The Pakistan Super League (PSL) season nine tentative schedule was made public, according to news on Monday.
It is expected that the whole schedule will be revealed on December 13 at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Lahore during the draft.
According to sources, PCB is in favor of holding these matches in four different cities: Rawalpindi, Karachi, Lahore, and Multan.
On February 12, the teams are going to gather and will participate in four days of practice and play.
The first match of the event, which takes place in Lahore on February 17, pits Islamabad United with the current champions, Lahore Qalandars. On February 18, the Multan Sultans and the Karachi Kings will play in Multan.
It is suggested that Karachi Kings and Islamabad United play their first match in Karachi on February 28. against March 1, matches in Rawalpindi will begin with United taking against Quetta Gladiators. During the event, six doubleheaders will also be played.
9 matches each in Lahore and Rawalpindi, five in Multan, and 11 in Karachi.
Karachi will host three playoff matches and the final match, which is slated for March 17.
Many popular and important players were not retained by their teams when the cricket board last week announced the list of all the players retained by all six franchises on Thursday.
In the Platinum category, the reigning champion Lahore Qalandards kept their skipper in place, Shaheen Afridi.
Islamabad United was able to hold on to both their top trader, Naseem Shah, and captain, Shadab Khan.
“Following the finalization of all trades and retentions, Multan Sultans will now have the first pick in the first round of the Platinum category, after Multan and Quetta traded Iftikhar Ahmed and Rilee Rossouw between them,” the Pakistan Cricket Board announced in a press release.
“As Naseem Shah joined Islamabad United, Quetta Gladiator’s third-round Platinum pick was exchanged for their first-round selection.
“Their first-round Silver pick was exchanged for Multan Sultan’s fourth-round Silver pick after Shan Masood joined Karachi Kings. Karachi’s second-round Silver pick has been exchanged for Islamabad’s first-round pick due to Imad Wasim’s transfer to Islamabad United.
“Furthermore, Karachi Kings and Quetta Gladiators will be required to pick a local player in the Platinum category.”
“As per the precedent, each of the six sides will have the Right to Match Card that will allow them to pick any player released from their roster during the draft.”
Complete retentions:
Lahore Qalandars (8): Mirza Tahir Baig (successfully relegated), Rashid Khan (both Silver), Sikandar Raza, Abdullah Shafique, Zaman Khan, and Haris Rauf (Brand Ambassador), all Diamonds.
Islamabad United (8): Alex Hales and Colin Munro (all Gold), Shadab Khan and Naseem Shah (both Platinum), Imad Wasim (Mentor) and Azam Khan (both Diamond), Faheem Ashraf (Brand Ambassador), Rumman Raees (successfully requested relegation in Silver).
Multan Sultans (7): Ihsanullah (Brand Ambassador, Silver), Faisal Akram (Emerging), Khushdil Shah and Usama Mir (both Diamond), Mohammad Rizwan and Iftikhar Ahmed (both Platinum), Abbas Afridi (Gold).
Karachi Kings (8): Muhammad Akhlaq (both Silver), Muhammad Irfan Khan (Emerging), Mir Hamza (successful relegation request), James Vince and Hasan Ali (Diamond), Shan Masood (Brand Ambassador), Shoaib Malik (Mentor), and Tabraiz Shamsi (all Gold).
Quetta Gladiators (8): Mohammad Wasim Jr., Jason Roy, Wanindu Hasaranga, and Rilee Rossouw (Platinum), Abrar Ahmed and Mohammad Hasnain (both Gold), Sarfaraz Ahmed (Brand Ambassador), and Will Smeed (Silver).
