The Pakistan Cricket Board released the PSL 2018 schedule and timeline. The league which is starting from 22nd February,will be played at four venues – Karachi, Lahore, Dubai and Sharjah.

PSL 2018 is the first edition in which 6 PSL teams are participating, instead of five and each team will play each other twice.

This will result is total of 30 matches being played during the league stage from 22nd  February – 16 March. The playoffs stage will be held from 18th March onwards.

The venue of all matches will be Dubai and Sharjah except the two eliminators (semi-finals) will be played in Lahore, while the final will be held in Karachi.

PSL Schedule 2018 & Time Table

Date Matches Time (PST) Venue
Thursday, February 22 Peshawar Zalmi vs Multan Sultans 10:00 pm Dubai
Friday, February 23 Karachi Kings vs Quetta Gladiators 4:30 pm Dubai
Multan Sultans vs Lahore Qalandars 9:00 pm
Saturday, February 24 Islamabad United vs Peshawar Zalmi 4:30 pm Dubai
Quetta Gladiators vs Lahore Qalandars 9:00 pm
Sunday, February 25 Multan Sultans vs Islamabad United 4:30 pm Dubai
Karachi Kings vs Peshawar Zalmi 9:00 pm
Monday, February 26 Karachi Kings vs Lahore Qalandars 9:00 pm Dubai
Wednesday, February 28 Islamabad United vs Quetta Gladiators 9:00 pm Sharjah
Thursday, March 1 Quetta Gladiators vs Peshawar Zalmi 9:00 pm Sharjah
Friday, March 2 Multan Sultans vs Karachi Kings 4:30 pm Sharjah
Lahore Qalandars vs Islamabad United 9:00 pm
Saturday, March 3 Multan Sultans vs Quetta Gladiators 4:30 pm Sharjah
Peshawar Zalmi vs Lahore Qalandars 9:00 pm
Sunday, March 4 Islamabad United vs Karachi Kings 9:00 pm Sharjah
Tuesday March 6 Peshawar Zalmi vs Multan Sultans 9:00 pm Dubai
Wednesday, March 7 Multan Sultans vs Quetta Gladiators 9:00 pm Dubai
Thursday, March 8 Islamabad United vs Lahore Qalandars 4:30 pm Dubai
Karachi Kings vs Quetta Gladiators 9:00 pm
Friday, March 9 Multan Sultans vs Lahore Qalandars 4:30 pm Dubai
Peshawar Zalmi vs Islamabad United 9:00 pm
Saturday, March 10 Multan Sultans vs Karachi Kings 4:30 pm Dubai
Peshawar Zalmi vs Quetta Gladiators 9:00 pm
Sunday, March 11 Karachi Kings vs Lahore Qalandars 9:00 pm Dubai
Tuesday March 13 Multan Sultans vs Islamabad United 9:00 pm Sharjah
Wednesday, March 14 Quetta Gladiators vs Lahore Qalandars 9:00 pm Sharjah
Thursday, March 15 Peshawar Zalmi vs Karachi Kings 4:30 pm Sharjah
Quetta Gladiators vs Islamabad United 9:00 pm
Friday, March 16 Peshawar Zalmi vs Lahore Qalandars 4:30 pm Sharjah
Islamabad United vs Karachi Kings 9:00 pm
Play-Offs
Sunday, March 18 Qualifier: Islamabad United vs Karachi  Kings  9.00pm Dubai
Tuesday March 20 Eliminator 1 – Islamabad United vs Quetta Gladiators  6.30pm Lahore
Wednesday, March 21 Eliminator 2 – Peshawar Zalmi vs Karachi Kings  6.30pm Lahore
Sunday, March 25 FINAL: Islamabad United vs Peshawar Zalmi Karachi

 

Match Timings (UAE Standard Time = UST, Pakistan Standard Time = PST)

  • Opening Ceremony: 7:00 pm UST –  8:00 pm PST
  • Opening match: 9:00 pm UST – 10:00 pm PST
  • Day Matches in UAE: 3:30 pm UST – 4:30 pm PST
  • Night matches in UAE: 8:00 pm UST – 9:00 pm PST