Tournament format(s)Double round robin and playoffs
ChampionsLahore Qalandars (3rd title)
Runners-upQuetta Gladiators
Participants6
Matches34
Player of the seriesHassan Nawaz (QG)
Most runsSahibzada Farhan (IU) (449)
Most wicketsShaheen Afridi (LQ) (19)
Official websitepsl-t20.com
The 2025 Pakistan Super League (branded as HBL PSL X) was the tenth edition of the Pakistan Super League, a professional franchise Twenty20 cricket league organized by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). The tournament was played between six teams in a double round robin and page playoff system.
2025 Pakistan Super League is located in Pakistan
Background
In May 2024, the PCB planned the league's tenth edition to take place from April to May to host the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy during February and March. This meant that the tournament's schedule coincided for the first time with that of 2025 Indian Premier League. The season was the last under the ten-year agreement for a six-team structure, HBL Pakistan's title sponsorship, and then ongoing broadcast rights deals. The PCB planned to expand the league to eight teams from 2026.
Squads
The squads were finalized with the draft in Lahore on 13 January 2025, after the franchises announced their retained players. The new squad was finalized on 16 May.
Venues
The tournament took place across four cities; Karachi, Lahore, Multan, and Rawalpindi. While Rawalpindi Stadium remained the home ground for Peshawar Zalmi, Gaddafi Stadium was the home ground for Quetta Gladiators. The Karachi and Lahore stadiums were briefly renovated, and they were re-inaugurated in February 2025. Tickets went on sale on 3 April 2025.Initially, the Pakistan Cricket Board had planned to stage two matches at the Imran Khan Cricket Stadium in Peshawar, following the completion of renovation work at the venue. However, the proposed fixtures were later dropped due to the stadium not being fully ready to host Pakistan Super League matches, including pending infrastructure and operational requirements. As a result, no matches were held in Peshawar.
Later, one home match in Multan was shifted to Lahore due to extreme weather conditions and logistics issues. The playoff stage was completely shifted to Lahore as well, and another league stage match was shifted from Multan to Rawalpindi.
City
Lahore
Multan
Karachi
Rawalpindi
Stadium
Gaddafi Stadium
Multan Cricket Stadium
National Stadium
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium
Matches
15
3
5
11
Home teams
Lahore Qalandars Quetta Gladiators
Multan Sultans
Karachi Kings
Islamabad United Peshawar Zalmi
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Capacity
34,000
30,000
28,000
15,000
KarachiLahoreRawalpindiMultan
Match officials
On 7 April 2025, the PCB announced the list of thirteen umpires and seven referees for the league stage. They include four members of the Elite Panel of ICC Umpires, four of the PCB's International Panel of ICC Umpires, and four of the Elite Panel of PCB Umpires. They further include one member of Elite Panel of ICC Referees and two of PCB's International Panel of ICC Referees. The Match Official's Technology, powered by Hawk-Eye Innovations, will include live umpire communications through handheld tablets for auto no-ball detection, instant Decision Review System, innings timers, match logging, and real-time multi-angle replays.
Umpires
Kumar Dharmasena , Paul Reiffel , Chris Brown , Alex Wharf , Ahsan Raza , Asif Yaqoob , Faisal Afridi , Rashid Riaz , Nasir Hussain , Abdul Moqeet , Zulfiqar Jan
Referees
Roshan Mahanama , Ranjan Madugalle , Ali Naqvi , Muhammad Javed , Nadeem Arshad , Iftikhar Ahmed , Iqbal Sheikh
Title anthem
The season's logo variant was revealed on 4 February 2025, with nomenclature as HBL PSL X. The official anthem "X Dekho" was released on 2 April, and opening ceremony was held at Rawalpindi stadium on 11 April.
Broadcast and media
In 2025, the league introduced simultaneous commentary in English and Urdu; PTV Sports returned with A Sports to share the broadcast feeds, while Walee Technologies sub-licensed various platforms for live streaming. Along with eight international commentators, the PCB listed thirteen national commentators. Zainab Abbas and Erin Holland presented the season.
Cancer awareness
The childhood cancer awareness day and the breast cancer awareness day were observed on 3 and 19 May respectively, with the stadiums themed with the golden ribbon and pink ribbon respectively.
Tribute to the Armed Forces
Pakistan Armed Forces were paid tribute on 17 and 18 May, with Sahir Ali Bagga, Asrar, and Shuja Haider taking stage to perform patriotic songs.
Pro-Palestinian campaigns
Like previous year, the league yet again faced boycott campaigns from Pro-Palestinian groups in view of Gaza war, mainly because of sponsorships by KFC and Pepsi, claiming their parent companies' affiliation with pro-Israeli stances. Empty stadiums were noted particularly in Karachi, and poor traffic conditions, unprofessional security arrangement, and many other issues were heavily criticised. Although, large gathering was reported in Karachi for Gaza Solidarity March on 13 April 2025.
Conflict
In aftermath of 2025 Pahalgam attack, Sony Sports Network and FanCode stopped broadcasting the tournament in India after the first thirteen matches, while Indian media personnel left Pakistan, with the PCB finding substitutes.
On 8 May, the match between Karachi Kings and Peshawar Zalmi at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium was postponed after Indian loitering munitions killed a civilian near the stadium. Later that night, the PCB announced to shift the remaining fixtures and playoff stage to UAE to ensure safety and security, however, scrapped the plan the next day and postponed the league upon instructions by then Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
As ceasefire happened over the conflict on 10 May, the PCB announced to resume the league in Pakistan, and contacted the foreign players to re-join after they were off-boarded to Dubai. The Hawk-Eye team that supplies the DRS technology did not travel back to Pakistan after the resumption of the league.
Format
Each team plays every other team twice in a double round robin format; one home match and one away match, with the top four teams in the points table advancing to the playoffs.
Match summary
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.
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.
Team
Group matches
Playoffs
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
E1/Q
E2
F
Islamabad United
2
4
6
8
10
10
10
10
10
12
L
L
Karachi Kings
2
2
4
4
6
6
8
10
12
12
L
Lahore Qalandars
0
2
4
4
4
6
8
9
9
11
W
W
W
Multan Sultans
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Peshawar Zalmi
0
0
2
2
4
4
6
8
8
8
Quetta Gladiators
2
2
2
4
6
8
9
11
13
15
W
L
Win
Loss
No result
Visitor team →
IU
KK
LQ
MS
PZ
QG
Home team ↓
Islamabad United
Islamabad79 runs
Islamabad8 wickets
Islamabad47 runs
Islamabad102 runs
Quetta109 runs
Karachi Kings
Islamabad6 wickets
Lahore65 runs
Karachi4 wickets
Karachi2 wickets
Karachi56 runs
Lahore Qalandars
Lahore88 runs
Karachi4 wickets
Lahore5 wickets
Peshawar7 wickets
Matchabandoned
Multan Sultans
Islamabad7 wickets
Karachi87 runs
Multan33 runs
Peshawar7 wickets
Quetta2 wickets
Peshawar Zalmi
Peshawar6 wickets
Karachi23 runs
Lahore26 runs
Peshawar120 runs
Quetta80 runs
Quetta Gladiators
Quetta2 wickets
Quetta5 runs
Lahore79 runs
Quetta10 wickets
Quetta64 runs
Home team won
Visitor team won
Fixtures
On 28 February 2025, the PCB had scheduled the fixtures during 11 April to 18 May. However, on 13 May, the PCB rescheduled the last 4 matches and the playoff stage during 17 May to 25 May.
Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field. , Muhammad Naeem (Lahore Qalandars) made his T20 debut.
Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to field.
Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field. , Fawad Ali (Karachi Kings) made his T20 debut.
Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
Islamabad United won the toss and elected to bat.
Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to bat.
Multan Sultans won the toss and elected to field.
Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to bat. , This was the largest victory in PSL history in terms of runs.
Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.
Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Multan Sultans won the toss and elected to bat.
Multan Sultans won the toss and elected to bat.
Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to field.
Karachi Kings 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. , Mohammad Rizwan becomes the first player to carry the bat in PSL history.
Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.
Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to bat. , This match was originally scheduled in Multan Cricket Stadium. , As a result, Multan Sultans were eliminated from the playoff stage.
Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field. , No further play was possible due to rain.
Islamabad United won the toss and elected to bat.
Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field. , As a result, Quetta Gladiators qualified for the playoffs.
Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field. , The match was reduced to 15 overs per side due to rain.
Multan Sultans won the toss and elected to bat.
Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field. , Rilee Rossouw and Hassan Nawaz (Quetta Gladiators) became the first pair to score centuries in the same innings in PSL history. , This was the highest total scored by a team in PSL history.
Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to field. , As a result, Karachi Kings and Islamabad United qualified for the playoffs.
Multan Sultans won the toss and elected to bat. , This match was originally scheduled in Multan Cricket Stadium.
Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to field. , The match was reduced to 13 overs per side due to rain. , By this match, Babar Azam became first player to have hundredth PSL match appearance. , As a result, Lahore Qalandars qualified for the playoffs, and Peshawar Zalmi were eliminated from the playoff stage.
Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Match 1 11 April 2025 20:30 (N) Scorecard
Lahore Qalandars139 (19.2 overs)
v
Islamabad United (H)143/2 (17.4 overs)
Abdullah Shafique 66 (38) Jason Holder 4/26 (4 overs)
Colin Munro 59 (42) Asif Afridi 1/15 (4 overs)
Islamabad United won by 8 wickets Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Umpires: Chris Brown (NZ) and Ahsan Raza (Pak) Player of the match: Jason Holder (Islamabad United)
Match 2 12 April 2025 15:30 Scorecard
Quetta Gladiators216/3 (20 overs)
v
Peshawar Zalmi136 (15.1 overs)
Saud Shakeel 59 (42) Ali Raza 1/31 (4 overs)
Saim Ayub 50 (38) Abrar Ahmed 4/42 (4 overs)
Quetta Gladiators won by 80 runs Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Rashid Riaz (Pak) Player of the match: Abrar Ahmed (Quetta Gladiators)
Match 3 12 April 2025 20:00 (N) Scorecard
Multan Sultans234/3 (20 overs)
v
Karachi Kings (H)236/6 (19.2 overs)
Mohammad Rizwan 105* (63) Khushdil Shah 1/33 (4 overs)
James Vince 101 (43) Akif Javed 3/41 (4 overs)
Karachi Kings won by 4 wickets National Stadium, KarachiAttendance: 5,000 Umpires: Alex Wharf (Eng) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak) Player of the match: James Vince (Karachi Kings)
Lahore Qalandars won by 79 runs Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Umpires: Chris Brown (NZ) and Ahsan Raza (Pak) Player of the match: Fakhar Zaman (Lahore Qalandars)
Match 5 14 April 2025 20:00 (N) Scorecard
(H) Islamabad United243/5 (20 overs)
v
Peshawar Zalmi141 (18.2 overs)
Sahibzada Farhan 106 (52) Alzarri Joseph 2/39 (4 overs)
Mohammad Haris 87 (47) Imad Wasim 3/26 (4 overs)
Islamabad United won by 102 runs Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Nasir Hussain (Pak) Player of the match: Sahibzada Farhan (Islamabad United)
Match 6 15 April 2025 20:00 (N) Scorecard
Lahore Qalandars201/6 (20 overs)
v
Karachi Kings (H)136 (19.1 overs)
Fakhar Zaman 76 (47) Hasan Ali 4/28 (4 overs)
Khushdil Shah 39 (27) Rishad Hossain 3/26 (4 overs)
Lahore Qalandars won by 65 runs National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Abdul Muqeet (Pak) and Paul Reiffel (Aus) Player of the match: Fakhar Zaman (Lahore Qalandars)
Match 7 16 April 2025 20:00 (N) Scorecard
Qualifier
Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to bat. , This match was originally scheduled in Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.
Eliminator 1
Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
Eliminator 2
Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to bat.
Final
Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to bat. , This final broke the record for the highest successful run chase in a PSL final by Lahore Qalandars—surpassing the previous record of 175 by Islamabad United in the 2016 final. This match also had one of the highest combined scores (405) in PSL final history.
Trophy
The 'Luminara Trophy' was unveiled on 13 March 2025. Weighing 10 kg, it has 22,850 high-lustre zircon stones on it. The trophy had a first-ever nation-wide tour prior to the tournament. The winning team was awarded with US$500,000, while the runner-up team received US$200,000 as a prize money.
