
5 Karachi Kings 10 3 7 0 6 0.756
6 Quetta Gladiators 10 3 7 0 6 −1.066
Source: ESPNcricinfo

Notes:

  • C = Champions;
  • R = Runner-up;
  • (x) = Position at the end of the tournament

Summary

Visitor team →IU KK LQ MS PZ QG
Home team ↓
Islamabad UnitedIslamabad
6 wickets
Lahore
119 runs
Islamabad
2 wickets
Peshawar
13 runs
Islamabad
2 wickets
Karachi KingsIslamabad
4 wickets
Karachi
67 runs
Karachi
66 runs
Peshawar
2 runs
Quetta
6 runs
Lahore QalandarsLahore
110 runs
Karachi
86 runs
Lahore
21 runs
Lahore
40 runs
Lahore
17 runs
Multan SultansMultan
52 runs
Multan
3 runs
Lahore
1 run
Multan
56 runs
Multan
9 wickets
Peshawar ZalmiIslamabad
6 wickets
Peshawar
24 runs
Peshawar
35 runs
Multan
4 wickets
Quetta
8 wickets
Quetta GladiatorsIslamabad
63 runs
Quetta
4 wickets
Lahore
63 runs
Multan
9 runs
Peshawar
4 wickets
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.

League progression

TeamGroup matchesPlayoffs
12345678910E1/QE2F
Islamabad United22466810121212L
Karachi Kings0002244446
Lahore Qalandars224681012121414LWW
Multan Sultans024688881012WL
Peshawar Zalmi22444688810WL
Quetta Gladiators0222222466
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.


Fixtures

The PCB announced the fixtures on 20 January 2023.[22][37] An exhibition match was played between Peshawar Zalmi and Quetta Gladiators before the start of league at the Bugti Stadium and was won by the Gladiators by 3 runs.[38][39]

Karachi and Multan

Match 1
13 February 2023
20:30 (N)
Scorecard
Lahore Qalandars
175/6 (20 overs)
v
Multan Sultans (H)
174/6 (20 overs)
Fakhar Zaman 66 (42)
Usama Mir 2/25 (4 overs)
Mohammad Rizwan 75 (50)
Hussain Talat 1/16 (2 overs)
Lahore Qalandars won by 1 run
Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan
Umpires: Martin Saggers (Eng) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak)
Player of the match: Fakhar Zaman (Lahore Qalandars)
  • Multan Sultans won the toss and elected to field.
  • Mirza Tahir Baig (Lahore Qalandars) made his T20 debut.

Match 2
14 February 2023
20:00 (N)
Scorecard
Peshawar Zalmi
199/5 (20 overs)
v
Karachi Kings (H)
197/5 (20 overs)
Tom Kohler-Cadmore 92 (50)
Mir Hamza 1/13 (2 overs)
Imad Wasim 80* (47)
James Neesham 2/26 (4 overs)
Peshawar Zalmi won by 2 runs
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Alex Wharf (Eng)
Player of the match: Tom Kohler-Cadmore (Peshawar Zalmi)

Match 3
15 February 2023
18:00 (N)
Scorecard
Quetta Gladiators
110 (18.5 overs)
v
Multan Sultans (H)
111/1 (13.3 overs)
Jason Roy 27 (18)
Ihsanullah 5/12 (4 overs)
Rilee Rossouw 78* (42)
Nuwan Thushara 1/21 (2 overs)
Multan Sultans won by 9 wickets
Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan
Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak)
Player of the match: Ihsanullah (Multan Sultans)
  • Multan Sultans won the toss and elected to field.

Match 4
16 February 2023
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
(H) Karachi Kings
173/7 (20 overs)
v
Islamabad United
178/6 (18.2 overs)
Haider Ali 59 (45)
Rumman Raees 2/26 (4 overs)
Colin Munro 58 (28)
Mohammad Amir 2/30 (4 overs)
Islamabad United won by 4 wickets
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) and Alex Wharf (Eng)
Player of the match: Colin Munro (Islamabad United)
  • Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.

Match 5
17 February 2023
18:00 (N)
Scorecard
(H) Multan Sultans
210/3 (20 overs)
v
Peshawar Zalmi
154 (18.5 overs)
Rilee Rossouw 75 (36)
Salman Irshad 2/38 (4 overs)
Saim Ayub 53 (37)
Usama Mir 3/22 (4 overs)
Multan Sultans won by 56 runs
Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan
Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak)
Player of the match: Rilee Rossouw (Multan Sultans)
  • Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to field.

Match 6
18 February 2023
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Quetta Gladiators
168/7 (20 overs)
v
Karachi Kings (H)
162/5 (20 overs)
Martin Guptill 117 (67)
Imad Wasim 3/16 (4 overs)
Shoaib Malik 71* (49)
Mohammad Hasnain 2/29 (4 overs)
Quetta Gladiators won by 6 runs
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Alex Wharf (Eng)
Player of the match: Martin Guptill (Quetta Gladiators)
  • Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field.

Match 7
19 February 2023
14:00
Scorecard
(H) Multan Sultans
190/4 (20 overs)
v
Islamabad United
138 (17.5 overs)
David Miller 52 (25)
Rumman Raees 1/25 (3 overs)
Rassie van der Dussen 49 (32)
Abbas Afridi 4/22 (3 overs)
Multan Sultans won by 52 runs
Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan
Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak)
Player of the match: Abbas Afridi (Multan Sultans)
  • Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.

Match 8
19 February 2023
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
(H) Karachi Kings
185/5 (20 overs)
v
Lahore Qalandars
118 (17.3 overs)
James Vince 46 (36)
Liam Dawson 1/30 (3 overs)
Mirza Tahir Baig 45 (39)
Akif Javed 4/28 (3.3 overs)
Karachi Kings won by 67 runs
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Alex Wharf (Eng)
Player of the match: Imad Wasim (Karachi Kings)
  • Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to field.

Match 9
20 February 2023
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Quetta Gladiators
154/4 (20 overs)
v
Peshawar Zalmi
157/6 (18.3 overs)
Iftikhar Ahmed 50* (34)
Usman Qadir 2/26 (4 overs)
James Neesham 38 (23)
Mohammad Hasnain 3/13 (4 overs)
Peshawar Zalmi won by 4 wickets
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Alex Wharf (Eng) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL)
Player of the match: James Neesham (Peshawar Zalmi)
  • Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to field.

Match 10
21 February 2023
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Lahore Qalandars
198/6 (20 overs)
v
Quetta Gladiators
135/8 (20 overs)
Shai Hope 47 (32)
Qais Ahmad 2/36 (4 overs)
Jason Roy 48 (30)
Shaheen Afridi 3/22 (4 overs)
Lahore Qalandars won by 63 runs
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Alex Wharf (Eng) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL)
Player of the match: Shaheen Afridi (Lahore Qalandars)
  • Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.

Match 11
22 February 2023
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
(H) Multan Sultans
196/2 (20 overs)
v
Karachi Kings
193/5 (20 overs)
Mohammed Rizwan 110* (64)
Shoaib Malik 1/29 (4 overs)
James Vince 75 (34)
Abbas Afridi 2/55 (4 overs)
Multan Sultans won by 3 runs
Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan
Umpires: Martin Saggers (Eng) and Shozab Raza (Pak)
Player of the match: Mohammed Rizwan (Multan Sultans)
  • Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field.

Match 12
23 February 2023
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Peshawar Zalmi
156/8 (20 overs)
v
Islamabad United
159/4 (14.5 overs)
Babar Azam 75* (58)
Hasan Ali 3/35 (4 overs)
Rahmanullah Gurbaz 62 (31)
James Neesham 1/21 (2 overs)
Islamabad United won by 6 wickets
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Michael Gough (Eng) and Richard Illingworth (Eng)
Player of the match: Hasan Ali (Islamabad United)
  • Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.

Match 13
24 February 2023
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Islamabad United
220/6 (20 overs)
v
Quetta Gladiators
157 (19.1 overs)
Azam Khan 97 (42)
Odean Smith 2/41 (4 overs)
Mohammad Hafeez 48 (26)
Fazalhaq Farooqi 3/28 (3.1 overs)
Islamabad United won by 63 runs
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Michael Gough (Eng) and Rashid Riaz (Pak)
Player of the match: Azam Khan (Islamabad United)
  • Islamabad United won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Aimal Khan (Quetta Gladiators) made his T20 debut.

Match 14
26 February 2023
14:00
Scorecard
(H) Karachi Kings
167/3 (20 overs)
v
Multan Sultans
101 (16.3 overs)
Tayyab Tahir 65 (46)
Ihsanullah 2/22 (4 overs)
Mohammad Rizwan 29 (25)
Shoaib Malik 3/16 (3.3 overs)
Karachi Kings won by 66 runs
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Alex Wharf (Eng) and Ahsan Raza (Pak)
Player of the match: Tabraiz Shamsi (Karachi Kings)
  • Multan Sultans won the toss and elected to field.

Lahore and Rawalpindi

Match 15
26 February 2023
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
(H) Lahore Qalandars
241/3 (20 overs)
v
Peshawar Zalmi
201/9 (20 overs)
Fakhar Zaman 96 (45)
Wahab Riaz 2/45 (4 overs)
Tom Kohler-Cadmore 55 (23)
Shaheen Afridi 5/40 (4 overs)
Lahore Qalandars won by 40 runs
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Richard Illingworth (Eng)
Player of the match: Fakhar Zaman (Lahore Qalandars)
  • Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Saad Masood (Peshawar Zalmi) made his T20 debut.

Match 16
27 February 2023
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
(H) Lahore Qalandars
200/7 (20 overs)
v
Islamabad United
90 (13.5 overs)
Abdullah Shafique 45 (24)
Tom Curran 3/34 (4 overs)
Rahmanullah Gurbaz 23 (17)
David Wiese 3/17 (3 overs)
Lahore Qalandars won by 110 runs
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Michael Gough (Eng)
Player of the match: David Wiese (Lahore Qalandars)
  • Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 17
1 March 2023
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Peshawar Zalmi
197/5 (20 overs)
v
Karachi Kings
173/8 (20 overs)
Rovman Powell 64 (34)
Mohammad Amir 4/26 (4 overs)
Imad Wasim 57* (30)
Azmatullah Omarzai 3/28 (4 overs)
Peshawar Zalmi won by 24 runs
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Umpires: Michael Gough (Eng) and Richard Illingworth (Eng)
Player of the match: Rovman Powell (Peshawar Zalmi)
  • Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field.

Match 18
2 March 2023
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
(H) Lahore Qalandars
148 (19.2 overs)
v
Quetta Gladiators
131/7 (20 overs)
Sikandar Raza 71* (34)
Mohammed Nawaz 2/19 (3 overs)
Will Smeed 32 (25)
Haris Rauf 3/22 (4 overs)
Lahore Qalandars won by 17 runs
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Martin Saggers (Eng)
Player of the match: Sikandar Raza (Lahore Qalandars)
  • Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.

Match 19
3 March 2023
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Karachi Kings
201/5 (20 overs)
v
Islamabad United (H)
204/4 (19.2 overs)
Imad Wasim 92* (54)
Tom Curran 2/43 (4 overs)
Azam Khan 72* (41)
Mohammad Amir 1/40 (4 overs)
Tabraiz Shamsi 1/40 (4 overs)
Islamabad United won by 6 wickets
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Umpires: Michael Gough (Eng) and Richard Illingworth (Eng)
Player of the match: Azam Khan (Islamabad United)
  • Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 20
4 March 2023
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
(H) Lahore Qalandars
180/9 (20 overs)
v
Multan Sultans
159/7 (20 overs)
Sam Billings 54 (35)
Kieron Pollard 2/16 (2 overs)
Kieron Pollard 39 (28)
Rashid Khan 3/15 (4 overs)
Lahore Qalandars won by 21 runs
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Martin Saggers (Eng)
Player of the match: Rashid Khan (Lahore Qalandars)
  • Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to bat.
  • As a result of this match, Lahore Qalandars qualified for the playoffs.[40]

Match 21
5 March 2023
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Quetta Gladiators
179/6 (20 overs)
v
Islamabad United (H)
183/8 (19.3 overs)
Najibullah Zadran 59 (34)
Fazalhaq Farooqi 3/25 (4 overs)
Colin Munro 63 (29)
Umaid Asif 3/37 (4 overs)
Islamabad United won by 2 wickets
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Rashid Riaz (Pak)
Player of the match: Fazalhaq Farooqi (Islamabad United)
  • Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.
  • As a result of this match, Islamabad United qualified for the playoffs.[41]

Match 22
6 March 2023
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Karachi Kings
164/6 (20 overs)
v
Quetta Gladiators
168/6 (19.5 overs)
Adam Rossington 69 (45)
Aimal Khan 2/26 (4 overs)
Martin Guptill 86* (56)
Tabraiz Shamsi 2/20 (4 overs)
Quetta Gladiators won by 4 wickets
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Umpires: Martin Saggers (Eng) and Rashid Riaz (Pak)
Player of the match: Martin Guptill (Quetta Gladiators)
  • Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.

Match 23
7 March 2023
14:00
Scorecard
Peshawar Zalmi
207 (19.3 overs)
v
Lahore Qalandars
172 (19.4 overs)
Saim Ayub 68 (36)
Shaheen Afridi 4/31 (4 overs)
Hussain Talat 63 (37)
Wahab Riaz 3/17 (4 overs)
Peshawar Zalmi won by 35 runs
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Umpires: Alex Wharf (Eng) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak)
Player of the match: Saim Ayub (Peshawar Zalmi)
  • Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Shawaiz Irfan (Lahore Qalandars) made his T20 debut.

Match 24
7 March 2023
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Multan Sultans
205/5 (20 overs)
v
Islamabad United (H)
209/8 (19.5 overs)
Shan Masood 75 (50)
Shadab Khan 2/26 (4 overs)
Faheem Ashraf 51* (26)
Anwar Ali 3/33 (4 overs)
Islamabad United won by 2 wickets
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Rashid Riaz (Pak)
Player of the match: Faheem Ashraf (Islamabad United)
  • Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.

Match 25
8 March 2023
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Peshawar Zalmi
240/2 (20 overs)
v
Quetta Gladiators
243/2 (18.2 overs)
Babar Azam 115 (65)
Dwaine Pretorius 1/40 (4 overs)
Jason Roy 145* (63)
Mujeeb Ur Rahman 1/38 (4 overs)
Quetta Gladiators won by 8 wickets
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Martin Saggers (Eng)
Player of the match: Jason Roy (Quetta Gladiators)
  • Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to bat.
  • This was the second highest run-chase in PSL history.[42]

Match 26
9 March 2023
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Lahore Qalandars
226/5 (20 overs)
v
Islamabad United (H)
107 (15.1 overs)
Fakhar Zaman 115 (57)
Fazalhaq Farooqi 3/40 (4 overs)
Hasan Ali 18 (13)
Rashid Khan 4/21 (4 overs)
Lahore Qalandars won by 119 runs
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Aleem Dar (Pak)
Player of the match: Fakhar Zaman (Lahore Qalandars)
  • Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to bat.
  • This was the largest victory in PSL history in terms of runs.[43]

Match 27
10 March 2023
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Peshawar Zalmi
242/6 (20 overs)
v
Multan Sultans
244/6 (19.1 overs)
Babar Azam 73 (39)
Abbas Afridi 4/39 (4 overs)
Rilee Rossouw 121 (51)
Azmatullah Omarzai 2/61 (4 overs)
Multan Sultans won by 4 wickets
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Martin Saggers (Eng)
Player of the match: Rilee Rossouw (Multan Sultans)
  • Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to bat.
  • This was the highest run-chase in PSL history.[44]
  • As a result of this match, Multan Sultans qualified for the playoffs.[45]

Match 28
11 March 2023
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Multan Sultans
262/3 (20 overs)
v
Quetta Gladiators
253/8 (20 overs)
Usman Khan 120 (43)
Qais Ahmad 2/77 (4 overs)
Omair Yousuf 67 (36)
Abbas Afridi 5/47 (4 overs)
Multan Sultans won by 9 runs
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Umpires: Alex Wharf (Eng) and Martin Saggers (Eng)
Player of the match: Abbas Afridi (Multan Sultans)
  • Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
  • Usman Khan (Multan Sultans) scored the fastest century in terms of balls (36) in PSL history.[46]
  • This was the highest total scored by a team in PSL history.[47]
  • Abbas Afridi (Multan Sultans) took a hat-trick.
  • As a result of this match, Peshawar Zalmi qualified for the playoffs.[48]

Match 29
12 March 2023
14:00
Scorecard
Peshawar Zalmi
179/8 (20 overs)
v
Islamabad United (H)
166 (19.4 overs)
Mohammad Haris 79 (39)
Hasan Ali 3/39 (4 overs)
Faheem Ashraf 38 (13)
Khurram Shahzad 3/13 (1.4 overs)
Peshawar Zalmi won by 13 runs
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Martin Saggers (Eng)
Player of the match: Mohammad Haris (Peshawar Zalmi)
  • Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.

Match 30
12 March 2023
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Karachi Kings
196/7 (20 overs)
v
Lahore Qalandars (H)
110 (18.5 overs)
Muhammad Akhlaq 51 (36)
Hussain Talat 2/24 (3 overs)
Hussain Talat 25 (25)
Akif Javed 2/8 (3 overs)
Karachi Kings won by 86 runs
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Rashid Riaz (Pak)
Player of the match: Muhammad Akhlaq (Karachi Kings)
  • Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to bat.

Playoffs

Qualifier and Eliminator 1Eliminator 2Final
15 March — Lahore18 March — Lahore
2Multan Sultans160/5 (20 overs)1Lahore Qalandars200/6 (20 overs)
1Lahore Qalandars76 (14.3 overs)17 March — Lahore2Multan Sultans199/8 (20 overs)
4Peshawar Zalmi171/5 (20 overs)
16 March — Lahore1Lahore Qalandars176/6 (18.5 overs)
4Peshawar Zalmi183/8 (20 overs)
3Islamabad United171/6 (20 overs)

Qualifier

Match 31
15 March 2023
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Multan Sultans
160/5 (20 overs)
v
Lahore Qalandars (H)
76 (14.3 overs)
Kieron Pollard 57 (34)
Haris Rauf 3/34 (4 overs)
Sam Billings 19 (27)
Sheldon Cottrell 3/20 (3 overs)
Multan Sultans won by 84 runs
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Alex Wharf (Eng)
Player of the match: Kieron Pollard (Multan Sultans)
  • Multan Sultans won the toss and elected to bat.

Eliminators

Eliminator 1

Match 32
16 March 2023
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Peshawar Zalmi
183/8 (20 overs)
v
Islamabad United
171/6 (20 overs)
Babar Azam 64 (39)
Shadab Khan 2/40 (4 overs)
Sohaib Maqsood 60 (48)
Salman Irshad 2/18 (4 overs)
Peshawar Zalmi won by 12 runs
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Ahsan Raza (Pak)
Player of the match: Aamer Jamal (Peshawar Zalmi)
  • Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.

Eliminator 2

Match 33
17 March 2023
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Peshawar Zalmi
171/5 (20 overs)
v
Lahore Qalandars (H)
176/6 (18.5 overs)
Mohammad Haris 85 (54)
Zaman Khan 2/20 (3 overs)
Mirza Tahir Baig 54 (42)
Azmatullah Omarzai 2/30 (4 overs)
Lahore Qalandars won by 4 wickets
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Martin Saggers (Eng)
Player of the match: Mirza Tahir Baig (Lahore Qalandars)
  • Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Ahsan Hafeez (Lahore Qalandars) made his T20 debut.

Final

Match 34
18 March 2023
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
(H) Lahore Qalandars
200/6 (20 overs)
v
Multan Sultans
199/8 (20 overs)
Abdullah Shafique 65 (40)
Usama Mir 3/24 (3 overs)
Rilee Rossouw 52 (32)
Shaheen Afridi 4/51 (4 overs)
Lahore Qalandars won by 1 run
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Alex Wharf (Eng) and Rashid Riaz (Pak)
Player of the match: Shaheen Afridi (Lahore Qalandars)
  • Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to bat.
  • By winning in the final, Lahore Qalandars became the first team in PSL history to defend their title.[7]

Awards and statistics

Abbas Afridi, the leading wicket taker of the tournament, was awarded with the Fazal Mahmood Cap, and Mohammad Rizwan, the leading runs scorer, was awarded with the Hanif Mohammad Cap.[49][50]

Most runs

Player Team Runs
Mohammad Rizwan Multan Sultans 550
Babar Azam Peshawar Zalmi 522
Rilee Rossouw Multan Sultans 453
Fakhar Zaman Lahore Qalandars 429
Imad Wasim Karachi Kings 404

Most wickets

Player Team Wickets
Abbas Afridi Multan Sultans 23
Ihsanullah Multan Sultans 22
Rashid Khan Lahore Qalandars 20
Shaheen Afridi Lahore Qalandars 19
Usama Mir Multan Sultans 17

End of season awards

Name Team Award Prize
Ihsanullah Multan Sultans Player of the Tournament Rs. 30 lakh (US$10,645)
Mohammad Rizwan Multan Sultans Batsman of the tournament Rs. 30 lakh (US$10,645)
Ihsanullah Multan Sultans Bowler of the tournament Rs. 30 lakh (US$10,645)
Imad Wasim Karachi Kings All-rounder of the tournament Rs. 30 lakh (US$10,645)
Mohammad Rizwan Multan Sultans Wicket-keeper of the tournament Rs. 30 lakh (US$10,645)
Kieron Pollard Multan Sultans Fielder of the tournament Rs. 30 lakh (US$10,645)
Abbas Afridi Multan Sultans Emerging player of the tournament Rs. 30 lakh (US$10,645)
Alex Wharf Umpire of the tournament Rs. 30 lakh (US$10,645)
Peshawar Zalmi Spirit of cricket Rs. 30 lakh (US$10,645)

Team of the tournament

Players

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