The sixth edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL 2021) is all set to resume on June 9 after overcoming a lot of hurdles. The final will be played on June 24. The tournament will be played in Abu Dhabi, despite speculation in recent days that it was going to be moved to Sharjah.
There will be as many as six double-headers, with the early games starting at 5 pm Abu Dhabi time, and the evening matches at 8 pm local time. The seven-day isolation period for players and staff who arrived in the UAE via chartered flights from Pakistan ended on June 2 but a delay in the arrival of the production crew forced the PCB to rejig the schedule.
Karachi Kings led by Imad Wasim are currently at the top of the points table with six wins from five matches. Peshawar Zalmi are placed second with the same number of points followed by Islamabad United with five points.
PSL 2021 in Abu Dhabi – Revised schedule
DATE | MATCH | VENUE |
9 June | Lahore Qalandars v Islamabad United | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
10 June | Multan Sultans v Karachi Kings; Peshawar Zalmi v Lahore Qalandars | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
11 June | Islamabad United v Quetta Gladiators | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
12 June | Quetta Gladiators v Peshawar Zalmi | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
13 June | Islamabad United v Lahore Qalandars; Multan Sultans v Peshawar Zalmi | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
14 June | Islamabad United v Karachi Kings | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
15 June | Quetta Gladiators v Lahore Qalandars; Peshawar Zalmi v Karachi Kings | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
16 June | Multan Sultans v Quetta Gladiators | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
17 June | Islamabad United v Peshawar Zalmi; Karachi Kings v Lahore Qalandars | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
18 June | Multan Sultans v Lahore Qalandars | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
19 June | Quetta Gladiators v Karachi Kings; Multan Sultans v Islamabad United | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
20 June | Practice | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
21 Jun | Qualifier (1 v 2); Eliminator 1 (3 v 4) | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
22 Jun | Eliminator 2 (loser Qualifier v winner Eliminator 1) | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
23 June | Rest | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
24 June | Final | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
PSL 2021 Broadcast Details
Match Timings
Single Header – 9:30 PM IST
Double Header – 6:30 PM IST (First game), 11:30 PM IST (Second game)
TV – Sony Six Channels
Live Streaming – Sony LIV, Facebook Paid Online Events.
PSL 2021 in Abu Dhabi – Squads of all teams
Islamabad United: Shadab Khan (c), Ahmed Saifi Abdullah, Ali Khan, Akif Javed, Asif Ali, Colin Munro, Fawad Ahmed, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Hussain Talat, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Mohammad Akhlaq, Musa Khan, Rohail Nazir, Usman Khawaja, Zafar Gohar and Zeeshan Zameer
Karachi Kings: Imad Wasim (c), Abbas Afridi, Amir Yamin, Arshad Iqbal, Babar Azam, Chadwick Walton, Danish Aziz, Martin Guptill, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Ilyas, Mohammad Haris, Thisara Perera, Najeebullah Zadran, Noor Ahmed, Qasim Akram, Sharjeel Khan, Waqas Maqsood and Zeeshan Malik
Lahore Qalandars: Sohail Akhtar (c), Ahmed Danyal, Ben Dunk, Callum Ferguson, Dilbar Hussain, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, James Faulkner, Maaz Khan, Mohammad Faizan, Mohammad Hafeez, Rashid Khan, Salman Ali Agha, Seekuge Prasana, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sultan Ahmed (replaces Joe Burns), Tim David, Zaid Alam and Zeeshan Ashraf
Multan Sultans: Mohammad Rizwan (c), Hammad Azam, Imran Tahir, Imran Khan Snr, Johnson Charles, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Umar, Obed McCoy, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Rilee Rossouw, Shahid Afridi, Shahnawaz Dhani, Shan Masood, Shimron Hetmyer (partially available), Sohaib Maqsood, Sohaibullah, Sohail Khan, Sohail Tanvir, Usman Qadir and Muhammad Waseem
Peshawar Zalmi: Wahab Riaz (c), Abrar Ahmed, Amad Butt, Bismillah Khan, David Miller (partially available), Fabian Allen (partially available), Fidel Edwards (partially available), Haider Ali, Imam-ul-Haq, Kamran Akmal, Mohammad Amir Khan, Mohammad Irfan Snr, Mohammad Imran, Mohammad Imran Randhawa, Rovman Powell, Waqar Salamkheil, Sherfane Rutherford, Shoaib Malik, and Umaid Asif
Quetta Gladiators: Sarfaraz Ahmed (c), Abdul Nasir, Andre Russell (partially available), Anwar Ali, Arish Ali Khan, Azam Khan, Cameron Delport, Faf du Plessis, Hassan Khan, Jack Wildermuth, Jake Weatherald, Khurram Shehzad, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Usman Khan, Usman Shinwari, Zahid Mahmood and Zahir Khan