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The 2025 Pakistan Super League (referred to as HBL PSL X for sponsorship reasons) was the tenth season of the Pakistan Super League. Established by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in 2015 as a franchise Twenty20 cricket league, it is played between six teams in a double round robin and page playoff system.
Originally scheduled to take place across four cities in Pakistan from 11 April to 18 May 2025, the league was delayed to 25 May amid the 2025 India–Pakistan conflict. In the final, Lahore Qalandars defeated Quetta Gladiators by 6 wickets, becoming the second team to win the PSL title for the third time.[1]
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Background
In May 2024, the PCB planned the league's tenth season 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 is the last under the ten-year agreement for a six-team structure, HBL Pakistan's title sponsorship, and the current broadcast rights deals.[a] The PCB plans to expand the league to eight teams from 2026.[6][7]
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Squads
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The squads were finalized with the draft in Lahore on 13 January 2025, after the franchises announced their retained players.[8][9] The new squad was finalized on 16 May.[10][11]
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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.[12] The Karachi and Lahore stadiums were briefly renovated, and they were re-inaugurated in February 2025.[13][14] Tickets went on sale on 3 April 2025.[15][16]
Later, one home match in Multan was shifted to Lahore due to extreme weather conditions and logistics issues.[17] The playoff stage was completely shifted to Lahore as well, and another league stage match was shifted from Multan to Rawalpindi.[18][19]
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.[26][27][28]
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
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Marketing
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Title anthem
The season's logo variant was revealed on 4 February 2025, with nomenclature as HBL PSL X.[29][b] The official anthem "X Dekho" was released on 2 April,[30] and opening ceremony was held at Rawalpindi stadium on 11 April.[31]
Trophy
The 'Luminara Trophy' was unveiled on 13 March 2025. Weighing 10 kg, it has 22,850 high-lustre zircon stones on it. Notably, the PSL trophy will have a first-ever nation-wide tour prior to the tournament.[32][33][34] On 10 April, the PCB announced the prize money; the winning team will be awarded with US$500,000, while the runner-up team will receive US$200,000.[35][c]
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 present the season.[37][38][39][40]
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.[41][42][43][44]
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.[45]
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Boycott calls and postponing
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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.[46][47] Empty stadiums were noted particularly in Karachi, Lahore [48][49] and poor traffic conditions, unprofessional security arrangement, and many other issues were heavily criticised.[50] Although, large gathering was reported in Karachi for Gaza Solidarity March on 13 April 2025.[51]
Indian 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.[52][53][54]
On 8 May, the match in Rawalpindi was postponed after an attempted drone attack near the stadium, due to the India–Pakistan conflicts.[55] Later that night, the PCB announced to shift the remaining fixtures and playoff stage to UAE to ensure safety and security,[56][57][58][59] however, scrapped the plan the next day and postponed the league upon instructions by then Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.[60][61][62]
As ceasefire happened over the conflict on 10 May,[63] the PCB announced to resume the league in Pakistan,[18][19] and contacted the foreign players to re-join after they were off-boarded to Dubai.[64][65] The Hawk-Eye team that supplies the DRS technology did not travel back to Pakistan after the resumption of the league.[66]
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League stage
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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.[12][67]
Points table
Source: ESPNcricinfo
Match summary
| Win | Loss | No result |
- 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.
| Home team won | Visitor team won |
- 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.
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Fixtures
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On 28 February 2025, the PCB had scheduled the fixtures during 11 April to 18 May.[68] However, on 13 May, the PCB rescheduled the last 4 matches and the playoff stage during 17 May to 25 May.[18][19]
Lahore Qalandars 139 (19.2 overs) |
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Islamabad United (H) 143/2 (17.4 overs) |
- Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.
- Muhammad Naeem (Lahore Qalandars) made his T20 debut.[69]
Quetta Gladiators 216/3 (20 overs) |
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Peshawar Zalmi 136 (15.1 overs) |
- Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to field.
Multan Sultans 234/3 (20 overs) |
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Karachi Kings (H) 236/6 (19.2 overs) |
- Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field.
- Fawad Ali (Karachi Kings) made his T20 debut.[70]
Lahore Qalandars 219/6 (20 overs) |
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Quetta Gladiators 140 (16.2 overs) |
- Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Islamabad United 243/5 (20 overs) |
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Peshawar Zalmi 141 (18.2 overs) |
- Islamabad United won the toss and elected to bat.
Lahore Qalandars 201/6 (20 overs) |
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Karachi Kings (H) 136 (19.1 overs) |
- Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to bat.
(H) Islamabad United 202/6 (20 overs) |
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Multan Sultans 155 (18.4 overs) |
- Multan Sultans won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Karachi Kings 175/7 (20 overs) |
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Quetta Gladiators 119/9 (20 overs) |
- Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
Peshawar Zalmi 227/7 (20 overs) |
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Multan Sultans 107 (15.5 overs) |
- Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to bat.
- This was the largest victory in PSL history in terms of runs.
(H) Karachi Kings 128/7 (20 overs) |
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Islamabad United 129/4 (17.1 overs) |
- Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.
Peshawar Zalmi 147/8 (20 overs) |
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Karachi Kings (H) 148/8 (19.3 overs) |
- Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Multan Sultans 228/5 (20 overs) |
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Lahore Qalandars 195/9 (20 overs) |
- Multan Sultans won the toss and elected to bat.
(H) Multan Sultans 168/5 (20 overs) |
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Islamabad United 171/3 (17.1 overs) |
- Multan Sultans won the toss and elected to bat.
(H) Lahore Qalandars 129 (19.2 overs) |
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Peshawar Zalmi 133/3 (16.4 overs) |
- Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Quetta Gladiators 142 (19.3 overs) |
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Karachi Kings 137/8 (20 overs) |
- Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Multan Sultans 185/3 (20 overs) |
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Lahore Qalandars (H) 186/5 (19 overs) |
- Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Quetta Gladiators 178/7 (20 overs) |
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Peshawar Zalmi 114 (15.2 overs) |
- Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to field.
Multan Sultans 89 (17 overs) |
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Quetta Gladiators (H) 90/0 (6.5 overs) |
Finn Allen 45* (21) |
- Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
- Mohammad Rizwan becomes the first player to carry the bat in PSL history.[71]
(H) Lahore Qalandars 209/6 (20 overs) |
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Islamabad United 121 (16.5 overs) |
- Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.
Karachi Kings 204/4 (20 overs) |
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Multan Sultans 117 (16.1 overs) |
(H) Lahore Qalandars 111/3 (11.3 overs) |
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- Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
- No further play was possible due to rain.[73]
Islamabad United 143/9 (20 overs) |
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Peshawar Zalmi 147/4 (16.4 overs) |
- Islamabad United won the toss and elected to bat.
Islamabad United 157/9 (20 overs) |
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(H) Quetta Gladiators 159/8 (19.5 overs) |
- Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
- As a result, Quetta Gladiators qualified for the playoffs.[74]
(H) Lahore Qalandars 160/8 (15 overs) |
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Karachi Kings 168/6 (14.3 overs) |
Muhammad Naeem 65 (29) Abbas Afridi 4/27 (3 overs) |
- Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 15 overs per side due to rain.[75]
(H) Multan Sultans 108 (19.1 overs) |
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Peshawar Zalmi 110/3 (13 overs) |
Saim Ayub 49 (33) Shahid Aziz 3/17 (3 overs) |
- Multan Sultans won the toss and elected to bat.
Quetta Gladiators 263/3 (20 overs) |
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(H) Islamabad United 154 (19.3 overs) |
- 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.[76]
Karachi Kings 237/4 (20 overs) |
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Peshawar Zalmi 214/5 (20 overs) |
Multan Sultans 185/7 (20 overs) |
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Quetta Gladiators 190/8 (20 overs) |
Lahore Qalandars 149/8 (13 overs) |
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Peshawar Zalmi 123/8 (13 overs) |
- Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 13 overs per side due to rain.[79]
- By this match, Babar Azam became first player to have hundredth PSL match appearance.[80]
- As a result, Lahore Qalandars qualified for the playoffs, and Peshawar Zalmi were eliminated from the playoff stage.[77]
(H) Islamabad United 251/5 (20 overs) |
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Karachi Kings 172 (18.2 overs) |
- Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field.
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Playoffs
| Qualifier | Eliminator 2 | Final | |||||||||||
| 21 May – Gaddafi Stadium | 25 May – Gaddafi Stadium | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Quetta Gladiators | 209/6 (20 overs) | QW | Quetta Gladiators | 201/9 (20 overs) | ||||||||
| 2 | Islamabad United | 179 (19.4 overs) | 23 May – Gaddafi Stadium | E2W | Lahore Qalandars | 204/4 (19.5 overs) | |||||||
| QL | Islamabad United | 107 (15.1 overs) | |||||||||||
| Eliminator 1 | E1W | Lahore Qalandars | 202/8 (20 overs) | ||||||||||
| 22 May – Gaddafi Stadium | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Karachi Kings | 190/8 (20 overs) | |||||||||||
| 4 | Lahore Qalandars | 191/4 (18.4 overs) | |||||||||||
Qualifier
Quetta Gladiators 209/6 (20 overs) |
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Islamabad United 179 (19.4 overs) |
- Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to bat.
- This match was originally scheduled in Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.
Eliminator 1
Karachi Kings 190/8 (20 overs) |
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Lahore Qalandars 191/4 (18.4 overs) |
- Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
Eliminator 2
Lahore Qalandars 202/8 (20 overs) |
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Islamabad United 107 (15.1 overs) |
- Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to bat.
Final
Quetta Gladiators 201/9 (20 overs) |
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Lahore Qalandars 204/4 (19.5 overs) |
- 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.[81][82]
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Awards and statistics
Most runs
- Source: ESPNcricinfo
Most wickets
- Source: ESPNcricinfo
End of season awards
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Notes
- See official nomenclature and hashtag on the official website.
- At that time, US$1 was equivalent to Rs. 280.47.[36]
References
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