The 2026 Pakistan Super League (PSL 11) is set to start on March 26, with Lahore Qalandars entering as defending champions after lifting the title last season. Shaheen Shah Afridi’s side will once again be one of the headline teams. The tournament is scheduled to take place from March 26 to May 3, features eight teams after expansion, and will have 44 matches in total.
The opening match will see the Qalandars take on new franchise Hyderabad Kingsmen at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore. It is a fascinating curtain-raiser: a proven title-winning unit up against one of the league’s biggest unknowns. Lahore bring continuity, experience, and a championship core, while Hyderabad add fresh intrigue as one of the newly introduced sides in the expanded competition.
However, PSL 2026 will not look like a normal season. Originally planned across six venues, the tournament has now been reduced to just two cities — Lahore and Karachi. The PCB confirmed that all matches will be played at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore and National Bank Stadium in Karachi, a major logistical shift designed to cut travel and simplify operations.
The revised schedule has the first 14 matches in Lahore, followed by a block in Karachi, with the playoffs split between the two cities. The Qualifier has been moved from Rawalpindi to Karachi, while Lahore will still host the Eliminators and the final on May 3.
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Another major change is that the tournament will begin behind closed doors. The PCB has announced that the initial phase of PSL 11 will be played without spectators, citing the ongoing regional crisis and fuel-related austerity measures.
There is also no opening ceremony this year. The traditional curtain-raiser in Lahore has been cancelled as part of the scaled-back plans. That means PSL 2026 starts in a far quieter fashion than usual – but with the defending champions in action and a new franchise on debut, the cricket should still provide plenty of spark.
When to watch Pakistan Super League 2026 matches?
Day matches in the PSL 2026 will start at 3 PM IST (2:30 PM local time) while the night matches will take place at 7:30 PM IST and (7:00 PM local time)
Where to watch to Pakistan Super League 2026 matches?
In India, there won’t be any live telecast or live streaming of matches in the Pakistan Super League 2026.
Pakistan Super League 2026 squads
Rawalpindiz: Mohammad Rizwan (c), Sam Billings, Jalat Khan, Yasir Khan, Naseem Shah, Rishad Hossain, Daryl Mitchell, Mohammad Amir, Abdullah Fazal, Amad Butt, Dian Forrestor, Laurie Evans, Asif Afridi, Kamran Ghulam, Fawad Ali, Mohammad Amir Khan, Shahzaib Khan, Cole McConchie, Saad Masood.
Multan Sultans: Ashton Turner (c), Mohammad Nawaz, Shehzad Gul, Faisal Akram, Imran Randhawa, Arafat Minhas, Sahibzada Farhan, Steve Smith, Peter Siddle, Tabraiz Shamsi, Lachlan Shaw, Delano Potgieter, Josh Philippe, Shan Masood, Momin Qamar, Muhammad Awais Zafar, Muhammad Shahzad, Arshad Iqbal, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Muhammad Ismail, Atizaz Habib Khan.
Karachi Kings: David Warner (c), Hasan Ali, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Khushdil Shah, Saad Baig, Moeen Ali, Azam Khan, Haroon Arshad, Salman Ali Agha, Shahid Aziz, Mir Hamza, Adam Zampa, Mohammad Hamza Sohail, Aqib Ilyas, Khuzaima Bin Tanveer, Reeza Hendricks, Muhammad Waseem, Ihsanullah, Rizwanullah.
Lahore Qalandars: Shaheen Shah Afridi (c), Abdullah Shafique, Sikandar Raza, Mohammad Naeem, Mustafizur Rahman, Asif Ali, Haris Rauf, Usama Mir, Fakhar Zaman, Ubaid Shah, Haseebullah, Mohammad Farooq, Daniel Sams, Parvez Hussain Emon, Hussain Talat, Tayyab Tahir, Dunith Wellalage, Rubin Hermann, Maaz Khan, Shahab Khan, Gudakesh Motie.
Peshawar Zalmi: Babar Azam (c), Sufyan Moqim, Abdul Samad, Ali Raza, Aaron Hardie, Aamir Jamal, Khurram Shahzad, Khalid Usman, Mohammad Haris, Abdul Subhan, James Vince, Michael Bracewell, Kusal Mendis, Iftikhar Ahmed, Nahid Rana, Mirza Tahir Baig, Kashif Ali, Shahnawaz Dahani, Farhan Yousuf, Shoriful Islam, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Brian Bennett.
Hyderabad Kingsmen: Marnus Labuschagne (c), Usman Khan, Akif Javed, Maaz Sadaqat, Saim Ayub, Mohammad Ali, Saad Ali, Kusal Perera, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Hassan Khan, Shayan Jahangir, Glenn Maxwell, Hammad Azam, Riley Meredith, Sharjeel Khan, Asif Mehmood, Hunain Shah, Rizwan Mehmood, Tayyab Arif, Ahmed Hussain, Maheesh Theekshana.
Islamabad United: Shadab Khan (c), Salman Irshad, Andries Gous, Devon Conway, Faheem Ashraf, Mehran Mumtaz, Max Bryant, Mark Chapman, Nisar Ahmed, Mir Hamza Sajjad, Sameen Gul, Sameer Minhas, Imad Wasim, Richard Gleeson, Haider Ali, Mohammad Hasnain, Dipendra Singh Airee, Mohammad Faiq, Mohammad Salman Mirza.
Quetta Gladiators: Saud Shakeel (c), Usman Tariq, Hasan Nawaz, Shamyl Hussain, Alzarri Joseph, Rilee Rossouw, Ahmed Daniyal, Abrar Ahmed, Jahanzaib Sultan, Jahandad Khan, Khawaja Mohammad Nafay, Wasim Akram Jnr, Khan Zeb, Bismillah Khan, Saqib Khan, Ahsan Ali, Brett Hampton, Sam Harper, Bevon Jacobs, Ben McDermott, Tom Curran, Khalil Ahmed.
Pakistan Super League 2026 schedule
- Mar 26: Lahore Qalandars vs Hyderabad Kingsmen — 7:30 PM IST
- Mar 27: Quetta Gladiators vs Karachi Kings — 7:30 PM IST
- Mar 28: Peshawar Zalmi vs Rawalpindi Pindiz — 3:00 PM IST
- Mar 28: Multan Sultans vs Islamabad United — 7:30 PM IST
- Mar 29: Quetta Gladiators vs Hyderabad Kingsmen — 3:00 PM IST
- Mar 29: Lahore Qalandars vs Karachi Kings — 7:30 PM IST
- Mar 31: Islamabad United vs Peshawar Zalmi — 7:30 PM IST
- Apr 1: Multan Sultans vs Hyderabad Kingsmen — 7:30 PM IST
- Apr 2: Quetta Gladiators vs Islamabad United — 3:00 PM IST
- Apr 2: Rawalpindi Pindiz vs Karachi Kings — 7:30 PM IST
- Apr 3: Lahore Qalandars vs Multan Sultans — 7:30 PM IST
- Apr 4: Rawalpindi Pindiz vs Islamabad United — 7:30 PM IST
- Apr 5: Quetta Gladiators vs Multan Sultans — 7:30 PM IST
- Apr 6: Multan Sultans vs Rawalpindi Pindiz — 7:30 PM IST
- Apr 8: Hyderabad Kingsmen vs Peshawar Zalmi — 7:30 PM IST
- Apr 9: Lahore Qalandars vs Islamabad United — 3:00 PM IST
- Apr 9: Karachi Kings vs Peshawar Zalmi — 7:30 PM IST
- Apr 10: Quetta Gladiators vs Rawalpindi Pindiz — 7:30 PM IST
- Apr 11: Peshawar Zalmi vs Lahore Qalandars — 3:00 PM IST
- Apr 11: Karachi Kings vs Hyderabad Kingsmen — 7:30 PM IST
- Apr 12: Hyderabad Kingsmen vs Islamabad United — 7:30 PM IST
- Apr 13: Peshawar Zalmi vs Multan Sultans — 7:30 PM IST
- Apr 15: Peshawar Zalmi vs Quetta Gladiators — 7:30 PM IST
- Apr 16: Hyderabad Kingsmen vs Rawalpindi Pindiz — 3:00 PM IST
- Apr 16: Karachi Kings vs Islamabad United — 7:30 PM IST
- Apr 17: Lahore Qalandars vs Quetta Gladiators — 7:30 PM IST
- Apr 18: Lahore Qalandars vs Rawalpindi Pindiz — 7:30 PM IST
- Apr 19: Karachi Kings vs Multan Sultans — 3:00 PM IST
- Apr 19: Peshawar Zalmi vs Quetta Gladiators — 7:30 PM IST
- Apr 21: Lahore Qalandars vs Quetta Gladiators — 3:00 PM IST
- Apr 21: Rawalpindi Pindiz vs Multan Sultans — 7:30 PM IST
- Apr 22: Karachi Kings vs Peshawar Zalmi — 3:00 PM IST
- Apr 22: Hyderabad Kingsmen vs Multan Sultans — 7:30 PM IST
- Apr 23: Rawalpindi Pindiz vs Islamabad United — 3:00 PM IST
- Apr 23: Lahore Qalandars vs Karachi Kings — 7:30 PM IST
- Apr 24: Hyderabad Kingsmen vs Islamabad United — 7:30 PM IST
- Apr 25: Quetta Gladiators vs Karachi Kings — 3:00 PM IST
- Apr 25: Lahore Qalandars vs Peshawar Zalmi — 7:30 PM IST
- Apr 26: Hyderabad Kingsmen vs Rawalpindi Pindiz — 3:00 PM IST
- Apr 26: Islamabad United vs Multan Sultans — 7:30 PM IST
- Apr 28: Qualifier — 7:30 PM IST
- Apr 29: Eliminator 1 — 7:30 PM IST
- May 1: Eliminator 2 — 7:30 PM IST
- May 3: Final — 7:30 PM IST
– Ends
