The replacement draft of Pakistan Super League (PSL) eighth edition was held online on Wednesday. All six franchises in the league finalised their squads for the mega event, scheduled to take place from February 13 to March 19.
The franchises picked their replacements against the cricketers who are fully or partially not available for the tournament. In the draft, each side could pick a maximum of one foreign cricketer in the two supplementary rounds.
Last year, player retentions for the sporting event were announced in November, while the draft took place on December 15.
Pakistan’s mega cricket tournament will begin with defending champions Lahore Qalandars taking on the 2021 champions Multan Sultans in the inaugural game at the Multan Cricket Stadium following a celebratory ceremony.
Fixtures will be staged across four venues in Pakistan with 11 in Rawalpindi, nine matches each in Karachi and Lahore, while Multan will host five games.
Partial replacements of all teams HBL PSL 8:
Lahore Qalandar:
Shane Dadswell and Sam Billings, Kusal Mendis
Peshawar Zalmi:
Richard Gleeson
Quetta gladiators:
Dwaine Pretorius, Will Jacks and Nuwan Thushara
Multan Sultans:
Wayne Parnell and Izharulhaq Naveed
Karachi Kings:
Faisal Akram
Islamabad United:
Tymal Mills and Gus Atkinson
