Warner, Williamson, Joseph and Mitchell to make their debut in HBL PSL 2025
The HBL PSL 2025 Player Draft has concluded, and all six franchises have successfully assembled their squads for the highly anticipated season. A total of 116 players from 10 countries will compete in the HBL PSL 2025, scheduled to take place from 8 April to 19 May 2025.
Key Highlights of the Draft:
- Daryl Mitchell (New Zealand) was selected by Lahore Qalandars as the first pick of the draft to strengthen their batting line-up. Mitchell, with 70 T20I matches under his belt, will make his PSL debut.
- David Warner, the Australian opening batter, was chosen by Karachi Kings with their second pick in the Platinum Round. Warner has accumulated over 12,000 T20 runs in his extensive career.
- Peshawar Zalmi exercised their Right to Match option for Tom Kohler-Cadmore, a player who has represented Zalmi for the last four seasons, while Quetta Gladiators picked up Mark Chapman (New Zealand), a dual international player.
- The Platinum Round concluded with Michael Bracewell (New Zealand) going to Multan Sultans and Matthew Short (Australia) heading to Islamabad United.
- Karachi Kings strengthened their pace attack with Adam Milne (New Zealand) and Mohammad Abbas Afridi.
Supplementary and Emerging Picks:
- Kane Williamson was one of the notable supplementary picks by Karachi Kings, alongside other international stars like Johnson Charles, Tom Curran, and Alzarri Joseph.
- Shoaib Malik returns for his 10th consecutive PSL edition with Quetta Gladiators, while Hasan Nawaz (Gladiators) and Maaz Sadaqat (Zalmi) were picked in the Emerging Category.
Final Squads:
Islamabad United:
- Platinum: Matthew Short, Naseem Shah, Shadab Khan
- Diamond: Imad Wasim, Azam Khan, Jason Holder
- Gold: Ben Dwarshuis, Salman Ali Agha, Haider Ali
- Silver: Andries Gous, Colin Munro, Muhammad Nawaz, Rumman Raees, Salman Irshad
- Emerging: Hunain Shah, Saad Masood
- Supplementary: Riley Meredith, Rassie van der Dussen
Multan Sultans:
- Platinum: Michael Bracewell, Mohammad Rizwan, Usama Mir
- Diamond: David Willey, Iftikhar Ahmed, Usman Khan
- Gold: Chris Jordan, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Hasnain
- Silver: Akif Javed, Gudakesh Motie, Josh Little, Faisal Akram, Tayyab Tahir
- Emerging: Ubaid Shah, Shahid Aziz
- Supplementary: Johnson Charles, Muhammad Amir Barki, Shai Hope, Yasir Khan
Peshawar Zalmi:
- Platinum: Babar Azam, Saim Ayub, Tom Kohler-Cadmore
- Diamond: Corbin Bosch, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Haris
- Gold: Abdul Samad, Hussain Talat, Nahid Rana
- Silver: Arif Yaqoob, Najeebullah Zadran, Max Bryant, Mehran Mumtaz, Sufyan Moqim
- Emerging: Ali Raza, Maaz Sadaqat
- Supplementary: Ahmed Daniyal, Alzarri Joseph
Quetta Gladiators:
- Platinum: Faheem Ashraf, Finn Allen, Mark Chapman
- Diamond: Abrar Ahmed, Mohammad Amir, Rilee Rossouw
- Gold: Akeal Hosein, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Wasim Jnr
- Silver: Haseebullah Khan, Khawaja Muhammad Nafay, Kyle Jamieson, Khurram Shahzad, Usman Tariq
- Emerging: Mohammad Zeeshan, Hasan Nawaz
- Supplementary: Danish Aziz, Kusal Mendis, Sean Abbott, Shoaib Malik
Karachi Kings:
- Platinum: Adam Milne, David Warner, Mohammad Abbas Afridi
- Diamond: Hasan Ali, James Vince, Khushdil Shah
- Gold: Aamir Jamal, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Shan Masood
- Silver: Arafat Minhas, Litton Das, Mir Hamza, Tim Seifert, Zahid Mehmood
- Emerging: Fawad Ali, Riazullah
- Supplementary: Kane Williamson, Mohammad Nabi, Omair Bin Yousuf, Mirza Mamoon
Lahore Qalandars:
- Platinum: Daryl Mitchell, Fakhar Zaman, Shaheen Shah Afridi
- Diamond: Haris Rauf, Kusal Perera, Sikandar Raza
- Gold: Abdullah Shafique, Jahandad Khan, Zaman Khan
- Silver: Asif Afridi, Asif Ali, David Wiese, Muhammad Akhlaq, Rishad Hossain
- Emerging: Mohammad Azab, Momin Qamar
- Supplementary: Mohammad Naeem, Sam Billings, Salman Ali Mirza, Tom Curran
Final Thoughts
The HBL PSL 2025 promises to be an exciting season with a host of new talent and seasoned international players. With top picks such as Daryl Mitchell, David Warner, and Shaheen Afridi, fans can expect high-quality cricket, thrilling performances, and intense rivalries as the teams battle for the title between 8 April and 19 May 2025.