Pakistan Super League

Pakistan Super League
Official logo
Countries Pakistan
AdministratorPakistan Cricket Board
FormatTwenty20
First edition2016
Latest edition2024
Next edition2025
Tournament formatDouble round-robin and Playoffs
Number of teams6
Current championIslamabad United (3rd title)
Most successfulIslamabad United (3 titles)
Most runsBabar Azam (3,504)[1]
Most wicketsWahab Riaz (113)[2]
TVList of broadcasters
Websitepsl-t20.com

The Pakistan Super League (PSL) Urdu: پاکستان سپرلیگ (also known as the HBL PSL for sponsorship reasons) is a men's Twenty20 cricket league contested by six city-based franchise teams. The league was founded in 2015 by the Pakistan Cricket Board. Instead of operating as an association of independently owned teams, the league is a single entity in which each franchise is owned and controlled by the investors.[3]

Each team plays the group stage matches in a double round robin format and the top four teams with the most points qualify for the playoffs, culminating in the final.

There have been nine seasons of the league. Islamabad United are the most successful team, winning the title three times. Lahore Qalandars are the only team to successfully defend its title, after winning in the 2023 season.

  1. ^ "Pakistan Super League Trophy batting most runs career". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Pakistan Super League Trophy bowling most wickets career". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  3. ^ "PCB eyes lucrative deals after 'securing' windows for PSL editions". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 4 February 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2020.