LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Friday introduced that the eleventh season of the Pakistan Tremendous League (PSL) will kick off on Thursday, March 26, that includes eight groups following the inclusion of two new franchises.
The date was determined in the course of the assembly of PSL Governing Council convened on the Nationwide Cricket Academy in Lahore on Friday night to finalise preparations for the upcoming season, in accordance with a press launch issued by the cricket board.
PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi chaired the assembly, which was attended by representatives of all eight PSL franchises, together with PCB and PSL officers.
The council welcomed the brand new crew homeowners of Sialkot and Hyderabad to the PSL household and congratulated the board and league officers on the profitable conclusion of the brand new groups public sale.
The 2 new PSL franchises had been acquired by FKS Group and OZ Builders for a whopping Rs1.75 billion and Rs1.85 billion, respectively.
Detailed discussions in the course of the assembly lined the schedule of PSL 11, participant retentions, the adoption of the participant public sale or a hybrid format referred to as ‘drauction’, and the choice of opening direct signings.
It was confirmed that PSL 11 will kick off on Thursday, 26 March, ushering in a brand new period for the league.
The assembly concluded with the formation of a working group set to convene on Saturday to deliberate additional on remaining agenda gadgets. The governing council will reconvene instantly as required to finalise selections.
The PSL, which started in 2016 with 5 groups and expanded to 6 in 2018, additional grown with the addition of two new franchises in its eleventh version.
PSL 2026 matches will probably be hosted in Karachi, Lahore, Rawalpindi, Multan, and, for the primary time, Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad, marking the venue’s debut as a PSL host metropolis.
