The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has not officially released the schedule for the upcoming Pakistan Super League (PSL) 9, but a leaked provisional schedule has surfaced, indicating that Karachi will be the primary host city, featuring 11 matches, including the final. The tournament is expected to take place from February 17 to March 17.
According to the leaked schedule, Lahore and Rawalpindi will host nine matches each, while Multan is set to host five matches. However, a PCB source has indicated that the schedule is not finalized and may undergo revisions.
The source explained the challenges of scheduling the event within a narrow window due to Pakistan’s international commitments. Once the details are finalized, the official schedule will be released.
A franchise source has expressed agreement with the proposed February 17 to March 17 timeframe, but emphasized that finalization is still pending. It appears that the PCB had initially delayed the event due to anticipated general elections on February 8, but the recent Senate resolution postponing the elections has introduced uncertainty.
If the general elections are indeed postponed, there might be slight adjustments to the T20 league schedule. The leaked provisional schedule is as follows:
Feb 17: Qalandars vs United in Lahore
Feb 18: Gladiators vs Zalmi in Lahore and Sultans vs Kings in Multan
Feb 19: Qalandars vs Gladiators in Lahore
Feb 20: Sultans vs United in Multan
Feb 21: Zalmi vs Kings in Lahore and Sultans vs Qalandars in Multan
Feb 22: Gladiators vs United in Lahore
Feb 23: Sultans vs Zalmi in Multan
Feb 24: Qalandars vs Kings in Lahore
Feb 25: Sultans vs Gladiators in Multan and Qalandars vs Zalmi in Lahore
Feb 26: Zalmi vs United in Lahore
Feb 27: Qalandars vs Sultans in Lahore
Feb 28: Kings vs United in Karachi
Feb 29: Rest day
Mar 1: Zalmi vs Qalandars and United vs Gladiators in Pindi
Mar 2: Kings vs Sultans in Karachi
Mar 3: United vs Zalmi in Pindi
Mar 4: Kings vs Gladiators in Karachi
Mar 5: Zalmi vs Sultans in Pindi
Mar 6: United vs Qalandars and Gladiators vs Kings in Pindi
Mar 7: United vs Kings in Pindi
Mar 8: Zalmi vs Gladiators in Pindi
Mar 9: Kings vs Qalandars in Karachi
Mar 10: United vs Sultans and Gladiators vs Qalandars in Pindi
Mar 11: Kings vs Zalmi in Karachi
Mar 12: Gladiators vs Sultans in Karachi
Mar 13: Rest day
Mar 14: Qualifier (Team 1 vs Team 2) and Eliminator 1 (Team 3 vs Team 4) in Karachi
Mar 15: Eliminator 2 (Eliminator winner vs Qualifier runner-up) in Karachi
Mar 16: Rest day
Mar 17: Final in Karachi.
