PSL 2018 will have 6 teams on the roster

More matches will be hosted in Pakistan in PSL 2018. 

 

The Pakistan Super League (PSL) has seen prosperity in the first two editions. Despite the fact that it has been played on the lines of IPL and BBL, PSL still has some uniqueness to claim. In the first season, it lasted only 24 games across three weeks, unlike other T20 leagues that span across a month or so.

In the first two season of PSL, there were only 5 teams, but recent reports suggested that the 2018 edition will have an additional team on the roster. There will be 6 teams competing for the coveted trophy. However, the PSL working committee wanted to have the additional franchise in the 2017 edition itself, but due to some prior MoUs, they played with only five existing franchises. 

 

An extra team would have come in conflict with the interests of the existing teams as they had a two-year agreement of non-addition of the new teams. According to the previous set of rules, the profit was meant to be shared among five teams in the first two seasons of the tournament.

Now as the clause is no more valid, PCB has decided to add another team for the tournament next year. As per the reports in Cricbuzz, the interested parties for the new franchise are expected to send their proposals by May 30. The addition of new team will also increase the number of matches of the season to 34.

Moreover, the PSL chief Najam Sethi has expressed that they are looking to host 8 PSL matches in Pakistan. Earlier this year, the finals of PSL 2017 were held in Lahore that too under very high security. 

The current participating teams are Lahore Qalandars, Islamabad United, Karachi Kings, Quetta Gladiators and Peshawar Zalmi.