The ninth season of the Pakistan Super League is called the 2024 season (for sponsorship purposes, it is known as HBL PSL 9). Six clubs compete in a double round robin and page playoff format in this franchise Twenty20 cricket league, which was founded by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in 2015. From February 17 to March 18, 2024, four cities in Pakistan will host the season. The Multan Sultans were defeated by Lahore Qalandars in the previous edition's final, making them the reigning champions.
Context
Due to the 2024 Pakistani general election, the Pakistan Cricket Board intended to relocate the event to the United Arab Emirates; however, the franchise owners were against this proposal. Two additional clubs were supposed to be added to the league, but the franchise owners turned down this idea.
Squads
Six days after the teams announced which players they would be keeping, on December 13, 2023, the squads were completed with the draft in Lahore. On January 29, 2024, a replacement and supplemental draft was created.
Venues
The locations and schedule were revealed by the PCB on January 12, 2024.The four cities of Karachi, Lahore, Multan, and Rawalpindi will host the event. There were plans to stage games at Peshawar's Arbab Niaz Stadium, but these fell through because of security concerns.
| City | Lahore | Multan | Karachi | Rawalpindi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stadium | Gaddafi Stadium | Multan Cricket Stadium | National Stadium | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium |
| Matches | 9 | 5 | 11 | 9 |
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| Capacity | 27,000[24][25] | 30,000[26][27] | 32,000[28][29] | 15,000[30][31] |
Match officials
On 12 February 2024, the PCB announced the list of officials for league stage matches which included 4 members of Elite Panel of ICC Umpires.[32]
Umpires
Abdul Moqeet- Ahsan Raza
- Aleem Dar
Alex Wharf- Asif Yaqoob
- Faisal Afridi
Chris Gaffaney- Imran Jawed
- Michael Gough
- Mohammad Asif
- Nasir Hussain
- Rashid Riaz
- Richard Illingworth
Ruchira Palliyaguruge- Shozab Raza
- Tariq Rasheed
Referees
Promotion
The season's logo version was unveiled on December 8, 2023, using the hashtag #HBLPSL9 or HBL PSL 9, as HBL Pakistan has been the league's primary sponsor since its founding. Ali Zafar and Aima Baig are featured in the title anthem, "Khul Ke Khel".
A public merit-based tender was opened on January 9, 2024, for the broadcast and streaming rights for the next two years, as the existing rights came to an end after two years. The streaming rights were secured by Walee Technologies with a 113% increase in offer, while the broadcast rights were renewed by ARY Digital Network with a bid that was increased by 45%.On February 16, PCB unveiled a list of international broadcasters; however, this is the first season that PTV Sports would not air because it did not win the
Trophy
The Orion trophy for the season was unveiled at Polo Ground in Jilani Park, Lahore, on February 13, 2024. The manufacturer is Mahfooz Jewellers, located in Lahore.
League stage
Format
In a double round robin system, every team plays every other team twice; the top four teams in the standings advance to the postseason.
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Multan Sultans | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0.812 |
| 2 | Quetta Gladiators | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.686 |
| 3 | Karachi Kings | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −0.420 |
| 4 | Islamabad United | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.028 |
| 5 | Peshawar Zalmi | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −0.732 |
| 6 | Lahore Qalandars | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | −0.557 |
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Summary
| Visitor team → | IU | KK | LQ | MS | PZ | QG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home team ↓ | |||||||
| Islamabad United | Match 24 | Match 23 | Match 27 | Match 20 | Match 18 | ||
| Karachi Kings | Match 15 | Match 26 | Match 19 | Match 29 | Match 16 | ||
| Lahore Qalandars | Islamabad 8 wickets |
| Match 14 | Match 12 | Quetta 5 wickets | ||
| Multan Sultans | Multan 5 wickets | Multan 55 runs | Multan 5 wickets | Peshawar 5 runs | Match 11 | ||
| Peshawar Zalmi | Match 13 | Karachi 7 wickets | Match 17 | Match 21 | Match 25 | ||
| Quetta Gladiators | Quetta 3 wickets | Match 22 | Match 28 | Match 30 | Quetta 16 runs |
| Home team won | Visitor team won |
- Note: Results listed are according to the home (horizontal) and visitor (vertical) teams.
- Note: Click on a result to see a summary of the match.
League progression
| Team | Group matches | Playoffs | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | E1/Q | E2 | F | |
| Islamabad United | 2 | 2 | 2 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |||
| Karachi Kings | 0 | 2 | 4 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |||
| Lahore Qalandars | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |||
| Multan Sultans | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |||
| Peshawar Zalmi | 0 | 0 | 2 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |||
| Quetta Gladiators | 2 | 4 | 6 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |||
| Win | Loss | No result |
- Note: After every group match, the total points are listed.
- Note: To view the match summary, click on the points (for group matches) or W/L (for playoff matchups).
Fixtures
The PCB announced the fixtures on 12 January 2024.
Lahore and Multan
| (H) Lahore Qalandars 195/5 (20 overs) | v | Islamabad United 200/2 (18.2 overs) |
| Rassie van der Dussen 71* (41) Tymal Mills 2/45 (4 overs) | Shadab Khan 74* (41) Salman Fayyaz 1/23 (2.2 overs) |
- Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.
- Ubaid Shah (Islamabad United) and Salman Fayyaz (Lahore Qalandars) both made their T20 debuts.
Match 2 18 February 2024 14:00 Scorecard |
| Quetta Gladiators 206/5 (20 overs) | v | Peshawar Zalmi 190/6 (20 overs) |
| Jason Roy 75 (48) Salman Irshad 3/38 (4 overs) | Babar Azam 68 (42) Abrar Ahmed 2/29 (4 overs) |
- Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to field.
- Mohammad Zeeshan (Peshawar Zalmi) made his T20 debut.
| (H) Multan Sultans 185/2 (20 overs) | v | Karachi Kings 130/8 (20 overs) |
| Reeza Hendricks 79* (54) Mir Hamza 1/30 (4 overs) | Shoaib Malik 53 (35) Mohammad Ali 3/23 (4 overs) |
- Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field.
- Saad Baig (Karachi Kings) made his T20 debut.
| (H) Lahore Qalandars 187/7 (20 overs) | v | Quetta Gladiators 188/5 (19.1 overs) |
| Sahibzada Farhan 62 (43) Akeal Hosein 2/17 (4 overs) | Khawaja Nafay 60* (31) Sikandar Raza 1/25 (3 overs) |
- Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to bat.
| Islamabad United 144 (20 overs) | v | (H) Multan Sultans 145/5 (19.5 overs) |
| Salman Ali Agha 52 (43) Mohammad Ali 3/19 (4 overs) | Reeza Hendricks 58 (46) Naseem Shah 2/27 (4 overs) |
- Multan Sultans won the toss and elected to field.
Match 6 21 February 2024 14:00 Scorecard |
| Peshawar Zalmi 154 (19.5 overs) | v | Karachi Kings 157/3 (16.5 overs) |
| Babar Azam 72 (51) Mir Hamza 3/28 (4 overs) | Kieron Pollard 49* (21) Luke Wood 2/20 (3.5 overs) |
- Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field.
| Lahore Qalandars 166/5 (20 overs) | v | (H) Multan Sultans 170/5 (19 overs) |
| Rassie van der Dussen 54 (37) Mohammad Ali 2/28 (4 overs) | Mohammad Rizwan 82 (59) Shaheen Afridi 2/25 (4 overs) |
- Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to bat
| Islamabad United 138/9 (20 overs) | v | Quetta Gladiators 139/7 (18.2 overs) |
| Salman Ali Agha 33 (23) Abrar Ahmed 3/18 (4 overs) | Jason Roy 37 (18) Shadab Khan 2/24 (4 overs) |
- Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
| Peshawar Zalmi 179/8 (20 overs) | v | Multan Sultans 174 (20 overs) |
| Haseebullah Khan 37 (18) Mohammad Ali 2/23 (4 overs) | Dawid Malan 52 (25) Arif Yaqoob 3/43 (4 overs) |
- Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to bat.
- Karachi King won the toss and elected to field
Match 11 25 February 2024 14:00 Scorecard |
| (H) Multan Sultans | v | Quetta Gladiators |
Karachi and Rawalpindi
Match 17 2 March 2024 14:00 Scorecard |
| Peshawar Zalmi | v | Lahore Qalandars |
Match 22 6 March 2024 14:00 Scorecard |
| Karachi Kings | v | Quetta Gladiators |
Match 27 10 March 2024 14:00 Scorecard |
| (H) Islamabad United | v | Multan Sultans |
Playoffs
| Qualifier | Eliminator 2 | Final | |||||||||||
| 14 March — Karachi | 17 March — Karachi | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 1st placed team | Winner of Qualifier | |||||||||||
| 2 | 2nd placed team | 16 March — Karachi | Winner of Eliminator 2 | ||||||||||
| Loser of Qualifier | |||||||||||||
| Eliminator 1 | Winner of Eliminator 1 | ||||||||||||
| 15 March — Karachi | |||||||||||||
| 3 | 3rd placed team | ||||||||||||
| 4 | 4th placed team | ||||||||||||
Qualifier
Eliminators
Eliminator 1
Eliminator 2
Final
Statistics
Most runs
| Player | Team | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| Sahibzada Farhan | Lahore Qalandars | 193 |
| Reeza Hendricks | Multan Sultans | 174 |
| Babar Azam | Peshawar Zalmi | 171 |
| Rassie van der Dussen | Lahore Qalandars | 166 |
| Salman Ali Agha | Islamabad United | 149 |
Most wickets
| Player | Team | Wickets |
|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Ali | Multan Sultans | 10 |
| Abbas Afridi | Multan Sultans | 7 |
| Abrar Ahmed | Quetta Gladiators | 6 |
| Mir Hamza | Karachi Kings | 6 |
| Usama Mir | Multan Sultans | 6 |
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