PSL like women’s league announced by PCB

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced the launch of a women’s T20 league modelled along the lines of Pakistan Super League (PSL). The inaugural edition is set to run alongside next year’s PSL. Twelve games will be played, all of them in Rawalpindi, with the final to take place on March 18, 2023, the day before the Pakistan Super League final. The league will comprise of four teams, with 18 players per side, including six foreign players.

“I am delighted to announce the women’s league. This league will attract young women cricketers to this great sport and help our current players further enhance their skills when they will get to share dug-outs with the overseas players. The league will feature present and past trailblazers in women’s cricket in what promises to be an exciting 13-match event,” said chairman PCB Ramiz Raja.

“To amplify the coverage and promotion of this initiative, some of the matches will precede the HBL Pakistan Super League 8 matches,” he said, adding that the event is aligned to the strategy of making Pakistan a stronger cricket playing nation across all formats and genders. “We are not only creating attractive brands to strengthen our cricket economy, but through this tournament are also providing career opportunities to our women cricketers. The more our women cricketers will participate in high-pressure events, the more they will learn,” he observed.

Ramiz Raja also stressed that PCB is a strong proponent of empowering women. “By engaging our women, who form 49 per cent of the country’s population, we will enhance the economic and social prosperity of our country,” he concluded.

This March we level the playing field. pic.twitter.com/yctrQN13QH

— Pakistan Women League (@PwlT20) October 6, 2022