According to sources, the Pakistan Super League’s (HBL PSL 8 ) schedule for eighth season would likely be released on Friday.
HBL PSL 8 schedule: The eighth edition of the tournament’s schedule has been established, but tomorrow (Thursday), according to the sources, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will meet with the PSL franchisers for additional consultation.
As planned, the PSL’s opening ceremony will take place in Multan, according to the sources.
The sources also stated that there would be four separate locations where the tournament matches would be played. Additionally, they said that the PSL will begin on February 13 and that the championship game will take place on March 19.
According to the sources, PSL games would be held in Karachi, Lahore, Multan, and Rawalpindi. The simultaneous play of the matches at the four locations was also mentioned.
According to the sources, the plan to permit the PCB to hold one exhibition game in Quetta has also been explored. The sources claimed that Peshawar and Quetta would face off in the exhibition games.
2023 PSL Draft
Around 1,000 local and foreign players were available for selection by six franchises in Karachi’s PSL 2023 player draught, which took place in December of last year. There were 61 places available.
When the retention and transfer windows closed last month, Peshawar Zalmi had decided to maintain seven players. On the other hand, five out of the six PSL teams had decided to keep eight players. The retention and transfer windows are closed and teams are now ready to move forward with the new season.
These teams made up a squad of 18 players, with three members in each of the gold, platinum, and diamond categories, five members in the silver category, two members in the emerging category, and up to two members in the supplementary category.
In the first three categories, platinum, diamond and gold, teams are allowed to have up to three international players. However, in the platinum and diamond categories, teams are required to have at least one foreign player. The rule applies to all teams within these categories.
Teams choose five international players for a roster of 16, and six for a squad of 18.
There were 491 Pakistani players and 517 foreign players available for selection.
