PSL 11 Squads Finalised After Trade Window Closes
PSL 11 squads have been officially finalised as all eight teams completed their trades and direct signings ahead of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 11, set to run from March 26 to May 3.
The trade window, which opened on March 12 for one week, concluded on Wednesday, with several teams making key changes. Multan Sultans were particularly active, completing multiple trades with Quetta Gladiators, Islamabad United and RawalPindiz.
In one deal, the 2021 champions acquired Ahmed Daniyal and Jahanzaib Sultan from Quetta Gladiators in exchange for Faisal Akram and Arafat Minhas. They also secured Mohammad Wasim Jr from Islamabad United, trading Salman Mirza and Nisar Ahmed.
Additionally, Multan Sultans executed a Player for Money trade, sending Saad Masood to RawalPindiz for 500,000 rupees.
Trade rules and squad reinforcements
During the window, franchises were allowed to make Player for Player, Player for Money and Player for Player and Money trades under PSL regulations and salary cap rules.
Player for Player trades involve swapping players of similar salary value, while Player for Money trades allow teams to exchange a player for an agreed financial fee. The combined trade format enables both player exchange and monetary compensation.
Teams also strengthened their squads through direct signings and replacements. Multan Sultans added Imran Randhawa, Peshawar Zalmi signed U19 captain Farhan Yousaf and Bangladesh pacer Shoriful Islam, while Lahore Qalandars and Pindiz brought in Shahab Khan and Jalat Khan as injury replacements.
Tournament format and schedule
The 11th edition of the PSL will feature eight teams for the first time, including new entrants RawalPindiz and Hyderabad Kingsmen.
The tournament will consist of 44 matches over 39 days. Each team will play 10 matches, with the top four progressing to the playoffs, including Qualifier 1, Eliminator, Qualifier 2 and the final.
The final is scheduled to be held at Gaddafi Stadium on May 3, with a reserve day set for May 4.
A total of 12 double-headers will take place, three of which will be hosted at Gaddafi Stadium.
Matches will be played across six venues in Pakistan, with Faisalabad and Peshawar hosting PSL matches for the first time, alongside Karachi, Lahore, Multan and Rawalpindi.
Final squads for PSL 11
Lahore Qalandars squad: Shaheen Shah Afridi (c), Abdullah Shafique, Sikandar Raza, Mohammad Naeem, Mustafizur Rahman, Haris Rauf, Usama Mir, Fakhar Zaman, Ubaid Shah, Haseebullah, Mohammad Farooq, Dasun Shanaka, Parvez Hussain Emon, Asif Ali, Hussain Talat, Tayyab Tahir, Dunith Wellalage, Rubin Hermann, Maaz Khan and Shahab Khan.
Hyderabad Kingsmen squad: Marnus Labuschagne (c), Usman Khan, Akif Javed, Maaz Sadaqat, Saim Ayub, Mohammad Ali, Kusal Perera, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Hassan Khan, Shayan Jahangir, Glenn Maxwell, Hammad Azam, Riley Meredith, Sharjeel Khan, Asif Mehmood, Hunain Shah, Rizwan Mehmood, Saad Ali, Tayyab Arif and Ahmed Hussain.
Islamabad United squad: Shadab Khan (c), Salman Irshad, Andries Gous, Devon Conway, Faheem Ashraf, Mehran Mumtaz, Max Bryant, Mark Chapman, Nisar Ahmed, Mir Hamza Sajjad, Sameen Gul, Sameer Minhas, Imad Wasim, Richard Gleeson, Haider Ali, Mohammad Hasnain, Dipendra Singh Airee, Mohammad Faiq and Mohammad Salman Mirza.
Karachi Kings squad: David Warner (c), Hasan Ali, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Khushdil Shah, Saad Baig, Moeen Ali, Azam Khan, Salman Ali Agha, Shahid Aziz, Mir Hamza, Adam Zampa, Mohammad Hamza Sohail, Aqib Ilyas, Khwaja Bin Tanveer, Johnson Charles, Muhammad Waseem, Ihsanullah and Rizwanullah.
Quetta Gladiators squad: Saud Shakeel (c), Usman Tariq, Hasan Nawaz, Shamyl Hussain, Alzarri Joseph, Rilee Rossouw, Ahmed Daniyal, Jahanzaib Sultan, Jahandad Khan, Khawaja Mohammad Nafay, Wasim Akram Jnr, Khan Zeb, Bismillah Khan, Saqib Khan, Brett Hampton, Sam Harper, Bevon Jacobs, Abrar Ahmed, Ben McDermott and Tom Curran.
Multan Sultans squad: Ashton Turner (c), Mohammad Nawaz, Shehzad Gul, Faisal Akram, Imran Randhawa, Arafat Minhas, Sahibzada Farhan, Steve Smith, Peter Siddle, Tabraiz Shamsi, Lachlan Shaw, Delano Potgieter, Josh Phillippe, Shan Masood, Momin Qamar, Muhammad Awais Zafar, Muhammad Shahzad, Arshad Iqbal, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Muhammad Ismail and Atizaz Habib Khan.
Peshawar Zalmi squad: Babar Azam (c), Sufiyan Muqeem, Abdul Samad, Ali Raza, Aaron Hardie, Aamir Jamal, Khurram Shahzad, Mohammad Haris, Khalid Usman, Abdul Subhan, James Vince, Michael Bracewell, Kusal Mendis, Iftikhar Ahmed, Nahid Rana, Mirza Tahir Baig, Kashif Ali, Shahnawaz Dahani, Farhan Yousuf and Shoriful Islam.
Pindiz squad: Mohammad Rizwan (c), Sam Billings, Jalat Khan, Yasir Khan, Naseem Shah, Rishad Hossain, Daryl Mitchell, Mohammad Amir, Abdullah Fazal, Amad Butt, Dian Forrestor, Laurie Evans, Asif Afridi, Kamran Ghulam, Fawad Ali, Mohammad Amir Khan, Shahzaib Khan, Jake Fraser-McGurk and Saad Masood.
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