PSL Dates To Clash Directly With IPL In 2025

The dates clash between the Indian Premier League (IPL) and the Pakistan Super League (PSL) is on the cards as both the T20 leagues, organised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), are scheduled to take place at the same time in 2025, as per a report in ESPNcricinfo.

There will be a clash of dates between the Indian Premier League (IPL) and the Pakistan Super League (PSL) in the year 2025 due to the densely-packed home season of the Men In Green in 2024-25.

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In 2025, Pakistan will be hosting the ICC Champions Trophy in February, which will be the first ICC tournament hosted by the country in almost 30 years.

With the ICC tournament being held in February, which is the time when the Pakistan Super League takes place, the Pakistan Cricket Board has been forced to opt for a new window for the 10th edition of the T20 league between March and May. In the first week of March the Indian Premier League (IPL), which has a fixed window in the ICC calendar, begins and ends in June, which will lead to a direct clash between the leagues.

Team Pakistan, who missed out on a chance to host multi-nation cricket at home in the previous three FTP cycles since 2009 because of security-related problems, have begun to host the teams in the last few years.

The Men In Green will be hosting almost all Full Members in the 2023-27 Future Tours Programme. As per the 2023-27 Future Tours Programme, Pakistan will be playing 13 out of 27 Tests at home, 26 out of 47 ODIs at home and 27 out of 56 T20Is at home.

Meanwhile, the schedule clash will take place between the Indian Premier League and the Pakistan Super League in 2025 and the next season of the PSL will be played less than seven months later, in December 2025-January 2026. However, in 2027 the Pakistan Super League will be played in its normal window.

While finalising our FTP 2023-2027 we have given priority to context, quality, and player workload – PCB chief executive Faisal Hasnain

The Pakistan Cricket Board chief executive Faisal Hasnain said that they have finalised their Future Tours Programme 2023-2027 keeping in mind the workload of the players. He added that 10 out of the 12 ICC Full Members will be playing in Pakistan in the 2023-2027 cycle.

“While finalising our Future Tours Programme 2023-2027 in a tight and densely-packed cricket calendar, we have given priority to context, quality, and player workload,” PCB chief executive Faisal Hasnain said in a statement as quoted by ESPNcricinfo.

“We have also tried to find an appropriate balance across all the three formats so that these continue to co-exist meaningfully.

“I am sure that our cricket fans will be delighted to know that top-ranked and attractive sides such as Bangladesh, England, New Zealand, South Africa, Sri Lanka and the West Indies will visit Pakistan to compete in matches for the ICC World Test Championship.

“Additionally, Afghanistan, Australia, Ireland and Zimbabwe will also tour Pakistan for the white-ball matches, which means 10 of the 12 ICC Full Members will play cricket in Pakistan during the four-year period. This is exciting.”

The Pakistan Cricket Board chief executive Faisal Hasnain also revealed that Pakistan will be hosting two triangular ODI series at home in February 2025 with South Africa and New Zealand and in October-November 2026 with England and Sri Lanka.

“We are also mindful that our sides must be provided with the best preparation opportunities so that they perform strongly in ICC competitions,” Hasnain said in a statement as quoted by ESPNcricinfo.

“Accordingly, this has also been an integral part of our strategy around scheduling, as we have scheduled appropriate international matches in the lead-up to the ICC events.

“Furthermore, and in line with our vision for triangular ODI series to contribute in increasing excitement and attracting greater audiences, we have so far scheduled two tri-series in February 2025 and October/November 2026, involving New Zealand and South Africa, and England and Sri Lanka, respectively. This is also something for the fans to look forward to.

“The certainty and clarity around our home bilateral fixtures until 2027 provides us the platform to put together a robust commercial programme, so that we can optimise the exploitation of our commercial rights. This will enable us to hopefully increase our revenues and channel these back into the further development of our cricket, all across from our grassroots talent hunt to our international playing facilities.”

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