It is that time of the year, again! The time when domestic T20 leagues all over the Indian subcontinent flood the cricketing calendars. After the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), it is now time for Pakistan to get on the act!
Pakistan Super League (PSL), the franchise T20 league of Pakistan began on Saturday, February 17, 2024.
The player draft for PSL Season 9 took place on December 13, 2023. And we saw fierce bidding wars for star players. The likes of Mohammad Amir, Kieron Pollard, Daniel Sams, attracted huge sums of money from their respective franchises.
Season 9 of the PSL promises to be another entertaining one, with six competent franchises battling it out for just one elusive title. The Lahore Qalandars would head into the season as defending champions, going for their third PSL title.
The schedule for the upcoming season has been released, and it is set to begin with defending champions Lahore Qalandars locking horns against the Islamabad United on February 17, 2024.
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What is the format of PSL 2024?
A total of six franchises will participate in PSL season 9. A total of 34 matches would be played in the season. The group stage would constitute of 30 games, with four knockout matches to be played, including the final.
Each team plays the other five teams, twice each in a round-robin format in the group stage. The top four teams at the end of the group stage would qualify for the knockout rounds.
The knockouts would be played in a system, similar to that of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The Qualifier 1, Eliminator, Qualifier 2, followed by the the Final.
What time will the matches start in India?
On days involving a solitary match, the scheduled timing is 8:00 pm IST. On double-header matchdays, the scenario would be a bit different. The day matches of the double-header matchdays will begin at 2:30 pm IST, with the second match scheduled to start at 8:00 pm IST.
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Complete PSL 2024 match schedule and fixtures
| Match No. | Date | Match | Venue | Time (IST) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | February 17, 2024 | Lahore Qalandars vs Islamabad United | Lahore | 20:00 | Islamabad won by 8 wickets |
| 2 | February 18, 2024 | Peshawar Zalmi vs Quetta Gladiators | Lahore | 14:30 | Gladiators won by 16 runs |
| 3 | February 18, 2024 | Multan Sultans vs Karachi Kings | Multan | 20:00 | Multan Sultans won by 55 runs |
| 4 | February 19, 2024 | Lahore Qalandars vs Quetta Gladiators | Lahore | 20:00 | Quetta Gladiators won by 5 wickets |
| 5 | February 20, 2024 | Multan Sultans vs Islamabad United | Multan | 20:00 | Multan Sultans won by 5 wickets |
| 6 | February 21, 2024 | Karachi Kings vs Peshawar Zalmi | Lahore | 14:30 | Karachi Kings won by 7 wickets |
| 7 | February 21, 2024 | Multan Sultans vs Lahore Qalandars | Multan | 20:00 | Multan Sultans won by 5 wickets |
| 8 | February 22, 2024 | Islamabad United vs Quetta Gladiators | Lahore | 20:00 | Quetta Gladiators won by 3 wickets |
| 9 | February 23, 2024 | Multan Sultans vs Peshawar Zalmi | Multan | 20:00 | Peshawar Zalmi won by 5 runs |
| 10 | February 24, 2024 | Lahore Qalandars vs Karachi Kings | Lahore | 20:00 | Karachi Kings won by 2 wickets |
| 11 | February 25, 2024 | Multan Sultans vs Quetta Gladiators | Multan | 14:30 | Multan Sultans won by 13 runs |
| 12 | February 25, 2024 | Lahore Qalandars vs Peshawar Zalmi | Lahore | 20:00 | Peshawar Zalmi won by 8 runs |
| 13 | February 26, 2024 | Islamabad United vs Peshawar Zalmi | Lahore | 20:00 | Peshawar Zalmi won by 8 runs |
| 14 | February 27, 2024 | Lahore Qalandars vs Multan Sultans | Lahore | 20:00 | Multan Sultans won by 60 runs |
| 15 | February 28, 2024 | Karachi Kings vs Islamabad United | Karachi | 20:00 | Islamabad United won by 7 wickets |
| 16 | February 29, 2024 | Karachi Kings vs Quetta Gladiators | Karachi | 20:00 | Quetta Gladiators won 5 wickets |
| 17 | March 02, 2024 | Lahore Qalandars vs Peshawar Zalmi | Rawalpindi | 14:30 | Match abandoned due to rain |
| 18 | March 02, 2024 | Islamabad United vs Quetta Gladiators | Rawalpindi | 20:00 | Match abandoned due to rain |
| 19 | March 03, 2024 | Karachi Kings vs Multan Sultans | Karachi | 20:00 | Multan Sultans won by 20 runs |
| 20 | March 04, 2024 | Islamabad United vs Peshawar Zalmi | Rawalpindi | 20:00 | Islamabad United won by 29 runs |
| 21 | March 05, 2024 | Multan Sultans vs Peshawar Zalmi | Rawalpindi | 20:00 | Peshawar Zalmi won by 4 runs |
| 22 | March 06, 2024 | Karachi Kings vs Quetta Gladiators | Rawalpindi | 14:30 | Karachi Kings won by 7 wickets |
| 23 | March 06, 2024 | Islamabad United vs Lahore Qalandars | Rawalpindi | 20:00 | Lahore Qalandars won by 17 runs |
| 24 | March 07, 2024 | Islamabad United vs Karachi Kings | Karachi | 20:00 | Islamabad United won by 5 wickets |
| 25 | March 08, 2024 | Peshawar Zalmi vs Quetta Gladiators | Rawalpindi | 20:00 | Peshawar Zalmi by 76 runs |
| 26 | March 09, 2024 | Karachi Kings vs Lahore Qalandars | Karachi | 20:00 | Karachi Kings won by 3 wickets |
| 27 | March 10, 2024 | Islamabad United vs Multan Sultans | Rawalpindi | 14:30 | Islamabad United won by 3 wickets |
| 28 | March 10, 2024 | Lahore Qalandars vs Quetta Gladiators | Karachi | 20:00 | Quetta Gladiators won by 6 wickets |
| 29 | March 11, 2024 | Karachi Kings vs Peshawar Zalmi | Karachi | 20:00 | Peshawar Zalmi won by 2 runs |
| 30 | March 12, 2024 | Multan Sultans vs Quetta Gladiators | Karachi | 20:00 | Multan Sultans won by 79 runs |
| 31 | March 14, 2024 | Qualifier 1 (Peshawar Zalmi vs Multan Sultans) | Karachi | 20:00 | Multan Sultans won by 7 wickets |
| 32 | March 15, 2024 | Eliminator (Islamabad United vs Quetta Gladiators) | Karachi | 20:00 | Islamabad United won by 39 runs |
| 33 | March 16, 2024 | Qualifier 2 (Peshawar Zalmi vs Islamabad United) | Karachi | 20:00 | Islamabad United won by 5 wickets |
| 34 | March 18, 2024 | FINAL (Multan Sultans vs Islamabad United ) | Karachi | 20:00 | Islamabad United won by 2 wickets |
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