LAHORE: The 2nd Edition of the HBL Pakistan Super League is all set to be held in Dubai and Sharjah from the February 9 next year with all the five teams returning to arena to fight for the Winner’s Trophy.
After the massive success of the inaugural edition, the number of match days of the tournament have been increased from 16 to 18 days, said a spokesman of Pakistan Cricket Board here on Wednesday.
The Tournament will be declared officially open at the Grand Opening Ceremony on February the 9 followed by the first match of the Season.
In line with the announcement by Chairman PSL, Najam Sethi, that has taken Pakistani cricket and its fans by a storm, the Final will be played in Lahore on March 7 2017, paving the way for the return of world-class cricket back to the country.
Following is the programme of the matches,
Feb 9, opening ceremony and Peshawar Zalmi vs. Islamabad United at Dubai.
Feb 10, Lahore Qalandars v Quetta Gladiators, Karachi Kings v Peshawar Zalmi.
Feb 11, Islamabad United v Lahore Qalandars, Quetta Gladiators v Karachi Kings.
Feb 12 , Peshawar Zalmi v Lahore Qalandars.
Feb 15, Islamabad United v Quetta Gladiators at Sharjah.
Feb 16, Lahore Qalandars v Karachi Kings.
Feb 17, Peshawar Zalmi v Quetta Gladiators, Karachi Kings v Islamabad United.
Feb 18, Quetta Gladiators v Lahore Qalandars, Islamabad United v Peshawar Zalmi.
Feb 19,Peshawar Zalmi v Karachi Kings.
Feb 20, Lahore Qalandars v Islamabad United.
Feb 23, Karachi Kings v Quetta Gladiators at Dubai.
Feb 24,Peshawar Zalmi v Lahore Qalandars, Quetta Gladiators v Islamabad United.
Feb 25, Lahore Qalandars v Karachi Kings, Peshawar Zalmi v Quetta Gladiators.
Feb 26, Karachi Kings v Islamabad United.
Feb 28, Playoff 1: Team 1 v Team 2 at Sharjah.
March 1, Playoff 2: Team 3 v Team 4.
March 3, Playoff 3: Winner Playoff 2 v Runner-Up Playoff 1 at Dubai.
March 7, Final: Winner Playoff 1 v Winner Playoff 3 at Lahore.
