Pakistan Super League 2025: Format, Teams, Fixtures & Streaming

The Pakistan Super League 2025 (PSL 2025) gets underway in Rawalpindi on Friday, April 11, and culminates with the final in Lahore on Sunday, May 18.

Read on as we look at one of the highlights of the 2025 sporting events calendar, including the format, teams and schedule.

PSL 2025 – Format

The tournament will feature a double round-robin format, with each team playing against every other team twice.

The top four teams at the end of the group stage will advance to the play-offs, which will culminate in a thrilling final in Lahore.

PSL 2025 – Teams & Captains

The tournament will feature the following teams and captains:

• Islamabad United – Shadab Khan
• Karachi Kings – Imad Wasim
• Lahore Qalandars – Shaheen Afridi
• Multan Sultans – Mohammad Rizwan
• Peshawar Zalmi – Babar Azam
• Quetta Gladiators – Sarfaraz Ahmed

PSL 2025 – Overseas Players

The complete list of overseas players in PSL 2025 is as follows:

• Islamabad United: Australia – Matthew Short, Riley Meredith, Ben Dwarhuis; New Zealand – Colin Munro; South Africa – Rassie van der Dussen; United States – Andries Gous; West Indies – Jason Holder.
• Karachi Kings: Afghanistan – Mohammad Nabi; Australia – David Warner; Bangladesh – Litton Das; England – James Vince; New Zealand – Tim Seifert, Adam Milne, Kane Williamson.
• Lahore Qalandars: Bangladesh – Rishad Hossain; England – Sam Billings, Tom Curran; Namibia – David Wiese; Sri Lanka – Kusal Perera; New Zealand – Daryl Mitchell, Zimbabwe – Sikandar Raza.
• Multan Sultans: England – David Willey, Chris Jordan; New Zealand – Michael Bracewell; West Indies – Gudakesh Motie, Johnson Charles, Shai Hope, Ireland – Josh Little.
• Peshawar Zalmi: Afghanistan – Najeebullah Zadran; Australia – Max Bryant, Bangladesh – Nahid Rana, England – Tom Kohler-Cadmore; South Africa – Lizaad Williams, West Indies – Alzarri Joseph.
• Quetta Gladiators: New Zealand – Finn Allen, Mark Chapman, Kyle Jamieson; South Africa – Rilee Rossouw; Sri Lanka – Wanindu Hasaranga; West Indies – Akeal Hosein.

PSL 2025 – Fixtures

• April 11 – Match 1 – Islamabad United vs Lahore Qalandars – Rawalpindi – 8.30 pm
• April 12 – Match 2 – Peshawar Zalmi vs Quetta Gladiators – Rawalpindi – 3.30 pm
• April 12 – Match 3 – Karachi Kings vs Multan Sultans – Karachi – 8.00 pm
• April 13 – Match 4 – Quetta Gladiators vs Lahore Qalandars – Rawalpindi – 8.00 pm
• April 14 – Match 5 – Islamabad United vs Peshawar Zalmi – Rawalpindi – 8.00 pm
• April 15 – Match 6 – Karachi Kings vs Lahore Qalandars – Karachi – 8.00 pm
• April 16 – Match 7 – Islamabad United vs Multan Sultans – Rawalpindi – 8.00 pm
• April 18 – Match 8 – Karachi Kings vs Quetta Gladiators Karachi 8.00 pm
• April 19 – Match 9 – Peshawar Zalmi vs Multan Sultans – Rawalpindi – 8.00 pm
• April 20 – Match 10 – Karachi Kings vs Islamabad United – Karachi – 8.00 pm
• April 21 – Match 11 – Karachi Kings vs Peshawar Zalmi – Karachi – 8.00 pm
• April 22 – Match 12 – Multan Sultans vs Lahore Qalandars – Multan – 8.00 pm
• April 23 – Match 13 – Multan Sultans vs Islamabad United – Multan – 8.00 pm
• April 24 – Match 14 – Lahore Qalandars vs Peshawar Zalmi – Lahore – 8.00 pm
• April 25 – Match 15 – Quetta Gladiators vs Karachi Kings – Lahore – 8.00 pm
• April 26 – Match 16 – Lahore Qalandars vs Multan Sultans – Lahore – 8.00 pm
• April 27 – Match 17 – Quetta Gladiators vs Peshawar Zalmi – Lahore – 8.00 pm
• April 29 – Match 18 – Quetta Gladiators vs Multan Sultans – Lahore – 8.00 pm
• April 30 – Match 19 – Lahore Qalandars vs Islamabad United – Lahore – 8.00 pm
• May 1 – Match 20 – Multan Sultans vs Karachi Kings – Multan – 3.30 pm
• May 1 – Match 21 – Lahore Qalandars vs Quetta Gladiators – Lahore – 8.00 pm
• May 2 – Match 22 – Peshawar Zalmi vs Islamabad United – Lahore – 8.00 pm
• May 3 – Match 23 – Quetta Gladiators vs Islamabad United – Lahore – 8.00 pm
• May 4 – Match 24 – Lahore Qalandars vs Karachi Kings – Lahore – 8.00 pm
• May 5 – Match 25 – Multan Sultans vs Peshawar Zalmi – Multan – 8.00 pm
• May 7 – Match 26 – Islamabad United vs Quetta Gladiators – Rawalpindi – 8.00 pm
• May 8 – Match 27 – Peshawar Zalmi vs Karachi Kings – Rawalpindi – 8.00 pm
• May 9 – Match 28 – Peshawar Zalmi vs Lahore Qalandars – Rawalpindi – 8.00 pm
• May 10 – Match 29 – Multan Sultans vs Quetta Gladiators – Multan – 3.30 pm
• May 10 – Match 30 – Islamabad United vs Karachi Kings – Rawalpindi – 8.00 pm
• May 13 – Match 31 – Qualifier – Rawalpindi – 8.00 pm
• May 14 – Match 32 – Eliminator 1 – Lahore – 8.00 pm
• May 16 – Match 33 – Eliminator 2 – Lahore – 8.00 pm
• May 18 – Match 34 – Final – Lahore – 8.00 pm

PSL 2025 – Broadcasters & Streaming Platforms

Sky Sports and Geo News will once again share the television rights in the United Kingdom for PSL 2025.

PTV Sports, Sony Sports, Willow TV, FanCode, YouTube, and the official PSL app are among the other platforms that offer live streaming and tournament highlights. You can read about all available cricket live streaming options here.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has also partnered with major social media platforms to provide real-time updates, player interviews and match highlights.