Pakistan Super League 2017

2017 Pakistan Super League will be the second season of HBL Pakistan Super League championship which is schedule to be played in February and March. Islamabad United are the title defending champions in PSL-2 and will be taking on Peshawar Zalmi in the opening match of tournament on 9th February. The final of 2017 PSL will be played in Lahore, Pakistan.

Players Draft

The players draft for second Pakistan Super League season took place on 19 October 2016 in Dubai. Players were divided into 4 categories Platinum, Diamond, Gold and Silver. Lahore Qalandars who stood last in the inaugural championship, they picked 20 players first in the draft. Hence they picked first player of 2017 PSL draft and they chose to go with Brendon McCullum from Platinum category.

Brendon McCullum, Eoin Morgan, Stuart Broad, James Anderson, Moeen Ali, Mitchel Johnson, Wayne Parnell are expected to be a part of Pakistan Super League 2017 draft.

Venues

United Arab Emirates is the home match series for Pakistan cricket team and Pakistan Super League. Dubai and Sharjah to host 23 matches of 2nd PSLT20 championship meanwhile Lahore to host final on 7 March.

• Dubai
• Sharjah
• Lahore

Teams

Just like first edition of Pakistan Super League, there will be five teams competing in the next PSL event. Islamabad United won 2016 tournament, hence they’ll be title defenders. As per initial reports, Sialkot franchise was also expected to be launched for 2nd PSL twenty20 season but it didn’t happened.

Let’s have a look at the playing teams in Pakistan Super League 2017.

1. Islamabad United
2. Lahore Qalandars
3. Karachi Kings
4. Quetta Gladiators
5. Peshawar Zalmi

Schedule

The schedule and dates of 2017 PSL were announced on 2nd of November 2016. Opening match of championship will be played on 9 February between Islamabad United and Peshawar Zalmi in Dubai. The final of Pakistan Super League second season will be played in Lahore on 5 March.

Broadcasters

Pakistan based cricket fans can enjoy domestic t20 cricket league PSL on three broadcasting networks PTV Sports, Geo Super and Ten Sports. The list of broadcasters and tv channels is given below.