The highly anticipated Pakistan Super League Season (PSL) 9, 2024 is all set to begin, check out the provisional schedule time table, start date, venues, teams, format, and more below.
The PSL 9, or PSL 2024, is a T20 tournament organized by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).
Pakistan Super League (PSL) Season 9 2024 schedule, start date, time table, teams, format and matches list
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Notably, this year’s competition will feature matches across more venues than the previous eight seasons.
PSL 2024 Schedule start date and venues
Notably, the Pakistan Super League is always held in the February–March window, and this year’s edition is also expected to follow a similar pattern.
PSL 2024 teams
Given below are the six teams that will compete in the PSL 2024:
- Peshawar Zalmi
- Quetta Gladiators
- Karachi Kings
- Lahore Qalandars
- Multan Sultans
- Islamabad United
PSL 2024 format
PSL 2024 will follow a double round-robin format in the league stage, where each team will play against every other team once. The top four teams from this round will then qualify for the playoff stage of the tournament. The playoffs will feature a Qualifier, Eliminator 1, Eliminator 2, and Final round. In the Qualifier, the top two teams will compete against each other, and the winner will earn a direct entry into the final. Meanwhile, the loser will enter Eliminator 2, where they will face the winner of Eliminator 1. Eliminator 1 will feature the third and fourth-placed teams against each other.
PSL 2024 start date and final
As of now, the league has not released an official schedule due to the general elections in Pakistan starting from February 8. However, fans can expect the season to begin by mid-February. According to a leaked provisional schedule, the PSL 2024 season will begin on Saturday, February 17 and conclude on March 16 or 17.
PSL 2024 Provisional Schedule
Given below is the provisional schedule for the upcoming PSL 2024:
| Date | Day | Fixtures | Venue |
| February 17 | Saturday | Lahore Qalandars vs Islamabad United | Lahore |
| February 18 | Sunday | Quetta Gladiators vs Peshawar Zalmi | Lahore |
| February 18 | Sunday | Multan Sultans vs Karachi Kings | Multan |
| February 19 | Monday | Lahore Qalandars vs Quetta Gladiators | Lahore |
| February 20 | Tuesday | Multan Sultans vs Islamabad United | Multan |
| February 21 | Wednesday | Peshawar Zalmi vs Karachi Kings | Lahore |
| February 21 | Wednesday | Multan Sultans vs Lahore Qalandars | Multan |
| February 22 | Thursday | Quetta Gladiators vs Islamabad United | Lahore |
| February 23 | Friday | Multan Sultans vs Peshawar Zalmi | Multan |
| February 24 | Saturday | Lahore Qalandars vs Karachi Kings | Lahore |
| February 25 | Sunday | Multan Sultans vs Quetta Gladiators | Multan |
| February 25 | Sunday | Lahore Qalandars vs Peshawar Zalmi | Lahore |
| February 26 | Monday | Peshawar Zalmi vs Islamabad United | Lahore |
| February 27 | Tuesday | Lahore Qalandars vs Multan Sultans | Lahore |
| February 28 | Wednesday | Karachi Kings vs Islamabad United | Karachi |
| March 1 | Friday | Peshawar Zalmi vs Lahore Qalandars | Rawalpindi |
| March 1 | Friday | Islamabad United vs Quetta Gladiators | Rawalpindi |
| March 2 | Saturday | Karachi Kings vs Multan Sultans | Karachi |
| March 3 | Sunday | Islamabad United vs Peshawar Zalmi | Rawalpindi |
| March 4 | Monday | Karachi Kings vs Quetta Gladiators | Karachi |
| March 5 | Tuesday | Peshawar Zalmi vs Multan Sultans | Rawalpindi |
| March 6 | Wednesday | Islamabad United vs Lahore Qalandars | Rawalpindi |
| March 6 | Wednesday | Quetta Gladiators vs Karachi Kings | Rawalpindi |
| March 7 | Thursday | Islamabad United vs Karachi Kings | Rawalpindi |
| March 8 | Friday | Peshawar Zalmi vs Quetta Gladiators | Rawalpindi |
| March 9 | Saturday | Karachi Kings vs Lahore Qalandars | Karachi |
| March 10 | Sunday | Islamabad United vs Multan Sultans | Rawalpindi |
| March 10 | Sunday | Quetta Gladiators vs Lahore Qalandars | Rawalpindi |
| March 11 | Monday | Karachi Kings vs Peshawar Zalmi | Karachi |
| March 12 | Tuesday | Quetta Gladiators vs Multan Sultans | Karachi |
| March 14 | Thursday | Qualifier (Team 1 vs Team 2) | Karachi |
| March 14 | Thursday | Eliminator 1 (Team 3 vs Team 4) | Karachi |
| March 15 | Friday | Eliminator 2 (Eliminator 1 Winner vs Qualifier Loser) | Karachi |
| March 17 | Sunday | Final | Karachi |
PSL Season 9 match venues
Given below are the stadiums set to serve as the match venues for the upcoming competition:
- Multan – Multan Cricket Stadium
- Lahore – Gaddafi Stadium
- Karachi – National Stadium
- Rawalpindi – Pindi Club Ground
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