Restarted PSL 2025: Revised Team Rosters and Substitute Players for Each Franchise
Get Ready for the Restart! Here's Your Lowdown on the 2025 PSL Squads
After a tense political tangle, the Pakistan Super League (PSL) is gearing up for a comeback starting May 17. Here's the scoop on the league's updated lineups.
Prevailing tensions between India and Pakistan led to a temporary suspension of the PSL on May 7, causing quite the stir for overseas players. Now, as the PSL is about to jumpstart, it's awaiting the return of some of these foreign cricketers. But, it seems the uncertainty surrounding their safety might deter many from returning[5]. The PCB is arduously trying to lure them back, arranging No Objection Certificates (NOCs) from cricket boards Down Under and across the pond, and even offering to shoulder the travel costs[3].
Kicking off the action tomorrow, Peshawar Zalmi will square off against Karachi Kings at Rawalpindi. The remaining four league games will unfurl until May 19, following which the playoffs will commence on May 21. The grand finale is slated for May 25[6].
As the race to confirm squads heats up, let's take a look at each team's lineup.
Islamabad United
- Shadab Khan (Captain)
- Naseem Shah
- Azam Khan
- Imad Wasim
- Haider Ali
- Salman Ali Agha
- Salman Irshad
- Rumman Raees
- Mohammad Nawaz
- Hunain Shah
- Saad Masood
- Muhammad Shahzad
- Sahibzada Farhan
- Alex Hales
- Rassie van der Dussen
- James Neesham
- Ben Dwarshius
- Tymal Mills
Multan Sultans
- Mohammad Rizwan (Captain)
- Usama Mir
- Iftikhar Ahmed
- Usman Khan
- Kamran Ghulam
- Mohammad Hasnain
- Akif Javed
- Faisal Akram
- Tayyab Tahir
- Ubaid Shah
- Shahid Aziz
- Dilshan Madhushanka
- Peter Hatzoglou
- Humayun Altaf
Peshawar Zalmi
- Babar Azam (Captain)
- Saim Ayub
- Mohammad Ali
- Mohammad Haris
- Abdul Samad
- Hussain Talat
- Nahid Rana*
- Arif Yaqoob
- Mehran Mumtaz
- Sufiyan Muqeem
- Ali Raza
- Maaz Sadaqat
- Ahmed Daniyal
- Luke Wood*
- Tom Kohler-Cadmore*
- Max Bryant*
- Najibullah Zadran**
* = not yet confirmed to return ** = possibly unavailable
Karachi Kings
- David Warner (Captain)
- Abbas Afridi
- Hasan Ali
- James Vince
- Khushdil Shah
- Aamir Jamal
- Irfan Khan Niazi
- Shan Masood
- Arafat Minhas
- Ben McDermott
- Mir Hamza
- Tim Seifert
- Zahid Mahmood
- Fawad Ali
- Riazullah
- Mohammad Nabi
- Omair Bin Yousuf
- Mirza Mamoon
- Saad Baig
- George Munsey
Quetta Gladiators
- Saud Shakeel (Captain)
- Faheem Ashraf
- Finn Allen
- Abrar Ahmed
- Mohammad Amir
- Rilee Rossouw
- Mohammad Wasim Jr
- Hasebullah Khan
- Khawaja Nafay
- Khurram Shahzad
- Usman Tariq
- Mohammad Zeeshan
- Hasan Nawaz
- Danish Aziz
- Shoaib Malik
- Ali Majid
- Gulbadin Naib
- Avishka Fernando
- Dinesh Chandimal
Lahore Qalandars
- Shaheen Afridi (Captain)
- Fakhar Zaman
- Haris Rauf
- Sikandar Raza
- Abdullah Shafique
- Jahandad Khan
- Zaman Khan
- Asif Afridi
- Asif Ali
- Muhammad Akhlaq
- Rishad Hossain*
- Mohammad Azab
- Momin Qamar
- Mohammad Naeem
- Salman Ali Mirza
- Shakib Al Hasan
- Bhanuka Rajapaksa
* = not yet confirmed to return
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Cricket enthusiasts will be thrilled to know that the PSL will soon resume, with sports lovers eagerly awaiting the return of foreign players who may have initially been detered due to safety concerns. In this upcoming season, cricket fans can look forward to watching teams like Islamabad United, Multan Sultans, Peshawar Zalmi, Karachi Kings, Quetta Gladiators, and Lahore Qalandars as they compete in a variety of matches, including tomorrow's clash between Peshawar Zalmi and Karachi Kings.
