Pakistan Super League Schedule

The 2022 edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) is set to get underway on January 27 and cricket fans must mark their calendars. The past six editions of the gala competition have witnessed some exciting battle over the 22 yards and nothing less must be expected from the upcoming competition. After all, T20 stalwarts from different quarters will be in action.

Notably, all the franchises finalized their squads in the players’ draft, which took place in December last year. Like the preceding season, six teams will be on display namely Karachi Kings, Multan Sultans, Quetta Gladiators, Peshawar Zalmi, Multan Sultans and Lahore Qalandars. Having clinched the 2021 edition of the competition, Multan Sultans will start the tournament as defending champions and must leave no stones unturned to retain their title.

The tournament follows the double round-robin format which would see all teams going against each other twice. While the top four teams will advance to the qualifying stage, the remaining two sides will get knocked out of the competition. The top two teams will battle it out in the Qualifier with a place in the final clash at stakes.

On the other hand, the third and fourth-ranked teams will meet in Eliminator 1. While the winner of the contest will advance to Eliminator 2, the loser’s campaign will be over. Fighting for the other spot in the summit clash, the winner of Eliminator 1 and loser of Qualifier will cross swords in Eliminator 2. The final subsequently takes place on February 27.