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Pakistan IPL: The Pakistan Super League (PSL) is a professional Twenty20 cricket league in Pakistan, which is popularly known as Pakistan IPL in India. The league was founded in 2015 and is considered as one of the top T20 cricket leagues in the world. The PSL has six teams representing different cities in Pakistan, and it is held annually, usually in February or March.

Pakistan IPL- PSL 2023 Squads

The six teams that participate in the PSL are Islamabad United, Karachi Kings, Lahore Qalandars, Multan Sultans, Quetta Gladiators, and Peshawar Zalmi. Each team is owned by a different franchise and represents a different city in Pakistan.

Islamabad United

The team represents the capital city of Pakistan, Islamabad. It was founded in 2015 and has won two PSL titles in 2016 and 2018.

Shadab Khan (c), Asif Ali, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Azam Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Hassan Nawaz, Moeen Ali, Mubasir Khan, Hasan Ali, Colin Munro, Tom Curran, Paul Stirling, Rumman Raees, Alex Hales, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Abrar Ahmed, Sohaib Maqsood, Zeeshan Zamir, Zafar Gohar, Gus Atkinson (partial replacement for Rahmanullah Gurbaz), Tymal Mills (partial replacement for Alex Hales)

Karachi Kings

The team represents the city of Karachi, and it was founded in 2015.

Imad Wasim (c), Shoaib Malik, Tabraiz Shamsi, Haider Ali, Mohammad Umar, Aamir Yamin, Mir Hamza, Sharjeel Khan, Qasim Akram, Matthew Wade, Imran Tahir, Mohammad Amir, James Vince, James Fuller, Andrew Tye, Tayyab Tahir, Mohammad Akhlaq, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Ben Cutting, Musa Khan, Faisal Akram (partial replacement for Tabraiz Shamsi)

Lahore Qalandars

The team represents Lahore, and it was founded in 2015.

Shaheen Shah Afridi (c), Rashid Khan, Haris Rauf, David Wiese, Abdullah Shafique, Jordan Cox, Jalat Khan, Ahsan Bhatti, Harry Brook, Kamran Ghulam, Mirza Tahir Baig, Zaman Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Hussain Talat, Sikandar Raza, Liam Dawson, Dilbar Hussain, Ahmed Danlyal, Shawaiz Irfan, Sam Billings (partial replacement for Rashid Khan), Shane Dadswell (replacement for Harry Brook), Kusal Mendis (partial replacement for Jordan Cox)

Multan Sultans

The team represents Multan and was founded in 2018.

Mohammad Rizwan, Khushdil Shah, Akeal Hosein, Usama Mir, Rilee Rossouw, Shan Masood, Shahnawaz Dahani, Adil Rashid, Arafat Minhas, Tim David, Abbas Afridi, Ihsanullah, David Miller, Josh Little, Usman Khan, Sameen Gul, Anwar Ali, Mohammad Sarwar, Kieron Pollard, Ammad Butt, Wayne Parnell (partial/full replacement for Adil Rashid), Izharulhaq Naveed (partial replacement for David Miller)

Quetta Gladiators

The team represents Quetta and was founded in 2015.

Mohammad Nawaz, Iftikhar Ahmed, Jason Roy, Umar Akmal, Will Smeed, Wanindu Hasaranga, Naseem Shah, Umaid Asif, Muhammad Zahid, Odean Smith, Ahsan Ali, Abdul Bangalzai, Aimal Khan, Martin Guptill, Omair Bin Yousuf, Qais Ahmed, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Hasnain, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Naveen ul Haq, Dwaine Pretorius (partial replacement for Odean Smith), Will Jacks (partial replacement for Jason Roy), Nuwan Thushara (partial replacement for Naveen ul Haq)

Peshawar Zalmi

The team represents Peshawar and was founded in 2015.

Babar Azam (c), Sherfane Rutherford, Wahab Riaz, Haseeb Ullah, Mohammad Haris, Usman Qadir, Suifyan Muqeem, Aamir Jamal, Salman Irshad, Tom-Kohler Cadmore, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Rovman Powell, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Danish Aziz, Arshad Iqbal, Saim Ayub, Jimmy Neesham, Khurram Shahzad, Haris Sohail, Richard Gleeson (partial replacement for Rovman Powell)

PSL Winners in the Past

The first season of the PSL was held in 2016, and since then, there have been six seasons of the league till 2022. Here is a list of the past PSL winners:

2016: Islamabad United

2017: Peshawar Zalmi

2018: Islamabad United

2019: Quetta Gladiators

2020: Karachi Kings

2021: Multan Sultans

2022: Lahore Qalandars

PSL Prize Money

The prize money for the PSL is distributed among the teams based on their performance in the league. The winner of the league receives a large portion of the prize money, while the runner-up and other teams receive smaller amounts. In the 2021 season, the total prize money was PKR 50 crore (approximately USD 3 million), and the winner received PKR 10 crore (approximately USD 600,000).

The PSL or Pakistan IPL is a highly competitive T20 cricket league that attracts some of the best players from around the world. The league has grown in popularity since its inception in 2015, and it has become one of the top T20 leagues in the world. With its six teams representing different cities in Pakistan and its annual tournament, the PSL provides a platform for Pakistani cricket fans to experience high-quality cricket.