RAWALPINDI: The 10th edition of PSL 2025 commenced here Friday (11th April) 8.30 PM with star-studded opening.
The first match of the PSL’s 10th Edition was played between Islamabad United and Lahore Qalandars.
Defending Champions Islamabad United won the toss and opted to bowl first against Lahore Qalandars.
Islamabad United successfully chased the target of 140 runs and managed to crush Lahore Qalandars by eight-wickets.
Scoreboard
Lahore Qalandars:
Fakhar Zaman c Azam b Meredith 1
Muhammad Naeem c Azam b Holder 8
Abdullah Shafique c Munro b Naseem 66
Daryl Mitchell c Shadab b Imad 13
Sam Billings c Salman b Shadab 0
Sikandar Raza c Shahzad b Shadab 23
Jahandad Khan c Meredith b Holder 0
David Wiese b Holder 0
Shaheen Shah Afridi b Holder 2
Haris Rauf st Azam b Shadab 10
Asif Afridi not out 2
Extras: (B-1, LB-2, NB-1, W-10) 14
Total: (all out, 19.2 overs) 139
Fall of Wickets: 1-4 (Fakhar), 2-30 (Naeem), 3-51 (Mitchell), 4-58 (Billings), 5-93 (Raza), 6-95 (Jahandad), 7-95 (Wiese), 8-120 (Shaheen), 9-133 (Abdullah)
Bowling: Naseem 4-0-38-1 (1w), Meredith 4-0-26-1 (1w), Holder 4-0-26-4 (1w, 1nb), Imad 4-0-21-1, Shadab 3.2-0-25-3 (3w)
Islamabad United:
Sahibzada Farhan c Raza b Haris 25
Andries Gous b Asif 4
Colin Munro not out 59
Salman Ali Agha not out 41
Extras: (LB-2, W-12) 14
Total: (for two wickets, 17.4 overs) 143
Fall of Wickets: 1-8 (Gous), 2-63 (Farhan)
Did not Bat: Azam Khan, Shadab Khan, Jason Holder, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Shahzad, Naseem Shah, Riley Meredith
Bowling: Shaheen 4-0-38-0 (3w), Asif 4-0-15-1, Jahandad 2.4-0-22-0 (1w), Haris 4-0-34-1 (2w), Raza 2-0-15-0, Wiese 1-0-17-0 (2w)
Result: Islamabad United won by eight wickets.
Squads:
Lahore Qalandars: Shaheen Afridi (Skipper), Fakhar Zaman, Abdullah Shafique, Mohammad Naeem, Daryl Mitchell, Sam Billings(Wicketkeeper), Sikandar Raza, David Wiese, , Jahandad Khan, Haris Rauf, Asif Afridi.
Islamabad United: Shadab Khan (Skipper) Andries Gous,Sahibzada Farhan, Colin Munro, Salman Agha, Azam Khan(Wicketkeeper), Jason Holder, Muhammad Shahzad, Imad Wasim, Naseem Shah, Riley Meredith.
Overall 34 matches will be played in Rawalpindi, Lahore, Multan, and Karachi. The Walled-City will host the Final on 18th May in Gaddafi Stadium.
Schedule:
League Stage
Match 1 – 11 April, 20:30
Rawalpindi: Islamabad United (H) vs Lahore Qalandars
Match 2 – 12 April, 15:30
Rawalpindi: Peshawar Zalmi vs Quetta Gladiators
Match 3 – 12 April, 20:00
Karachi: Karachi Kings (H) vs Multan Sultans
Match 4 – 13 April, 20:00
Rawalpindi: Quetta Gladiators vs Lahore Qalandars
Match 5 – 14 April, 20:00
Rawalpindi: Islamabad United (H) vs Peshawar Zalmi
Match 6 – 15 April, 20:00
Karachi: Karachi Kings (H) vs Lahore Qalandars
Match 7 – 16 April, 20:00
Rawalpindi: Islamabad United (H) vs Multan Sultans
Match 8 – 18 April, 20:00
Karachi: Karachi Kings (H) vs Quetta Gladiators
Match 9 – 19 April, 20:00
Rawalpindi: Peshawar Zalmi vs Multan Sultans
Match 10 – 20 April, 20:00
Karachi: Karachi Kings (H) vs Islamabad United
Match 11 – 21 April, 20:00
Karachi: Karachi Kings (H) vs Peshawar Zalmi
Match 12 – 22 April, 20:00
Multan: Multan Sultans (H) vs Lahore Qalandars
Match 13 – 23 April, 20:00
Multan: Multan Sultans (H) vs Islamabad United
Match 14 – 24 April, 20:00
Lahore: Lahore Qalandars (H) vs Peshawar Zalmi
Match 15 – 25 April, 20:00
Lahore: Quetta Gladiators vs Karachi Kings
Match 16 – 26 April, 20:00
Lahore: Lahore Qalandars (H) vs Multan Sultans
Match 17 – 27 April, 20:00
Lahore: Quetta Gladiators vs Peshawar Zalmi
Match 18 – 29 April, 20:00
Lahore: Quetta Gladiators vs Multan Sultans
Match 19 – 30 April, 20:00
Lahore: Lahore Qalandars (H) vs Islamabad United
Match 20 – 1 May, 15:30
Multan: Multan Sultans (H) vs Karachi Kings
Match 21 – 1 May, 20:00
Lahore: Lahore Qalandars (H) vs Quetta Gladiators
Match 22 – 2 May, 20:00
Lahore: Peshawar Zalmi vs Islamabad United
Match 23 – 3 May, 20:00
Lahore: Quetta Gladiators vs Islamabad United
Match 24 – 4 May, 20:00
🏟️ Lahore: Lahore Qalandars (H) vs Karachi Kings
Match 25 – 5 May, 20:00
Multan: Multan Sultans (H) vs Peshawar Zalmi
Match 26 – 7 May, 20:00
Rawalpindi: Islamabad United (H) vs Quetta Gladiators
Match 27 – 8 May, 20:00
Rawalpindi: Peshawar Zalmi vs Karachi Kings
Match 28 – 9 May, 20:00
Rawalpindi: Peshawar Zalmi vs Lahore Qalandars
Match 29 – 10 May, 15:30
Multan: Multan Sultans (H) vs Quetta Gladiators
Match 30 – 10 May, 20:00
Rawalpindi: Islamabad United (H) vs Karachi Kings
Playoffs
Qualifier – 13 May, 20:00
Rawalpindi: 1st Placed Team vs 2nd Placed Team
Eliminator 1 – 14 May, 20:00
Lahore: 3rd Placed Team vs 4th Placed Team
Eliminator 2 – 16 May, 20:00
Lahore: Loser of Qualifier vs Winner of Eliminator 1
Final – 18 May, 20:00
Lahore: Winner of Qualifier vs Winner of Eliminator 2
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