Pakistan Super League (PSL 2021) Dates, Venues, Teams, Format, Complete Schedule, Fixtures, Squads, Playing XI Selection Process and Live Streaming Details
Published - 08 Feb 2021, 02:45 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 01:42 PM
In this article, we enlist Pakistan Super League (PSL 2021) Dates, Venues, Teams, Format, Complete Schedule, Fixtures, Squads, Playing XI Selection Process and Live Streaming Details. The sixth season of the Pakistan Super League or PSL 2021 is ready to begin. It is a yearly T20 franchise league which was established by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). Once again the cricket fans are excited about this T20 tournament.
Like the previous season, Pakistan is ready to organise this tournament completely. It is the second time when Pakistan is hosting a complete season of PSL.
- PSL Important Dates
- PSL 2021 Venues
- PSL 2021 Teams
- PSL Format
- PSL Schedule And Fixtures
- PSL Squads
- PSL Playing XI Selection Process
- PSL 2021 Live Streaming Details
In this article, we are completely discussing the PSL 2021 Dates, Venues, Teams, Format, Complete Schedule, Fixtures, Squads, Playing XI Selection Process and Live Streaming Details.
PSL 2021 Important Dates
The PSL 2021 will begin on 20th February 2021 with the double round-robin stage which will end on 16th March 2021. Then the playoffs of the tournament will run between 18th March 2021 and 22nd March 2021, including the final of the tournament on the last day.
PSL 2021 Venues
Gaddafi Stadium – Lahore
National Stadium – Karachi
PSL 2021 Teams
Team | Best Performance (Year) |
Islamabad United | 2-time Champions (2016 and 2018) |
Peshawar Zalmi | 1-time Champions (2017) |
Quetta Gladiators | 1-time Champions (2019) |
Karachi Kings | 1-time Champions (2020) |
Lahore Qalandars | 1-time Runners-up (2020) |
Multan Sultans | 3rd (2020) |
PSL 2021 Format
Double Round-Robin Stage: PSL 2021 will begin with the double round-robin stage, where all the six teams will participate in the contest. At the end of that stage, the top four teams in the final points table will qualify for the playoffs. Meanwhile, the remaining two teams will end their journey from this tournament.
(Playoffs)
Qualifier: In the playoffs, the first two-positioned teams in the final points table (1st and 2nd positioned teams) will meet in the Qualifier. The winner of this match will advance for the final of the tournament. On the other hand, the loser of this match will move to the Eliminator 2 of this tournament.
Eliminator 1: The 3rd and 4th positioned teams in the final points table will face each other in the Eliminator 1. While the winner of this match will advance for the Eliminator 2, the loser of this game will say goodbye from this tournament.
Eliminator 2: The winner of the Eliminator 1 will face the loser of the Qualifier in the Eliminator 2. While the winner of this match will qualify for the final, it will be the ending journey in this tournament for the loser.
Final: The winner of Qualifier and Eliminator 2 will face each other in the final of this tournament. The winner of this final match will win the crown of the PSL 2021 while the loser of this game will be called as the runners-up.
PSL 2021 Complete Schedule And Fixtures
Double Round-Robin Stage
Date | Local Time (Starting) | Team vs Team | Venue |
20th February 2021 | 07:00 PM (19:00) | Karachi Kings vs Quetta Gladiators | Karachi |
21st February 2021 | 02:00 PM (14:00) | Lahore Qalandars vs Peshawar Zalmi | Karachi |
21st February 2021 | 07:00 PM (19:00) | Islamabad United vs Multan Sultans | Karachi |
22nd February 2021 | 07:00 PM (19:00) | Lahore Qalandars vs Quetta Gladiators | Karachi |
23rd February 2021 | 07:00 PM (19:00) | Peshawar Zalmi vs Multan Sultans | Karachi |
24th February 2021 | 07:00 PM (19:00) | Karachi Kings vs Islamabad United | Karachi |
26th February 2021 | 03:00 PM (15:00) | Lahore Qalandars vs Multan Sultans | Karachi |
26th February 2021 | 08:00 PM (20:00) | Peshawar Zalmi vs Quetta Gladiators | Karachi |
27th February 2021 | 02:00 PM (14:00) | Karachi Kings vs Multan Sultans | Karachi |
27th February 2021 | 07:00 PM (19:00) | Peshawar Zalmi vs Islamabad United | Karachi |
28th February 2021 | 07:00 PM (19:00) | Karachi Kings vs Lahore Qalandars | Karachi |
1st March 2021 | 07:00 PM (19:00) | Islamabad United vs Quetta Gladiators | Karachi |
3rd March 2021 | 02:00 PM (14:00) | Karachi Kings vs Peshawar Zalmi | Karachi |
3rd March 2021 | 07:00 PM (19:00) | Quetta Gladiators vs Multan Sultans | Karachi |
4th March 2021 | 07:00 PM (19:00) | Lahore Qalandars vs Islamabad United | Karachi |
5th March 2021 | 07:00 PM (19:00) | Multan Sultans vs Karachi Kings | Karachi |
6th March 2021 | 02:00 PM (14:00) | Islamabad United vs Quetta Gladiators | Karachi |
6th March 2021 | 07:00 PM (19:00) | Peshawar Zalmi vs Lahore Qalandars | Karachi |
7th March 2021 | 02:00 PM (14:00) | Multan Sultans vs Quetta Gladiators | Karachi |
7th March 2021 | 07:00 PM (19:00) | Islamabad United vs Karachi Kings | Karachi |
10th March 2021 | 07:00 PM (19:00) | Peshawar Zalmi vs Karachi Kings | Lahore |
11th March 2021 | 07:00 PM (19:00) | Quetta Gladiators vs Lahore Qalandars | Lahore |
12th March 2021 | 03:00 PM (15:00) | Multan Sultans vs Peshawar Zalmi | Lahore |
12th March 2021 | 08:00 PM (20:00) | Islamabad United vs Lahore Qalandars | Lahore |
13th March 2021 | 02:00 PM (14:00) | Quetta Gladiators vs Karachi Kings | Lahore |
13th March 2021 | 07:00 PM (19:00) | Multan Sultan vs Islamabad United | Lahore |
14th March 2021 | 02:00 PM (14:00) | Quetta Gladiators vs Peshawar Zalmi | Lahore |
14th March 2021 | 07:00 PM (19:00) | Lahore Qalandars vs Karachi Kings | Lahore |
15th March 2021 | 07:00 PM (19:00) | Islamabad United vs Peshawar Zalmi | Lahore |
16th March 2021 | 07:00 PM (19:00) | Multan Sultans vs Lahore Qalandars | Lahore |
Playoffs Stage
Stage | Date | Local Time (Starting) | Team vs Team | Venue |
Qualifier | 18th March 2021 | 07:00 PM (19:00) | 1st vs 2nd | Lahore |
Eliminator 1 | 19th March 2021 | 07:00 PM (19:00) | 3rd vs 4th | Lahore |
Eliminator 2 | 20th March 2021 | 07:00 PM (19:00) | Qualifier loser vs Eliminator 1 winner | Lahore |
Final | 22nd March 2021 | 07:00 PM (19:00) | Qualifier winner vs Eliminator 2 winner | Lahore |
PSL 2021 Squads
Islamabad United – Ahmed Saifi Abdullah (emerging), Alex Hales (platinum, traded from Karachi Kings), Akif Javed (supplementary), Asif Ali (gold), Chris Jordon (supplementary), Colin Munro (diamond), Faheem Ashraf (diamond), Iftikhar Ahmed (silver), Hasan Ali (platinum), Hussain Talat (gold, brand ambassador), Lewis Gregory (diamond), Mohammad Wasim Jnr (emerging), Musa Khan (silver, successful relegation request), Phil Salt (gold), Rohail Nazir (silver), Reece Topley (silver), Shadab Khan (platinum), Zafar Gohar (silver, successful relegation request)
Karachi Kings – Amir Yamin (gold), Arshad Iqbal (emerging), Babar Azam (platinum), Colin Ingram (platinum, traded from Islamabad United), Chadwick Walton (gold), Dan Christian (diamond), Danish Aziz (silver), Imad Wasim (diamond, successful relation request), Joe Clarke (silver), Mohammad Amir (platinum), Mohammad Nabi (diamond), Mohammad Ilyas (silver), Noor Ahmed (supplementary), Sharjeel Khan (gold), Qasim Akram (emerging), Waqas Maqsood (silver, brand ambassador), Zeeshan Malik (silver)
Lahore Qalandars – Ahmed Danyal (supplementary), Ben Dunk (gold), David Wiese (diamond), Dilbar Hussain (gold), Fakhar Zaman (diamond, brand ambassador), Haris Rauf (diamond), Maaz Khan (emerging), Mohammad Faizan (silver), Mohammad Hafeez (platinum), Joe Denly (supplementary), Rashid Khan (platinum), Samit Patel (gold), Shaheen Shah Afridi (platinum), Sohail Akhtar (silver, successful relegation request), Tom Abell, Salman Ali Agha (both silver), Zaid Alam (emerging), Zeeshan Ashraf (silver)
Multan Sultans– Adam Lyth (silver), Carlos Brathwaite (supplementary), Chris Lynn (platinum), Shahid Afridi (platinum), Imran Tahir (diamond, mentor), Imran Khan Snr (supplementary), James Vince (gold), Khushdil Shah (diamond), Mohammad Rizwan (silver), Mohammad Umar (emerging), Rilee Rossouw (platinum), Shahnawaz Dhani (emerging), Shan Masood (gold, successful relegation request), Sohaib Maqsood (silver), Sohaibullah (silver), Sohail Khan (silver), Sohail Tanvir (Diamond, brand ambassador), Usman Qadir (gold)
Peshawar Zalmi– Abrar Ahmed (emerging), Amad Butt (gold), David Miller (platinum), Haider Ali (gold), Imam-ul-Haq (silver), Kamran Akmal (diamond, successful relegation request), Liam Livingstone (gold), Mohammad Amir Khan (supplementary), Mohammad Irfan Snr (silver), Mohammad Imran (silver), Mohammad Imran Randhawa (silver), Mujeeb Ur Rehman (diamond), Ravi Bopara (supplementary), Saqib Mahmood (silver), Sherfane Rutherford (diamond), Shoaib Malik (platinum), Umaid Asif (silver), Wahab Riaz (platinum)
Quetta Gladiators – Abdul Nasir (silver), Anwar Ali (silver, successful relegation request), Arish Ali Khan (emerging), Azam Khan (gold), Ben Cutting (diamond), Cameron Delport (silver), Chris Gayle (platinum), Dale Steyn (supplementary), Mohammad Hasnain (diamond), Mohammad Nawaz (diamond), Naseem Shah (gold), Qais Ahmed (silver), Saim Ayub (emerging), Sarfaraz Ahmed (platinum), Tom Bantan (platinum), Usman Khan (supplementary), Usman Shinwari (gold) and Zahid Mahmood (silver, brand ambassador)
PSL 2021 Playing XI Selection Process
- According to the official PSL website, the playing XI must include a minimum of three foreign players and can include a maximum of four foreign players.
PSL 2021 When And Where To Watch And Live Streaming Details
In Pakistan: PTV Sports
In India: Sony Pictures Networks India, SonyLIV
In the United Kingdom (UK): Sky Sports
In Africa: SuperSport
In New Zealand: Sky Sport
In the Caribbean: Flow Sports
In North America: Willow TV
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