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PSL Sets March 26 Start for Expanded Eight-Team Season as 'Drauction' Plan Goes to Working Group

A PCB panel now studies retentions plus player recruitment rules after owners split over the next system.

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Overview

  • The PSL Governing Council confirmed the 11th season will begin on Thursday, March 26, 2026.
  • Two new franchises take the league to eight teams, with Hyderabad and Sialkot added after sales to FKS Group and OZ Developers for Rs1.75bn and Rs1.85bn.
  • A working group was formed to recommend rules on player retentions and a possible hybrid “drauction” after the council adjourned without a final decision.
  • Franchise owners remain divided on auction versus draft formats, with new teams seeking minimal retentions and others citing financial concerns about an auction.
  • Matches are planned in Karachi, Lahore, Rawalpindi and Multan, with Faisalabad’s Iqbal Stadium set for its PSL debut, and the PCB temporarily representing ownerless Multan Sultans.