Tournament format(s)Double round robin and playoffs
ChampionsLahore Qalandars (2nd title)
Runners-upMultan Sultans
Participants6
Matches34
Player of the seriesIhsanullah (MS) (22 wickets)
Most runsMohammad Rizwan (MS) (550)
Most wicketsAbbas Afridi (MS) (23)
Official websitepsl-t20.com
The 2023 Pakistan Super League (branded as HBL PSL 8) was the eighth edition of the Pakistan Super League, a professional Twenty20 cricket league organized by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). Then PCB chairman Ramiz Raja had hinted at an auction-based system to replace the draft for the 2023 season but a draft was retained. The draft for the tournament was held on 15 December in Karachi. A total of 36 foreign players were picked alongside local players. Lahore Qalandars were the defending champions.
2023 Pakistan Super League is located in Pakistan
Squads
In November 2022, the retained player's list was announced. Squads for the tournament were finalized on 15 December with the final draft.
Venues
The Pakistan Cricket Board announced plans to hold matches in Multan, Peshawar, Lahore and Karachi during the 2023 season. Lahore and Karachi were only the venues in 2022. The Arbab Niaz Stadium in Peshawar was declared unfit to hold any matches in the tournament. Quetta's Bugti Stadium was later added to the list of PSL venues but was removed shortly after due to logistical reasons. The PCB considered moving the matches in Lahore and Rawalpindi to Karachi after a dispute with the Punjab government over the cost of security arrangements but did not do so after the dispute was resolved.
Multan
Karachi
Lahore
Rawalpindi
Multan Cricket Stadium
National Bank Cricket Arena
Gaddafi Stadium
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium
Capacity: 35,000
Capacity: 34,000
Capacity: 27,000
Capacity: 15,000
Matches: 5
Matches: 9
Matches: 9
Matches: 11
KarachiLahoreRawalpindiMultan
Match officials
On 7 February, PCB announced the list of officials for league stage matches which included 3 Elite Panel of ICC Umpires out of 14.
Umpires
Ahsan Raza , Aleem Dar , Alex Wharf , Asif Yaqoob , Faisal Afridi , Martin Saggers , Michael Gough , Mohammad Asif , Nasir Hussain , Rashid Riaz , Richard Illingworth , Ruchira Palliyaguruge , Shozab Raza , Tariq Rasheed
Referees
Ali Naqvi , Iftikhar Ahmed , Muhammad Javed , Mohammad Anees , Roshan Mahanama
Marketing
The season's logo variant was unveiled on 26 January with the hashtags #HBLPSL8 and #SabSitarayHamaray being used for promotion on social media; latter being the official anthem. Previously, the slogan for this season had been 'Soch Hai Apki' but was later changed.
Trophy
The trophy for this season, named Supernova, was unveiled on 9 February 2023. It was entirely made in Pakistan by Lahore-based Mahfooz Jewellers.
Format
Each team played every other team twice in the league stage of the tournament in a double round robin. Following the group stage, the top four teams qualified for the playoff stage of the tournament.
Points table
The top 4 teams qualified for the playoffs. , Advances to Qualifier. , Advances to Eliminator 1.
C = Champions; , R = Runner-up; , (x) = Position at the end of the tournament
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
NR
Pts
NRR
1
Lahore Qalandars (C)
10
7
3
0
14
0.915
2
Multan Sultans (R)
10
6
4
0
12
0.500
3
Islamabad United (4th)
10
6
4
0
12
−0.708
4
Peshawar Zalmi (3rd)
10
5
5
0
10
−0.452
5
Karachi Kings
10
3
7
0
6
0.756
6
Quetta Gladiators
10
3
7
0
6
−1.066
Summary
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.
Visitor team →
IU
KK
LQ
MS
PZ
QG
Home team ↓
Islamabad United
Islamabad6 wickets
Lahore119 runs
Islamabad2 wickets
Peshawar13 runs
Islamabad2 wickets
Karachi Kings
Islamabad4 wickets
Karachi67 runs
Karachi66 runs
Peshawar2 runs
Quetta6 runs
Lahore Qalandars
Lahore110 runs
Karachi86 runs
Lahore21 runs
Lahore40 runs
Lahore17 runs
Multan Sultans
Multan52 runs
Multan3 runs
Lahore1 run
Multan56 runs
Multan9 wickets
Peshawar Zalmi
Islamabad6 wickets
Peshawar24 runs
Peshawar35 runs
Multan4 wickets
Quetta8 wickets
Quetta Gladiators
Islamabad63 runs
Quetta4 wickets
Lahore63 runs
Multan9 runs
Peshawar4 wickets
Home team won
Visitor team won
League progression
Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed., Note: Click on the points (group matches) or W/L (playoffs) to see the match summary.
Team
Group matches
Playoffs
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
E1/Q
E2
F
Islamabad United
2
2
4
6
6
8
10
12
12
12
L
Karachi Kings
0
0
0
2
2
4
4
4
4
6
Lahore Qalandars
2
2
4
6
8
10
12
12
14
14
L
W
W
Multan Sultans
0
2
4
6
8
8
8
8
10
12
W
L
Peshawar Zalmi
2
2
4
4
4
6
8
8
8
10
W
L
Quetta Gladiators
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
6
6
Win
Loss
No result
Fixtures
The PCB announced the fixtures on 20 January 2023. An exhibition match was played between Peshawar Zalmi and Quetta Gladiators before the start of league at the Bugti Stadium and was won by the Gladiators by 3 runs.
Karachi and Multan
Multan Sultans won the toss and elected to field. , Mirza Tahir Baig (Lahore Qalandars) made his T20 debut.
Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field. , Sufiyan Muqeem and Khurram Shahzad (Peshawar Zalmi) both made their T20 debuts.
Multan Sultans won the toss and elected to field.
Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.
Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to field.
Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.
Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to field.
Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to field.
Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.
Islamabad United won the toss and elected to bat. , Aimal Khan (Quetta Gladiators) made his T20 debut.
Multan Sultans won the toss and elected to field.
Match 1 13 February 2023 20:30 (N) Scorecard
Lahore Qalandars175/6 (20 overs)
v
Multan Sultans (H)174/6 (20 overs)
Fakhar Zaman 66 (42) Usama Mir 2/25 (4 overs)
Mohammad Rizwan 75 (50) Hussain Talat 1/16 (2 overs)
Lahore Qalandars won by 1 run Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan Umpires: Martin Saggers (Eng) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak) Player of the match: Fakhar Zaman (Lahore Qalandars)
Match 2 14 February 2023 20:00 (N) Scorecard
Peshawar Zalmi199/5 (20 overs)
v
Karachi Kings (H)197/5 (20 overs)
Tom Kohler-Cadmore 92 (50) Mir Hamza 1/13 (2 overs)
Imad Wasim 80* (47) James Neesham 2/26 (4 overs)
Peshawar Zalmi won by 2 runs National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Alex Wharf (Eng) Player of the match: Tom Kohler-Cadmore (Peshawar Zalmi)
Multan Sultans won by 9 wickets Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak) Player of the match: Ihsanullah (Multan Sultans)
Match 4 16 February 2023 19:00 (N) Scorecard
(H) Karachi Kings173/7 (20 overs)
v
Islamabad United178/6 (18.2 overs)
Haider Ali 59 (45) Rumman Raees 2/26 (4 overs)
Colin Munro 58 (28) Mohammad Amir 2/30 (4 overs)
Islamabad United won by 4 wickets National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) and Alex Wharf (Eng) Player of the match: Colin Munro (Islamabad United)
Multan Sultans won by 56 runs Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak) Player of the match: Rilee Rossouw (Multan Sultans)
Match 6 18 February 2023 19:00 (N) Scorecard
Quetta Gladiators168/7 (20 overs)
v
Karachi Kings (H)162/5 (20 overs)
Martin Guptill 117 (67) Imad Wasim 3/16 (4 overs)
Shoaib Malik 71* (49) Mohammad Hasnain 2/29 (4 overs)
Quetta Gladiators won by 6 runs National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Alex Wharf (Eng) Player of the match: Martin Guptill (Quetta Gladiators)
Match 7 19 February 2023 14:00 Scorecard
Lahore and Rawalpindi
Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to bat. , Saad Masood (Peshawar Zalmi) made his T20 debut.
Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to bat.
Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to bat. , As a result of this match, Lahore Qalandars qualified for the playoffs.
Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field. , As a result of this match, Islamabad United qualified for the playoffs.
Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to bat. , Shawaiz Irfan (Lahore Qalandars) made his T20 debut.
Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.
Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to bat. , This was the second highest run-chase in PSL history.
Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to bat. , This was the largest victory in PSL history in terms of runs.
Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to bat. , This was the highest run-chase in PSL history. , As a result of this match, Multan Sultans qualified for the playoffs.
Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field. , Usman Khan (Multan Sultans) scored the fastest century in terms of balls (36) in PSL history. , This was the highest total scored by a team in PSL history. , Abbas Afridi (Multan Sultans) took a hat-trick. , As a result of this match, Peshawar Zalmi qualified for the playoffs.
Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.
Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
Qualifier
Multan Sultans won the toss and elected to bat.
Eliminators
Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.
Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to bat. , Ahsan Hafeez (Lahore Qalandars) made his T20 debut.
Final
Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to bat. , By winning in the final, Lahore Qalandars became the first team in PSL history to defend their title.
Awards and statistics
Abbas Afridi, the leading wicket taker of the tournament, was awarded with the Fazal Mahmood Cap, and Mohammad Rizwan, the leading runs scorer, was awarded with the Hanif Mohammad Cap.
