The 4th edition of Pakistan Super League (PSL 2019) is starting from February 14th. The event will kick off with an opening ceremony followed by the first match, both happening in Dubai. The opening ceremony itself is going to be a star studded affair with Fawad Khan, Aima Baig, Shuja Haider and other stars performing live. Pitbull will make a special appearance as well to entertain the audience.
There will be 4 matches in Abu Dhabi as well, and a few league matches will be held in Pakistan this year. The final is in Karachi this time around, while one of the semi finals will be played in Lahore.
There are 6 teams in PSL this year. All of them have powerful squads. Here is the list of teams:
- Islamabad United
- Karachi Kings
- Lahore Qalandars
- Peshawar Zalmi
- Quetta Gladiators
- Multan Sultans
PSL 2019 Schedule of League Matches
In the league stage, every team will play 2 matches with each of all other teams. Once the league matches are over, the bottom two teams – ranked #5 and #6 in the points table – will be eliminated. Other four teams will move to the playoffs stage.
| Date | Day Match | Night Match | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14 | Opening Ceremony | Islamabad United vs Lahore Qalandars | Dubai |
| Feb 15 | Multan Sultans vs Karachi Kings | Peshawar Zalmi vs Quetta Gladiators | Dubai |
| Feb 16 | Islamabad United vs Multan Sultans | Lahore Qalandars vs Karachi Kings | Dubai |
| Feb 17 | Islamabad United vs Quetta Gladiators | Peshawar Zalmi vs Lahore Qalandars | Dubai |
| Feb 20 | – | Quetta Gladiators vs Multan Sultans | Sharjah |
| Feb 21 | – | Peshawar Zalmi vs Karachi Kings | Sharjah |
| Feb 22 | Multan Sultans vs Lahore Qalandars | Islamabad United vs Peshawar Zalmi | Sharjah |
| Feb 23 | Quetta Gladiators vs Lahore Qalandars | Islamabad United vs Karachi Kings | Sharjah |
| Feb 24 | Peshawar Zalmi vs Multan Sultans | Quetta Gladiators vs Karachi Kings | Sharjah |
| Feb 26 | – | Multan Sultans vs Islamabad United | Dubai |
| Feb 27 | Lahore Qalandars vs Quetta Gladiators | Karachi Kings vs Islamabad United | Dubai |
| Feb 28 | Multan Sultans vs Peshawar Zalmi | Karachi Kings vs Lahore Qalandars | Dubai |
| Mar 1 | Peshawar Zalmi vs Islamabad United | Multan Sultans vs Quetta Gladiators | Dubai |
| Mar 4 | Quetta Gladiators vs Peshawar Zalmi | Karachi Kings vs Multan Sultans | Abu Dhabi |
| Mar 5 | Lahore Qalandars vs Peshawar Zalmi | Quetta Gladiators vs Islamabad United | Abu Dhabi |
| Mar 7 | – | Karachi Kings vs Peshawar Zalmi | Karachi |
| Mar 9 | – | Lahore Qalandars vs Islamabad United | Lahore |
| Mar 10 | Karachi Kings vs Quetta Gladiators | Lahore Qalandars vs Multan Sultans | Karachi, Lahore |
PSL 2019 Playoffs Schedule
The Playoffs include two eliminators, one qualifier, and the final of PSL 2019. Here is the schedule:
| Match | Date | Teams | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eliminator 1 | March 12 | Team 3 vs Team 4 | Lahore |
| Qualifier (Semi Final) | March 13 | Team 1 vs Team 2 | Karachi |
| Eliminator 2 | March 15 | Winner of Eliminator 1 vs Runner up of Qualifier | Karachi |
| Final | March 17 | Winner of Qualifier vs Winner of Eliminator 2 | Karachi |
All matches of the Playoff stage will be held in Pakistan. 3 of them are in Karachi – including the final, and one match will be in Lahore. Tickets for most of the matches are on sale already and would probably be sold out pretty soon. So, if you want to get the tickets, you better get them soon as you can.
