The six franchises of the PSL 9 are gearing up for the supplementary and replacement draft for season nine, scheduled for Monday, January 29.
During the replacement draft, teams will select players to fill in for those who are either partially or fully unavailable. This includes two players from each of the Gold, Silver, Diamond, and Platinum categories, along with one from the Supplementary category. The event will be conducted online.
In the supplementary draft, franchises will have the opportunity to bolster their squads further by adding players in the third and fourth supplementary pick rounds.
PSL 9 is set to kick off on February 17, 2024, at the PCB’s headquarters in Lahore. The opening match will see Lahore Qalandars, the two-time champions and current titleholders, taking on Islamabad United, winners of the 2016 and 2018 editions.
The tournament will span across four cities—Karachi, Lahore, Multan, and Rawalpindi—culminating in the final at the National Bank Stadium in Karachi on March 18. With 34 T20 matches in total, the competition promises excitement and fierce competition.
Karachi will host 11 matches, including crucial fixtures like the Qualifier, two Eliminators, and the final. Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore and Pindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi will each host nine matches, while Multan will witness five matches.
Notable clashes, such as Lahore Qalandars versus Karachi Kings, are eagerly anticipated, with one match scheduled for February 24 at Gaddafi Stadium and another on March 9 at the National Bank Stadium.
Each team will play matches at their respective home grounds, ensuring an equitable distribution of matches across the cities. The tournament will unfold in two legs, with matches taking place at Multan Cricket Stadium and Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium from February 17 to 27, followed by games at Rawalpindi’s Pindi Cricket Stadium and Karachi’s National Bank Stadium from February 28 to March 12.
Schedule of Matches
February 17, 2024 Lahore Qalandars v Islamabad United, Gaddafi Stadium Lahore
February 18, 2024, Quetta Gladiators v Peshawar Zalmi, Gaddafi Stadium Lahore; Multan Sultans v Karachi Kings, Multan Cricket Stadium
February 19, 2024 Lahore Qalandars v Quetta Gladiators, Gaddafi Stadium Lahore
February 20, 2024 Multan Sultans v Islamabad United, Multan Cricket Stadium
February 21, 2024 Peshawar Zalmi v Karachi Kings, Gaddafi Stadium Lahore; Multan Sultans v Lahore Qalandars, Multan Cricket Stadium
February 22, 2024 Quetta Gladiators v Islamabad United, Gaddafi Stadium Lahore
February 23, 2024 Multan Sultans v Peshawar Zalmi, Multan Cricket Stadium
February 24, 2024 Lahore Qalandars v Karachi Kings, Gaddafi Stadium Lahore
February 25, 2024, Multan Sultans v Quetta Gladiators, Multan Cricket Stadium; Lahore Qalandars v Peshawar Zalmi, Gaddafi Stadium Lahore
February 26, 2024 Peshawar Zalmi v Islamabad United, Gaddafi Stadium Lahore
February 27, 2024 Lahore Qalandars v Multan Sultans, Gaddafi Stadium Lahore
February 28, 2024, Karachi Kings v Islamabad United, National Bank Stadium
February 29, 2024, Karachi Kings v Quetta Gladiators, National Bank Stadium
March 2, 2024, Peshawar Zalmi v Lahore Qalandars, Pindi Cricket Stadium; Islamabad United v Quetta Gladiators, Pindi Cricket Stadium
March 3, 2024, Karachi Kings v Multan Sultans, National Bank Stadium
March 4, 2024, Islamabad United v Peshawar Zalmi, Pindi Cricket Stadium
March 5, 2024, Peshawar Zalmi v Multan Sultans, Pindi Cricket Stadium
March 6, 2024 Quetta Gladiators v Karachi Kings, Pindi Cricket Stadium; Islamabad United v Lahore Qalandars, Pindi Cricket Stadium
March 7, 2024, Islamabad United v Karachi Kings, Pindi Cricket Stadium
March 8, 2024, Peshawar Zalmi v Quetta Gladiators, Pindi Cricket Stadium
March 9, 2024, Karachi Kings v Lahore Qalandars, National Bank Stadium
March 10, 2024, Islamabad United v Multan Sultans, Pindi Cricket Stadium; Quetta Gladiators v Lahore Qalandars, National Bank Stadium
March 11, 2024, Karachi Kings v Peshawar Zalmi, National Bank Stadium
March 12, 2024, Quetta Gladiators v Multan Sultans, National Bank Stadium
March 14, 2024 Qualifier (1 v 2), National Bank Stadium
March 15, 2024, Eliminator 1 (3 v 4), National Bank Stadium
March 16, 2024, Eliminator 2 (Eliminator Winner v Qualifier Runner-up), National Bank Stadium
March 18, 2024 Final, National Bank Stadium
