PSL 2023 Squads: Pakistan Super League is a Twenty20 cricket league started in 2016 by the PCB (Pakistan cricket board). The 8th edition of the Pakistan Cricket League will take commence on 15th February 2023 and conclude on 31st March 2023. All the matches PSL will be hosted within the country in their different stadiums.
Initially, the tournament had 5 teams, and later in 2018, Multan Sultans was included in the league to make it a 6 team tournament.
Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2023: Full Squad Of All 6 Teams
The 8th season of the Pakistan Super League will be commenced in 2023, with six franchises participating in the tournament. Islamabad United Multan Sultans, Karachi Kings, Lahore Qalandars, Quetta Gladiators, and Peshawar Zalmi.
Islamabad United
Islamabad United are the most successful team in the history of PSL, they have won two titles and are also the first champions of the league. However, after back-to-back defeats in the second eliminator for two consecutive seasons, they are back with a shuffled squad.
PSL 2023 Squad: Islamabad United
Shadab Khan (C) |
Asif Ali |
Hasan Ali |
Azam Khan |
Muhammad Wasim Jr. |
Faheem Ashraf |
Colin Munro |
Paul Stirling |
Rahmanullah Gurbaz |
Alex Hales |
Abrar Ahmed |
Fazalhaq Farooqi |
Rumman Raees |
Sohaib Maqsood |
Hassan Nawaz |
Zeeshan Zameer |
Mubasir Khan |
Moeen Ali |
Karachi Kings
Karachi Kings is one of the PSL teams that has somehow managed to win a title in 2020. Karachi Kings are not a very successful franchise, in the last season the team failed in the group stage. The team is currently captained by Imad Wasim and coached by Dean Jones.
PSL 2023 Squad: Karachi Kings
Imad Wasim (C) |
Mohammad Amir |
Aamer Yamin |
Sharjeel Khan |
Qasim Akram |
Mir Hamza |
Shoaib Malik |
Haider Ali |
Matthew Wade |
Imran Tahir |
James Vince |
James Fuller |
Andrew Tye |
Tayyab Tahir |
Muhammad Akhlaq |
Irfan Khan |
Tabraiz Shamsi |
and Mohammad Umar. |
Lahore Qalandars
Lahore Qalandars has a nice track record in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). Qalandars finished as runner-ups in the year 2020 and then came back stronger winning the 2022 edition of PSL. The defending champions will surely try to defend their Title. Let’s have a look at their squad.
PSL 2023 Squad: Lahore Qalandars
Shaheen Afridi ( C) |
Haris Rauf |
Rashid Khan |
David Wiese |
Abdullah Shafique |
Harry Brook |
Kamran Ghulam |
Zaman Khan |
Fakhar Zaman |
Hussain Talat |
Sikander Raza |
Jalat Khan |
Liam Dawson |
Jordan Cox |
Dilbar Hussain |
Tahir Baig |
Ahmed Daniyal |
Shawaiz Irfan. |
Multan Sultans
Multan sultans are one of the two teams that were introduced later in PSL in the year 2018, First, two years didn’t go well for Multan Sultan, In 2020 they entered the semi-finals for the first time and ended up in 3rd position. In the very next year the team became the champions of PSL in 2021.
In 2022 the defending champions managed to reach the finals but faced defeat at the hands of Lahore Qalandars. The team is currently captained by Mohammad Rizwan and coached by Andy Flower.
PSL 2023 Squad: Multan Sultans
Mohammad Rizwan (C) |
Shan Masood |
Shahnawaz Dahani |
Adil Rashid |
Khushdil Shah |
Rilee Rossouw |
Usama Mir |
Tim David |
Abbas Afridi |
Ihsanullah |
Arafat Minhas |
David Miller |
Joshua Little |
Sameen Gul |
Akeal Hosein |
Usman Khan |
Anwar Ali |
Mohammad Sarwar. |
Peshawar Zalmi
Peshawar Zalmi is probably the most successful team in the history of the Pakistan Super League, the only team that reached four finals. The team is currently captained by Babar Azam who is also the captain of the Pakistan National team.
Peshawar Zalmi Squad 2023:
Babar Azam (C) |
Wahab Riaz |
Tom Kohler-Cadmore |
Sherfane Rutherford |
Salman Irshad |
Mohammad Haris |
Aamer Jamal |
Bhanuka Rajapaksa |
Rovman Powell |
Mujeeb Ur Rahman |
Danish Aziz |
Arshad Iqbal |
Usman Qadir |
Saim Ayub |
Sufiyan Muqeem |
Haseebullah Khan |
James Neesham. |
Quetta Gladiators
The gladiators made a strong start in the initial seasons of the Pakistan Super League and ended as runner-ups in 2016 and 2017 later winning the PSL Title it year 2019. However, in the last three seasons, the performance of the team has degraded miserably.
PSL 2023 Squad: Quetta Gladiators
Sarfaraz Ahmed (C) |
Mohammad Nawaz |
Iftikhar Ahmed |
Mohammad Hasnain |
Jason Roy |
Umar Akmal |
Naveen-ul-Haq |
Will Smeed |
Wanindu Hasaranga |
Naseem Shah |
Odean Smith |
Ahsan Ali |
Umaid Asif |
Mohammad Zahid |
Abdul Wahid Bangalzai |
Aimal Khan |
Martin Guptill |
and Omair Yousuf. |