• The Pakistan Super League (PSL) 8 will feature 21 foreign internationals and 15 local players.
• The matches will take place in Karachi, Lahore, Multan, and Rawalpindi from February 13 to March 19.
• Multan will host five matches, Karachi and Lahore will each host nine, while RawalPindi will host eleven.

The Pakistan Super League (PSL) 8 will feature 21 foreign internationals and 15 local players, with matches taking place in Karachi, Lahore, Multan, and Rawalpindi from February 13 to March 19.

Multan will host five matches, Karachi and Lahore will each host nine, and Rawalpindi will host eleven.

The internationals to appear in the PSL for the first time include: Adil Rashid, Akeal Hosein (both Multan Sultans), Andrew Tye (Karachi Kings), Bhanuka Rajapaksa (Peshawar Zalmi), Dwaine Pretorius (Quetta Gladiators), Fazalhaq Farooqi, Gus Atkinson (both Islamabad United), Izharulhaq Naveed (Multan Sultans), James Fuller (Karachi Kings), Jimmy Neesham (Peshawar Zalmi), Josh Little (Multan Sultans), Kusal Mendis (Lahore Qalandars), Matthew Wade (Karachi Kings), Naveen-ul-Haq, Nuwan Thushara, Odean Smith (all Quetta Gladiators), Richard Gleeson (Peshawar Zalmi), Shane Dadswell (Lahore Qalandars), Tabraiz Shamsi (Karachi Kings), Tom Curran (Islamabad United) and Wanindu Hasaranga (Quetta Gladiators).

In addition to the foreigners, the local lads aiming to make a big impression in their debut event are: Aamer Jamal (Peshawar Zalmi), Ahsan Bhatti (Lahore Qalandars), Aimal Khan (Quetta Gladiators), Arafat Minhas (Multan Sultans), Haseebullah (Peshawar Zalmi), Hassan Nawaz (Islamabad United), Irfan Khan Niazi (Karachi Kings), Mirza Tahir Baig (Lahore Qalandars), Mohammad ‘Karnal’ Zahid (Quetta Gladiators), Mohammad Sarwar Afridi (Multan Sultans), Omair Bin Yousuf (Quetta Gladiators), Saud Shakeel (Quetta Gladiators), Shawaiz Irfan (Lahore Qalandars), Sufyan Muqeem (Peshawar Zalmi) and Tayyab Tahir (Karachi Kings).

Wahab Riaz of Peshawar Zalmi is the only bowler in the PSL to have taken 100 wickets. Hasan Ali (81), Shaheen Shah Afridi (70), and Shadab Khan follow him with 103 wickets in 77 matches (65).

In Akmal’s absence, Multan Sultans’ Mohammad Rizwan will strive to become the PSL’s most successful wicketkeeper. Rizwan (60 dismissals) is two dismissals behind Kamran, while Sarfaraz Ahmed is third with 43 dismissals.

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