PSL 2026 Schedule Announced: Full Fixtures, Teams And Venues

The official announcement of the PSL 2026 schedule by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) marks the beginning of another electrifying 11th season of the Pakistan Super League. The tournament is expected to kick off on March 26, 2026, and will conclude after 39 days with the grand finale on May 3, 2026, with May 4, 2026, kept in reserve.

The 8 teams will face each other in 44 games in this season of the PSL, with some of these games taking place at different venues in Pakistan, including 2 stadiums making their debut in the PSL.

PSL 2026 Tournament Format

For the first time, the league will be conducted in a two-group format. The eight franchises have been divided into two groups consisting of four teams in each group.

Group 1

Lahore Qalandars

Quetta Gladiators

Karachi Kings

Hyderabad Houston Kingsmen

Group 2

Islamabad United

Rawalpindi Pindiz

Peshawar Zalmi

Multan Sultans

Each franchise will be playing 10 matches during this league stage. After this group stage, the top four teams from the points table will be selected for the playoffs.

The playoffs will be conducted in an IPL format:

Qualifier 1

Eliminator

Qualifier 2

Final

Opening Match of PSL 2026

PSL 2026 Schedule

The schedule for PSL 2026 starts off with the defending champions Lahore Qalandars, led by Shaheen Afridi, opening the tournament at their home venue.

March 26

Lahore Qalandars vs Hyderabad Kingsmen – Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

The next day promises yet another huge match-up between two old franchises.

March 27

Quetta Gladiators vs Karachi Kings – Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

New Venues in PSL 2026

Two stadiums are going to host Pakistan Super League matches for the very first time in cricket history:
Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad

Imran Khan Cricket Stadium, Peshawar

More cricket fans in Pakistan are going to enjoy live PSL cricket matches. PSL 2026 will have some very high density matches taking place during the month of March 2026 and again in April.

High Density March Matches

Peshawar Zalmi vs Rawalpindi (March 28)

Multan vs Islamabad (March 28)

Quetta vs Hyderabad (March 29)

Karachi vs Lahore (March 29)

Islamabad vs Peshawar (March 31)

The first match of PSL 2026 is scheduled to take place in early April 2026 when Multan plays Hyderabad on April 1.

April 2 – Islamabad United vs Quetta Gladiators (Rawalpindi)

April 2 – Rawalpindi Pindiz vs Karachi Kings (Rawalpindi)

April 3 – Multan Sultans vs Lahore Qalandars (Multan)

April 4 – Rawalpindi Pindiz vs Islamabad United (Rawalpindi)

The PSL 2026 calendar is very busy during mid-April with quite a few matches being played at this time. The following list shows some of the matches that take place during mid-April:

April 9th:

Lahore Qalandars vs. Islamabad United (Faisalabad)

Karachi Kings vs. Peshawar Zalmi (Karachi)

April 11th:

Peshawar Zalmi vs. Lahore Qalandars (Faisalabad)

April 13th:

Peshawar Zalmi vs. Multan Sultans (Faisalabad)

April 15th:

Peshawar Zalmi vs. Quetta Gladiators (Faisalabad)

Late April Fixture List:

April 21, 2026

Lahore Qalandars vs. Quetta Gladiators (Lahore)